Bleed and Poison attack talents ?

[John Robinson]

Crippling attacks often penalize target with -Dodge, -Parry, Pin, or Knockback.

Exo Scout: Talent Bio Flechette includes +16 poison and last 3 Turns.  The Combat Medic: Talent Bio Dart has the same effect.
Bounty Hunter: Talent Lethal Trap includes +10 Bleed 3 Turns.

The poison, and bleed aren't just a first turn effect but last for 3 turns?  A Bio Dart hit will cause the target to suffer a total of 48 poison damage over 3 turns?
(Would be awesome for my lower damage pistol packers).

The poison/bleed attacks do not stack right?  If you hit the same target twice with Bio Dart will not suffer 32 damage per turn?

However: If the same target gets hit with Lethal Trap and Bio Dart.  Per turn damage would be 26? With a total of +78 damage over 3 turns? 

Is poison/bleed added to Critical damage before multiplier is applied on a successful critical hit?

 

[bobc]

I've been interpreting these talents using the Battleforce rules as a guide.  Such that:

Bio Flechette inflicts up to +16 poison; the target will get up to +16 poison per turn, reduced by resistance
Same damage talents will not stack, different damage talents will stack.
Bio Flechette will stack with Bio Dart to give a potential +32 poison (reduced by resistance), and Lethal Trap would stack to include up to +10 Bleed
On a critical hit normal damage and special damage score criticals, but are rolled separately.

During combat you should be able to select the diamond under the fighter (non-android players) and it will give you a list of active affects.

This is speculation on my part, since in Ship-Ship combat same talents do stack together.

[John Robinson]

bobc

 I hadn't thought about the 2 poison attacks stacking. Big help on figuring the Critical Hit damage. ST2 is so different I've started asking the old questions.

Great Info! +1 

[bobc]

Glad its helped to line your thinking up a bit. It is all educated guesses though so I wouldn't risk too many of your red-shirts just yet.  If fallen could corroborate / correct it would be appreciated.

[fallen]

I agree on all points. Great detective work, and the idea to base the rules off BF is spot on.