Do Debuffs Hit 100% of the time?

[contributor]

I'm just wondering. I've never had a debuff not give me a little animation on an enemy, but a few things have made me think that an animation does not ensure a successful debuff.

1. There have been times when I've just seriously debuffed an enemy (2-3 debuffs) and the next round nobody can hit them and he's still landing good damage. It could easily just be bad rolls but it's happened enough that it makes me wonder if sometimes they're not hitting.

2. Debuffs that take away AP don't seem to show up when you tap on an enemy and view their stats. It always says the same thing.

3. I was fighting the big Ratkin Shaman, Chiclet (or was it KitKat), and he landed what appeared to be debuffs (glowy green swarmy thing) on my Outlander. I was wondering if he had some different spells than the other Shamen (Shamans?). When I looked at his 'effects' nothing was showing up on him. Was that an unsuccessful debuff, an attack (it did take some AP a few times), or is it some sort of bug?

So, if animation does not equal successful debuff, how do we know if we're hitting or not?

[fallen]

contributor -

1) If you are hitting the same enemy with the same curse, it does not stack. It extends the duration, but nothing else. So, you can't Choking Ash him x 3.

2) None of the curses are currently modifying the display of monsters. We are working on an update display that includes a list of active curses and then will make sure the stats are updated.

3) I will have to look into that one ... it is possible one of the shaman attack spells is accidentally using a curse animation. May be a bug.

Animation = successful Curse / Buff.

[John Robinson]

3. Same here. I haven't gotten to the Big Shaman, but have noticed it happening in other Shaman Curse attacks. Everytime
the green swirl hits Vraes I check the effects to see if he needs Kyera to throw a purifying breeze spell on him. Frequently
there is no curse effect showing, so I just thought the Piety Shield was protecting him.

[sgbeal]

fallen, to clarify the original question: are DEbuffs always successful or do they "attack" like a buff/curse?

[fallen]

sgbeal - yes, at this time, Curses always hit.