This setup requires a soldier with electric arc gear boost. The question is, does the arc damage from the gear boost apply the polarized effect, so that when i cleave to hit the bad mamajama struck by my arc, I may do additional polarity damage?
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This setup requires a soldier with electric arc gear boost. The question is, does the arc damage from the gear boost apply the polarized effect, so that when i cleave to hit the bad mamajama struck by my arc, I may do additional polarity damage?
Arc damage is not affected by specialization or any other bonus damage effects, to my knowledge. Since it doesn't roll to hit the secondary target or grant a saving throw, this is probably for the best; otherwise you could do nonsense things like shoot the AC 5 ground next to an enemy with a Static Arc Caster and do significant damage to the AC 30 Deathboy standing nearby.
Arc damage is not affected by specialization or any other bonus damage effects, to my knowledge. Since it doesn't roll to hit the secondary target or grant a saving throw, this is probably for the best; otherwise you could do nonsense things like shoot the AC 5 ground next to an enemy with a Static Arc Caster and do significant damage to the AC 30 Deathboy standing nearby.
The arc is just to apply the polarity effect because the enemy is being hit with the electricity damage from the weapon. The extra damage would come from the cleave, when you do actually hot that enemy with the gloves, that attack would have the polarity applied to it, not the arc.
Also, now i want to electrocute the ground to hit heavily armored foes.
From what I can gather, Polarity is mostly to benefit folks with 3+ attacks, like Operatives who get Triple/Quad Attack and don't want to use Trick Attack anymore.
I wouldn't allow it to stack on Arcs in any way.