Game mechanics questions

[spiffymcbang]

1. Does crushing blow deal physical damage?

2. When using life tap will it return any form of damage back to the character in the form of healing, including elemental damage (vengeance) or spell damage (fire ball) or or magic damage from hammers or is this only physical damage dealt that heals?

3. Why will hell Baal and Diablo still attack when I am smiting them? I thought I was supposes to stun them? Only 1 point in smite though. Is the stun length too short to have any effect?

4. What are some of the best weapons to use with vengeance?

Thanks
spiffymcbang

[krischan]

1. Yes. Monsters with physical resistance or immunity are resistant or immune to CBs to the same extent.
2. No, Only regular physical damage (CB damage is no regular physical damage) will work.
3. Bosses are immune to stunning and to knockback as well. You also cannot force them into hit recovery all the time. Smite is useful versus act bosses because it always hits and bypasses blocking, so you will deal more crushing blows.
4. I'm not sure what happens with deadly strikes. If they are applied as elemental damage as well, ethereal Death Cleaver is best, else a BotD BA - assuming your paladin wears a shield. Grief's +dmg bonus won't be added to vengeance elemental damage BTW.

[RTB]

DS/CS do not apply to Vengeance elemental dmg.

[spiffymcbang]

On a similar note....
Does damage reduction mod on an item only affect physical damage or any and all damage recieved, including magic and elemental?

Thanks for your knowledge. It helps out.

[Evrae Altana]

Does damage reduction mod on an item only affect physical damage or any and all damage recieved, including magic and elemental?It reduces physical damage taken only.