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Vyrt · Apr 4, 2012

And dyes and poison:

Collector Edition Dyes
Bashiok takes the time to clear up some information on the dyes that will be coming with the collectors edition of the game

Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

I apologize if you felt the flavor text implied something specific regarding the dyes. Like all flavor text it's intended to impart flavor, and not be a literal description of an item's abilities. Particle effects are one of a few ideas we've considered working on for dyes in the future, but they're not technically possible with the system at current.

Here are the two dye's flavor text for reference:

Bottled Cloud
The gentle wind of the heavens cools the air, infusing the area with a soft glow.

Bottled Smoke
An eerie howl emanates from within as creeping shadows spill forth.

I don't disagree there could be some misunderstanding that the text is implying movement. Comparing to the other dye colors though, and I think it should become apparent that the flavor text is for flavor and not intended to be interpreted literally.

Sailors from Lut Gholein distill the waters of the Twin Seas and apply the bright blue mixture to their sails in order to blend in and avoid detection by pirates.

Hunters and bandits alike use the bark of the Gorsenna plant to blend in with the rustic green shadows of the forest.

Similarly I suppose you could suspect an armor boost or increased chance to dodge with the above two dye descriptions, but dyes are just as you'd suspect, a color change for worn items. We have no current ability for them to be anything but.

The "beige" and "dark gray" colors chosen for the CE dyes are exclusive to the CE. You can't obtain them elsewhere in the game. Plus, they're bottomless, which helps to maintain a consistent gear color theme without spending a bunch of gold. That in itself certainly makes them valuable considering the limited nature of CE availability.

Poison in Diablo III
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how do the witch doctor posion mechanics work, do they reset when added i.e. like the warrior rend. thanks.
Poison in D3 does not act like D2. It's not a guaranteed dot. If a skill has a dot reapplying refreshes duration unless noted. (Source)

with that said, is there a way of increasing the chance to poison the target or is there just a set % to poison?
there is no 'chance to poison'. If you hit, you hit. (Source)

so basically the target will only be poisoned by one poison effect,the one which does the most damage for the longest period?
I'll repeat: poison damage does not work like D2. It does not apply a persistent effect, it's a type of damage like fire or holy. So, no DOT. Some skills have DOT mechanics, and some of those skills use poison damage, but poison damage does not DOT by default (Source 1) (Source 2)

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