Talk:Life stealing

I heard that the life stolen is from the damage already dealt. That is, a life stealing upgrade does not deal any extra damage. Can anyone confirm this? The article is in direct contrast to this. --Hewus 21:52, 26 October 2005 (EST)
 * Life stealing appears as a separate damage so I would guess that it is on top of the normal damage - like the Orders. Shandy 04:49, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

Vampiric doesn't do additional damage (unless it's changed recently). Someone from gwonline did a test a long time ago and found that vampiric just subtracts 5 damage from the total and displays it as a seperate number. Also, think of it from a balance perspective: +5 damage completely makes mods like sundering useless. And on top of that it heals? No way. I haven't changed this article, because I can't find the aforementioned test anywhere, but I suggest someone look into it.
 * I dunno. It's damage that can't be buffed or modified, like the way a Fiery or Shocking weapon can with the Conjure spells, or some of the spirits. Having it move an extra 5 hp (considering it's got the -1 degen) doesn't seem out of line. --Nunix 02:02, 3 January 2006 (UTC)