This is a big, mechanical core issue i came to realize and testet multiple times to confirm it.
The passives in the game for some reason reset on various occasions. Sometimes randomly, somtimes after death, sometimes after reloging in.
What happens is the following: the passiv buffs, like 15% shock damage, or 35% melee dmg talisman and so on - even if equipped do not add or give the dmg.
But removing and equipping it back (no matter if armor, talisman, or weapon) the damage buggs actually apply.
For example just a minute ago, i did 69 dmg to the dummy, with everything equipped. Unequipping the melee talisman and requipping it - suddenly made me do 103dmg.
This exact behavipir happened with the elemental gloves - i unequipped my armor with 20% frost dmg, requipped it, and suddenly made more dmg.
This is absurd. Because now i hve the paranoia that the passives arent counting and my dmg is lower than it should be.
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