How does it make sense for physical attacks to hurt ghosts and spirits?

[Segus1992]

Not sure why people are responding to the fake question this OP is posting. What he's actually asking is why Sylvanas' midriff is covered, because he apparently doesn't understand that.

[justandulas]

How does that make any sense? A warrior attacking a ghost with his sword? It wouldn't do any damage. It would go right through.

So Blizzard covers up Sylvanas' belly, because an archer can't leave her belly exposed, we need to change that for REALISM'S sake, but warriors slashing away at ghosts, that's perfectly reasonable?

It doesn’t, but it’s just another way they’re dumbing down rpgs

Just a general or two ago, ghosts and them operated under dungeons and dragons rules meaning they’d either be immune or near immune to physical damage and needed a magical weapon or magic to kill them. Elven blades in particular. You can see this in games like oblivion

[Doffen]

It doesnt make sense, but this is fantasy so:

Magic!

[Osmeric]

How does it make sense for there to even be ghosts or spiritis?

[Snowfunk]

How does that make any sense? A warrior attacking a ghost with his sword? It wouldn't do any damage. It would go right through.

So Blizzard covers up Sylvanas' belly, because an archer can't leave her belly exposed, we need to change that for REALISM'S sake, but warriors slashing away at ghosts, that's perfectly reasonable?

Ghosts doesn't even exist.

THINK OP, just for once, think before posting.

[Santti]

How does it make sense for there to even be ghosts or spiritis?

WoW ghosts sure are different from their real-life counterparts. Magic is quite realistically depicted, though.

[loras]

How does that make any sense? A warrior attacking a ghost with his sword? It wouldn't do any damage. It would go right through.

So Blizzard covers up Sylvanas' belly, because an archer can't leave her belly exposed, we need to change that for REALISM'S sake, but warriors slashing away at ghosts, that's perfectly reasonable?

I've never met a ghost i couldn't slash, personally speaking of course. So i'd say it's plenty realistic.

[Chaotic1962]

Because otherwise you couldnt finish quests as a warrior, rogue etc. If it makes you feel better, all of our weapons have been blessed.

[Shadowferal]

Not sure why people are responding to the fake question this OP is posting. What he's actually asking is why Sylvanas' midriff is covered, because he apparently doesn't understand that.

There's that.
Maybe Sylvanus has personal hate towards the lustful living.

[zaxlor]

How does that make any sense? A warrior attacking a ghost with his sword? It wouldn't do any damage. It would go right through.

So Blizzard covers up Sylvanas' belly, because an archer can't leave her belly exposed, we need to change that for REALISM'S sake, but warriors slashing away at ghosts, that's perfectly reasonable?

Back in Vanillas, "bleed" effects wouldn't harm Undead monsters. I remember this pretty clearly, while leveling up a Feral Druid in Darkshore - None of the skeletons could be hit by the Cat forms bleed dots. I can't remember what patch it was, but it was later taken out.

[Beastiel]

So Blizzard covers up Sylvanas' belly, because an archer can't leave her belly exposed, we need to change that for REALISM'S sake, but warriors slashing away at ghosts, that's perfectly reasonable?

They didn't cover it because it's unrealistic, they covered it because she was about to be used in a LOT of advertising material and it was a matter of time until some nutjob called them out for objectifying women.

But "were doing this to avoid bad PR" doesn't have a great ring to it

[catalystical]

They didn't cover it because it's unrealistic, they covered it because she was about to be used in a LOT of advertising material and it was a matter of time until some nutjob called them out for objectifying women.

But "were doing this to avoid bad PR" doesn't have a great ring to it

And looking at how Billie Eilish lost social media followers, it also applies to nutjobs who could feel insecure and threatened by those ripped abs.

[Shadowferal]

Wonder if there's a relation to one "cardaniso."

[kranur]

How does that make any sense? A warrior attacking a ghost with his sword? It wouldn't do any damage. It would go right through.

So Blizzard covers up Sylvanas' belly, because an archer can't leave her belly exposed, we need to change that for REALISM'S sake, but warriors slashing away at ghosts, that's perfectly reasonable?

This is based on real life encounters with ghosts right? Cause ghosts clearly are a real thing

[DatToffer]

Silly, ghosts need to become physical to hit you. You can thus hit them when they are trying.

A better question would be, "How do you hurt an elemental with its own element ?" But this one also has a pretty easy answer.

[Jonnusthegreat]

People quit Everquest because they could not kill enemies because of their class.

WoW was like 'yeah ok give us money and you can'

[DeltrusDisc]

No, how does that make any sense logically.

It doesn't.
Now stop thinking so hard and go enjoy the game... or don't. If you care about logic, you should probably stop playing almost every video game that's ever been created.

"Oh, I died, let me just respawn."

Ah yes, that's how death works. Very logical.

[LedZeppelin]

Imagine learning a raid tier has a ghost so now half the classes in the game cant raid

[Nathreim]

Weapon enchants and magic metals.

[Makabreska]

So how does that make any sense?

It doesn't. You don't apply logic to gameplay, because then you go around asking "why are bosses resurrecting each week and how come they don't see us unless we approach them less than 10y".