The PB, and the -defense from Gleaming Blast

[Ukase]

So, I'm puzzled. I'm sure there's some logical explanation, but I've no idea what it is. Maybe it's a known issues, or something is happening behind the figurative curtain and I just can't see it. 

Gleaming Blast. 

 

Yet, when I use the attack on the Pylon in RWZ (one of the three found to the left of the exit of the vg base, as you're leaving the base), there's no mention of reducing the target's defense. 
Is this an issue with the pylon, or the attack? Why do I not see any "Gleaming Blast reduces the defense of pylon by 18% for a short time" or some such? 
Instead, I see this: 

(for the curious, it's just a level 26 PB, with only 4 slots in the attack currently - just trying some procs out to see if they're worth it. I don't think they are. They only work like one out of 3 times after about 30 attacks) 

[Bill Z Bubba]

It might just be a text error? If you grab the power analyzer, tag the pylon with it, watch its defense, does it get reduced at all?

 

Edit: My combat tab has General Combat, Damage Inflicted and Hit Rolls but I see nothing when I set Slash on auto in regard to its defense debuffs. However, Combat Analyzer is showing the defense debuffs drop the pylon's defense levels.

Edited 22 hours ago by Bill Z Bubba

[chi1701]

Believe this is intended, looking at the available channels, there is nothing that might imply any of them will show any debuff hitting a target. Damage is simply damage.

 

Edit: to see if the debuff is working, hit a target, the target will show a debuff fx

Edited 14 hours ago by chi1701

[Captain Fabulous]

Debuffs are not displayed in the combat log.

[Bill Z Bubba]

Kinda on topic, I've got two chance for knockdown procs, a self-heal proc and that Cupid's Crush chance for Confuse in Orbiting Death on a new warshade. The knockdowns and self heal are working fine but the confuse I haven't seen fire off at all. Anyone have info on that?

[Black_Assassin]

2 hours ago, Bill Z Bubba said:

Kinda on topic, I've got two chance for knockdown procs, a self-heal proc and that Cupid's Crush chance for Confuse in Orbiting Death on a new warshade. The knockdowns and self heal are working fine but the confuse I haven't seen fire off at all. Anyone have info on that?

 

Pretty sure Cupid's is a Mag 2 stun just single slotted, so really you either  slot the set or 1 slot if you have something else to stack with it

[Ukase]

2 hours ago, Bill Z Bubba said:

Kinda on topic, I've got two chance for knockdown procs, a self-heal proc and that Cupid's Crush chance for Confuse in Orbiting Death on a new warshade. The knockdowns and self heal are working fine but the confuse I haven't seen fire off at all. Anyone have info on that?

The % chance for confuse I've seen work with the usual pink bubbles. I tend to only slot them in the nukes, or occasionally in fireball. 

As for the defense debuff - now that it's mentioned, I have seen the visual effects from it - kind of a light purple chevron, only upside down, looks kind of like a bird flying, if that makes any sense. I didn't know what that was. Just thought it was part of the npc's own fx. 

I was also testing the Achille's Heel proc, and I saw it working every couple of times..and I would see the same message repeated about 8 times, consecutively. I just figured the -def would give the same kind of message. 

[Black_Assassin]

39 minutes ago, Ukase said:

The % chance for confuse I've seen work with the usual pink bubbles. I tend to only slot them in the nukes, or occasionally in fireball. 

As for the defense debuff - now that it's mentioned, I have seen the visual effects from it - kind of a light purple chevron, only upside down, looks kind of like a bird flying, if that makes any sense. I didn't know what that was. Just thought it was part of the npc's own fx. 

I was also testing the Achille's Heel proc, and I saw it working every couple of times..and I would see the same message repeated about 8 times, consecutively. I just figured the -def would give the same kind of message. 

 

I guess that is because achilles' heel is a proc and the other is baked into the power?