I have looked around the internet trying to find something related to this and i have found a few youtube videos but they don't really explain it very well, As far as i know they are only found on Special and heavy weapons and they only do extra damage to some enemies, but that's about all i could figure out. So if anyone is willing to explain it as best they know i would appreciate it. Sorry if this is a noob question, i kind of jumped on the destiny bandwagon a little late.
P.S: Sorry if this is the wrong forum category
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Orange/Red damage is Solar. Light blue damage is Arc (electricity) and purple damage is Void. Now, as far as I know, special and heavy weapons can come with typed-damage and these weapons are required to take down enemies with damage shields. Take Hive Wizards for example, or Cabal Colossus. Their shield (that red glow aura) is Solar based and therefore resists all damage [b]except[/b] from a Solar weapon. The way to defeat them then is to use a Solar-type weapon, let's say a fusion rifle or shotgun up close or a sniper rifle... strip the shield then questions quickly switch to your primary weapon and finish them off. Rinse repeat for other damage types like Void and Arc That's way each character can carry multiple weapons at any given moment. 😎