Talk:Buildup/@comment-4960945-20130712105422/@comment-1852943-20130712132305

Actually, it's not. As stated in the article, equiping weapons and other items that increase your resistance does not fill up your current resistance bar. If you start with Bleed resistance of, let's say, 100, and then you equip your Gargoyle weapon(s), your maximum resistance is increased to, perhaps 125 or so. Throw on the Bloodshield and maybe a Bloodbite Ring, and the bar will appear to fill up even more.

But that is not the case. Your resistance bar will change from 0/100 to 50/150, or 75/175, or whatever, but no matter how much you increase your resistance, no matter how much that resistance bar appears to fill up, you will always still have your original amount of resistance.

The only way for your character to be inflicted with the actual bleed/poison/etc. status would be through the use of another item such as a Dung Pie or a Lifehunt Scythe's attack.