What is going on here? (in General)

Ok...

Anyone see anything weird about this?

Darth Maul hit Dave [34278]
6350294 looks weaker!
6350294 absorbs damage [34278]
Darth Maul hit Dave [27087]
Dave looks weaker!
6350294 absorbs damage [27087]

*note* no one dies this round, the round before, or the round after. This is just a round where damage is traded off both ways in ranged round 3.

6350294 is a pl wall with zero str/dex... and Dave is an archer (see my character 'The Legend of Jiraiya'

you only absorb stat drain if you have +ve str/dex.

20 str/dex is still str/dex.

and that is why PL is not a very effective solution to the Ex/Ax. :P