Do Health Degen's stack? - Guild Wars Forums

Halfy · Feb 27, 2005, 06:59 PM // 18:59

This is something I have wondered for awhile. Placing multiple hexs/spells on a target where each causes a health degeneration of some kind.

Example: Conjure Phantasm and Crippling anguish. Assuming you had a lvl 12 in illusion you would be causing a degen of 5 and 3. So what I am asking is whether the health degen is actually 8 or whether it simply takes the higher value of hex, in this case 5.

This is confusing especially with multiple ways to add more degen, like apply poison and other players phantasms.

Someone inform please.

Dovi the Monk · Feb 27, 2005, 07:05 PM // 19:05

[COLOR=DarkGreen]im pretty sure they do
atleast i had multiple DoT's going on at once, and every sec over the persons health it would say -5 - 2, although i think there may be a maximum amount of health degen someone can hve.

although im not sure on this number, or if there even is a numer...?
but im pretty sure youll be dealing -8 a sec.[/COLOR]

Feb 27, 2005, 08:30 PM // 20:30

Yes they will stack to a total of 8 health degen. The maximum is -10/+10 for health degen/regen.

Keelan Trement · Feb 27, 2005, 08:53 PM // 20:53

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Originally Posted by Blackace

Yes they will stack to a total of 8 health degen. The maximum is -10/+10 for health degen/regen.

Also, for health degens, if you didnt already know, you lose double the number of degen pips you have. So if you had a 5 pip health degen, you would be losing 10 health a second.

You can stack as many health degen as you like also, as long as it isnt the same skill, so two conjure phanstasms cast by the same person wont net you -10 degen, it would just reset the timer on when the previous one ran out. I am pretty sure that they would stack though if two different people cast the same Hex on someone. (I.E. Player 1 casts Conjure Phantasm on Player A, then Player 2 also casts the same spell on Player A. Player A should have -10 degen if I am not mistaken.) Correct me Alphas if I am wrong

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Feb 27, 2005, 09:36 PM // 21:36

Even from 2 different sources the same hex wont stack.

Keelan Trement · Feb 27, 2005, 09:41 PM // 21:41

ah, I thought it had changed. Guess you don't notice everything though when you only have a weekend to play

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Halfy · Feb 27, 2005, 11:53 PM // 23:53

thank you for your helpful replies

On that note, I have noticed some skills say "slowly loses health over time." The vagueness can lead to alot of assumptions. Is it just that we don't know or aren't meant to know?

Sausaletus Rex · Feb 28, 2005, 01:02 AM // 01:02

It's more that the game's still in development and they haven't gotten around to standardizing their skill descriptions to the level that they should be in release. Things are missing or misleading in many skill descriptions but when they change as rapidly as they do, that's expected, as things get closer to release some poor staffer at ANet will probably be relegated to the role of going through all the skill descriptions and making them as clear and precise as possible. At least I hope so because I can't even make heads or tails of things sometimes...

Feb 27, 2005, 06:59 PM // 18:59	#1
Halfy Academy Page Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Canada Guild: Charter Vanguard Profession: Rt/Me	Do Health Degen's stack? This is something I have wondered for awhile. Placing multiple hexs/spells on a target where each causes a health degeneration of some kind. Example: Conjure Phantasm and Crippling anguish. Assuming you had a lvl 12 in illusion you would be causing a degen of 5 and 3. So what I am asking is whether the health degen is actually 8 or whether it simply takes the higher value of hex, in this case 5. This is confusing especially with multiple ways to add more degen, like apply poison and other players phantasms. Someone inform please.

Feb 28, 2005, 01:02 AM // 01:02	#8
Sausaletus Rex Death From Above Join Date: Dec 2004	It's more that the game's still in development and they haven't gotten around to standardizing their skill descriptions to the level that they should be in release. Things are missing or misleading in many skill descriptions but when they change as rapidly as they do, that's expected, as things get closer to release some poor staffer at ANet will probably be relegated to the role of going through all the skill descriptions and making them as clear and precise as possible. At least I hope so because I can't even make heads or tails of things sometimes... __________________ In my day, we didn't have virtual reality. If a one-eyed razorback barbarian warrior was chasing you with an ax, you just had to hope you could outrun him.

Feb 27, 2005, 07:05 PM // 19:05	#2
Dovi the Monk Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Beaches of Kryta, aka Florida Guild: Remnants of Ascalon Profession: Mo/Me	[COLOR=DarkGreen]im pretty sure they do atleast i had multiple DoT's going on at once, and every sec over the persons health it would say -5 - 2, although i think there may be a maximum amount of health degen someone can hve. although im not sure on this number, or if there even is a numer...? but im pretty sure youll be dealing -8 a sec.[/COLOR]

Feb 27, 2005, 08:30 PM // 20:30	#3
Blackace Guest	Yes they will stack to a total of 8 health degen. The maximum is -10/+10 for health degen/regen.

Feb 27, 2005, 09:36 PM // 21:36	#5
Blackace Guest	Even from 2 different sources the same hex wont stack.

Feb 27, 2005, 09:41 PM // 21:41	#6
Keelan Trement Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Feb 2005	ah, I thought it had changed. Guess you don't notice everything though when you only have a weekend to play .

Feb 27, 2005, 11:53 PM // 23:53	#7
Halfy Academy Page Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Canada Guild: Charter Vanguard Profession: Rt/Me	thank you for your helpful replies On that note, I have noticed some skills say "slowly loses health over time." The vagueness can lead to alot of assumptions. Is it just that we don't know or aren't meant to know?