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DrSLUGFly · May 24, 2005, 05:15 AM // 05:15

what about stacking different things? Can I use a +1 fire rune and a +1 water rune on the same object and get +1 fire, +1 water? Or am I limited to 1 upgrade per item on my person?

Zeppelin · May 24, 2005, 06:36 AM // 06:36

You can only put one rune on each piece of equipment. If you put another rune on the same piece it will cancel out the first rune and you'll lose it forever.

Ancient · May 24, 2005, 06:16 PM // 18:16

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Originally Posted by nechronius

Hmm... Must be a pretty specific thing...

I have a weapon with sword mastery +1 on it. Out of curiosity I decided to add a sword mastery +1 rune to my boots.

End result: No stacking.

If some things do indeed stack, then it seems like we'll have to figure out what that might be.

Was the sword a drop? If so, the +1 is a "catch bonus" and the bonus from a rune should definitely stack. I've heard of people adding minor runes to a weap upgrade, then the upgrade to a weapon, but if it was a drop and not bought that won't be your case.

If the +1 came from a Pommel of Sword Mastery, then a rune will stack with it. My warrior has +5 to sword mastery and I'm pretty sure +5 is as good as it gets for one attrib. Sup. Rune: +3, Helm: +1, Pommel: +1. The maximum an attrib can be boosted to is 16.

If the weapon has another bonus with a catch(a chance it may happen in parenthesis), that should also stack with everything else up to the max of 16, there is just no real way to test it because it is recalculated often and I couldn't see a momentary boost ever when I looked for it. The catch bonuses, FWICT, do not show up in your attributes when you hit [h] in-game, or I never managed to have them work because I kept the Hero panel open watching to see if my SM jumped during battle and it didn't.

Skrilling · May 24, 2005, 06:42 PM // 18:42

Wait, you're saying you can add runes to weapons? (as in find a major rune of aborbtion, double click the rune, click the pomel, double click the pomel, click the weapon and have both the pomel and the rune on the weapon?). I must admit i've never tried this. But if this works it would solve the armor question real quick. Put an absorb rune on a weapon and since your weapon never gets hit, see if the aborb does anything for you.

Lymix · May 24, 2005, 06:47 PM // 18:47

Runes don't go on weapons. Sorry.

Norman · May 24, 2005, 09:28 PM // 21:28

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Originally Posted by C-Tzar

It may be obvious that it should (and I suspected that it would), but that does NOT make it obvious that it WILL. In your haste to pretentiously make yourself look more intelligent than those with legitimate questions, you've overlooked a little something I like to call "logic". Until it's tested, it's nothing but a guess and all the exclamation points in the world won't make you right. Sadly your post didn't make you sound like a jerk, it made you sound like an ignorant, pretentious, presumptuous jerk. Several people wanted to know, and nobody had given any proof one way or another, so I did. And all 4 of my slots are filled with PvE toons so I couldn't test with a PvP toon.

lol, as much as i want to retort with my reason for already having an understanding and knowing of how your little "test" was going to work and not fail. ill just say this, "gratz!!! on a job well done!!!!"

keep up the good work! cant wait to see what else you find out, never stop guessing, always keep testing! for there is nothing wrong with thinking like a noob.

for my logic > your logic.

psychoticPnut · May 24, 2005, 09:56 PM // 21:56

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Originally Posted by nechronius

I'm maybe 99.44% positive that the sword came with the +1 already (it was purple).

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Originally Posted by Ancient

Was the sword a drop? If so, the +1 is a "catch bonus" and the bonus from a rune should definitely stack. I've heard of people adding minor runes to a weap upgrade, then the upgrade to a weapon, but if it was a drop and not bought that won't be your case.

If the +1 came from a Pommel of Sword Mastery, then a rune will stack with it. My warrior has +5 to sword mastery and I'm pretty sure +5 is as good as it gets for one attrib. Sup. Rune: +3, Helm: +1, Pommel: +1. The maximum an attrib can be boosted to is 16.

If the weapon has another bonus with a catch(a chance it may happen in parenthesis), that should also stack with everything else up to the max of 16, there is just no real way to test it because it is recalculated often and I couldn't see a momentary boost ever when I looked for it. The catch bonuses, FWICT, do not show up in your attributes when you hit [h] in-game, or I never managed to have them work because I kept the Hero panel open watching to see if my SM jumped during battle and it didn't.

Everyone here is saying that you cant have an unconditional +1 in a weapon without a condition with the exception of these 2.

everyone seems set on this, but i would like to add that i found a purple axe a few days ago that had a +1 to axe mastery, with no conditions. I tried to exp. salvage it but got crap from it. Could these posibly be glitch items? otherwise i would say that it is possible to get a +1 on a weapon without conditions....

edit:fixed quote typo causeing them to quote together

Zodiakos · May 26, 2005, 12:52 PM // 12:52

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Originally Posted by Norman

...for there is nothing wrong with thinking like a noob.

for my logic > your logic.

Wow. Just... wow.

thorizdin · May 26, 2005, 01:52 PM // 13:52

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Originally Posted by psychoticPnut

everyone seems set on this, but i would like to add that i found a purple axe a few days ago that had a +1 to axe mastery, with no conditions. I tried to exp. salvage it but got crap from it. Could these posibly be glitch items? otherwise i would say that it is possible to get a +1 on a weapon without conditions....

There are no weapons that give +1 to X attribute without a condition. However, if you find one, then post a picture of it because its clearly a bug. My first reaction is that this is probably people mis-remembering or not seeing the whole description for whatever reason.

May 24, 2005, 05:15 AM // 05:15	#21
DrSLUGFly Desert Nomad Join Date: May 2005 Location: European Server or International	what about stacking different things? Can I use a +1 fire rune and a +1 water rune on the same object and get +1 fire, +1 water? Or am I limited to 1 upgrade per item on my person?

May 24, 2005, 06:36 AM // 06:36	#22
Zeppelin Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Apr 2005 Guild: Houses Of The Holy Profession: W/N	You can only put one rune on each piece of equipment. If you put another rune on the same piece it will cancel out the first rune and you'll lose it forever.

May 24, 2005, 06:42 PM // 18:42	#24
Skrilling Ascalonian Squire Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA	Wait, you're saying you can add runes to weapons? (as in find a major rune of aborbtion, double click the rune, click the pomel, double click the pomel, click the weapon and have both the pomel and the rune on the weapon?). I must admit i've never tried this. But if this works it would solve the armor question real quick. Put an absorb rune on a weapon and since your weapon never gets hit, see if the aborb does anything for you.

May 24, 2005, 06:47 PM // 18:47	#25
Lymix Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kansas City Profession: W/R	Runes don't go on weapons. Sorry.