Question about Weapon Mods - Guild Wars Forums

spray04 · Jul 25, 2011, 12:47 AM // 00:47

How does the rounding work with weapon mods that increase duration of conditions? For example, if my skill currently Cripples the enemy for 5 seconds, if I add a Crippling mod to my sword, and 5 x 1.33 = 6.65 seconds, is the enemy now Crippled for 6 seconds or does it get rounded up to 7 seconds? Thanks.

Zenzai · Jul 25, 2011, 01:41 AM // 01:41

I'm fairly certain it doesn't round up.

Curo · Jul 25, 2011, 03:56 AM // 03:56

I think it would cripple for 6.65 seconds. I'm pretty sure Guild Wars can handle more than just integers (see fast casting reduced cast times).

Mireles · Jul 25, 2011, 04:13 PM // 16:13

Guild wars always truncates the decimal off.... just like you will never see 1.5 dmg its just 1... same goes for most other math in guild wars... thou casting times are calculated with milliseconds as whole integers. I'm pretty confident that durations are calculated with seconds as whole integers and are truncated at the nearest whole seconds....so if u had a 6.9999 duration it gets truncated to 6... It is something worth testing.

*lemming* · Jul 25, 2011, 06:32 PM // 18:32

Ancestor's Rage lasted for 2 seconds with an enchanting mod when it was a 1s enchantment.

Mireles · Jul 25, 2011, 10:35 PM // 22:35

this ancestors rage?

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Ancestor%27s_Rage

doesn't make since... its not an enchantment.... and 20% longer would be 1.2 seconds... even rounding doesn't get you to 2.

Dzjudz · Jul 25, 2011, 10:50 PM // 22:50

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Originally Posted by Mireles

this ancestors rage?

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Ancestor%27s_Rage

doesn't make sense... it's not an enchantment.... and 20% longer would be 1.2 seconds... even rounding doesn't get you to 2.

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Originally Posted by lemming

Ancestor's Rage lasted for 2 seconds with an enchanting mod when it was a 1s enchantment.

Before November 2007.

It's the same with Patient Spirit. 2 seconds goes to 3 instead of 2.

Mireles · Jul 25, 2011, 11:03 PM // 23:03

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Originally Posted by Dzjudz

Before November 2007.

It's the same with Patient Spirit. 2 seconds goes to 3 instead of 2.

ah, i didn't get the 2007 context of "was".... so does durations of both enchantments and conditions have same math properties?... does the "next whole number" rule apply to all durations or just one where the +20% bonus is less than 1? (IE does a enchantment with a base duration of 6 get extended to 7 or 8 seconds when used with a +20% bonus (1.2 second bonus)... this means my math could be slightly off when making builds, i been truncating all decimals.....I hope the math is a lil more consistent in GW2...

Jul 25, 2011, 12:47 AM // 00:47	#1
spray04 Academy Page Join Date: Nov 2010	Question about Weapon Mods How does the rounding work with weapon mods that increase duration of conditions? For example, if my skill currently Cripples the enemy for 5 seconds, if I add a Crippling mod to my sword, and 5 x 1.33 = 6.65 seconds, is the enemy now Crippled for 6 seconds or does it get rounded up to 7 seconds? Thanks.

Jul 25, 2011, 04:13 PM // 16:13	#4
Mireles Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jun 2009 Profession: W/Me	Guild wars always truncates the decimal off.... just like you will never see 1.5 dmg its just 1... same goes for most other math in guild wars... thou casting times are calculated with milliseconds as whole integers. I'm pretty confident that durations are calculated with seconds as whole integers and are truncated at the nearest whole seconds....so if u had a 6.9999 duration it gets truncated to 6... It is something worth testing. Last edited by Mireles; Jul 25, 2011 at 04:30 PM // 16:30..

Jul 25, 2011, 06:32 PM // 18:32	#5
lemming The Hotshot Join Date: May 2006 Location: Honolulu Guild: International District [id???]	Ancestor's Rage lasted for 2 seconds with an enchanting mod when it was a 1s enchantment. __________________ Interested in GvG? Want to watch some high-level PvP? Check out some streams and recordings!

Jul 25, 2011, 10:35 PM // 22:35	#6
Mireles Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jun 2009 Profession: W/Me	this ancestors rage? http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Ancestor%27s_Rage doesn't make since... its not an enchantment.... and 20% longer would be 1.2 seconds... even rounding doesn't get you to 2. Last edited by Mireles; Jul 25, 2011 at 10:38 PM // 22:38..

Jul 25, 2011, 01:41 AM // 01:41	#2
Zenzai Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jun 2009 Profession: N/E	I'm fairly certain it doesn't round up.

Jul 25, 2011, 03:56 AM // 03:56	#3
Curo Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: GMT-5 Guild: Liars, Cheats and Thieves [Liar] Profession: Mo/	I think it would cripple for 6.65 seconds. I'm pretty sure Guild Wars can handle more than just integers (see fast casting reduced cast times).