Inscription Question - Guild Wars Forums

Destrac · Aug 01, 2010, 09:05 PM // 21:05

Hi, I have a noobish question regarding adding inscriptions to items. I recently found a Req9 gold Adept Conjuring staff, which has effects of:

HSR 20%
Energy + 10
11-22 Earth Damage
HCT Spawning magic 20%
Insc 'Show me the Money'

What I would like to know is, if I were to change the insc to an Aptitude not Attitude inscription, would the 2 x HCT Spawning magic 20% stack?

Thanks in advance

Desert Rose · Aug 01, 2010, 09:28 PM // 21:28

Both upgrades are triggered separately, which means you'll have an 4% chance that both upgrade will trigger (quartered cast time), a 32% chance that exactly one upgrade will trigger (halved casting time) and a 64% chance that none of the upgrades will trigger (normal casting time).

There was recently a patch that changed how much the activation time could be speeded up, if I'm up to date the actual effect of both upgrades are: 36% of halved casting time, 64% chance of normal casting time.

Quaker · Aug 01, 2010, 10:50 PM // 22:50

In other words, yes, they stack.

Dzjudz · Aug 01, 2010, 10:53 PM // 22:53

Yes you will have a 36% chance of HCT (20% for the first mod to trigger + 16% (20% of the remaining 80%) for the second mod to trigger if the first mod doesn't trigger = 36% total chance).

Previously, you'd have a 4% (20% of the first 20% triggering to trigger the second mod as well) chance to HCT twice, effectively quartering your cast time (leaving a 32% single HCT), but this has been nerfed, resulting in the full 36% only triggering once.

Aug 01, 2010, 09:05 PM // 21:05	#1
Destrac Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Dec 2005 Guild: TART Profession: R/Mo	Inscription Question Hi, I have a noobish question regarding adding inscriptions to items. I recently found a Req9 gold Adept Conjuring staff, which has effects of: HSR 20% Energy + 10 11-22 Earth Damage HCT Spawning magic 20% Insc 'Show me the Money' What I would like to know is, if I were to change the insc to an Aptitude not Attitude inscription, would the 2 x HCT Spawning magic 20% stack? Thanks in advance

Aug 01, 2010, 09:28 PM // 21:28	#2
Desert Rose Krytan Explorer Join Date: Sep 2007	Both upgrades are triggered separately, which means you'll have an 4% chance that both upgrade will trigger (quartered cast time), a 32% chance that exactly one upgrade will trigger (halved casting time) and a 64% chance that none of the upgrades will trigger (normal casting time). There was recently a patch that changed how much the activation time could be speeded up, if I'm up to date the actual effect of both upgrades are: 36% of halved casting time, 64% chance of normal casting time.

Aug 01, 2010, 10:50 PM // 22:50	#3
Quaker Hell's Protector Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Canada Guild: Brothers Disgruntled	In other words, yes, they stack.

Aug 01, 2010, 10:53 PM // 22:53	#4
Dzjudz Furnace Stoker Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: gwpvx.com/user:dzjudz	Yes you will have a 36% chance of HCT (20% for the first mod to trigger + 16% (20% of the remaining 80%) for the second mod to trigger if the first mod doesn't trigger = 36% total chance). Previously, you'd have a 4% (20% of the first 20% triggering to trigger the second mod as well) chance to HCT twice, effectively quartering your cast time (leaving a 32% single HCT), but this has been nerfed, resulting in the full 36% only triggering once.