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Striking Nimbus · Mar 07, 2009, 08:24 PM // 20:24

Like say your attributes are 9 illusion 9 domination and 12 fast casting....
does it matter if the staff is req 9 illusiopn, domination or fast casting? or as long as your build meets the requirements, its kinkey and doesnt really matter? just somthing tat always bugged me LOL

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MisterB · Mar 07, 2009, 08:41 PM // 20:41

Attribute level only affects the damage from the staff, so if you want to wand stuff, meet the requirement. Customizing will increase the damage further. If you don't care about the damage from your staff, then neither the requirement nor the attribute matter. None of the weapon upgrades or bonuses for a wand or a staff are affected by requirement, only the damage from it.

xron · Mar 07, 2009, 08:41 PM // 20:41

no it doesn't matter, as you say as long as you have the requirement of 9 in whatever then you will deal max damage and gain the max energy from the staff.

Savio · Mar 07, 2009, 08:43 PM // 20:43

If you add attribute-specific upgrades to the staff, those will only affect the staff's requirement attribute. For example, if you have a req 9 illusion staff and you add an Adept Staff Head, it will only reduce casting times of illusion spells.

xron · Mar 07, 2009, 08:45 PM // 20:45

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Originally Posted by Savio

If you add attribute-specific upgrades to the staff, those will only affect the staff's requirement attribute. For example, if you have a req 9 illusion staff and you add an Adept Staff Head, it will only reduce casting times of illusion spells.

ahh yes forgot about this

glacialphoenix · Mar 07, 2009, 08:45 PM // 20:45

Doesn't matter as long as you meet the specific requirement. And since you're a caster, it won't even matter half the time - that's why people can sell caster weapons which are req12, etc. because the requirements are for the damage. Casters don't worry about the damage from, say, a voltaic spear, because you're not there to spearchuck, and you'll get the full bonus from the mods anyway.

If you have a focus, though, you want to make sure you meet the requirement for that +energy. :P

Savio · Mar 07, 2009, 08:47 PM // 20:47

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Originally Posted by xron

no it doesn't matter, as you say as long as you have the requirement of 9 in whatever then you will deal max damage and gain the max energy from the staff.

On staves, the energy you get from them is not dependent on meeting the requirement. The req only affects damage, so not meeting it is usually not a big deal.

*Darcy* · Mar 07, 2009, 10:48 PM // 22:48

It depends on what attribute line you wish to affect.

Example: build is part Inspiration; part Domination - which skills do you want to be affected by HCT and/or HSR? Pick the staff that will suit your build.

BrettM · Mar 08, 2009, 02:00 AM // 02:00

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Originally Posted by Darcy

It depends on what attribute line you wish to affect.

Example: build is part Inspiration; part Domination - which skills do you want to be affected by HCT and/or HSR? Pick the staff that will suit your build.

HSR on a staff affects all spells of any attribute.

Mar 07, 2009, 08:24 PM // 20:24	#1
Striking Nimbus Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jan 2007 Profession: W/R	Something i wonder Like say your attributes are 9 illusion 9 domination and 12 fast casting.... does it matter if the staff is req 9 illusiopn, domination or fast casting? or as long as your build meets the requirements, its kinkey and doesnt really matter? just somthing tat always bugged me LOL Veteran Member. First Started Guild Wars December 23, 2006 Last edited by Striking Nimbus; Mar 08, 2009 at 08:52 PM // 20:52..

Mar 07, 2009, 08:41 PM // 20:41	#2
MisterB Furnace Stoker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Planet Earth, Sol system, Milky Way galaxy Guild: [ban] Profession: W/	Attribute level only affects the damage from the staff, so if you want to wand stuff, meet the requirement. Customizing will increase the damage further. If you don't care about the damage from your staff, then neither the requirement nor the attribute matter. None of the weapon upgrades or bonuses for a wand or a staff are affected by requirement, only the damage from it. Last edited by MisterB; Mar 07, 2009 at 08:46 PM // 20:46..

Mar 07, 2009, 08:43 PM // 20:43	#4
Savio Teenager with attitude Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]	If you add attribute-specific upgrades to the staff, those will only affect the staff's requirement attribute. For example, if you have a req 9 illusion staff and you add an Adept Staff Head, it will only reduce casting times of illusion spells. __________________ People are stupid.

Mar 07, 2009, 08:45 PM // 20:45	#6
glacialphoenix Desert Nomad Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Singapore Guild: Royal Order of Flying Lemmings [ROFL] Profession: Mo/	Doesn't matter as long as you meet the specific requirement. And since you're a caster, it won't even matter half the time - that's why people can sell caster weapons which are req12, etc. because the requirements are for the damage. Casters don't worry about the damage from, say, a voltaic spear, because you're not there to spearchuck, and you'll get the full bonus from the mods anyway. If you have a focus, though, you want to make sure you meet the requirement for that +energy. :P Last edited by glacialphoenix; Mar 07, 2009 at 08:50 PM // 20:50..

Mar 07, 2009, 10:48 PM // 22:48	#8
Darcy Never Too Old Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rhode Island where there are no GW contests Guild: Order of First Profession: W/R	It depends on what attribute line you wish to affect. Example: build is part Inspiration; part Domination - which skills do you want to be affected by HCT and/or HSR? Pick the staff that will suit your build. __________________ That's me, the old stick-in-the-mud non-fun moderator. (and non-understanding, also)

Mar 07, 2009, 08:41 PM // 20:41	#3
xron Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Denbigh, Wales Guild: Zero Zero Profession: R/	no it doesn't matter, as you say as long as you have the requirement of 9 in whatever then you will deal max damage and gain the max energy from the staff.