Degen question - Guild Wars Forums

Issac · Feb 09, 2007, 02:05 AM // 02:05

If two people use the same skills lets say Burning arrow and hit the target will the degen be doubled? As I heard it only goes to -10 degen so would it make any difference or would it just cancel it out or something? Same thing with other degen spells like life siphon etc.

Antheus · Feb 09, 2007, 02:10 AM // 02:10

Same effects don't stack.

If two people apply burning, that's only 1 burning condition. Different conditions and hexes do stack. If you apply poison, burning and bleeding, they all stack. If you apply 3 different burning skills, that's still only 1 condition. It depends a bit on the situations which one prevails though.

Degen is capped though.

Issac · Feb 09, 2007, 02:26 AM // 02:26

Oh ok makes some sense lol, but lets say ones using burning arrow and poision while the toher is using burning arrow and barbed so the burning won't stack but will the degen add up after 10? Becuse thast -14 degen lol.

HawkofStorms · Feb 09, 2007, 05:26 AM // 05:26

Yes.
He'll be burning, poisioned, and bleeding.
He will have "-14" degen, but will only really be suffering -10.

However, say the target has some sort of regeneration from a spell (like +5 regen). Instead of suffering from -5 degen (-10 + 5), he'll suffer from -9 degen (-14 + 5).

RPGmaniac · Feb 09, 2007, 05:27 AM // 05:27

True, degen is capped at 10, but that extra 4 doesn't just disappear. That extra degen comes into play if someone uses a skill like [skill]Troll Unguent[/skill] or [skill]Healing Breeze[/skill]. If Troll Unguent gives you 6 regen for example, the degen on that person will be 8, not 4 (14-6=8). I hope that makes sense.

EDIT: Hawk beat me to it

Feb 09, 2007, 02:05 AM // 02:05	#1
Issac Desert Nomad Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Earthrealm Profession: W/A	Degen question If two people use the same skills lets say Burning arrow and hit the target will the degen be doubled? As I heard it only goes to -10 degen so would it make any difference or would it just cancel it out or something? Same thing with other degen spells like life siphon etc.

Feb 09, 2007, 02:10 AM // 02:10	#2
Antheus Forge Runner Join Date: Jan 2006	Same effects don't stack. If two people apply burning, that's only 1 burning condition. Different conditions and hexes do stack. If you apply poison, burning and bleeding, they all stack. If you apply 3 different burning skills, that's still only 1 condition. It depends a bit on the situations which one prevails though. Degen is capped though.

Feb 09, 2007, 02:26 AM // 02:26	#3
Issac Desert Nomad Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Earthrealm Profession: W/A	Oh ok makes some sense lol, but lets say ones using burning arrow and poision while the toher is using burning arrow and barbed so the burning won't stack but will the degen add up after 10? Becuse thast -14 degen lol.

Feb 09, 2007, 05:26 AM // 05:26	#4
HawkofStorms Hall Hero Join Date: Aug 2005 Profession: E/	Yes. He'll be burning, poisioned, and bleeding. He will have "-14" degen, but will only really be suffering -10. However, say the target has some sort of regeneration from a spell (like +5 regen). Instead of suffering from -5 degen (-10 + 5), he'll suffer from -9 degen (-14 + 5).

Feb 09, 2007, 05:27 AM // 05:27	#5
RPGmaniac Desert Nomad Join Date: Aug 2005	True, degen is capped at 10, but that extra 4 doesn't just disappear. That extra degen comes into play if someone uses a skill like [skill]Troll Unguent[/skill] or [skill]Healing Breeze[/skill]. If Troll Unguent gives you 6 regen for example, the degen on that person will be 8, not 4 (14-6=8). I hope that makes sense. EDIT: Hawk beat me to it