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Wolf89 · May 18, 2005, 10:48 PM // 22:48

Which runes do and dont stack like can I have supirior sword mastery on each piece of equiptment and get like 25 sword mastery.

prissv · May 18, 2005, 10:49 PM // 22:49

O.o really??? ....they should stack so far as i know....but i will go try =)

Corwin_Andros · May 18, 2005, 11:09 PM // 23:09

NO.. I repeat.. NO runes stack.. The single highest rune of a type installed.. and only one of those... counts. If you have a minor, major, and superior of whatever.. you'll get what the superior rune gives. The other two will be wasted. If you have 2 or more superiors of a given type.. only one will count.

Not to mention if you could stack 5 superior swordsmanship runes.. you would get up to 27 in that skill but would be losing out on 375 life points. Not a great idea in any case.

I don't mean to come off as harsh, but it would be a waste to try and stack your runes and I don't want that happen to anyone through lack of knowledge.

Hope this clarified things for you.

Wolf89 · May 19, 2005, 05:09 AM // 05:09

No thats what I thought but some guy wanted to buy my major vigor and hes like well its cheaper to buy 2 minors and use them on his armor.

Tormunda · May 19, 2005, 06:51 AM // 06:51

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Originally Posted by Wolf89

No thats what I thought but some guy wanted to buy my major vigor and hes like well its cheaper to buy 2 minors and use them on his armor.

He's trying to scam you then or he doesn't understand how they work!

Mirail · May 19, 2005, 08:08 AM // 08:08

So The highest you can get a skill to is 15 ? 12 from attributes +3 from runes ?

howler · May 19, 2005, 08:13 AM // 08:13

No 16, They stack with the Hat +skill bonus.

12 from attributes, 1 from hat and max +3 from a rune.

Neo Anchorite · May 19, 2005, 02:20 PM // 14:20

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Originally Posted by howler

No 16, They stack with the Hat +skill bonus.

12 from attributes, 1 from hat and max +3 from a rune.

What does the 1 from hat stand for?

Neo

Leventh · May 19, 2005, 02:25 PM // 14:25

your headgear can give you +1 anyskill

Neo Anchorite · May 19, 2005, 02:30 PM // 14:30

Thanks, I wasn't sure what was meant by hat. I thought it was an abbreviation for something

and not just a hat.

Neo

Dazzler · May 19, 2005, 02:47 PM // 14:47

I thought it could go higher like to 18 or something if you have, for example, a weapon that gives +attribute.

Jana · May 19, 2005, 02:52 PM // 14:52

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Originally Posted by Dazzler

I thought it could go higher like to 18 or something if you have, for example, a weapon that gives +attribute.

Yes, weapon skill adds do stack on top of everything, but these are not automatic, always on like runes... they almost always have a % chance to add a skill +, in which case it adds 1 to your skill for X amount of time.

Same thing with abilities or skills that add to skill points. These stack too, but only when they are activated and in use.

Jana

egads · May 19, 2005, 03:33 PM // 15:33

Good, someone has already said that runes don't stack.

For those curious, the maximum attribute level possible is actually 19 thanks to Awaken the Blood and the Glyph of Elemental Power. With either of them, a Superior rune, a hat with a bonus and a weapon with a maximum 20% chance to increase an attribute by one, you can get up to 19.

Of course, the maximum is 17 for those attributes not boosted by those two skills, and as Jana says, it's not automatic.

May 18, 2005, 10:48 PM // 22:48	#1
Wolf89 Krytan Explorer Join Date: Apr 2005	Rune Stack Now? Which runes do and dont stack like can I have supirior sword mastery on each piece of equiptment and get like 25 sword mastery.

May 18, 2005, 11:09 PM // 23:09	#3
Corwin_Andros Krytan Explorer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Florida Guild: Wayward Wanderers Profession: W/E	NO.. I repeat.. NO runes stack.. The single highest rune of a type installed.. and only one of those... counts. If you have a minor, major, and superior of whatever.. you'll get what the superior rune gives. The other two will be wasted. If you have 2 or more superiors of a given type.. only one will count. Not to mention if you could stack 5 superior swordsmanship runes.. you would get up to 27 in that skill but would be losing out on 375 life points. Not a great idea in any case. I don't mean to come off as harsh, but it would be a waste to try and stack your runes and I don't want that happen to anyone through lack of knowledge. Hope this clarified things for you. Last edited by Corwin_Andros; May 18, 2005 at 11:12 PM // 23:12..

May 18, 2005, 10:49 PM // 22:49	#2
prissv Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Out in the sticks. Profession: N/Me	O.o really??? ....they should stack so far as i know....but i will go try =)

May 19, 2005, 05:09 AM // 05:09	#4
Wolf89 Krytan Explorer Join Date: Apr 2005	No thats what I thought but some guy wanted to buy my major vigor and hes like well its cheaper to buy 2 minors and use them on his armor.

May 19, 2005, 08:08 AM // 08:08	#6
Mirail Ascalonian Squire Join Date: May 2005 Location: The Netherlands Guild: We Treasure Friends Profession: Mo/R	So The highest you can get a skill to is 15 ? 12 from attributes +3 from runes ?

May 19, 2005, 08:13 AM // 08:13	#7
howler Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Apr 2005 Guild: SHC Profession: W/	No 16, They stack with the Hat +skill bonus. 12 from attributes, 1 from hat and max +3 from a rune.

May 19, 2005, 02:25 PM // 14:25	#9
Leventh Krytan Explorer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: michigan Guild: Unforgiven Clan [UF] Profession: R/Me	your headgear can give you +1 anyskill

May 19, 2005, 02:30 PM // 14:30	#10
Neo Anchorite Academy Page Join Date: May 2005 Profession: Mo/R	Thanks, I wasn't sure what was meant by hat. I thought it was an abbreviation for something and not just a hat. Neo

May 19, 2005, 02:47 PM // 14:47	#11
Dazzler Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2005 Profession: E/Me	I thought it could go higher like to 18 or something if you have, for example, a weapon that gives +attribute.

May 19, 2005, 03:33 PM // 15:33	#13
egads Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Apr 2005	Good, someone has already said that runes don't stack. For those curious, the maximum attribute level possible is actually 19 thanks to Awaken the Blood and the Glyph of Elemental Power. With either of them, a Superior rune, a hat with a bonus and a weapon with a maximum 20% chance to increase an attribute by one, you can get up to 19. Of course, the maximum is 17 for those attributes not boosted by those two skills, and as Jana says, it's not automatic.