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subman247 · Nov 16, 2010, 01:45 AM // 01:45

Can anyone tell me if oldschool adept staff heads had set stats?
for example halves cast of fire magic 20%
or are they "of items attribute"

Edit:
Didnt read all of wiki-
Uninscribable staffs dropped in Prophecies or Factions will never contain these staff heads; however, the staff heads can be applied to such staffs.

lol sorry for the waste of a thread

End · Nov 16, 2010, 02:53 AM // 02:53

I am almost certain they did not. I could however be mistaken.

Ailina · Nov 16, 2010, 03:16 AM // 03:16

What do you mean by "oldschool adept staff heads"?

subman247 · Nov 16, 2010, 03:27 AM // 03:27

Taken from wiki
Adept- Halves casting time of spells of item's attribute (Chance: 10-20%)

Im asking if these mods used to drop like staff wrapping of mastery's did.
Staff wraps used to drop tied to one stat but then were changed to "of items attribute".

So by "oldschool" i mean, if they even exsist, an adept staff head that provides Halve cast to only one attribute like fire. So that if i put it on a staff with a Req of water it would still havle the cast of fire.

Luminarus · Nov 16, 2010, 03:28 AM // 03:28

There is no Oldschool Adept Staff Heads. Im pretty sure they were introduced when inscriptions where introduced, ie NF release.

Ailina · Nov 16, 2010, 04:20 AM // 04:20

What Luminarus said.

However, they were definitely around before Nightfall, because the page on wiki was created in 2006. And the wiki took a while to come about and form, so it was definitely before that. Either came with Proph and Factions, then.

But yeah, the only change in functionality was upgrading from 5-10% chance to 10-20%.

EDIT:

Nevermind, I'm a moron. Forgot that Factions and Nightfall both came out in 2006...

Yawgmoth · Nov 16, 2010, 08:37 PM // 20:37

I wish those existed but sadly they don't. They'd have some good uses as there are many staves which are quite or completely incompatibile with the Adept head (I mean either the staves with a different attribute requirement than inherent mod or staves that only have useless primary attribute req or pre NF-update staves with 2 gold inherents).

Quote:

Originally Posted by subman247

Staff wraps used to drop tied to one stat but then were changed to "of items attribute".

Well, in fact they didn't get changed completely as the old style Staff Wrappings of +1 to a specific attribute still drop, EVEN in Nightfall or Eye of the North (there's a 50/50 chance to get either type of wrapping in those areas).

Because both systems can coexist it would be a nice idea to introduce Staff Heads of HCT of a specific attribute, because of their non-mainstream usage they could be made quite rare or dropping in very specific areas exclusively. It would be one of a bunch of possibilities for actually functionally new items that wouldn't impact game balance at all.

Pleikki · Nov 17, 2010, 05:25 AM // 05:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yawgmoth

I wish those existed but sadly they don't. They'd have some good uses as there are many staves which are quite or completely incompatibile with the Adept head (I mean either the staves with a different attribute requirement than inherent mod or staves that only have useless primary attribute req or pre NF-update staves with 2 gold inherents).

Well, in fact they didn't get changed completely as the old style Staff Wrappings of +1 to a specific attribute still drop, EVEN in Nightfall or Eye of the North (there's a 50/50 chance to get either type of wrapping in those areas).

Because both systems can coexist it would be a nice idea to introduce Staff Heads of HCT of a specific attribute, because of their non-mainstream usage they could be made quite rare or dropping in very specific areas exclusively. It would be one of a bunch of possibilities for actually functionally new items that wouldn't impact game balance at all.

That explains it pretty much

But id like the idea of those Adept heads! Would be perfect for many canthan Primary attri staves

Nov 16, 2010, 01:45 AM // 01:45	#1
subman247 Academy Page Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Smalltownville USA Guild: OWEN Profession: D/A	Oldschool mods Can anyone tell me if oldschool adept staff heads had set stats? for example halves cast of fire magic 20% or are they "of items attribute" Edit: Didnt read all of wiki- Uninscribable staffs dropped in Prophecies or Factions will never contain these staff heads; however, the staff heads can be applied to such staffs. lol sorry for the waste of a thread Last edited by subman247; Nov 16, 2010 at 03:31 AM // 03:31..

Nov 16, 2010, 04:20 AM // 04:20	#6
Ailina Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jan 2010 Guild: Whats Prot Spirit [FoR] Profession: R/	What Luminarus said. However, they were definitely around before Nightfall, because the page on wiki was created in 2006. And the wiki took a while to come about and form, so it was definitely before that. Either came with Proph and Factions, then. But yeah, the only change in functionality was upgrading from 5-10% chance to 10-20%. EDIT: Nevermind, I'm a moron. Forgot that Factions and Nightfall both came out in 2006... Last edited by Ailina; Nov 16, 2010 at 04:22 AM // 04:22..

Nov 16, 2010, 02:53 AM // 02:53	#2
End Forge Runner Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Rubbing Potassium on water fountains. Guild: LF guild that teaches MTSC (did it long ago before gw2 came out and I quit...but I barely remember) Profession: N/A	I am almost certain they did not. I could however be mistaken.

Nov 16, 2010, 03:16 AM // 03:16	#3
Ailina Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jan 2010 Guild: Whats Prot Spirit [FoR] Profession: R/	What do you mean by "oldschool adept staff heads"?

Nov 16, 2010, 03:27 AM // 03:27	#4
subman247 Academy Page Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Smalltownville USA Guild: OWEN Profession: D/A	Taken from wiki Adept- Halves casting time of spells of item's attribute (Chance: 10-20%) Im asking if these mods used to drop like staff wrapping of mastery's did. Staff wraps used to drop tied to one stat but then were changed to "of items attribute". So by "oldschool" i mean, if they even exsist, an adept staff head that provides Halve cast to only one attribute like fire. So that if i put it on a staff with a Req of water it would still havle the cast of fire.

Nov 16, 2010, 03:28 AM // 03:28	#5
Luminarus Furnace Stoker Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Guild: Haze of Light [pure] Profession: R/	There is no Oldschool Adept Staff Heads. Im pretty sure they were introduced when inscriptions where introduced, ie NF release.