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Gozza · Feb 19, 2006, 05:02 PM // 17:02

Well basically, what does stacking and not-stacking mean? Do I recieve a penalty or something if things do stack?
Also, can I put a rune on all of my armor pieces without getting a penalty of some sort? Furthermore, could I (for example) use a Minor and Major rune of vigor and get the advantages from them both? Or use the same rune 5 times (on all pieces of armor) and get the advantage 5x?

Thanks in advance

Loviatar · Feb 19, 2006, 05:08 PM // 17:08

simple

1 rune per piece of armor

1 rune per type with the greater having the effect

any attempt to add a second rune to a piece of armor overwrites the original rune.

they will not add up

Gozza · Feb 19, 2006, 09:05 PM // 21:05

Thanks, much appreciated.
Can anyone explain to me what stacking means? I'm still confused about that. Thanks!

Mandy Memory · Feb 19, 2006, 09:54 PM // 21:54

Stacking stuff will stack with other stuff, like a helmet that gives +1 blood magic and a rune of blood magic that gives another +1, they will "stack" to +2

all runes are non stacking. They will not stack with another rune of the same type. two runes that gives +1 blood, or one that gives +1 blood and one that gives +2 blood will not stack, you will end up with the highest of them. The health penalties do stack.

You can stack a non-stacking and a stacking bonus

Knights/Ascalon stacks with absorption, but not with itself

Gozza · Feb 20, 2006, 12:26 AM // 00:26

Makes sense, thanks!

Lets Get to Healing · Feb 20, 2006, 03:43 AM // 03:43

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Originally Posted by Mandy Memory

all runes are non stacking.

Wrong. Absorbtion runes stack.

koneko · Feb 20, 2006, 04:09 AM // 04:09

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Originally Posted by Lets Get to Healing

Wrong. Absorbtion runes stack.

Wrong. Absorption runes do not stack.
http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Rune

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Originally Posted by GuildWiki

Runes affecting the same attribute and vigor runes do not stack within their own type. You can only receive the benefit of the highest potency rune from each. However, the health penalties from all attached runes will stack.

If runes stacked, you would see hundreds of wammos using 4-5 superior absorption runes at once.

Mandy Memory · Feb 20, 2006, 04:39 AM // 04:39

I think you would more likely see a couple sup axe runes on a gale axe warrior if runes stacked.

Lets Get to Healing · Feb 20, 2006, 04:52 AM // 04:52

SO its a bug that absorbtion is the ---->ONLY<---- rune that doesnt say non stacking. and btw ur evidence shows nothing that says they dont stack.

koneko · Feb 20, 2006, 05:17 AM // 05:17

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Originally Posted by Lets Get to Healing

and btw ur evidence shows nothing that says they dont stack.

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Originally Posted by GuildWiki

Runes affecting the same attribute and vigor runes do not stack within their own type. You can only receive the benefit of the highest potency rune from each. However, the health penalties from all attached runes will stack.

GuildWiki > you

Go try it out for yourself if you like. Go buy four minor absorption runes and throw them onto a cheap set of armor, then come back and tell me that they reduce damage by 4. (Hint: they will most certainly not, and will only reduce damage by 1.)

Savio · Feb 20, 2006, 05:19 AM // 05:19

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Originally Posted by Lets Get to Healing

SO its a bug that absorbtion is the ---->ONLY<---- rune that doesnt say non stacking. and btw ur evidence shows nothing that says they dont stack.

Runes of any kind have never stacked with each other - well, not the positive benefits anyway. So why anyone thinks that they stack now is beyond me.

Caelus The Fallen · Feb 20, 2006, 11:37 AM // 11:37

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Originally Posted by Lets Get to Healing

SO its a bug that absorbtion is the ---->ONLY<---- rune that doesnt say non stacking. and btw ur evidence shows nothing that says they dont stack.

The reason they dont say non-stacking is that they do stack with knights/ascalon, which already has a non-stacking tag.
You will notice that as much as absorbtion does not say non-stacking, neither does it say stacking.

Feb 19, 2006, 05:02 PM // 17:02	#1
Gozza Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Feb 2006 Profession: Mo/R	About Stacking and Runes Well basically, what does stacking and not-stacking mean? Do I recieve a penalty or something if things do stack? Also, can I put a rune on all of my armor pieces without getting a penalty of some sort? Furthermore, could I (for example) use a Minor and Major rune of vigor and get the advantages from them both? Or use the same rune 5 times (on all pieces of armor) and get the advantage 5x? Thanks in advance

Feb 19, 2006, 05:08 PM // 17:08	#2
Loviatar Underworld Spelunker Join Date: Feb 2005	simple 1 rune per piece of armor 1 rune per type with the greater having the effect any attempt to add a second rune to a piece of armor overwrites the original rune. they will not add up

Feb 19, 2006, 09:05 PM // 21:05	#3
Gozza Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Feb 2006 Profession: Mo/R	Thanks, much appreciated. Can anyone explain to me what stacking means? I'm still confused about that. Thanks!

Feb 19, 2006, 09:54 PM // 21:54	#4
Mandy Memory Desert Nomad Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: USA Guild: Xen of Sigils [XoO] Profession: W/	Stacking stuff will stack with other stuff, like a helmet that gives +1 blood magic and a rune of blood magic that gives another +1, they will "stack" to +2 all runes are non stacking. They will not stack with another rune of the same type. two runes that gives +1 blood, or one that gives +1 blood and one that gives +2 blood will not stack, you will end up with the highest of them. The health penalties do stack. You can stack a non-stacking and a stacking bonus Knights/Ascalon stacks with absorption, but not with itself

Feb 20, 2006, 12:26 AM // 00:26	#5
Gozza Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Feb 2006 Profession: Mo/R	Makes sense, thanks!

Feb 20, 2006, 04:39 AM // 04:39	#8
Mandy Memory Desert Nomad Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: USA Guild: Xen of Sigils [XoO] Profession: W/	I think you would more likely see a couple sup axe runes on a gale axe warrior if runes stacked.

Feb 20, 2006, 04:52 AM // 04:52	#9
Lets Get to Healing Banned Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: You want see? Guild: True Gods of War [True] Profession: Mo/W	SO its a bug that absorbtion is the ---->ONLY<---- rune that doesnt say non stacking. and btw ur evidence shows nothing that says they dont stack.