Rounding For Duration/Damage Question - Guild Wars Forums

Tsunami · Apr 16, 2005, 04:39 PM // 16:39

Does Guildwars follow the usual rounding format? i.e. 0.5 rounds up? For example with 9 in Illusion, the duration of Conjure Phantasm is calculated to be 9.5 seconds, would Guildwars just round the duration up to 10 seconds then?

Thanks for any help that I can get on this topic.

IceD'Bear · Apr 16, 2005, 04:50 PM // 16:50

AFAIK the numbers are rounded for display only, and not for the calculations.

Tsunami · Apr 16, 2005, 04:54 PM // 16:54

thanks, this helps out a lot, it still seems a little strange that while it displays 10 sec, the spell would only last for 9.5 sec. So if there was to be lets say, 2.5 pips of health degeneration (for a spell like life siphon), it would say three, but only actually take health at 2.5? just wanted to know if the situation would apply to health/energy degeneration. thanks.

IceD'Bear · Apr 16, 2005, 05:06 PM // 17:06

HP an energy pips are whole numbers only, you can have either 2 or 3, and not 2,5.

Tsunami · Apr 16, 2005, 06:47 PM // 18:47

thanks for the clarification

Apr 16, 2005, 04:39 PM // 16:39	#1
Tsunami Krytan Explorer Join Date: Apr 2005	Rounding For Duration/Damage Question Does Guildwars follow the usual rounding format? i.e. 0.5 rounds up? For example with 9 in Illusion, the duration of Conjure Phantasm is calculated to be 9.5 seconds, would Guildwars just round the duration up to 10 seconds then? Thanks for any help that I can get on this topic.

Apr 16, 2005, 04:50 PM // 16:50	#2
IceD'Bear Krytan Explorer Join Date: Feb 2005 Guild: Awoken Myth [MYTH] Profession: Mo/	AFAIK the numbers are rounded for display only, and not for the calculations.

Apr 16, 2005, 04:54 PM // 16:54	#3
Tsunami Krytan Explorer Join Date: Apr 2005	thanks, this helps out a lot, it still seems a little strange that while it displays 10 sec, the spell would only last for 9.5 sec. So if there was to be lets say, 2.5 pips of health degeneration (for a spell like life siphon), it would say three, but only actually take health at 2.5? just wanted to know if the situation would apply to health/energy degeneration. thanks.

Apr 16, 2005, 05:06 PM // 17:06	#4
IceD'Bear Krytan Explorer Join Date: Feb 2005 Guild: Awoken Myth [MYTH] Profession: Mo/	HP an energy pips are whole numbers only, you can have either 2 or 3, and not 2,5.

Apr 16, 2005, 06:47 PM // 18:47	#5
Tsunami Krytan Explorer Join Date: Apr 2005	thanks for the clarification