Curse

craigrs84 · Mar 23, 2008, 05:56 AM // 05:56

Does anyone know the mechanics of this?

I was annoyed to find that even with greater than +100% chance to critical hit bonuses, i still did not have a 100% rate when i tested it.

i was running A/W with an axe /w 16 critical strikes, 12 axe mastery

Way of the Master
Way of the Assasin
Critical Eye

Just those bonuses add up to over 107% + 16% from critical strikes attribute = 123%.

... but obviously thats not how it works. Enlighten me.

Isileth · Mar 23, 2008, 06:00 AM // 06:00

It will check each one independently (Although there are a few that add directly to your crit chance)

So basically it will go through them in turn till you get a crit or fail all checks.

Same way blocking works, 2 50% chance to block gives you a 75% chance to block.

Gift3d · Mar 23, 2008, 07:11 AM // 07:11

Say you had a "120% chance" to critical

(just for instance, numbers are obviously improportioned)

30 from critical strikes
30 from way of the master
30 fromway of the assassin
30 from critical eye

That's ACTUALLY 4x 30% chances, not 1x 120% chance.

edit: same goes for everything else like this, pretty much. Such as blocking, as the person above me said. Even HSR on weapons... like using a 20HSR wand and offhand won't give you a 40% chance, just two 20% chances.

Pleikki · Mar 23, 2008, 08:16 AM // 08:16

Yeah just like Gift3d said. same with HCT and HSR if you got 20/20 and and offhand its not 40/40

miskav · Mar 23, 2008, 10:52 AM // 10:52

Bonusses that go by %'s do not stack in Guildwars.
Blockrates
Crits
HCT
HRT
And a few others.
For example, 2 blocking skills that both block 50% (Aegis and Mental block) They will firstly look at aegis, then if it doesn't get blocked there, mental block has a 50% chance to still block it, Thus in the end it's 75%.

Ban · Mar 23, 2008, 06:29 PM // 18:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Isileth

So basically it will go through them in turn till you get a crit or fail all checks.

So it stops checking if the first check gives you, lets say, the HCT? Or could you get a 'double' HCT?

My Lipgloss is Cool · Mar 23, 2008, 09:31 PM // 21:31

A quarter cast time? Yep...I've gotten 1/2 second Aegis casts a bunch of times.

Of coarse, you only have a 4% chance of that happening with two 20% HCT weapons.

Isileth · Mar 24, 2008, 12:43 AM // 00:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ban

So it stops checking if the first check gives you, lets say, the HCT? Or could you get a 'double' HCT?

I said it stops because you cant double crit or double block, however you can get double HCT because it doesnt work as an absoloute.

Feathered · Mar 24, 2008, 06:55 PM // 18:55

so would crit eye stack with crit and dagger mastery crit chance? or would it count the crit eye seperate and add the dagger mastery and crit strikes together?

Crippie its Tom · Mar 28, 2008, 02:07 AM // 02:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by My Lipgloss is Cool

Of coarse, you only have a 4% chance of that happening with two 20% HCT weapons.

that 4% translates into happening alot, considering how much you cast spells if you're a caster class.

My Lipgloss is Cool · Mar 28, 2008, 09:00 PM // 21:00

I know...4% = 1/25 spells, which is every couple of fights as a monk or something, but I was just explaining the point that, although it can happen, it usually doesn't.