Curse

LightningHell · Apr 14, 2008, 02:35 PM // 14:35

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Additionally, the insignia *is* Lieutenant's, even though it used to be only found on the Helm (Henge of Denravi? mebbe my memory is getting fuzzy). The general attitude seems to be that the Hex duration reduction, even BEFORE the -20 AL to your armor isn't worth the 5% damage output reduction. Hex stacking will still rape.

If memory serves right, that is correct. However, back then, the helm had 50% reduction instead of 20%.

Yichi · Apr 14, 2008, 09:55 PM // 21:55

Yes the old Lieutenant's Helm was only available in Henge of Denravi, and yes it was a 50% reduction. Anet nerfed this helm back in 2006, right after they changed the armor swapping availability in PvP.

In today's game, unless you're using it for a runner of some kind, no a Lieutenant's insignia isn't worth it over the loss of armor and the loss of attributes into something useful like weapon mastery, as any important hex that will be on you will either have a long enough duration that it won't make that much of a difference, or you'll have hex removal, or the short hexes won't matter much anyway.