Weapon customization...do percentages stack?

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HellBent
Pre-Searing Cadet
#1
Say I've got a +14% dmg sword and I customize it...adding the +20% dmg....does that make it +34%?

Thanks in advance
icedragon981
icedragon981
Krytan Explorer
#2
Yes, they stack
Ole Man Bourbon
Ole Man Bourbon
Jungle Guide
#3
Yes they stack, but nope.

It's the X % of one + the y % of the other.

Meaning, you calculate the advantage 1st go-round then calculate the advantage 2nd go-round, after the fact of the 1st.

Simply, if you have 20% of something on top of 20% of something else, it isn't ever 40% total. Do the math.

Things like this NEVER stack as though you can just add the % adjustments.
icedragon981
icedragon981
Krytan Explorer
#4
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ole Man Bourbon
Yes they stack, but nope.

It's the X % of one + the y % of the other.

Meaning, you calculate the advantage 1st go-round then calculate the advantage 2nd go-round, after the fact of the 1st.

Simply, if you have 20% of something on top of 20% of something else, it isn't ever 40% total. Do the math.

Things like this NEVER stack as though you can just add the % adjustments.
Yes but I just wanted to give a simple answer since I'm really sleepy right now.........
Ole Man Bourbon
Ole Man Bourbon
Jungle Guide
#5
Well then, you should have been sleepy AND drunk

AND on ROOFIES

AND STREGA

And sugar

right now.

Whaa. . .a a a . . ?
icedragon981
icedragon981
Krytan Explorer
#6
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ole Man Bourbon
Well then, you should have been sleepy AND drunk

AND on ROOFIES

AND STREGA

And sugar

right now.

Whaa. . .a a a . . ?
..........I'm going to bed.........
Ole Man Bourbon
Ole Man Bourbon
Jungle Guide
#7
Wait!!!

Whoops, nm.
icedragon981
icedragon981
Krytan Explorer
#8
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ole Man Bourbon
Wait!!!

Whoops, nm.
I have a feeling I don't even want to ask.....
Ole Man Bourbon
Ole Man Bourbon
Jungle Guide
#9
heh

point being, they stack, but only when one after the other's first one has been counted.

ps: I don't even know what the hell the joke was up there ^.

*shrug*

'night
Plushie Penguin
Plushie Penguin
Krytan Explorer
#10
hate to bring it up, but from the last post, it looks like your saying the second +% damage is calculated after the first has been calculated, meaning basedamage+1st%=damage1, then damage1+2nd%=total damage
or is it just me?
Gonzo
Gonzo
Jungle Guide
#11
100 +20% = 120
120 +15% = 138
so 20 and 15 would turn out to be 38% instead of 35%?

- I turned out with the same results when doing 15% first, so order does not matter in this case (i think, not really a math genius)
shadow39365
shadow39365
Lion's Arch Merchant
#12
and also if you want to really load out the damage you could go for a specific 20% damage mod therefore expanding on Gonzo's points

100 + 20% = 120
120 + 15% = 138
138 + 20% = 165.6 (Big damage )

but either way if your a warrior you should customize EVERY item you intend to use, you lose out on some serious damage otherwise, not worth losing out on damage if you want to use a weapon for a while and then just sell it later.