NEW runes (+ health and + energy)

Guildmaster Cain

Guildmaster Cain

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2006

Guildmistress Eve [Me], Guildmistress Azura [N], Guildmistress Azumi [A], Guildmistress Jaina [D]

Guildmaster Aeron [Rt], Arthas Ironfist [W], Guild: The Tyrian Templars [TTT]

I heard about some people getting new runes. The priest of Balthazar has them as well in his menu.

Minor Vitae = +10 health
Minor (dunno whatsisname) = +2 energy

Seems to me they are STACKABLE, otherwise Vitae would be just the same as minor Vigor (+30), but less useless.

Can anyone confirm this?

Guinevere Ac

Guinevere Ac

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2006

Milano

Quote:
Originally Posted by Guildmaster Cain
I heard about some people getting new runes. The priest of Balthazar has them as well in his menu.

Minor Vitae = +10 health
Minor (dunno whatsisname) = +2 energy

Seems to me they are STACKABLE, otherwise Vitae would be just the same as minor Vigor (+30), but less useless.

Can anyone confirm this?
vitae = 10hp
attunement = 2energy

stackable. u can find them in blue armors only as they are considered minor runes.
u can even use 5 attunement runes if u want. that would give u +10 energy, but probably the best use for them is SupVigor + minor of the attributes u use + 1 or 2 attunement runes depending on how many "free" armor pieces u have.

as soon as i drop them i'll go with

Sup Domination
Sup vigor
3x attunement

FalconDance

FalconDance

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2005

...deep within the sylvan splendor...

Order of the Migrating Coconuts [ALBA]

I popped into LA to check a few things this morning but the rune trader did NOT have any new runes, so maybe they're only drops?

Guinevere Ac

Guinevere Ac

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2006

Milano

Quote:
Originally Posted by FalconDance
I popped into LA to check a few things this morning but the rune trader did NOT have any new runes, so maybe they're only drops?
rune traders have rune in stock only when someone sell them to rune traders...
as long as noone sells to them, rune traders will never have vitae and attunement in stock... always worked like this. new runes/ materials are impossible be found at traders for days

fallot

I'm the king

Join Date: Nov 2005

Aussie Trolling Crew: Grand Phallus and Chairman Pro Tempore

The rune trader only has runes that people have sold to him, you can find the new ones at the Priest of Balthazar and equip them on your PvP characters immediately. Other than that you have to hope for a drop or for enough people to sell them to the Rune trader, an exteremly unlikely prospect considering how good and rare they are at the moment.

RTSFirebat

RTSFirebat

The Humanoid Typhoon

Join Date: May 2005

UK

Servants of Fortuna [SoF]

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by FalconDance
I popped into LA to check a few things this morning but the rune trader did NOT have any new runes, so maybe they're only drops?
Trader is sold out of them. Same with the new dyes. Must likely someone has already got them all trying to make a profit.

They will show up at the trader once people start selling them to the trader.

Sophitia Leafblade

Sophitia Leafblade

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

Dragon Slayer Guild [DSG]

R/

The Attument Runes are actually gonna be pretty handy to have i cant wait to be able to put them onto my chars especially on chars than use primary 1 type of skill like my Ele

Cebe

Cebe

The 5th Celestial Boss

Join Date: Jul 2006

Inverness, Scotland

The Cult of Scaro [WHO]

E/

I couldn't find the runes at the rune trader but I did have a Rune of Vitae drop for me from an Am Fah in the Wajjun Bazaar. Thanks to that lovely salvage system I got to keep the cape the rune came off and it gave me a bolt of silk! Bonus!

ShadowStorm

ShadowStorm

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

Take me where I cannot stand.

The Better Part of Valor

W/N

Holy crap, I just saw someone in Droknar's trying to sell 5 vitae runes for 25K each! That's almost as much as a Sup Vigor!

Xeeron

Xeeron

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2006

Strike Force

If you buy that, its your own fault. In a few weeks they will go for <1k.

- Xeeron

Maxiemonster

Maxiemonster

There is no spoon.

Join Date: Jun 2005

Netherlands

Mo/

The Vitea and Attunement runes aren't half as useful as the runes that reduce conditions. I'm getting my monk a rune that reduces Dazed, and maybe even one the reduces Crippled.

Angel Develin

Angel Develin

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2005

Lions Arch

Minions of Kronos

N/Me

all this runes sound very nice, i think i have to make 1 more armor for each or my characters, thinking about the "reduce conditions" runes, so thats whay assasin armor is changed!!!!! :O

Theus

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

W/Mo

Aye.To hell with the Vitae runes.The Cripple/Dazed runes will be a casters best friend.

Rera

Rera

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2006

If you're letting dazed stay on you long enough that a duration reduction would matter, you have another problem.

Thom Bangalter

Thom Bangalter

Grindin'

Join Date: Dec 2005

MO

E/Mo

The reduces blindness/reduces weakness is going to be very nice on a warrior.

The ones that reduce other conditions (dazed, crippled, Deep wound) will arguably be better than 10 measily helath.

Izzy was on IRC last night, basically saying that they're there to give you more rune options, to make a person think about how they're runing their character. It's a good thing.

Now, to kill some am-fah for my ele...

Maxiemonster

Maxiemonster

There is no spoon.

Join Date: Jun 2005

Netherlands

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Rera
If you're letting dazed stay on you long enough that a duration reduction would matter, you have another problem.
Definitly not, there are always situations where you actually let the Dazed wear off by time. Of course, it's not common, but still, when it happens you'd rather have it be a short time then a long time. The 10 health or 2 energy have less chance of saving you then this one.

ischuros

ischuros

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

Ireland

N/Me

Sry to be a grammer RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GO, but to OP, dont you mean they are more useless if they are not stackable?

I've been wanting an energy rune for quite some time now, and am happy that they are finally availible.

Oofus

Oofus

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2006

I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.

Cold Hard [CASH]

Attunement Rune is a blessing for a nuker (or any single attribute ele). Before the only runes a nuker could use were Fire, Energy Storage, and Vigor, leaving 2 empty pieces of armor without runes. Now they have something usefull to add to them. An Ele can now max out with 115 energy.

Kais Unduli

Kais Unduli

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2005

Room V

I think these new runes will have more use for pvp than for pvp. Warriors won't have any space for them, so I think mainly casters benefit from their addition.

I also had a minor attunement rune drop today in Cantha. My armors are kind of set now, but if I pick up some new armor I'll use them then.

Rera

Rera

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Maxiemonster
Definitly not, there are always situations where you actually let the Dazed wear off by time. Of course, it's not common, but still, when it happens you'd rather have it be a short time then a long time. The 10 health or 2 energy have less chance of saving you then this one.
Explain to me why you would ever, ever let dazed wear off on its own.

Rawling

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2006

Me/E

Wait, is that GOREDENGINE thing, like, a language filter? Funny, I never noticed that.

Anyway...

these are a nice addition, so far I've just had a single rune on all 4 of my armor pieces - one for each of my Mesmer attributes, even though I don't really use 1-2 of them. It'll be nice to have a few more options.

-Loki-

-Loki-

Forge Runner

Join Date: Oct 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Rawling
Wait, is that GOREDENGINE thing, like, a language filter? Funny, I never noticed that.
Someone thought it would be funny to have it replaced F***. I personally would have gone with firetruck.

Akhilleus

Akhilleus

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2005

If it aint expensive, it aint worth buyin'.

Leading/Co-leading Bretheren Of Chaos [Dark]

W/Mo

the condition runes will now (for me at least) replace the (recently made useless) superior absorbtion rune.

Jetdoc

Jetdoc

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Jul 2005

The Eyes of Texas [BEVO]

D/A

I agree. I am seriously reconsidering the rune makeup of every one of my characters - I may wind up packing MORE sets of armor to focus on only 2 attributes, to gain the benefit of these new runes.

lishi

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Rera
Explain to me why you would ever, ever let dazed wear off on its own.
you dont have any choice :P

during the old 8 man HA many rc prot didnt taken mend ailment.

eriktheman

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2006

W/Mo

Can add this new +10 health rune even though i have a sup vigor on my armor, or will it replace?

Pkest

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2006

Hooded Reavers of Eternal Life(Ankh)

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by eriktheman
Can add this new +10 health rune even though i have a sup vigor on my armor, or will it replace?
You can't add it to the same piece of armor without losing the vigor but it will stack if you put it on another piece that doesn't already have a rune.