Does avater of balthazar+running stance stack?

Lishy

Lishy

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2008

Sorry, but I am new to running.

RPGmaniac

RPGmaniac

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

Running speed increase caps off at 33%. Individual skills can bypass it, but they can't stack past 33%.

In short: no.

Dem Babyz Iz Mine

Dem Babyz Iz Mine

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2008

Ninth ring of the Abyss

Underpaid Heroes [Hero]

D/A

Nuh uh, I've gotten 66%

RPGmaniac

RPGmaniac

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

I doubt that. What skills were you using?

milkflopance

milkflopance

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2006

England

The Cult of Scaro [WHO]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Dem Babyz Iz Mine
Nuh uh, I've gotten 66%
No you haven't. Max speed boost is 33% when combining skills, unless you're using Dash for 50%.

BenDiesel

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2008

Guild Wars University

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Technically you can get 66% with junundu tunnel, but that is the one exception

sykoone

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2005

Mystical Chaos

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Quote:
Originally Posted by BenDiesel
Technically you can get 66% with junundu tunnel, but that is the one exception
Single skills override the stacking cap, so it's not really an exception.

Sir Tidus

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2008

So if you use a 50% increase in speed at the same time as some other speed mod. What will be your final speed? 33% faster or 50% faster? Does it take the highest value?

Admael

Admael

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2005

California

Xen of Heroes

What about Essence of Celerity and a running stance? (25% or 33%, doesn't matter)

RPGmaniac

RPGmaniac

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir Tidus
So if you use a 50% increase in speed at the same time as some other speed mod. What will be your final speed? 33% faster or 50% faster? Does it take the highest value?
It takes the highest value, so it will be 50%.

Using the essence of celerity with any running stance, your final speed will be 33%.

Eldin

Eldin

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2005

America. How about you, commie?

Fellows of Mythgar [FOM]

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Speaking of which, I forget, can speed stances cancel out hexes? If I recall back in early 2006 ANet released an update that either made it so they can or they can't. I recall being able to sprint my way out of cripples, though - that or I was drunk at the time.

Sir Tidus

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2008

Quote:
Originally Posted by RPGmaniac
It takes the highest value, so it will be 50%.

Using the essence of celerity with any running stance, your final speed will be 33%.
Sorry, it seems to me that you just contradicted yourself. Will essence of celerity and dash together give you 50% or 33% increase in speed?

Gorebrex

Gorebrex

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Eldin
Speaking of which, I forget, can speed stances cancel out hexes? If I recall back in early 2006 ANet released an update that either made it so they can or they can't. I recall being able to sprint my way out of cripples, though - that or I was drunk at the time.
Probably just drunk. I was in Kryta a few hours ago, to get Grasping Earth for my Mo/E, got hexed by a Mergoyle(dont remember which skill, but a slow), and couldn't run faster using Windborne Speed. Not sure if other skills wouldve worked, but I don't think so.

RPGmaniac

RPGmaniac

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir Tidus
Sorry, it seems to me that you just contradicted yourself. Will essence of celerity and dash together give you 50% or 33% increase in speed?
It always takes the highest value. Dash would override the essence of celerity. When I meant any running stance, I mean outside of the ones that exceed the cap (such as dash, junundu tunnel, etc).

Kale Ironfist

Kale Ironfist

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2006

Australia

Venatio Illuminata [VEIL]

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Eldin
Speaking of which, I forget, can speed stances cancel out hexes? If I recall back in early 2006 ANet released an update that either made it so they can or they can't. I recall being able to sprint my way out of cripples, though - that or I was drunk at the time.
The update allowed speed boosts to actually boost your speed if you were hit by a -50% speed effect (whether hex or the crippled condition).

Before that update, all +speed boosts did nothing to help you.

Gorebrex

Gorebrex

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2006

Is that update in effect now? Because as in my previous post, I was recently hit with a slow, and a speed boost I used did nothing to change my speed. Not enough to notice at least.

Kale Ironfist

Kale Ironfist

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2006

Australia

Venatio Illuminata [VEIL]

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It's been in effect for quite a while now. Try to remember the exact speed boost and hex you were hit with and there might be an explanation.

Charr

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2007

W/A

Mergoyle Wavebreaker also uses Deep Freeze so it's possible that was the reason your Windborne Speed didn't have any effect.

Gorebrex

Gorebrex

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2006

I dont think they were wavebreakers, I was coming from Beetletun. The speedboost was windborne speed, as I was Mo/E to get Grasping Earth from Hot Spring Murders quest.

RPGmaniac

RPGmaniac

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

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