Fast Cast and HCT

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XDeadboltX
Frost Gate Guardian
#1
Do these stack. If I had [backfire] , and with fast casting got it to cast in ~2 seconds. If my Half cast time mod activated, would it half the original 3 seconds to 1.5, or does fast casting come before the half cast time mod making it cast in 1 second?
Boogz
Boogz
Lion's Arch Merchant
#2
yes, they do stack
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graverobber2
Frost Gate Guardian
#3
you can quarter casting time by using 2 HCT mods, so i think FC & HCT stack (not sure, though)
Quaker
Quaker
Hell's Protector
#4
I believe they stack. And the order in which they happen shouldn't matter.

In your example you would have 3 secs x 2/3 (fast casting) = 2 sec. Then 2 sec x 1/2 (HCT) = 1 sec

Or 3 secs x 1/2 (HCT) = 1.5 sec. Then 1.5 sec x 2/3 (fast cast) = 1 sec
Pesi
Pesi
Jungle Guide
#5
they stack, dont we love mesmers?
Parson Brown
Parson Brown
Wilds Pathfinder
#6
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Originally Posted by Pesi
they stack, dont we love mesmers?
Actually, this is another reason I think Mesmers are best suited to casting spells from ANOTHER profession. It seems to me that most mesmer skills are designed to be cast with decent fast casting, so that reducing the cast time by 1/3 only serves to bring the skill down to where it should be in the first case.

Shills from other professions, however, are generally not balanced with Fast Casting in mind, so they really benefit.
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darkdreamr
Frost Gate Guardian
#7
if only glyphs were affected by FC..