Something i wonder

Striking Nimbus

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2007

W/R

Like say your attributes are 9 illusion 9 domination and 12 fast casting....
does it matter if the staff is req 9 illusiopn, domination or fast casting? or as long as your build meets the requirements, its kinkey and doesnt really matter? just somthing tat always bugged me LOL

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MisterB

MisterB

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2005

Planet Earth, Sol system, Milky Way galaxy

[ban]

W/

Attribute level only affects the damage from the staff, so if you want to wand stuff, meet the requirement. Customizing will increase the damage further. If you don't care about the damage from your staff, then neither the requirement nor the attribute matter. None of the weapon upgrades or bonuses for a wand or a staff are affected by requirement, only the damage from it.

xron

xron

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2008

Denbigh, Wales

Zero Zero

R/

no it doesn't matter, as you say as long as you have the requirement of 9 in whatever then you will deal max damage and gain the max energy from the staff.

Savio

Savio

Teenager with attitude

Join Date: Jul 2005

Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]

If you add attribute-specific upgrades to the staff, those will only affect the staff's requirement attribute. For example, if you have a req 9 illusion staff and you add an Adept Staff Head, it will only reduce casting times of illusion spells.

xron

xron

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2008

Denbigh, Wales

Zero Zero

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Savio View Post
If you add attribute-specific upgrades to the staff, those will only affect the staff's requirement attribute. For example, if you have a req 9 illusion staff and you add an Adept Staff Head, it will only reduce casting times of illusion spells.
ahh yes forgot about this

glacialphoenix

glacialphoenix

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2008

Singapore

Royal Order of Flying Lemmings [ROFL]

Mo/

Doesn't matter as long as you meet the specific requirement. And since you're a caster, it won't even matter half the time - that's why people can sell caster weapons which are req12, etc. because the requirements are for the damage. Casters don't worry about the damage from, say, a voltaic spear, because you're not there to spearchuck, and you'll get the full bonus from the mods anyway.

If you have a focus, though, you want to make sure you meet the requirement for that +energy. :P

Savio

Savio

Teenager with attitude

Join Date: Jul 2005

Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]

Quote:
Originally Posted by xron View Post
no it doesn't matter, as you say as long as you have the requirement of 9 in whatever then you will deal max damage and gain the max energy from the staff.
On staves, the energy you get from them is not dependent on meeting the requirement. The req only affects damage, so not meeting it is usually not a big deal.

Darcy

Darcy

Never Too Old

Join Date: Jul 2006

Rhode Island where there are no GW contests

Order of First

W/R

It depends on what attribute line you wish to affect.

Example: build is part Inspiration; part Domination - which skills do you want to be affected by HCT and/or HSR? Pick the staff that will suit your build.

BrettM

BrettM

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2008

Fuzzy Physics Institute

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Darcy View Post
It depends on what attribute line you wish to affect.

Example: build is part Inspiration; part Domination - which skills do you want to be affected by HCT and/or HSR? Pick the staff that will suit your build.
HSR on a staff affects all spells of any attribute.