Just a very simple noob question

FastDeath

FastDeath

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2006

Fruitcake City

Rage

W/Mo

What does in a stance meens?

DeanBB

DeanBB

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2005

Arizona

Wizardry Players Guild, http://4guildwars.7.forumer.com

It means that you get the listed bonus while your character is in a stance. If you are a warrior using a sword with "+15% damage while in a stance" you will do 15% more damage while using Bonetti's Defense, for example.

Same applies to...

"while enchanted" = while there is an enchantment on you (mending, healing breeze, etc)
"while hexed" = while you suffer from a hex, like Conjure Phantasm
"while health is over 50%" = you get the bonus while your health bar is over 50%

etc

Burakus Lightwing

Burakus Lightwing

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Oct 2005

W/

there are certain skills that will are considered a "stance". I'm going to go out on a limb and say your looking at a weapon or shield. so in order for you to get that bonus protection/damage you will need to use a "stance" skill.
A couple examples for you...Tigers Fury, dodge, whirling Def. , Bonettis D, Gladiator D. ...hope that helps.


looks like Dean beat me to it.

FastDeath

FastDeath

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2006

Fruitcake City

Rage

W/Mo

Thx .
but i more wonderd what is stance?
Is it like Charge?

chris_nin00

chris_nin00

Dun dun dun

Join Date: Aug 2005

Reddit Guild

R/

Charge is a shout
Therefore...
It stacks with stances

Burakus Lightwing

Burakus Lightwing

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Oct 2005

W/

"Charge" is a shout. When you are looking at the skill/spell description it will say in the top left corner what type it is. be it, shout, stance, hex, enchantment...elite...

oh man beat again..I shouldn't be doing this at work...oh no busted too..lol oops

FastDeath

FastDeath

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2006

Fruitcake City

Rage

W/Mo

ok thx evry1

Zobi

Zobi

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2005

Europe

FR

Just as a quick add, Mantras are also considered as stances.

NatalieD

NatalieD

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Zobi
Just as a quick add, Mantras are also considered as stances.
Mantra isn't a skill type, though. There just happen to be a number of mesmer stance skills named "Mantra of Something". At least one "Mantra of..." skill is an enchantment and not a stance, though.

Zobi

Zobi

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2005

Europe

FR

Sorry, Natalie, I phrased it poorly. When discussing stances, people tend to think about Tanks and Rangers; the point I was trying to raise is that Mesmers have quite a lot of stances too.

dargon

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: May 2005

The Seraphim Knights [TSK]

R/

A stance is, in simplest terms, how you stand. For example, in the movie the Karate Kid, when he's in the fight standing on one foot with his arms out he's in the crane pose/position/stance. Guildwars simply uses stances as another type of skill, much like spell, trap, etc.