if u have "improve recharge using X skill 20%" on wand AND foci... does it stack?

axid

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2005

if u have "improve recharge using X skill 20%" on wand AND foci... does it stack?

SecUnder

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2005

San Diego CA

Eternity Lost and Found

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i dont think its a simple addition of the percentages, but a percentage of the result of the first percentage.

KainShadow

KainShadow

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2005

Legacy of Abyss

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uhm i can try and see

axid

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2005

so do u get 40% recharge if both the wand and focus has 20% skill recharge on it?
or do they cancel each other out, like runes?

SecUnder

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2005

San Diego CA

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Originally Posted by SecUnder
i dont think its a simple addition of the percentages, but a percentage of the result of the first percentage.
>.<

one item has 20% recharge, so now recharge time is at 80%, then with the other item it would be 20% of 80%, which is different than 40% from 100%.

KainShadow

KainShadow

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2005

Legacy of Abyss

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Quote:
Originally Posted by SecUnder
>.<

one item has 20% recharge, so now recharge time is at 80%, then with the other item it would be 20% of 80%, which is different than 40% from 100%.
no it's not "20% more fast to recharge" it's " fast recharge, CHANCE TO HAPPEN = 20%"

I thinks this bonuses stacks, at least from my test , recharge happen much frequent , but I could be wrong

SecUnder

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2005

San Diego CA

Eternity Lost and Found

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yeah i wasnt trying to do any real math or any actual results, just explaining how they would stack.

Mercury Angel

Mercury Angel

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Join Date: Apr 2005

Wandering my own road.

They very likely stack. There's improved recharge, and then there's IMPROVED recharge.

You'd have a 40% chance of improved recharge, and a 4% chance of greatly improved recharge.

I've seen skills recharge almost instantly, but even when meteor shower gets the bonus to trigger, it goes pretty slowly in comparison to other skills, because it takes 90 seconds to recharge without the bonus. But when they both trigger, it's so very fast.

Same goes with casting times.

I've done Restore Life and seen it go pretty fast, and then seen it go in ~2 seconds.

Of course, that could just be the way the 'improved' rate works, a random chance of happening, and a random amount of improvement, so I don't really know. Just speculation.