Serpent's Quickness - Does it have to be active for duration?

jgortner

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2005

Saints of Sin

W/Mo

27 Apr 2006 at 18:41 - 1
Hi,

Very quick question: Does serpents quickness have to be active for the duration of the recharge time? or does it just have to be active when you use the skill initially? That is, if I go: serpants quickness, for great justice, gladiators defence (which cancels sq) will for great justice still recharge 33% quicker?

Thanks so much for your response!

Isaac

suiraCLAW

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2006

27 Apr 2006 at 18:48 - 2
both fgj and gladiators defence wil recharge faster...

hyro yamaguchi

hyro yamaguchi

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Join Date: Sep 2005

The Netherlands

Mo/Me

27 Apr 2006 at 18:49 - 3
If SQ is active while you activate a skill it gives the -33%

So if you use a stance that replaces SQ it WILL get the bonus.

jgortner

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2005

Saints of Sin

W/Mo

27 Apr 2006 at 18:56 - 4
And will this stack with Mantra of Inscriptions as well?

So I can get both 33% quicker and X% quicker for a signet? i.e if inscriptions was set to 45%

A signet with recharge of 10 would first be reduced by 33 and then reduced again by 45?

SnipiousMax

SnipiousMax

Perfectly Elocuted

Join Date: Sep 2005

27 Apr 2006 at 19:41 - 5
Mantra is a stance. So they wouldn't stack.

TheOneMephisto

TheOneMephisto

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

28 Apr 2006 at 00:27 - 6
As long as you use it at the end of the skills usage it activates. For example, you can start activating a trap, and right before you finish hit SQ, and the trap will recharge faster.

hyro yamaguchi

hyro yamaguchi

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Join Date: Sep 2005

The Netherlands

Mo/Me

28 Apr 2006 at 06:04 - 7
Quote:
Originally Posted by SnipiousMax
Mantra is a stance. So they wouldn't stack. I use it on storm chaser, that is a stance too, and even though it replaces it, it still affect its recharge speed.

NatalieD

NatalieD

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

28 Apr 2006 at 07:33 - 8
Quote:
Originally Posted by hyro yamaguchi
I use it on storm chaser, that is a stance too, and even though it replaces it, it still affect its recharge speed. But you can't combine two stances to reduce a recharge even more, which is what Snipious was saying.

hyro yamaguchi

hyro yamaguchi

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Join Date: Sep 2005

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Mo/Me

28 Apr 2006 at 13:50 - 9
hmmm, if you would activate the signet while sq is active and then active mantra, wouldnt that work?

Valerius

Valerius

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Join Date: Apr 2005

Canada

R/

28 Apr 2006 at 14:56 - 10
Quote:
Originally Posted by hyro yamaguchi
hmmm, if you would activate the signet while sq is active and then active mantra, wouldnt that work? yeah it'll work

SnipiousMax

SnipiousMax

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Join Date: Sep 2005

28 Apr 2006 at 15:44 - 11
I thought MoI only worked on Sigs activated while you were under it's effect. I think it's just like SQ, it has to be active to work, and doesn't affect skils retroactively.