Talk:Cast

Have you verified that it applies to non-spells? --Fyren 18:56, 1 Oct 2005 (EST)


 * This defintion is wrong. Casting is only "spell" activation. The generic act of activating a skill is called "Activation" not "Casting." A warrior does not "cast" Devastating Hammer, he activates it. We had this discussion somewhere in some skill page about the skill template, already. Right? That's why we have "Activation" in the skill template, not casting. --Karlos 20:45, 1 Oct 2005 (EST)


 * So all the weapon/armor bonuses that apply "while casting" do not apply while you activate non-spell skills? Okay, I stand corrected. --Tetris L 20:55, 1 Oct 2005 (EST)
 * We agreed that "casting" non-spells didn't make sense. But, the game uses the term "casting" for some mods (like the shield Tetris recently made the article for, which he linked here, and then wrote), so I was wondering what the game thought.  --Fyren 21:43, 1 Oct 2005 (EST)


 * Also note that the text for many weapon upgrades says "Improves Casting speed using [attribute] skills". It says "skills", not "spells". --Tetris L 21:51, 1 Oct 2005 (EST)


 * Good points. I can offer not assertion that casting referred to in the shield is only for spells. One would have to have the Shield and then try casting versus using skills (other than attacking) and then measure damage delt (from a source that does not vary in value like a weapon but something like a Lightning Spell). But for the improves casting speed part, I have never seen those on any non-spell-casting attribute. i.e. Improves casting speed on Swordsmanship skills by 18%. Has anyone seen that? On the contrary, I think this part has been consistently used with only magic attributes. But, it is of note that it improves SKILLS, not spells. That would be tricky to measure. A mesmer would be a good choice because they have many skills and spells. If someone has something that improves Inspiration Magic casting speed, they can try it on Mantra of Resolve. It takes 5 seconds and is not a spell so it would be easy to notice if it was reduced. --Karlos 22:14, 1 Oct 2005 (EST)