Talk:Block

Does blocking stack? If I have Guardian and Aegis on at the same time, does that mean 94% chance of blocking?


 * It does not stack like that, but it does stack.
 * Lets say you had guardian at 50% on you and Aegis on you at the same time. When the attack happens the game computes it like this


 * Attack
 * 50% chance of deflection with guardian
 * If blocked, done
 * If not blocked 50% chance of blocking with Aegis


 * The end result is a 75% chance to block with the stack not a 100% chance, because aegis is only blocking 50% of 50% of attacks that get through guardian. Makes sense?--Draygo Korvan 12:09, 19 May 2006 (CDT)

Phrasing for stacking
I've added this info to the page, as it's really quite useful to know and I couldn't see it elsewhere. Someone might wanna make my wording clearer though. I'll be doing the same to the evasion section. &mdash; Oreso 05:42, 27 August 2006 (CDT)
 * I changed it to simply "will stack multiplicatively." If someone doesn't understand that, they probably won't get your longer explanation, either.  --Fyren 06:14, 27 August 2006 (CDT)
 * Hmm, don't like "multiplicatively", it should explain to users how it works, our average user will probably not understand what that means. I'll try to think of a better way to phrase it. Oh and nice to have you back Fyren (what did you go an get an English master's degree while you were gone :P ) --Xasxas256 06:17, 27 August 2006 (CDT)
 * How does this sound? "Multiple sources of blocking will stack multiplicatively, in other words if you have two different sources of blocking, 50% and 75%, your overall chance to block is 87.5% (0.5 + ( 0.75 * 0.5) = 0.875)." --Xasxas256 06:21, 27 August 2006 (CDT)
 * I think it's common (in gaming, not GW) to say things either stack "additively" or "multiplicatively." I was avoiding giving a math lesson.  I wasn't ever really gone, by the way.  See my user page.  --Fyren 06:23, 27 August 2006 (CDT)
 * I'd prefer a longer explanation. If people can understand "multiplicatively" that's fine, but we shouldn't assume they do. The explanation at the top of this page is the clearest methinks. &mdash; Oreso 06:35, 27 August 2006 (CDT)
 * I think the way I've phrased it is pretty concise. It's one sentence, uses the technical term (multiplicatively) or the reader doesn't understand that, they can read a short mathematical proof or infer how it works from 50% and 75% chance gives an overall chance of 87.5%. For just 36 words I think that's good value for money! It doesn't dwell on it but gives the user a good chance of being able to understand it. The example up the top is too wordy in my opinion. --Xasxas256 06:40, 27 August 2006 (CDT)
 * If we want to explain it somewhere, perhaps make a subheading in stack under "effects" and link to there. The shortest way I can think of is "subtract each percentage from 1 (or 100%) and multiply together all the results."  Eleven words!  --Fyren 06:47, 27 August 2006 (CDT)