Core vs HoT stats

Core vs HoT stats

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Posted by: Maniak.7069

Maniak.7069

I’m looking to buy something from BLING-9009, but I can select core stats or HoT stats.. is there somewhere that lists which stats belong to which so I can make sure I buy the right piece?

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Posted by: Illconceived Was Na.9781

Illconceived Was Na.9781

I was going to say it’s on the wiki, but… it isn’t there any more in an at-a-glance format. (Or at least, if it is, it’s not obvious from BLING or Equipment acquisition or various other articles I clicked on).

So here’s a decent rule of thumb:

  • If it has only 3 stats, it’s core. See also: 3 stat prefixes
  • If it has 4 stats, it’s HoT. See also: 4 stat prefixes
  • Celestial & Giver’s are core.
  • Some things on the list are PvP-only.

There might be exceptions to that rule of thumb; if there are, I’ll update this as they are discovered.

PS some of this might change on Tuesday, depending on how ANet handles the update to condi/boon duration and if they remember/forget to update the definitions of ‘core’ or ‘HoT’ later.

PPS this definitely changes on the 22nd. I don’t know if we’ll be able to use fractal pages right away to purchase PoF stats.

PPPS It’s possible that the “HoT stat” chests also allow you to choose core stats. The separation is there so that non-HoT players can’t bypass the requirement of owning HoT.

John Smith: “you should kill monsters, because killing monsters is awesome.”

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Posted by: Daddicus.6128

Daddicus.6128

Not quite, if I recall correctly. There are four-stat core items. However, the point count you get is smaller than the HoT four-stat items.

Hot items have two primary stats and two secondary stats, and they have more total points than either three- or four-item core gear. Core four-item stats merely move some points from one of the other stats into a fourth stat, but the total number of points is the same as three-item gear.

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Posted by: Illconceived Was Na.9781

Illconceived Was Na.9781

Not quite, if I recall correctly. There are four-stat core items. However, the point count you get is smaller than the HoT four-stat items.

Hot items have two primary stats and two secondary stats, and they have more total points than either three- or four-item core gear. Core four-item stats merely move some points from one of the other stats into a fourth stat, but the total number of points is the same as three-item gear.

Which four-stat prefixes are core? They all use jeweled dowels/patches to craft and/or HoT “activators” (e.g. maguuma lily). I’m going off the list on the wiki of 4-stat prefixes.

John Smith: “you should kill monsters, because killing monsters is awesome.”

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Posted by: Daddicus.6128

Daddicus.6128

Which four-stat prefixes are core? They all use jeweled dowels/patches to craft and/or HoT “activators” (e.g. maguuma lily). I’m going off the list on the wiki of 4-stat prefixes.

Ascended rings from Fractals are the only ones I know of for sure.

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Illconceived Was Na.9781

Which four-stat prefixes are core? They all use jeweled dowels/patches to craft and/or HoT “activators” (e.g. maguuma lily). I’m going off the list on the wiki of 4-stat prefixes.

Ascended rings from Fractals are the only ones I know of for sure.

The OP is asking about the weapon and armor boxes, not rings. Weapons & Armors that BLING sells come in two flavors: Core stats & HoT stats. Rings are sold by name; they aren’t labeled as Core or HoT.

John Smith: “you should kill monsters, because killing monsters is awesome.”

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Daddicus.6128

Good point (although I had to check what BLING-9009 sells to notice that).

Thanks!