Guild Wars 2

I noticed some of my upgrades will have like 1/4 beside them and may have 4 different stats and im just curious as to how this works. does it mean i can add up to 4 to that one upgrade although it already has 4 or can i replace one of the four i think this is the only thing about thisgame im confused about thanks to any help.

I just figured this out tonight, so don’t feel bad! It means that if you stack the same rune on multiple armor pieces, you unlock further parts of the bonus “tree.” For example, if you have a Major Rune of the Centaur, it has 4 bonuses attached to it:
(1) +15 Power
(2) +10% Bleed Duration
(3) +35 Power
(4) +15% Swiftness Duration

If you have one piece of armor with this rune, you will only be granted the bonus for +15 Power. If you have 2, you’ll get +15 Power and +10% Bleed Duration. If you have 3, you’ll have all of the above +35 more Power. Get it?

When it reads as (1/4) or (2/4), etc, that’s telling you how many runes of that type you have equipped and is showing you exactly what bonuses you are getting in colored text. Bonuses you aren’t getting will be in grey text.

Hope that helps!

ok so to get all 4 of the example you described id need 4 runes of the centaur? i get it makes sense thanks.

Bear in mind, you should not feel obligated to get all four runes, unless you need all bonuses. In the example above, the bonus for 4 runes is +15% Swiftness. Maybe your play style does not need this bonus, so in that case you would be better off to stay at 3/4 Centaur, and use another rune on another piece of gear.