Guild Wars 2

I was always under the impression there were no hard stat caps in the game, but I just noticed something strange.

According to the hero screen, my power without food is 300. I eat 100 power/70 precision food and my crit chance goes up, but my power remains at 300. This is true with both my staff and main hand dagger.

Is power capped at 300 or am I experiencing a bug?

Edit: I was in Caledon Forest when I noticed this, so obviously my power would be higher elsewhere, but that brings up another question. Is power capped after downscaling for low level zones and is that why my power number didn’t change after eating?

It’s to do with level scaling - in PvE, your stats are capped as if all your gear was of ’level-appropriate’ rarity.

This reddit comment explains the basics of it - certain stats are ’wasted’ when in low-level areas, so you may wish to change up your gear or food choices accordingly.