Guild Wars 2

Do we calculate the reduction for the new alacrity as X-(X/6) ?

And in that, with perma alacrity, mind wrack is at 12-(12/6)=10 while with illusions you have 12-(12*.15)=10.2? So roughly equal?

edit: pyro too can answer.

For perma alacrity:
New cd = Old cd/(1+alacrity) = Old cd/(1.3333_)
So MW = 12/1.3333_ = 9s
So perma alacrity is shaving off a second more than IC.

For less than perma alacrity:
Old CD – 1(time) – .3333(alacrity time)

For convenience sake, consider permanent alacrity to be equivalent (but not equal) to a 25% (1/1.33333_) cooldown reduction. Less than perma will scale down quickly.

If you expect to have alacrity for less than 75% of the cooldown of the skill in question, use the following formula instead:
New cooldown = old cooldown – .33333_(seconds of alacrity)

So how much alacrity makes mind wrack equal with IC?

12 – .3333a = 10.2
a = (12 – 10.2)/.333333 = 5.4

So at 5.4s of alacrity between every mind wrack, you will be at the same cooldown reduction on MW as IC.

I’m pretty sure it should be

alacrity cooldown = regular cooldown/1.3333…
which is also
alacrity cooldown = regular cooldown * 0.75
EDIT: This is exactly the same as what Alpha said, we posted at about the same time.

I’ve updated this spreadsheet with those numbers.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1itgF1ChrrPzlisHzm22qfS2S4CMO709X5fSJEaQveZs/pubhtml

Toeofdoom.6152:

alacrity cooldown = regular cooldown/1.3333…
which is also
alacrity cooldown = regular cooldown * 0.75

This is precisely the math that is in my post. Not sure what you’re trying to say here.

I think you just posted at the same time.

Yeah, just a simultaneous post, left it there because of the link to the spreadsheet. Good to know we agree though

Ohhhhhh snap. He did not. Alpha you gonna take that?

Daniel Handler.4816:

Ohhhhhh snap. He did not. Alpha you gonna take that?

Erm… what? I don’t exactly know what you’re reading but… often these threads end up with lots of people all giving different answers, I’m glad that isn’t happening again. It means I don’t have to go back and change or test the entire spreadsheet :/

Toeofdoom.6152:

Daniel Handler.4816:

Ohhhhhh snap. He did not. Alpha you gonna take that?

Erm… what? I don’t exactly know what you’re reading but… often these threads end up with lots of people all giving different answers, I’m glad that isn’t happening again. It means I don’t have to go back and change or test the entire spreadsheet :/

…joking.