Guild Wars 2

So, usually the information was that all of these stack in regards to increasing Daze duration.
However, that was before the April patch which also doubled the Sigil’s effect to 30%.

We are looking at 3 possible multipliers to Daze-duration:

• 1,33 from Mesmer Runes
• 1,25 from Confounding Suggestions
• 1,30 from the Sigil

I tested them a bit two days ago, and while I didn’t capture video and check the actual duration, I could not find any difference between just Mesmer Runes and adding any combination of the other two on top. While removing Mesmer Runes was immediately noticeable (for example, Asura Technobabble covered only 4 sword-autoattacks, not nearly-6).

Now I’m wondering whether anyone else has tried to benchmark this in the past 4 weeks or so. Because right now, my hopethesis is:

Only one duration-increasing effect applies, the largest one.

Alternatively:

Daze duration increase is capped rather, low at 40%-50% total.

I know this used to be different, but I no longer see 2s dazes from my Mantra with all 3 effects.

Yeah I did some extensive daze duration testing right after the patch broke:
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/mesmer/Daze-duration-results

Was just going to post skcamows thread.

But are you sure that the effects don’t stack at all? That would contradict with his results.

No, like I said, I was only really sure that all 3 don’t stack, not with all combinations of 2. The results in the thread make sense, skcamow. Thanks.

I guess this means I need to install FRAPS or so again, and re-check this after every patch. Especially with the 1,5s you got f or CS alone. :P

Anyhow, thanks, question answered.

I tested these on my S/D 6 trick thief and steal daze is 1.33 seconds and tactical strike is 2.66 seconds. I recorded and timed. Tried with both no change. Runes seem to set the duraton. With sigil of para was 1.3 and 2.6. From my tests on my thief no stacking.

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I tested these on my S/D 6 trick thief and steal daze is 1.33 seconds and tactical strike is 2.66 seconds. I recorded and timed. Tried with both no change. Runes seem to set the duraton. With sigil of para was 1.3 and 2.6. From my tests on my thief no stacking.

Excellent, thanks for that validation!