Guild Wars 2

Quick question, does the 25% speed buff from Signet of the Locust stack with the 10% speed buff from the #10 Quickening Thirst talent in the Blood Magic tree?

Nope. Sadly, no speed buffs stack in this game. Best you can get is +40% movement speed and that requires a very specific rune set + Swiftness.

That signet is a waste of a skill slot. Sure, it’s nice for travel. But as soon as something agros on you, it’s gone. It’s useless in WvW during battle. Waste of slot. Their way of ‘buffing’ it, made it junk. Good luck on being efficient and switching it out prior to a fight. And if you end up having to run from a battle, forget it.

Zatria.5783:

That signet is a waste of a skill slot. Sure, it’s nice for travel. But as soon as something agros on you, it’s gone. It’s useless in WvW during battle. Waste of slot. Their way of ‘buffing’ it, made it junk. Good luck on being efficient and switching it out prior to a fight. And if you end up having to run from a battle, forget it.

Not sure where you’re getting this, but that signet keeps working even while in combat. Everyone slows down significantly in combat. The extra speed you get from that signet can very easily make the difference between kiting and being kited.

Drarnor Kunoram.5180:

that signet keeps working even while in comba

I hope so too, as there isn’t anything in the description that says otherwise, but I do notice that I seem to run slower when I have aggro… maybe it’s just a visual bug, I dunno.

Didn’t know about not stacking… sucks.

digitz.2701:

Drarnor Kunoram.5180:

that signet keeps working even while in comba

I hope so too, as there isn’t anything in the description that says otherwise, but I do notice that I seem to run slower when I have aggro… maybe it’s just a visual bug, I dunno.

Didn’t know about not stacking… sucks.

While in combat, you slow down drastically. This is the case for absolutely everyone (in combat with Swiftness is a little slower than out of combat base. This is why you can never ever outrun a zerg).

Drarnor Kunoram.5180:

While in combat, you slow down drastically. This is the case for absolutely everyone (in combat with Swiftness is a little slower than out of combat base. This is why you can never ever outrun a zerg).

Aha I see! Thanks

Here are the numbers: http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Movement_speed

So with the Signet, you go 25% faster out of combat and during it combat.

Drarnor Kunoram.5180:

Zatria.5783:

That signet is a waste of a skill slot. Sure, it’s nice for travel. But as soon as something agros on you, it’s gone. It’s useless in WvW during battle. Waste of slot. Their way of ‘buffing’ it, made it junk. Good luck on being efficient and switching it out prior to a fight. And if you end up having to run from a battle, forget it.

Not sure where you’re getting this, but that signet keeps working even while in combat. Everyone slows down significantly in combat. The extra speed you get from that signet can very easily make the difference between kiting and being kited.

This was the link provided:

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Movement_speed

It seems across the board.

Regardless, mine slows down pretty drastically if I agro a mob.

Zatria.5783:

Drarnor Kunoram.5180:

Zatria.5783:

That signet is a waste of a skill slot. Sure, it’s nice for travel. But as soon as something agros on you, it’s gone. It’s useless in WvW during battle. Waste of slot. Their way of ‘buffing’ it, made it junk. Good luck on being efficient and switching it out prior to a fight. And if you end up having to run from a battle, forget it.

Not sure where you’re getting this, but that signet keeps working even while in combat. Everyone slows down significantly in combat. The extra speed you get from that signet can very easily make the difference between kiting and being kited.

This was the link provided:

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Movement_speed

It seems across the board.

Regardless, mine slows down pretty drastically if I agro a mob.

Out of combat movement speed WITH Locust: 300 + (25*300)/100 = 375 u/s

In combat movement speed WITH Locust: 210 + (25*210)/100 = 262,5 u/s

It “slows down” because getting in combat slows your movement speed regardless of buffs.
Signet of the Locust remains a 25% speed buff.

And don’t forget the slowing down to combat movement speed applies when walking forwards. Strafing and going back stay the same.