Curious about Haste items

[ChaosSlayerZ]

Remember how on LIVE they had rather strange numbers for haste?
For example we had items with haste like:
-6% haste - Sporali Gloves?
-11% - Catfur Sash?
-16% - mmm something was in 16% slot - can't recal
-21%- Ornate Girdle from Veksar
-26% - Runebound Girdle?
-31% - Rune Bolster Belt
-36% - CLoak of Flames
-41% - Belt of the Destroyer

but NEVER they used any nice round number like 10, 20, 30.

Does anyone know if there was a reason behind this?

[Dibalamin]

16% was the Sky Drop belts. You could also get 41% from the Sky quest belts.

And there was never a spoken/listed reason that I remember other than "we say so, damnit".

[dubbtherogue]

Hangman's Noose was 16% as well, I think? Been a looooooong time since I've seen one, though.

And there were 40% haste items. Ragebringer, etc.

[gaeorn]

I'd bet it was that Verant didn't know math well enough to come up with a even number.

[ChaosSlayerZ]

Originally Posted by dubbtherogue

Hangman's Noose was 16% as well, I think? Been a looooooong time since I've seen one, though.

And there were 40% haste items. Ragebringer, etc.

prety sure that things like Ragebringer and original Monk Epic Gloves were the only things with even 40% haste - 41% haste items did not existed then yet.
The first 41% come out from velious. I belive GoD had a 51% haste item when i left live

but otherwise with with later items the trend of going in 11-16-21-26-31 remained

[Dibalamin]

Sky belts were available before Kunark came out, you just had to exploit like hell to get them (Think 100 people in Sky).

GOD had a 10% over haste item that stacked with all other worn & spell haste, as did Time.

The sporali gloves were added in Luclin I think and I think now there are some 46% haste items according to Lucy.

[vales]

The reason why you see odd numbers for haste items is because in order for the haste to work, you have to be one level before the said haste percentage.

For example, if the Catfur Sash has 11% haste, you have to be level 10 in order for haste to kick in. For 21% on Ornate Girdle from Veksar, you have to be level 20, etc., etc.

I played a monk exclusively on live, and knowing all of this was second nature.

Also, the max haste is only taken into account with the higher haste item percentage. If you have both of the above haste items equipped, then you will only get benefit from the Girdle - but not until level 20. That's why you should wear the haste item you get the benefits from according to your level.

Bard haste songs and spells (shaman, enchanter) will overwrite each other depending on which is faster. So if you're bard is weaving Jonthan's Provocation (50% @ max level) and the enchanter is buffing you with Swift Like the Wind (60%), then there's really no point in the bard hasting. Have him twist a different song. I can't tell you how many times I've had to explain this to people I've grouped with.

Except for the Monk epic (which is essentially a bard song) and disciplines, none of the above will stack with any other class. That's why playing a Monk kicked much, much ass. Can't beat the 95% haste with combined items/epic/disc and spells.