A question about recharge bonuses ending mid-recharge...
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Aggelakis,
Posted on: 2010-07-14 22:13 in Player Questions
The best way to think about it is that Hasten (and all powers) recover 1 point per second. Hasten needs 450 points to recharge.
Recharge buffs change the number of points you accumulate every second, so with hasten active, you get 1.7 points back per second for each power that's recharging.
So, click Hasten. For the next 120 seconds you accumulate 120*1.7 = 204 points
You still need another 246 points for Hasten to recharge, and will have to wait 246 seconds for them to accumulate at 1 point per second.
So the total recharge time will be 120 + 246 = 336 seconds.
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Holy crap, this is the first time I've heard the "recharge shuffle" in such a way that I understand it the first read through.
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Originally Posted by DrMike2000
The best way to think about it is that Hasten (and all powers) recover 1 point per second. Hasten needs 450 points to recharge.
Recharge buffs change the number of points you accumulate every second, so with hasten active, you get 1.7 points back per second for each power that's recharging. So, click Hasten. For the next 120 seconds you accumulate 120*1.7 = 204 points You still need another 246 points for Hasten to recharge, and will have to wait 246 seconds for them to accumulate at 1 point per second. So the total recharge time will be 120 + 246 = 336 seconds. |
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Originally Posted by Dispari
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Agreed. That is by far the simplest explanation I've ever seen for a very complicated mechanic.|
Originally Posted by Aggelakis
Holy crap, this is the first time I've heard the "recharge shuffle" in such a way that I understand it the first read through.
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Except this part:
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Originally Posted by DrMike2000
So the total recharge time will be 120 + 246 = 336 seconds.
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+rep to Dr Mike!
@Roderick
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Alright, thanks. Seems mathematically equivalent to what I said, just a lot clearer.
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Originally Posted by DrMike2000
The best way to think about it is that Hasten (and all powers) recover 1 point per second. Hasten needs 450 points to recharge.
Recharge buffs change the number of points you accumulate every second, so with hasten active, you get 1.7 points back per second for each power that's recharging. So, click Hasten. For the next 120 seconds you accumulate 120*1.7 = 204 points You still need another 246 points for Hasten to recharge, and will have to wait 246 seconds for them to accumulate at 1 point per second. So the total recharge time will be 120 + 246 = 336 seconds. |
VERY clear, Doc. First time I've ever actually understood, too.
Dec out.
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Seriously though that was the best description of whats happening i ever read. Kudos to you.
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Originally Posted by DrMike2000
The best way to think about it is that Hasten (and all powers) recover 1 point per second. Hasten needs 450 points to recharge.
Recharge buffs change the number of points you accumulate every second, so with hasten active, you get 1.7 points back per second for each power that's recharging. So, click Hasten. For the next 120 seconds you accumulate 120*1.7 = 204 points You still need another 246 points for Hasten to recharge, and will have to wait 246 seconds for them to accumulate at 1 point per second. So the total recharge time will be 120 + 246 = 336 seconds. |
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Originally Posted by Aggelakis
Holy crap, this is the first time I've heard the "recharge shuffle" in such a way that I understand it the first read through.
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http://www.fimfiction.net/story/36641/My-Little-Exalt
I must be crazy, 'cause I find the OP's version more straight forward (it's the one that I worked out in my head one day when trying to figure out how long a 150 second recharge on hasten according to Mid's would actually take).
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Originally Posted by ShadowNate
;_; ?!?! What the heck is wrong with you, my god, I have never been so confused in my life!
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Say you have no global recharge and you activate Hasten (no slots in it, to simplify it further). According to Mids', while Hasten is active it has a 264.7 second recharge in the above case. Since the duration of Hasten is only 120 seconds, the recharge goes back to the base, 450 second. So, what will the actual recharge be?
If I had to guess, it would work something like this: Take the percentage of the recharge completed at the time Hasten deactivates (120/264.7 is ~45.3%). Now multiply the new recharge time by (1 - 0.453), and that will be the remaining time on the recharge timer. Is that how it work?