Talk:Rune of Absorption

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[edit] Global or Not?

Is this rune global or specific to that piece of armor only? Barinthus 04:03, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

This rune affects every hit you take, thus it is not specific to that armor. -- Frozzen 04:07, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

Has this updated? Stories told back 'in the day' always spoke about putting this in the chest peice ("Good rule of thumb is to always put your absorb rune in your armor. Rune only affects that one specific part of the body so always put it where you get hit the most, namely the chest.". Now the official wiki claims it's global? --Czar 23:56, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Frozzen's a player like you or me, not ANet. I think in this case it's local, not global, but I'm not positive. Calor (t) 23:59, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

I read here at Damage reduction "Runes of Absorption: -1 (minor), -2 (major), -3 (superior) vs. physical damage, non-stacking (global)" Wow... how about that. --Czar 00:08, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Useless in pvp?

Does anyone think these are useless for pvp cuz no one hits warriors with physical? (except noobs but they won't be able to kill u lol) --Atomisk 19:45, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

A lot of stuff in GW is useless for PvP. Forsaken Insignia for instance, since every dervish uses enchantments anyway. Paddymew 20:07, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Missing the point

Am I missing the point to this rune? When you are on the receiving end on 60, 70, 80 or even 90 damage, what good is -3 going to do? If I get hit by a Charr for 87 damage instead of 90 those 3 hitpoints aren't really going to matter are they? --Stu 18:20, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

You have to look at the big picture. Every little thing will add up including all other bonuses in your armor, your shield, any defensive skills, and any skills your allies use on you. You can look at it similarly with the +HP mods. Sure, a rune of vitae adds only +10HP, but when you have it on several pieces of armor, +30HP mods on your hand gear, it all adds up and you might have 600+ HP in total. --8765 18:24, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

Nope I'm still missing the point :( I can see how every little helps with regards to rune of vitae because they stack. So five of the gives an extra 50hp. However -3 damage I dont see the point of. Isn't it like having an extra 3 hit points? In which case wouldn't you be better to have a rune of vitae which is 7 more than the rune of adsorption? What is it I'm missing?

You can't compare total HP to damage reduction in that way. While you would get +10 HP using a vitae instead of an absorption, that -3 adds up, and would be more beneficial than a single vitae rune in the long run. You also shouldn't look at a single hit, but rather a series of hits. For PvE, physical damage is usually what wipes your team. For a tanking warrior, they have a +20 vs physical armor bonus, which is nicely supported by a flat -3 physical damage, and possibly another -2 from your shield. On top of that, there's lots of protection spells offered by your monk support. If you use more +armor runes instead of survivor runes, don't be surprised if you see several zeros popup while tanking. That's something all +HP can't offer. But in the end, it really depends on what you're fighting and you should choose your gear accordingly. --8765 02:15, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

If you look at it this way perhaps: Every time you are hit while wearing this rune instead of a vitae, you reduce damage by 3. After being hit the fourth time, with total damage recieved having been reduced by 12, it will have gained in on the vitae rune already. So if you expect to be taking physical damage more than three times during a fight between heals, this is superior to a vitae. Paddymew 20:12, 14 July 2009 (UTC)