Do swim speed infusions stack with swiftness?

[Devildoc.6721]

Simple and to the point and I think players deserve an answer on this. If speed boosts still can't stack.. then there's no way any of these infusions are worth it.

[Illconceived Was Na.9781]

> @"Devildoc.6721" said:

> Simple and to the point and I think players deserve an answer on this.

Easy enough to test. And, like most mechanics in the game, better for the community to do the research than rely on ANet. (In any case, they generally prefer to be vague and leave it to us to figure such things out.)

 

Early reports on Reddit say, "yes, it stacks," but I haven't seen any videos yet or timed experiments.

 

> ~~If speed boosts still can't stack.. then ~~there's no way any of these infusions are worth it.

 

That's how I'd phrase it. 40 gold to make an ascended breather when there aren't even that many PoI/Waypoints below water. Even if Swim+30 was free, I'd still find it hard to justify the cost of the breather.

[Inculpatus cedo.9234]

The Devs said it does stack; see the latest Guild Chat video.

[Devildoc.6721]

> @"Illconceived Was Na.9781" said:

> > @"Devildoc.6721" said:

> > Simple and to the point and I think players deserve an answer on this.

> Easy enough to test. And, like most mechanics in the game, better for the community to do the research than rely on ANet. (In any case, they generally prefer to be vague and leave it to us to figure such things out.)

>

> Early reports on Reddit say, "yes, it stacks," but I haven't seen any videos yet or timed experiments.

>

> > ~~If speed boosts still can't stack.. then ~~there's no way any of these infusions are worth it.

>

> That's how I'd phrase it. 40 gold to make an ascended breather when there aren't even that many PoI/Waypoints below water. Even if Swim+30 was free, I'd still find it hard to justify the cost of the breather.

 

I spend time underwater, mussels, coral, so for me it can be worth it to have some speed increase underwater, provided it stacks. otherwise, if it doesn't I run with a 25% speed signet anyway, and use swiftness as often as I can

 

as for breathers? I just got one for free from Bitterfrost frontier.. cost me exactly 0 copper. Just unbound magic and winterberries. Neither of which have direct gold value anyway, or not that much.