Questions about Synergies

[Gegabyte]

Questions about Synergies

I have been an avid DII player since the day of it's release, however have had a substantial break (about a year) and just started back up. The only fundamental difference I am unsure about is do you gain synergy bonuses as of the first point in a skill, for instance my barb needs bash to get the next skill, so I am forced to invest 1 point. Does that then count towards the sysneriges it gives or would I have to invest 2 points to start it off. (sorry if this doesn't make sense)

 

[krischan]

Every point spent counts. Bonuses from items don't count, however, only skill points which have been actually spent. That means if you spend one point into shout and one into BO and you get a +2 bonus to all warcries, BO will be at L3, getting synergies from one level of shout, even though shout is L3 when used.

 

[FreezerBurn]

Yes. You get synergy bonuses from every hard point you invest. The only skill points you don't get synergy points from are bonus points. For example, if you have 1 point in a skill and your gear gives you +6 bonus skill, you'd only get the synergy for 1 point, rather than 7.

 

[Saytun24]

Yes. You get synergy bonuses from every hard point you invest. The only skill points you don't get synergy points from are bonus points. For example, if you have 1 point in a skill and your gear gives you +6 bonus skill, you'd only get the synergy for 1 point, rather than 7.

The one thing that does not follow this rule are Marrowwalks. Which are boots that give Necromancers a level 33 Bone Prison. The level 33 Bone Prison counts as a level 33 synergy if and only if the Necro does not have a single point invested in Bone Prison.

 

[RTB]

It's not just Marrowwalks, it's all items with charges on them. As long as there is no point in that skill, so hard points or +to that specific skill kill the bonus, the Slvl of the charges will be used as a synergy.

 

[Elgar]

The one thing that does not follow this rule are Marrowwalks. Which are boots that give Necromancers a level 33 Bone Prison. The level 33 Bone Prison counts as a level 33 synergy if and only if the Necro does not have a single point invested in Bone Prison.

Bonuses (ie + skills) dont count toward synergies.
However, If you have no SP allocated to a skill but are wearing an item that gives you charges of that skill, youll get the synergy bonus = to lvl of the charges. This is speculated to be a bug. The most prevalent use of this is with marrowwalks and necromancers. If a necro has no skill points in bone prison, yet wears the MW, he will have a synergy bonus as if he had 33 points in BP.
Carrion wind is another one used, for rabies wolves.

 

[Saytun24]

Bonuses (ie + skills) dont count toward synergies.
However, If you have no SP allocated to a skill but are wearing an item that gives you charges of that skill, youll get the synergy bonus = to lvl of the charges. This is speculated to be a bug. The most prevalent use of this is with marrowwalks and necromancers. If a necro has no skill points in bone prison, yet wears the MW, he will have a synergy bonus as if he had 33 points in BP.
Carrion wind is another one used, for rabies wolves.

Yeah that is true, sorry about that I wasn't thinking cleary.. :-/