Hypergen vs Overgen

[Sparkles]

I've been told that hypergen is better than overgen. Why is that?

[Soxson]

in terms of percent, doubling regeneration means increasing health regeneration by 100%, so the hypergen's 150% is still superior.

[Sparkles]

The Overgen description is misleading. Thought it was multiplicative. Overgen 2x and hypergen 1.5x

[Soxson]

I had the same confusion when I was a nub. And then I was mocked for my confusion Q_Q

[Glitchless]

If you increase something by 50% that means you multiply by 1.5. If you increase by 150%, that is quite different, it means you multiply by 2.5.

[SiSiX]

Hypergen has superior regeneration, is not treated as an Aura for gem handling.
Overgen has inferior regeneration, IS treated as an Aura for gem handling.

In a nutshell, one is a guaranteed draw (with high enough gem handling) but has lower regeneration ~Overgen~ and one has a random chance to be drawn at some point during the fight regardless of your gem handling skills but has higher regeneration ~Hypergen~. That is the difference between the two gems.

Also, because Glitch knows his maths, here's a handy chart:

100% increase means you double something.
200% increase means you triple something.
300% increase means you quadruple something.

Generally, Nod math is multiplicative for similar effects that stack, except for vampiric effects, which add. That means that if you have regen from a pet (say 75%) and regen from a rune (say 50%) and regen from an aura (say 100%), you would multiply them together (1.75x1.50x2.00=5.25x or 425% regen).

As always, make sure you read ALL of the description, because things like Overgen/Hypergen act very differently as to how they are drawn based solely on the description.