Weapon speed question.

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Hi,

Watchman <stryder@SPAMPHOBICwhyalla.net.au> wrote in
news:41FD8621.ACF2DAAC@SPAMPHOBICwhyalla.net.au:

>
> Exactly what is the ratio of the various weapon speeds? I mean, is the
> difference between Fast and Normal 2 to 1, 3 to 2, 5 to 4?
> I have two ethereal weapons for my merc;
>
> War Scyth, 22 - 93 damage, Very Fast (has increased maximum damage)
> Partizan, 51 - 112 damage, Fast
>
> Which weapon is the better? When is it worth going from Slow to Normal,
> Normal to Fast, or Fast to Very Fast?

forget about the text on weapon speeds. The Scythe has a weapon speed of
-10, the Partizan of +10.
What you really want is %IAS (increased attack speed) *on* the weapon.

You can calculate weapon speed here:
http://diablo2.ingame.de/tips/calc [...] ng=english

Partizan gets 9 frames per attack and the Scythe 7fpa. With additional
44% IAS, you get down to 6fpa = 4 attacks per second. The Partizan would
need 92% IAS, which isn't really doable on a merc.

Regards,

Oliver

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Watchman wrote:
> Exactly what is the ratio of the various weapon speeds? I mean, is the
> difference between Fast and Normal 2 to 1, 3 to 2, 5 to 4?
> I have two ethereal weapons for my merc;
>
> War Scyth, 22 - 93 damage, Very Fast (has increased maximum damage)
> Partizan, 51 - 112 damage, Fast
>
> Which weapon is the better? When is it worth going from Slow to Normal,
> Normal to Fast, or Fast to Very Fast?
>
> Watchman

You can use:
http://tinyurl.com/c0kz
a short of:
http://diablo2.ingame.de/tips/calc [...] ng=english

Simply choose act2 merc as character and choose your weapon.
And remember faster weapon means faster hits -> faster life leech.

Sascha Hoemig

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Hannes Brunner wrote:
>
> AFAIK, Act 2 mercs do a 2 hit jab. If I look at the animation, I get the
> impression that the first attack is a lot slower than the second. As the
> numbers displayed in the WSC indicate a quite fast attack speed, I
> assume it is the speed of the 2nd attack. Does anyone know how to look
> up the speed of the initial attack?
>

AFAIK, Jab, Strafe, Zeal, and other sequential attacks such as
Poke, have two phases: first hit is a regular attack, followed
by sequential attacks. Therefore the first hit uses regular
attack speed, and the subsequent hits use the special attack speeds.


Bing

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Oliver Wenzel wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Watchman <stryder@SPAMPHOBICwhyalla.net.au> wrote in
> news:41FD8621.ACF2DAAC@SPAMPHOBICwhyalla.net.au:
>
> >
> > Exactly what is the ratio of the various weapon speeds? I mean, is the
> > difference between Fast and Normal 2 to 1, 3 to 2, 5 to 4?
> > I have two ethereal weapons for my merc;
> >
> > War Scyth, 22 - 93 damage, Very Fast (has increased maximum damage)
> > Partizan, 51 - 112 damage, Fast
> >
> > Which weapon is the better? When is it worth going from Slow to Normal,
> > Normal to Fast, or Fast to Very Fast?
>
> forget about the text on weapon speeds. The Scythe has a weapon speed of
> -10, the Partizan of +10.
> What you really want is %IAS (increased attack speed) *on* the weapon.
>
> You can calculate weapon speed here:
> http://diablo2.ingame.de/tips/calc [...] ng=english
>
> Partizan gets 9 frames per attack and the Scythe 7fpa. With additional
> 44% IAS, you get down to 6fpa = 4 attacks per second. The Partizan would
> need 92% IAS, which isn't really doable on a merc.
>
> Regards,
>
> Oliver

Thanks for the link. That site's now bookmarked.

Watchman
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