Aspd / Apm

Preamble

These are tentative changes that can be reverted or adjusted at any time. There is a Config Setting that lets us revert this without resetting server if balance is too far off.

Goals

• Make the UI more intuitive by changing Aspd (Attack Speed) -> Apm (Attacks Per Minute)
• Weaken % Aspd Stacking but Still Viable
• Buff Agi and Dex
• Decrease Aspd Curve
• Give granularity and control to Dev team

Knock Down Effects

• Early Apm is easier to obtain
• Max Apm is harder to obtain
• More Complex Calculations
• Increase power of Apm Cap breaking

Current Apm Formula

• Min Apm = 15
• Max Apm = 300^{Without Breaking Limit}
• Total Apm = calc(Base Apm) * calc(Apm Rate) / 100 + calc(Apm Rate)
• Final Apm = Total Apm * Free Cast Penalty / 100

Base Apm

• Base = Weapon Apm
• Base += Base Aspd
• Base += Base * (Agi + Dex / 4) / 100

Apm Rate

• Rate = % Aspd From Items and Passive Skills^{These Multiply Each Other}
• Rate += Staking % Aspd^{These Multiply Each Other}

If No Quagmire

• Rate += Non Staking % Aspd
• Rate += Berserk or Madness Cancel % Aspd

Apm Rate Stacking

• Each % Aspd Bonus increases all previous % aspd bonuses
• Example, +7 +7 + 10 + 25 +25
• Rate = 7
• Rate = 7*1.07 + 7 = 18.9
• Rate = 18.9*1.1 + 10 = 30.7
• Rate = 30.7*1.25 + 25 = 63.3
• Rate = 63.3*1.25 + 25 = 104.1
• Total % Apm = 104.1% Bonus