Attack Speed 1 vs. Boss Damage
For a MM, which is better damage-wise? I have 13% boss damage right now, but I'm not sure whether to keep trying for Attack Speed +1. Obviously if Attack Speed +1 is significantly better, I'll bite the bullet and circulate it away, but if it's not /that/ much better, I won't bother, at least not for a while.
Also, Snipe attacks slower than other attacks, no? Or is it just the animation that makes it seem that way? So would Attack Speed +1 essentially just be bringing it up to the same speed as US?
Thanks in advance.
May 15, 2013
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@Request: Yup, those Extreme Green Potions give Attack Speed +1, but they don't work yet until Nexon fixes that, so it's best to stock up on it.
@TripleBladez: IK it but I'm too lazy to find an up to date one... close enough.
@airforce1: There's a rounding error from normal (6) to fast (5), and so on. If normal (6) is 870 ms, then fast (5) would be 840 ms. That reference from Southperry is outdated.
Snipe and Ultimate Strafe should be 840 ms at normal (6).
@triplebladez:
@airforce1:
Thanks for the info! I'll keep it. Good thing is that now I don't feel the need to azwan every day.
Cheers.
Attack Speed reference:
Faster (2): 630ms (-240ms)
Faster (3): 690ms (-180ms)
Fast (4): 720ms (-150ms)
Fast (5): 780ms (-90ms)
Normal (6): 870ms
US and Snipe have the same speed.
Leveling up does not increase your chances of higher ranks; however, you do get better circulators (Special) which have a better chance of higher rank than lvl5/8.
Unless you have very high amounts of %td+%boss, 13% boss > +1 AS.
@CommanderKSer: You must be mistaken like most people. You can't lock the line (e.g. Boss Damage); only the rank (e.g. S, A, B, C).
@yanhero: No, circulating is all random. If you at least get to level 30, you'd unlock your second line. Third line would be unlocked at level 60. More lines = more chances obviously to get a better Inner Ability similar to Potential System. Special Circulators give a slightly higher chance to get S-Rank lines, but that's it.
@NineCrimes: Snipe and Ultimate Strafe both fire at the same rate I believe, which is 840 ms at normal (6) speeds. Going from fast (4) to faster (3) should yield about a 8.7% damage increase with Attack Speed +1. I'd think unless you have a huge amount of % Boss Damage and % Total Damage, then the 13% Boss Damage should be better.
@yanhero: I don't think so. I'm level 51 honor and I still get a lot of B and C rank IA. I recently was told though that in terms of getting just one S rank line, rank 5 is as good as special circulators. If you want to try for S rank and then a decent A rank, special is the way to go, but if you just care about getting one good line, it's better to go with rank 5 since they are 4* emperor coins cheaper and you can buy 30.
I also thought about it and it seemed right. I got S rank atk +21 and boss damage +13% both from rank 5. Anecdotally and from a few hundred special circs, I noticed S rank might show up a /tiny bit/ more often with specials than rank 5, but like I said, it's not like I've ever gotten two S or even an S and an A with specials, so the difference seems basically negligible.
Does it get more common to get S or A rank Inner Potential as your Inner potential levels up? I barely get a S or A line, least to say useful. Im at lvl 21.
@CommanderKSer: Only up to A rank afaik. 13% Boss Damage is S rank :<