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Originally posted by David15:
Forgive this newbie-ish question, but how does attacks per round work?
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Fighters get more attacks per round as they level up. Thus, a 1st level fighter can attack with his weapon (proficient only) once every 6 seconds. at 7th (i think) they increase to 3/2, and at 13th, they increase to 2. That is the base attacks/round, so a 15th level Berserker would get 2 attacks/6 seconds weaponless. Specialization and (Improved) Grandmastery each add 1/2 an attack per round. Dual-wielding a weapon adds 1/2 an attack extra, but that makes each weapon attack fewer times per round than if you were using it alone, but the combination is more.
Half-attacks are used because it's easier. When you talk about attacks/round, the game actually calculates them as attacks/2 rounds. When you have 3/2 attacks/round, you take 1 attack in the first round, and 2 in the second.
Non-fighter types (mages, druids, thieves, etc.) cannot get more than 1 attack/round without magical help, unless they are dual- or multi-classes fighter-types.
EDIT: The Boots of Speed and Grandmaster Armor +6 double movement rate, but do not affect attacks/round.
[ 05-16-2002, 09:45 AM: Message edited by: Gothmog, Lord of Balrogs ]