weapon speed

ZFR · 03-05-2009, 04:18 PM

If I understand it correctly, weapon speed determines when in the round an attack will be made.

A round is divided into 10 parts. If a weapon has a speed of 7, the attack will be made in the 7th part (pretty late).

What happens to this is the attacker has more that 1 ApR? when in the round will the second attack take place?

SixOfSpades · 03-06-2009, 03:42 PM

As far as I understand it, the Speed Factor only comes into play as the response time to the "attack this guy" command. If you have 2 Fighters with 3 ApR, one with a Dagger and one with a Halberd, the guy with the Dagger will get in the first hit, but after that, they both attack at the same rate. The Speed Factor probably only matters for the first attack you make on each new opponent.

Personally, I disagree with the way that enchanted weapons have lower Speed Factors than their unenchanted counterparts. A large part of the appeal of Daggers and Short Swords (especially for Thieves) is that their low Speed Factors allow the Thief an extra chance for a Backstab, or more time to run away if they happened to miss. But when weapons like Long Swords and Katanas have Speed Factors of 0 or 1, that renders all of the lighter weapons in the game pretty much obsolete.

03-05-2009, 04:18 PM	#1
ZFR Legion Symbol Join Date: February 14, 2002 Location: Ireland Age: 40 Posts: 7,368	weapon speed If I understand it correctly, weapon speed determines when in the round an attack will be made. A round is divided into 10 parts. If a weapon has a speed of 7, the attack will be made in the 7th part (pretty late). What happens to this is the attacker has more that 1 ApR? when in the round will the second attack take place? __________________ ZFR

03-06-2009, 03:42 PM	#2
SixOfSpades Dracolisk Join Date: September 16, 2001 Location: Bellingham, WA, USA Age: 48 Posts: 6,901	Re: weapon speed As far as I understand it, the Speed Factor only comes into play as the response time to the "attack this guy" command. If you have 2 Fighters with 3 ApR, one with a Dagger and one with a Halberd, the guy with the Dagger will get in the first hit, but after that, they both attack at the same rate. The Speed Factor probably only matters for the first attack you make on each new opponent. Personally, I disagree with the way that enchanted weapons have lower Speed Factors than their unenchanted counterparts. A large part of the appeal of Daggers and Short Swords (especially for Thieves) is that their low Speed Factors allow the Thief an extra chance for a Backstab, or more time to run away if they happened to miss. But when weapons like Long Swords and Katanas have Speed Factors of 0 or 1, that renders all of the lighter weapons in the game pretty much obsolete. __________________ Volothamp's Comeuppance Everything you ever needed to know about the entire Baldur's Gate series......except spoilers.

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