Quickness on Caster Template Oo

[Maddude]

I´ve asked a few ppl and i´ve head a few diff awnsers.

Any1 know for sure if quickness affects castingspeed or not?

Would be nice if i could drop qui in my temp actully

Thanks

 

[Rustane]

Ive been told qui only affects staffmelee
and dex affect cast speed

 

[Prudil]

Only dex and +casting speed inflicts on your "spell-casting" speed (RAs also increse casting speed). However qui does inflict how fast u "melee-swing" that staff of yours - and that only

 

[Mikal]

quickness does definitely not affect casting speed
quickness is good for two things in DAoC, your swingspeed with a weapon and evade, no more, no less

 

[Zebolt]

Does that mean quickness will be good while using Rune of Utter Agility in NF? :>

 

[Ormorof]

Does that mean quickness will be good while using Rune of Utter Agility in NF? :>

according to the runie TL its rubbish because the "chance to evade" is calculated with WS and so with a runies 700 or whatever WS its going to be complete and utter rubbish

 

[Belomar]

Quickness affects how long you have to wait until you can cast again after staffkilling someone!

 

[Cami]

Aye, i've heard it affects how long you're interupted (speed on staff that is)

Dunno if it has anything true in it tho

 

[Ormorof]

Aye, i've heard it affects how long you're interupted (speed on staff that is)

Dunno if it has anything true in it tho

i suppose it could be to do with being interupted for 2 combat rounds for example (so that would be like 10s with a spd 5.0 staff, but much less with the quicker ones )

 

[Belomar]

Aye, i've heard it affects how long you're interupted (speed on staff that is)

Dunno if it has anything true in it tho

I wouldn't bet on it; certainly the time you are interrupted is dependent on the speed of your opponent's weapon if you have been hit in melee. Interrupts due to spell damage I am not sure about. I do know, however, that swing speed has a direct influence on the time it takes for you to leave attack mode and be able to cast again. (This, I imagine, is most relevant to hybrids with castable spells such as friars, valewalkers and thanes.)

 

[Cami]

i suppose it could be to do with being interupted for 2 combat rounds for example (so that would be like 10s with a spd 5.0 staff, but much less with the quicker ones )

That was up for discussion on BW long time ago, no idea what it ended with tho

Never tested as i never bothered ;p

 

[Foadon]

also affects how fast u regenerate hp !
qui on anything nonmelee = waste :d

 

[Zebolt]

Aye, i've heard it affects how long you're interupted (speed on staff that is)

Dunno if it has anything true in it tho

I heard that too in early SI, tried it and it wasn't true :>

 

[Azathrim]

As far as I am aware there is a little history behind this.

Mythic intented part of the interruption code to be based on the quickness of the person interrupted. Hence casters have quickness as their third stat. Supposedly it -does- affect this, although so minimal that you couldn't test it. It got changed at some point though and thus have little (read: none) effect.

That means any quickness for a caster is a waste, unless you plan on staffing alot to death (which you hopefully don't).

 

[Maddude]

Thanks ppl, this will make it easier to make a temp