Weapon Speed

I have a problem guys. A rather big problem. I request independent verification from someone who has a BaM and anyone else who has a BaM friend and SI (not just DSI), on top of the usual people e.g. @Grey;, @Mazz;, and maybe @JoeTang;.


Basically, I can't break speed (0). The standard cap of (2) is still there which cannot be broken without Extreme Green Potion (so @Even; is wrong about this, in that there isn't no speed cap in GMS i.e. there is a speed cap). Based on my studies, it appears that you can no longer go to negative speed stages.

 Finishing Blow test

Finishing Blow Delay = 810ms

No green pot
Speed 4, 100 casts in 1 min 16.5 secondsSpeed 3, 100 casts in 1 min 9.5 seconds OK [Booster]
Speed 2, 100 casts in 1 min 6.5 seconds [AYA]
Speed -1 to "-3" all 1 min 6.5 seconds

With green pot
Speed 3, 2 identical to above OK
Speed 1, 100 casts in 1 min 1.5 seconds, OK
Speed 0, 100 casts in 55 seconds OK [Achieved this with Staff Booster, AYA and green pot]


Speed -1, 100 casts in 55 seconds [AYA + BB, green pot]
Speed -2, 100 casts in 55 seconds [Booster, AYA + BB, green pot]
Speed -3, 100 casts in 55 seconds [AYA + BB + GLA, green pot]
Speed -4, 100 casts in 55 seconds (using Staff Booster, AYA, Body Boost -> Grand Light Aura)
[expected delay at speed (-4) = (CEILING(810/30*(10-4)/16)*30 = 330ms; expected period of 100 casts = 33 seconds]

I can ascertain that Body Boost and Grand Light Aura are doing their job, using a cheap Wizard Staff, which is Slow (8). 100 casts of FB with AYA + BB + Booster + Green Pot [now speed (2)] takes 1 min 6.5 seconds. With all the buffs in plus Extreme Green Potion, Finishing Blow barely looked faster and that may be attributed to visual expectation. So unless it's because of my aging computer or ridiculous latency/ping that's affecting casting rate, I dare not confirm until someone else verifies this.

Hadriel