2015-06-20, 08:19 PM
Jamesie Wrote:Simple: as virtually anyone can tell you, the extra base damage on a Spear (18 more on a Spear for Fafnirs) does not make up for the -1 speed difference. If I remember correctly, one level of speed represents an approximate 10 percent damage increase.
You say it's easy to hit the speed cap, which I don't think is all that true since the only cheap and readily available to an average player will take you only -3 (Booster, MPE Green), which gets you the cap with a Pole Arm but one short for a Spear. And even then, since MPE Greens lift the cap, any extra speed becomes desirable so even if you can afford DSI or get a +1 AS IA, Pole Arms still have an advantage.
Still, you just have to party with someone with Speed Infusion, so that's a total of -5. Like I said, it's easy to reach Max Attack Speed unless you only care what's raw. That's why Pole Arms are at a disadvantage IMO as making them weaker was a dumb move on Nexon's part.
Edit: Pretty much the slowest speed that can reach Max Speed in total is Normal-6 (Which is what I was talking about!) and not Slow-7 (Which I thought it is because I didn't think Green MPE potions bypass the attack speed.) I probably wouldn't be complaining about it if Nexon removes the Attack Speed cap, which I highly doubt it will happen.