[1.2.319] [ENG] Adventurer skill revamps

Can someone write here what the delay for our current brandish is and how weapon speed - booster plays into calculating that?

Brandish on (6) Normal has a delay of 840ms.
Brave has a delay of 1050ms (assuming also (6), which is the default value).

Brave is exactly 25% slower than Brandish.

Brandish deals 440% in a hit.
Brave deals 510% in a hit.

Brandish deals 7.8%~ more damage over time on a single target.

However the new criticals coming into play may or may not change overall damage (as currently it is believed to be a direct 2* multiplier as opposed to the old +100% or w/e).
If FA works out the way I assume it does (40% chance of stacking an immediate instance of 150% on top of the instance of damage that triggered it.) then Brave will be slightly stronger overall.


Assuming Brave follows the same delay pattern as almost every other skill (-30ms on (5) then -60 each step thereafter until (2)).
Then the end result with a (5) 1h sword and the old -2 booster would lead to a:

840 ms delay (same speed as Brandish with a (6) 2h sword w/o booster).

Assuming Brave follows the same delay pattern as other skills with a default value of 1050ms on (6) (I used ThunderBreaker's sharkwave and a Dragon Knight's Crusher as a reference).
Then the end result with a (5) 1h sword and the old -2 booster would lead to a:

810 ms delay( same speed as Brandish with a (5) 1h sword w/o booster).


After booster and realistic speed is applied the comparison between (new) Brandish and Brave are as follows:

690 ms (Brandish with (3) speed)
810 (Brave with (3) speed)

Brandish is now only 17.4%~ faster.

Brandish still retains its lead in damage with an overall damage output 1.3%~ higher.


Personally I would use Brave over Brandish anyday for its ridiculous range and its ability to hit 3 monsters as well as any other factors that may come into play (knockback, weapon defence and aforementioned Final Attack/Critical.

I'm just as intrigued by this new update as every one of you, and I'll be happy to help as much as I can to clear the fog shrouding this topic.