This was posted by AthenePac on Stratics. I thought ya'll might get some use out of it too.

Pub 40 Weapon Speed Changes: http://users.lmi.net/~noodle/netathene/guilds/Posts/

These charts explain the new swing speeds. I have read some of the discussions and had no freaking idea how it all worked together. If these charts are accurate then they are a godsend!

My question is... Why don't they put SSI on the status bar along side damage? Stamina is going to fluxuate constantly during a fight. It'd be a huge help to have the SSI on the status bar update instead of just the stamina. I'm sure most people aren't interested solving math equations during a fight when their stamina drops to half.

I'd hate to have to start using my TI-84 just to figure out my characters abilities. We really need a LOT more info on the status bar (configurable)

Useful. I'm glad somebody finally made it easy for us to understand at a glance. I was trying to read up on SSI changes earlier and couldn't figure out what Mr Tact was talking about with "60%" SSI..since most weapons only go to 30% maximum...

I'm still confused.
But really I am not even trying to understand.
I will just have to try stuff...

Haven't really had time to look into it all myself... so somewhat confused here too. All I've noticed so far is that my stealth fencer swings her leafblade a wee bit slower now, meh.

Would be nice if the weapons' stat display also took SSI into account, like if a weapon has a base speed of 2.5 secs, if the wep has 15% SSI it would automatically show "weapon speed 2.25 secs"... but yeah, a real-time display in the status gump would be best.

I did alot of testing of Swing Speeds on the Test Center before the publish went live since all my main characters are dexxers. It is really only going to effect people who stand toe to toe with monsters and/or use heavy weapons like halberds and ornate axes. Those have been slowed considerabley.. as they should. Never been right that somebody could hit me with a heavy weapon as fast or faster than I am able to swing at them with my dagger.

In PvP.. its a non-issue.. most people don't sit still long enough for a dexxer to get more than one hit in a row in. Its usually 4-30 seconds of chasing them all over the screen before one can get another hit in anyways. x 2

Ok. I am completely lost. The only recourse I have is to take out my favorite weapon and kill some things. My performance will tell me how much the changes have affected me and the weapon. But knowing how easily I am distracted, I probably won't be able to put it into context. SO, my plan is to just go on as I have been and adjust my fighting style to the new stats, same as I always have.