Post by Jarkeler
Edit: Did not realize this was going to turn out so long. Wall of text crits you for 9002 overkill!
Calculating speed increases is relatively simple. Allow me to show you...
You simply take the number you want to manipulate (In this case, Bow of Searing Arrows with 2.70 speed), then you take the % speed increase you want to combine with a weapon. For example...
2.70 times .85 = 2.30, rounded up.
To do this, I took the 15%, and subtracted from 100%, leaving me 85%. Then, I took the speed 2.70 and multiplied it by 85%, or .85 on a calculator, leaving me with 2.295. For the sake of being simple, I rounded up, since the final digit, or number, was 5, leading me to 2.30.
Here is a list of abilities plus the new speed of the bow when abilities are used.
Imp. hawk buff: 2.30 bow speed. With glyph: 2.13
Rapid fire: 1.62 bow speed. With glyph: 1.40
Troll Racial Berserk: 2.16 bow speed.
Now let us assume that all of these speed increases stack. Even so, the percentages will not work out to be a flat out 89% from the effects. For example, say you have two effects that increase speed by 15%, totaling 30%. Well, these effects are not combined, but stacked (hence the term stacking..). For example, take a weapon with a speed of
1.00. reducing the time between swings by 15% gives us
0.85. Then after that effect takes place, the other 15% is added, but not at the same time, rather after the first. So instead of being left with
0.70speed as you might expect, you are in reality left with 0.72. (Sorry if this makes no sense, I'm getting to your desired answer.)
In short, what we should be left with, assuming that all effects stack, would be a shooting speed of roughly...
0.89 bow speed.
Take note that the glyphs are combined with the respective ability's effect. The resulting three effects are not combined, but stacked.
Personally, I would prefer
Venomstrike over
Bow of Searing Arrows any day. First, because it is slightly faster than it's epic comparison. Second, and
amazingly, the chance on hit does
even more damage than an
epic weapon 18 levels higher than it, and the fact that it's a blue makes it even
more incredible. Lastly, you only gotta grind to level 19, turn off exp, and then run wailing caverns till you get this baby :).
Venomstrike doesn't scream of op, then I don't know what does.