How does speed work? Should I choose a VK for speed, or for damage?
As you have probably heard, there is a speed cap in the game of 1.0. I have heard rumors that this might be changed, but it hasn’t been changed yet. If you have a pair of VKs with 1.0 speed, your base attack (no special move) will allow you to attack once every second. Here is the formula you can use to calculate your speed based on the VK speed and special move: (WeaponSpeed * SpecialDelayMod) – (WeaponSpeed * SpecialDelayMod) * (UnarmedSpeed/100) Here are some real-world examples of this. In each example, I’m using a 2.2 speed VK (which is an average master unsliced vk on my server). If you have Unarmed IV, you have +25 unarmed speed: No Special Move (time modifier 1.0) Time = (2.2 * 1.0) – (2.2 * 1.0) * (25/100) Time = 1.65 seconds UnarmedHit1 (time modifier 1.5): Time = (2.2 * 1.5) – (2.2 * 1.5) * (25/100) Time = 2.47 seconds Once you get to Intermediate Power Techniques (0/0/1/0), your speed goes up to +50: No Special Move (time modifier 1.0) Time = (2.2 * 1.0) – (2.2 * 1.0) * (50
