Patch Note

bladeacolyte

i have a question few weeks ago i saw a statement in this patch note about the attack speed changes now it seems the patch note is edited and i cant find the aps nerf note my clan mates think im trolling them
http://pwi.perfectworld.com/news/?tag=pwi-patch-notes

Lolgasmic - Raging Tide

bladeacolyte wrote: »

i have a question few weeks ago i saw a statement in this patch note about the attack speed changes now it seems the patch note is edited and i cant find the aps nerf note my clan mates think im trolling them
http://pwi.perfectworld.com/news/?tag=pwi-patch-notes

If they don't believe APS got nerfed, they must be idiots. b:pokerface

Maelael - Heavens Tear

This was the original text in all of it's glory:

Attack Speed changes
Once a player surpasses 4.0 attack speed, whether passively or via a buff, they will incur a -5% damage penalty as well as a -20% accuracy penalty.

Geno's clarification:

genotypist wrote: »

Hey guys. I wanted to chime in with a clarification.

The APS damage and accuracy reduction is not reflected on your character panel. You will only see an appreciable change by checking your combat log below and above 4.0 APS.

Equip gear to get yourself to 4.0 aps and start attacking. You'll suddenly see a string of 'misses' roughly 20% of the time, on top of any innate miss chance you have. Sorry if this wasn't communicated better, but you will not be able to verify this feature by simply looking at your character screen.

And there is about 9 threads out there explaining the 5% damage reduction is real. About 4 threads on how it is just 20% Accuracy Reduction, not hit % like Geno is stating above, and will only truly affect PvP due to mobs having low evasion.


The fact this has disappeared from the patch notes means there was either a problem and a fix is in the making, or it is going away.