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WSM - Weapon Speed Modifier
AWSM - Average Weapon Speed Modifier
MWSM - Modified Weapon Speed Modifier
FPA - Frames Per Animation


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Claws and their WSM

War Fist = [10]
(Scissors) Suwayyah = [0]
Battle Cestus / Wrist Sword = [-10]
Feral Claws = [-20]
Greater Talons / Runic Talons = [-30]

WW BP

We want our 4 fpa ww hitchecks which will be achieved at a MWSM of [-13]. It is simply calculated for each claw seperately by this formula: (WSM - [claw's IAS amount])
Since runic talons [-30] and feral claws [-20] already fulfill the [-13] MWSM condition, they don't need any additional ias. A suwayyah [0] would need at least 15 ias and a war fist [10] 25 ias.

Ias requirements for each AWSM to hit the 9 fpa trap laying speed

Quote (TienJe)
AWSM | IAS %
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-10 | 89
-15 | 75
-20 | 63
-25 | 52
-30 | 42
-35 | 34
-40 | 26
-45 | 19
-50 | 13


Slows target by xx %

Items like Arachnid’s Mesh and Bugbelt (europe only item with 10% slow) grant a specific slow percentage. This slow reduces your speed by lowering the WSM so keep that in mind if you want to obtain the 9 fpa trap laying speed even after slow.

Formula: AWSM + [number of slow %) = AWSM after slow (check the list above for your new ias requirement)

Regular claw positioning

You equip your primary claw (it's the claw which hits first;ias on this claw COUNTS !) over your glove-side and your secondary claw (ias on this claw DOESN'T count !) over your boots-side.
The AWSM is simply calculated by this formula: ((WSM1 + WSM2) / 2)
Example: We are equipping 2 gt's for our trapper, the forumla is --> ((-30 + -30) / 2) --> (-60 / 2) --> AWSM = -30 (42 ias required for the 9 fpa trap laying speed)

WSM bugging

The WSM bugging is a trick used to get the best damage/speed output from your claws. With this method you can wear high dmg claws in combination which would require way too much ias with the regular claw positioning.
You will need a very slow claw and a fast one, the suwayyah is the best option for the slow claw (explained below).
The slow claw is placed at the glove-side and the fast one at the boots-side. Then you lift up the slow claw (glove-side) and put it back. After WSM bugging the boots-side claw will become the new primary claw and the glove-side claw the new secondary one ! Since we want our fury / fools / cruel claw to hit first, it must be the primary claw, therefor we place it at the boots-side before WSM bugging, so the slow claw must be the chaos. The slowest claw for chaos is a suwayyah since war fists (the slowest claw type) can't have 3 sox, that's why a suwayyah is the best option for WSM bugging.





Forumla behind this trick

Quote (Xepo)
RC = Base speed right claw (above the boots)
LC = Base speed left claw (above the gloves)
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(( [RC] + [LC] ) / 2 ) + ( [RC] - [LC] )


Example: We use a chaos suwayyah and a fury feral claw. Since our chaos is a suwayyah (WSM = [0]) and our fury a feral claw (WSM = [-20]) we look at line #1 / column #4 --> the resulting AWSM is [-30]







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This post was edited by hapycmpr on Feb 25 2014 04:51pm
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Aug 5 2011 03:46pm
ty 4 info

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Aug 5 2011 03:58pm
good job

nice to see you talked about the slow issue

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Aug 5 2011 04:00pm
good job even tho most people know these stuff already i guesss ;p
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Short & efficient,
GJ :love:

This post was edited by Sebounet on Aug 5 2011 04:06pm
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Quote (m4tej @ 6 Aug 2011 00:00)
good job even tho most people know these stuff already i guesss ;p


you would get suprised of how many people don`t

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Aug 5 2011 04:57pm
Very nice guide, deserves a sticky. :)
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Quote (m4tej @ Aug 5 2011 03:00pm)
good job even tho most people know these stuff already i guesss ;p


No they don't.

Once again, I approve.
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Aug 5 2011 06:38pm
sticky!
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Aug 5 2011 08:16pm
So you did decide to remake this. Nice work.

There thats what I said on last post.

Quote (Godest @ Aug 5 2011 05:46pm)
ty 4 info

don8 to me

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keep begging bro.
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