You fire less shots per minute with xbows with patience vs without it.
i've seen several people claim you can overcap xbows attack speed so even with the penalty it still puts you at cap
Consider the math. You have base attack speed + bonuses. So for example 100% base + 50% - 10% = 140% with vs 150% without. And then xbows are split between attack and reload phases; patience effects attack speed not reload time. So the % of shots per minute difference isn't huge between those two factors.
Patience should change though, because it isn't doing that job you cite as the purpose for the bandaid which is reducing the attacks of certain weapon styles (throwers for example) - only makes them do above the curve damage undeservedly. I'd argue the same applies to xbows for that feat. I do not see why patience should not simply be locked out of ranged weapon access.
Welcome back, old friend.
The best is folks soloing the same content that's been solo'd for years with yet another 2 levels of power added on. That's kind of an issue for most content in the game right now; we gained power from 2 levels, better gear, more feats, more DP to spend, all while running the same exact quests (other than a few new quests).
Patience is just correcting the issue that was created when they nerfed ranged attack speed years ago by limiting animation speed for the sake of lag. Range has been brought back inline with Melee as it should be so that drunk mediocre players can also play the game.
Except the animation capped builds that effectively take it with no tradeoff, which is why there are people saying it needs to change.
I resemble that remark!
You can, and we occasionally do.
Well I guess the mammals at SSG just dont find your will all that imposing. I personally hadn’t noticed your will at all and even after you mentioning it, it still seems very irrelevant. Of course that simply could be because of my own self focus, always finding it hard to get my head thru the door.
Do you seriously believe this or are you saying it because you don't want your cruch build nerfed? I am honestly confused by your answer.
While I don't know (and they never published) the fire rate/reload speed reductions, it sure FEELS like alot more than 15%.
Be sure to post your math for how level 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 are on repeaters (and dual shooters). Between reload changes, it feels pretty meh to me. And even at cap, I'd generally rather play on my alts than my arti; I do a bit more damage when I don't need to swap targets but dislike the long pauses between attacks.
One of the big problems with this game is people act like the entire game takes place at level 34 when, for most of us, the vast majority of the game takes place before level 34. Part of the reason I don't care that no one posts builds anymore is that almost every build is for a level 34 character that I will never play. I don't care what you are wearing at level 34. I care what you are wearing at level 4, 14, and 24 where the game actually takes place. But then most people just play R1 until they get to cap so their "uber" build may well be a garbage build until they get to cap because they are not actually trying to play difficult content until then. I am far more interested in a build that can handle high reaper heroics than high reaper legendary. I can pike legendary. I have to be the one to do the work in high reaper heroics.
so (meta) inquis went from 130 to 150 DS.