Weaponsmith Archive
Thread: Weapon Speed Skill information . . .
So I read this bit of information and wanted to know if this is true?
Each specific weapon track has a corresponding "Speed" skill. If you train Novice Rifleman, you receive +5 Rifle Speed, +5 Pistol Speed, and +5 Carbine Speed. As you go up each track, your weapon specific Speed skill increases. By the time you reach the Novice level of one of the three specialized weapon professions (Novice Rifleman, Novice Pistoleer, or Novice Carbineer), your Speed skill for your specific weapon will be +30. (And if you're a Master Marksman as well, it'll be +35.)
This is important because your Actual Firing Rate is affected by your Weapon Speed skill thusly:
(Base Weapon Speed) * [1 - (Weapon Speed Skill/100)]
If this is the case, then it means that for Master Rifleman, Master Carbineer, and Master Pistoleer Base speed of a weapon is irrelevant as all of them will just be at 1.0 (the minimum speed allowable). Hence, things like stocks which slow a weapon down, but add damage would be far from useless.
Just wanting someone to verify the statement above. Or shoot it down. Preferrably the Correspondent or a dev.
Rhameeth Khazier, Chilastra, Master Weaponsmith.