[Non-Renewal] Hits per second

[Zshinobi]

Which set provides the highest hits per second? Assuming 190 ASPD (5 hits per second with 1 handed weapon)

#1 Double Daggers with Double Attack

#2 Katars

Let's assume that #1 hits 1.5*5=7.5 times a second when wielding only 1 dagger. Does this mean when dual wielding (and maintaining 190 ASPD), #1 would hit 15 times a second?

For katars, do they hit twice, eg. 10 times a second with 190 ASPD?

[Fruit Pie~]

Both hit once every 10 ticks. RO runs at 50 ticks per second. Therefore, both would hit 5 times per second.

Katars hit "twice", I guess, but they count as a single attack. It'll show ten hits per second, but it's really just five bigger hits per second.

Daggers hit two times, except 50% of the time it's three instead of two. Again, those count as a single hit, but if you want the number of hits you SEE per second, it's roughly twelve and a half.

So, game mechanics wise, both hit at the exact same speed - 5 times/sec. Visually, the dual daggers hit 12.5 times/sec, the katars hit 10 times/sec. This seems like a small thing, but it does mean they'll both break Safety Wall at the same time, no matter what, and both will have the same proc rate for item effects.

[Zshinobi]

What about against stuff like mushrooms and plants? Would it make any difference compared to a single wielded weapon?

[Fruit Pie~]

Plants and mushrooms are weird little bastards. Double attack counts as a single hit against them, IIRC (you'll see Miss because it's doing half damage each, but it does count), but the off-hand hit DOES count as a separate attack! So you're hitting 10 times, no matter what weapon.

Unless I'm seriously mistaken and double attacks don't "miss" on plants (haven't played a Thief class in a while now!), in which case Daggers win by 2.5 hits per second.

EDIT : Compared to single wielding, that's twice the DPS.

[Meta]

Double attack always counts as a single hit. It's not hitting twice (as in two full-length attacks) when it activates, so it's always the same speed. All combo attacks are a single hit.

[Zshinobi]

Plants and mushrooms are weird little bastards. Double attack counts as a single hit against them, IIRC (you'll see Miss because it's doing half damage each, but it does count), but the off-hand hit DOES count as a separate attack! So you're hitting 10 times, no matter what weapon.

Unless I'm seriously mistaken and double attacks don't "miss" on plants (haven't played a Thief class in a while now!), in which case Daggers win by 2.5 hits per second.

EDIT : Compared to single wielding, that's twice the DPS.

Hmm that got me thinking, would the same apply for stuff like BG food storages and crystals? They take 1 damage per hit as well.

[Triper]

That depends *a bit* on how the server has it set but it's supposed to work as the plants since, afaik, it's how it works on officials.

[Thoth]

double bolt autocast prof! fastest plant killer in RO!