Unless the hunger bug has been fixed, every other attack that you see on the client fails to happen the server. However… in that video it looks like maaaybe it’s fixed, since I think I see consecutive attacks causing monster lifebars to go down.
I don’t see how this can stack up against Fury for werewolves, but it’s a godsend for werebears (assuming that bug is really fixed).
[Edit: The same build idea might work better with a Stormlash and Dragon. If we assume bite skills are using the old frame data, then it should be able to go a frame faster than 5-piece IK, fairly easily even, and you’d get 4 damage types for dealing with immunes (phys (maul with stormlash), lightning (on stormlash), fire (Holy Fire on Dragon), poison (Venom on Dragon)), more crushing blow (Stormlash + Gore Riders + Blood Gloves), and some proc spells that can do some AoE damage to foes other than your current target (Static Field, Tornado, Hydra). (The Holy Fire AoE damage is probably not meaningful without going double Dragon, but that would leave you really short on resists.) Dream (or even double Dream) could be an alternative to Dragon, but you’d only have two damage types then.]
My previous analysis incorrectly assumed that 2-handed swinging weapons all used the 2HS animation. Well, I was mistaken. All of them except swords use the STF animation instead. Which means they’re faster than I was giving them credit for. Two specific things of note: First, eth Tomb Reaver can reach 19 FPA Fury with Treachery or 2x Shael. Which means it’s not entirely out of the running like I previously said. Second, Beast Champion Axe looks pretty good. It easily hits a 18 FPA Fury or 6 FPA Maul.
The javascript port of the calculator is almost done. It include a fix for the bug in the spreadsheet where I credited werebears with level 1 werewolf. Plus a weapon select dropdown to avoid mistakes about which frame data a given weapon uses.
Would you mind testing something out for me? Please try the following: Start with an assassin. Equip 55+ off-weapon gear IAS (without using Treachery). Precast level 23+ Burst of Speed. Transform to Werebear using Beast. Swap weapons to Bartuc’s Cut-Throat. (You can Shael the Bartuc’s to count towards the 55 IAS.)
I didn’t get super far with the Druid on this PTR, but I will say that I enjoyed the bear a lot more than the wolf with the build I had at the time. The wolf is fastest and strongest with Fury, but Fury is also pretty annoying. I don’t love how it hits random enemies like Zeal. I am not saying they should change this, just that it is not my style. I switched to the bear and was having a much better time. Damage is higher, was hitting easier, and had the shockwave stun which is super helpful. I would have to play end-game builds to know, but I prefer the bear from a fun standpoint.
Yeah and dont forget that before you could get 5 frames with tomb+fanaticsm merc and equip a fortitude…
Now in order to reach that 150 IAS (With wont even give you the same frames anymore) you have to sacrafice fortitude and wear treachery… So the dmg they added to bear is obsolete if you consider you cant wear a fortitude anymore…
So all in all they nerfed attackspeed and the dmg remains pretty much the same considering you trade fortitude for treachery.
Bear for druid is max:
6frames polearms
7 frames for 1 hands and xbow
8 frames for 2handed sword
9 frames for 2 handed spear
How fury is epic now.
I think best change to bear is to make animation speed 456.
Should not cause any bugs as other has been custom animation, as forexample vampire(trang oul) and werebear and werewolf used to have calculated custom animation.
456 is minimum. Its still very hard to reach 4 frames with that.
Assa would then as bear reach 2 pretty simple with bos.
Werewolf using -10 wsm polearm now reaches an 4/3/3/3/6 attack, but more normal gear would reach 4/3/3/3/7.
However werewolf can now reach same attackspeed as eth tombreaver used to have with a thunder maul.
Wsm and skill ias > ias
Old formulas then weponias was the king, you just have to think different, eth tomb is a slow base of 10wsm, it can reach high speed but then need to use much ias in other slots as well.
They are sold on the fantasy of bears being slow and hitting hard, but they are ignoring the reality that bears are unplayable in their current form. Other classes hit almost as hard as bears and are twice as fast. 50% CB on a a character hitting at 4 frames is same as 100% on one hitting at 8, same for DS. it gets even worse as the bears attack speed gets worse. If they want the slow attack speed for bears, then bears need to do significantly more damage and a single swing needs to hit multiple targets if they are in range. That would achieve the fantasy they want and make bears playable. As bears are now, they are just a novelty for someone who is incredibly wealthy and wants to flex. Look at me, I’m so rich I can waste 10 high runes on a bear and make him as effective as a zealot with first week of ladder gear.
They have a starting frame of 11 which is inzanely fast. So its a bit nerfed again with 208 animation speed.
Theese are the two things who can decide what max fpa he can reach.
Next part is how he achieve high eias and fpa:
Burst of speed, fast wsm in claws. Fast base frame.
