AggDef and Initiatives
Nano Init mechanics have been changed many times in patches; and may be subject to change.
The DPS calculation that was added in 2010 or so is not merely a set number that was added to each item's description. It is an on-the-fly calculation that can be used to find the optimum Agg Def setting. Simply back up the slider from 100%, checking each time until the Damage Per Second changes. The previous position is the max damage at max Defense.[1]
Nano Init
- The Nano Attack Speed can be reduce to 0 ("instant casting") if you have enough NanoCInit and/or set your agg-def bar appropriately.
- The Nano Recharge Speed is unaffected by inits or your agg-def slider position.
How Nano init affects casting speed
- For every 200 nano init you reduce the cast time by 1 second (Up to 1200 nano init)
- After 1200 you need 600 nano init to reduce the cast time by 1 second.
How the aggdef bar affect nano init
- 0% = +1.25s
- 25% = +0.75s
- 50% = +0.25s
- 62.5 = 0s
- 75% = -0.25s
- 100% = -0.75s
Example
Failing Impregnability : 6.79s
Full def adds 1.25s
Failing Impregnability at full def : 8.04s
NI up to 1200 reduce 1s/200 NI = 6s
Remaining time = 2.04s
NI > 1200 reduce 1s/600 NI
2.04 * 600 = 1224 NI
1200 + 1224 = 2424 NI to instacast at full def.
Other Initiatives
Each 600 of the other initiative values subtracts 1 second from weapon attack and 2 seconds from recharge.
Full Defensive adds 1.75 secs to both attack and recharge so a 1/1 weapon becomes 2.75/2.75 with 0 ranged initiative. 50% Aggression adds .75 to both attack and recharge speeds so a 1/1 weapon becomes 1.75/1.75 with 0 ranged initiative.
1050 Init is required to play full defensive with a 1/1 weapon or a 1/2.7.
Melee Init
Buffed by wearing and by activating Flurry of Blows Starts at QL 25 with +5, +1 every 4 levels after level 27
Physical Init
Buffed by Flurry of Blows. Same breakpoints as Melee Init.
Ranged Init
Init Buffs
- Instinctive Control Nanoline, Doctor
- Cut Red Tape Nanoline, Bureaucrat
- Focused Anger, Enforcer, +72 Melee, Ranged,Physical and Nano Initiative
and more, especially self-buffs
See Also
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