OT hammer - more proc if you are slowed ?

[maxlaurent]

Hey all,
a shaman told me that if u are slowed, the OT hammer will proc faster. It seems to be true, can anyone confirm this ? (I don't see the link between slow and proc).
Thanks for answer !

[Trollhide]

It slow affects your proc chance per swing, does not change proc chance per minute. So it will take less swings to proc on average but those swings will be happening more slowly than if you were unslowed.

[Troxx]

Getting slowed only increases your chances that any individual swing will proc for you - but will not increase your average proc rate. Being slowed makes that first swing more likely to proc, but hasted/slowed/not has no bearing on the average time i takes to get that proc.

People used to exploit this mechanic with "shakerpaging" whereby a warrior would pull eleventy billion mobs, take off haste, get slowed, and then hit rampage aa to let them swing once per mob in range. SLowed and without haste, it would proc a pbaoe once for each mob hit and proc.

[indiscriminate_hater]

Expected number of procs per minute is independent of swing rate and hit rate

[dude]

Mine takes for ever to proc, I get better results from toggling the attack. I have literally killed mob'(s) with my OT hammer.

[Doctor Jeff]

always unequip and re-equip the item after every swing as well.

[loramin]

Originally Posted by Doctor Jeff [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

always unequip and re-equip the item after every swing as well.

This sounds a bit superstitious; what's the logic behind it?

[Lhancelot]

Originally Posted by loramin [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

This sounds a bit superstitious; what's the logic behind it?

I don't know if it works or not, but anecdotally I am finding my barb spiritist's hammer seems to proc double the amount of times when I unequip and re-equip it. lol I don't know if it's my mind playing tricks on me or not, but it seems usually it procs once a fight. When I switch it in and out, it is going off twice.

[GinnasP99]

I've always had good results taking my pants off

[Vexenu]

For best results, /q out of EQ and reboot your PC between swings.