Weapon swing timers not resetting after casting
 

In classic/Kunark EQ weapon swing timers reset after each spell cast.

For instance, the time would be (using Oggok Cleaver at 60 delay):
0: Swing Weapon
1: Cast lifetap for 3 seconds
4: Begin weapon swing timer
10: Swing weapon

While the current p99 situation is as follows (tested on my 35 SHD with Oggok Cleaver):
0: Swing Weapon
1: Cast lifetap for 3 seconds
6: Swing weapon

This appears to have been changed after Velious era in the patch that makes snare/root stack:
http://www.tski.co.jp/baldio/patch/20010109.html

gr8 find

Another similar issue that I think is a bug is that time spent casting with auto-attack on counts towards proccing. I used to tank mobs with BSH and chain cast JBB (allowing a single swing after each cast) and I still got as many BSH procs as I would had I not cast JBB at all. While it's possible this is classic, it seems like an oversight.

This is actually working properly. Proc chance is determined as chance per minute instead of chance per swing. That's why slower weapons don't proc less than faster weapons.

Hm, I definitely can confirm this is how it works. If I get one or more fizzles I still get an instant hit right after the spell lands on my troll shadowknight. Now I didn't play during classic so I don't know what's right or wrong, but definitely true.

The amount of time autoattack is on has no effect on proccing, if I'm not mistaken. The game just needs to know your weapon delay and from there it calculates the chance of a proc happening on any given swing.


The mechanic as-is definitely isn't correct though. Sure is nice for hybrids (and RoA enchanters!) though :)

Great find. I will check to make sure snare and root dont stack.

H

Internal report from this past September with some more details:

this guy.. root..snarree... verrious..