Well, I finally got around to testing out this Thexian Loop to try to determine its Haste value. I am a little disappointed in my findings so I will present a synopsis of the raw data for you all to evaluate and see if I have made a mistake here.

I had four testing scenarios where the only thing which changed were Haste effects, otherwise, I kept Stamina within one bubble of max and used the same weapon. The number of swings (including misses) was counted over a five minute period and all swings occuring within the same second were assumed to be Double Attacks and were removed from the count. I used a Defiance (19 delay) to try to get more swings for the time period involved.

Base Case (no haste items/spells): 156 swings in five minutes
Thexian Loop: 160 swings in five minutes
Swift Like the Wind: 244 swings in five minutes
Swift Like the Wind and Thexian Loop: 251 swings in five minutes

This is plus or minus one swing per test case as I went over the data three times to double check my counts.

So, my conclusion from this is that I see about a three to four percent increase in my attack rate with the Thexian Loop. *sigh*

Zigglewort the Wind Caller
Halfling Warrior of 54 Seasons
Convergence of Storms

Edited by: Galdilor Oretur at: 8/18/01 6:28:21 am

I too haven't ever owned an item that provides haste like that of the velium swiftblade. Granted, the ratio sucks at 5/24, but with it providing what looks to be 40% haste, it's been in my inventory on both my bard and warrior for months....

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Lteejae Bukem - 51st Minstrel
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