Formula Used
The calculator uses the common DAoC melee timing structure. Weapon speed is converted to centiseconds. Quickness is capped at 250 for the quickness part. Haste and celerity are added together. Item melee speed is applied after that.
Swing speed = weapon speed × 100 × quickness factor × haste factor × item speed factor ÷ 100.
Quickness factor = 1 - ((min(250, quickness) - 50) / 500).
Haste factor = 1 - ((haste + celerity) / 100).
Item speed factor = 1 - (item melee speed / 100).
Classic mode floors the value after each major stage. Exact mode keeps decimals until the final result. The cap option prevents the final swing delay from going below the selected minimum.
DAoC Swing Speed Planning
Swing speed matters in every melee build. It changes how often a character attacks. It also changes how often styles, procs, and reactive choices appear. A slow weapon can hit hard, but delay may feel heavy. A faster setup can feel smooth, yet it may reach the game cap before every bonus is used.
This calculator helps compare those choices. It accepts weapon speed, quickness, haste, celerity, and item melee speed. It then shows the quickness adjusted delay, the uncapped delay, the capped delay, swings per minute, and cap status. You can test one weapon or compare a main hand with an off hand.
Why Quickness Matters
Quickness reduces delay after the base weapon speed is scaled. The common formula treats 250 quickness as the useful upper limit. Every ten points from 50 to 250 gives about one percent faster swings. This is why high quickness is valuable for steady pressure.
Haste, Celerity, and Item Bonuses
Haste and celerity stack together in the swing formula. Item melee speed is applied after that. These bonuses can make a slow weapon very fast. They can also waste value when the final result falls under the minimum allowed swing delay. The cap warning helps you see that limit.
Practical Build Use
Use the tool before changing gear, buffs, or weapon speed. Start with your current character sheet. Add the common buffs you expect in combat. Then compare the capped and uncapped result. If uncapped delay is far below the cap, extra speed may not help actual swing timing.
Reading the Results
The capped swing speed is the number to use for real timing. Swings per minute shows pressure over time. Seconds saved shows how much faster the build is than the raw weapon speed. The notes explain whether your setup is efficient, near the cap, or already capped.
Clean Exports
The CSV export is useful for spreadsheets. The PDF export is useful for build notes. Keep several rows while testing different haste, celerity, and quickness values. Small changes can reveal whether a faster weapon, more quickness, or a different item bonus gives the best practical result.
That makes planning easier before raids, duels, battleground sessions, and template changes later.
FAQs
What is DAoC swing speed?
It is the delay between melee attacks. Lower delay means more swings over time. The final value depends on weapon speed, quickness, haste, celerity, and item melee speed bonuses.
Why is quickness capped at 250?
The common melee timing formula uses 250 as the useful quickness limit for this calculation. Values above 250 do not further reduce the quickness portion in this tool.
What does haste plus celerity mean?
Haste and celerity are added before the haste factor is applied. For example, 20 percent haste and 25 percent celerity act as 45 percent total speed bonus in this formula.
What is item melee speed?
It is the melee speed bonus from gear or item bonuses. The calculator applies it after quickness, haste, and celerity, which helps show the final practical delay.
What does capped mean?
Capped means the uncapped result is faster than the selected minimum delay. The final value is held at that minimum, so extra speed does not reduce actual swing timing.
Should I use classic or exact rounding?
Use classic mode when you want stage flooring after each major formula step. Use exact mode for clean decimal comparison or private rulesets that do not floor each stage.
Can I compare dual wield weapons?
Yes. Enable the off hand option and enter a second weapon speed. The same quickness and bonus values are applied to both weapons for simple comparison.
Why export CSV or PDF?
CSV is useful for spreadsheets and build testing. PDF is useful for saving a readable record of your current result, bonus setup, cap status, and swing timing.