Here is some mismatch with names used here and in Poe. Attack Speed is mainly the keyword/tag of weapon at which is based mechanic of PoE. This is not crealy described. This term is used in weapons, modificators(implicit, explicit and enchantments and other) and passive tree. In this definition is too many unnecessary terms, not describing clearly:
- "Attack speed is a modifier to a creature's base number of attacks per second. Normal attacks and attack skills derive attack speed and damage from the weapon(s) equipped. This base speed can be increased by attack speed modifiers. In general, weapons with dexterity requirements (e.g., bows and daggers) have higher attack speed than weapons with strength requirements (e.g., staves and maces). Attack speed does not increase the rate that spells can be cast. Instead, cast speed is used for that purpose."
"Attack speed is a modifier to a creature's" - is not. mainly is a tag on weapon used to...
"Normal attacks..." - in PoE there is no normal attack or abnormal :), there is "attack..." as keyword used to skill and interaction with other modificators used with melee skill mechanic.
After describing this mechanic You can add some other information regarding to less important and less direct mechanics and actions in PoE.
This is base only one correct definition:
- "Attack speed is a keyword and refers to speed of using skill per second. Attack speed refers to skills require melee weapon."
There is unnecessary section: Characters. for whatit is ?! This should be in dual wielding and charges definition not in attack, action etc speed as main section.
if there will be no explicit objection I will tray again edit this definition to more accurate, shorter and clearer used in game.--Koszmarnica01 (talk) 12:09, 8 October 2019 (UTC)
- Attack speed is a modifier to a creature's base attack speed as much as it is a modifier to the base attack speed of weapons. It does apply to monsters just like it does apply to players. Also, a characters base attack speed is used if they're unarmed. Normal attack is referring to the default attack skill everyone has.
- Please avoid the whole keyword phrase. It was used synonymous with gem tags on the wiki and still is in some places, and gem tags only group gems and do not describe game mechanics --OmegaK2 (t|c) 13:59, 8 October 2019 (UTC)