Primed Not So Fast Hands

[Omega_Boost]

 

So it turns out that even though it says it reduces the reload time by half, it doesn't actually do that. Is this a glitch or an issue with the game not being able to render the reload animation fast enough to match the correct stat change?

[Stratego89]

This is caused by how reload reduction is calculated. It's intended- unfortunately.

[Jangkrik]

+50% reload speed doesn't mean -50% reload time since you're reloading at +50% speed, not +100% speed. If you want to half the reload time, you'll need +100% reload speed which is the double of the normal speed.

Edited December 14, 2015 by Jangkrik

[[DE]Momaw]

+50% reload speed is not the same thing as -50% reload time.

 

Modified reload time is:   T*(1/S)  where T is the base time and S is the speed you reload at.   With a base reload time of 3 seconds, and reloading at a rate of 1.5,  you get  3*(1/1.5) = 2 seconds.

 

Primed fast hands is pretty crappy really.  It has always been my opinion that reload speed mods should be 10% speed per rank, meaning your rank 9 would halve the reload time which is what you expected it to do (and a fully ranked one would reduce it by slightly more than half). This would justify the mountain of credits and cores you would need to spend on the mod, not to mention its 12 point fitting cost.  At the very least, fast hands should be as good as Quickdraw for secondaries (8% per rank, not 5%).

Edited December 14, 2015 by Momaw

[Omega_Boost]

+50% reload speed doesn't mean -50% reload time since you're reloading at +50% speed, not +100% speed. If you want to half the reload time, you'll need +100% reload speed which is the double of the normal speed.

 

[Omega_Boost]

 

Modified reload time is:   T*(1/S)  where T is the base time and S is the speed you reload at.   With a base reload time of 3 seconds, and reloading at a rate of 1.5,  you get  3*(1/1.5) = 2 seconds.

 

I see what you're saying. So now the question is... why isn't there a negative reload time mod?

 

[[DE]Momaw]

I see what you're saying. So now the question is... why isn't there a negative reload time mod?

 

 

Because it would potentially lead to stacking problems.  Let us suppose that it were possible to get -80% reload time. For one thing, now every gun reloads in less than half a second;  most reload in less than a quarter of a second.  Reloading basically doesn't even exist anymore.  Carry it even further: suppose some new ability gave a -25% reload time on top of that.  Now the total reload bonus is -105%.....You wut mate?  Does that mean the gun rewinds time when you reload? Does it reload in a single frame?  Do you even SEE it reload??  Wierdness.

 

Versus, +50% speed, +100% speed, +150% speed, it all makes a very nice logical progression.