The speed is calculated by Weapon Speed, ala (Chain)Lightning.

About +3 trap claws, should I socket them with something? (I'd hope for 2 sockets of course). Probably an extra +1 in WoI, LS, and DS is worth the -1 in SM (woo, lots of abbreviations).

And finally, (yes I know, lot's of questions I've been meaning to ask) Where should I place skill points from now on? I've maxed Shadow Master/Lightning Sentry/Wake of Inferno/Death Sentry, so I'm not entirely sure what more I could do.

Again, thanks, and awaiting the next round of answers (sorry I didn't mention them earlier, I only really thought of them now).

If you have mana problems, a pair of Tir's wouldn't be totally bad, although they don't solve the problems nearly as well as Frosties etc. do. Or resistance jewels. Well basically whatever you would put in an orb or Staff.

>And finally, (yes I know, lot's of questions I've been
>meaning to ask) Where should I place skill points from now
>on? I've maxed Shadow Master/Lightning Sentry/Wake of
>Inferno/Death Sentry, so I'm not entirely sure what more I
>could do.

Mind Blast wouldn't hurt. A point in Fade is also good for a trapper.
Cloak of Shadows could work as well (and you can blame it on the Master ).

If trap casting speed depends on IAS, may be it makes sense to put Shaels into sockets? At least, this is what I do for my CL sorceress (and it helps a lot!). Anybody has a numbers/formulas for the speed?

Thanks,
-Epi.

As for skills, well I think maxing both lighting sentry and death sentry was a waste of skills points.
Maxing mindblast would have given you some nice crowd control, nicely complementing Cloak of Shadows.
With good crowd control, you don't need to be able to place your traps in the blink of an eye, so I'd favour Fade over BoS.
Shadow Master is a better tank and packs a lot more punch, but Shadow warrior allows you to double the number of your traps at will. The fact they're of a lower skill level than yours is a moot point when they're Death Sentries.

Lastly, a minimal investment in melee skills like TS, Cobra strike could solve your mana regen. problems and help vs FI/LI critters.

I assumed that SmokeyDaBear was interested in a caster belt to help with mana regeneration (something my trapster has problems with occasionally). So he'd want max mana regen (10%) and max +mana (+20, which will also help mana regen), and anything he gets for FCR is icing on the cake whether he ever uses it or not. The other thing to look for is a decent set of the 1-5 random affixes that goes with it.