07-02-2012, 12:06 PM
I'm trying to find a way to explain to people the concept that 1.13 attacks per second is faster than 1.00 or such. I can't do it. I've tried saying that if you have 1.00 APS you'll swing ten times in ten seconds, and that if you have 2.00 APS you'll swing twenty times in ten seconds. Can anyone give me a way to break it down further for less numerically-inclined individuals?
Normally I wouldn't worry too much, but these are friends I'm trying to explain it to, just ones who aren't very good at the maths. I'm not sure how to explain a purely mathematical concept to non-mathematical people. I even tried suggesting that a dagger would pretty obviously swing faster than a maul (in game 1.5 versus < 1) but that didn't get through either.
I'm guessing they're confusing APS with frames per attack or something but I just don't know.
Normally I wouldn't worry too much, but these are friends I'm trying to explain it to, just ones who aren't very good at the maths. I'm not sure how to explain a purely mathematical concept to non-mathematical people. I even tried suggesting that a dagger would pretty obviously swing faster than a maul (in game 1.5 versus < 1) but that didn't get through either.
I'm guessing they're confusing APS with frames per attack or something but I just don't know.