Damage per second Question

[dgnguyenz]

Two characters on screen have 1000 Damage per second
Character A have on detail 4 attack per second
Character B have on detail 1 attack per Second

If character A attack 4 time in 1 second
and character B attack 1 time in 1 second
Do they both do the same damage or Character A do more damage?

[Liis]

Damage per second is exactly what it says, given sufficient enough of time, every second they will do 1000 damage (ofcourse this goes with luck and all that with crits)
In your example, char A will do 4 attacks in 1 second, every hit doing 250 (not a actual number, just to make it easier) (which means 4 * 250 = 1000)
while char B will do 1 attack in that same second doing 1000 damage (as above, not actual number)

DPS on a weapon doesnt have crits calculated into it, but the character screen does, which complicate things a little. But the numbers should be roughly right given enough time to even out any rng.

Hope this helps.

[triky701]

Lol, Which weights more. 1kg of paper or 1kg or rocks?

[Liis]

It's not really about which weights more though. So stop being a jerk and try helping people understand instead :P

Additionally, there are both advantages and disadvantages in finding a high attackspeed weapon vs a low attackspeed weapon.
High attackspeed = more hits (life on hit benefits from this), faster animation (improved maneuverability), For some classes, faster regen (i.e. DH Hatred and Monk Spirit)
Low attackspeed = bigger hits (Skills that gives xxx% weapon dmg benefits from this. Also less resource per dmg done.), Even bigger crits (since the initial dmg is high, the crit gets higher), While kiting, you might want to do as much damage in the least time, so instead of firing 4 times to get the same damage, you'd just do it in 1 hit.

This is all about playstyle and preferences though.

[triky701]

Slow attack speed is better is because you waste less mana/spirit/arcane power per shot. JUST THAT

Fast Attack speed will proc chance on hit effects more times and will let you ktie better since it also reduces the cast animation (i noticed since because casting walla of zombies as a WD takes a year and with my 2.60 AS it casts really really quick)

About criticals it's the same for both because you might get bigger citricals with slow but you get way more with more attacks with a fast attack speed

[Aikeelu]

Short answer to the main question, yes.

What's better? it deppends on what are you playing, how and what skills you're using, but usually i suggest fast attack speed

Now if you've 1k damage and 1 attack per second, try to kite mobs while casting. You'll die fast because your cast time will be years

But with 4 attacks por second and 1k damage, your cast time ( the hand animation while your character attacks ) will be quick, so you can hit and run really easier