Nope, 1:1 it was gonna be, with a 2.4 bow. Is there a macro to throw in multi and arcane shots in a 1:1 (i.e. on a 2.0 attack speed, auto-multi-auto-arcane-auto-steady-auto-steady-auto-arcane...).
Also, the weapon speed you listed is for those with IAotH I assume. The goal to get steady shot cast + 0.5 seconds to be just under the autoshot timer on a 1:1 ratio, right? So for 15% quiver and 15% IAotH I'd assume 2.2 would be the best cast speed, and without IAotH 2.1 would be best?
[ 1.5 (steady cast) / Attack Speed Increases ] + 0.5 = Desireable Auto Delay
Desireable Auto Delay * Attack Speed Increases = Desireable Weapon Speed
Example: 15% quiver and 15% IAotH
[ 1.5 / 1.15 / 1.15 ] + 0.5 = 1.634
1.634 * 1.15 * 1.15 = 2.16, so 2.2 would be desireable for a weapon speed.
For a 1:1.5 it's a lot harder to figure out
For a 1:1.5 (I'm assuming Auto-Steady-Multi-Auto-Steady-Auto-Steady-Arcane-Auto-Steady...) you need the GCD from the first shot to not clip the next steady shot so much that it will clip the next auto-shot. The first cast needs to be steady cast + 1 (for multi and auto casts), and between the first steady and second steady needs to be 1.5 seconds.
Without Hawk:
Steady cast 1.5 / 1.15 = 1.304 seconds. Multi will fire at 1.804 seconds. Auto-shot could fire at 2.304 seconds. Next steady will be ready at 2.804 seconds. Steady will fire at 4.108 seconds. Next auto-shot can fire at 4.608 seconds. This means that 2.304 works for the delay, and 2.64 would be desireable for the delay (or a 2.7 attack speed).
With Hawk:
Steady cast 1.5 / 1.15 / 1.15 = 1.134 seconds. Multi will fire at 1.634 seconds. Auto-shot could fire at 2.134 seconds. Next steady will be ready at 2.634 seconds. Next steady will fire at 3.768 seconds. Next auto could fire at 4.268 seconds. Meaning a 2.134 delay is preferable, or 2.82 bow (2.9 bow).
(Apparently, changing the 1:1 to a 1:1.5 equation is simply changing B from 0.5 to 1...makes sense as the auto-shot plus 0.5 seconds on either side adds up to 1.5 second GCD).
Tomorrow I'll factor in RF, too tired to tonight (RF I'm assuming would be 1:1 no matter what, probably on faster bows/BM spec a rotation without steady).
EDIT: On second thought, I'll do it now.
For a 1:1 with no steady (just auto and arcane), I believe any attack speed would work as long as it is above 1.0, meaning a 1.9 bow with IAotH and a 1.7 bow without. If you wanted to stay at 1.5 and be on the GCD, it would be a 2.8 bow with and a 2.5 bow without.
For a 1:1 with steady on RF, you would be below a 1 second cast time on Steady anyway, so 1.5 would be the speed, and 2.8 bow with or 2.5 bow without IAotH would be prefered.
So...
No RF, No Hawk, 1:1 - 2.1 weapon
No RF, Hawk, 1:1 - 2.2 weapon
No RF, No Hawk, 1:1.5 - 2.7 weapon
No RF, Hawk, 1:1.5 - 2.9 weapon
RF, No Hawk, Steady - 2.5 weapon
RF, Hawk, Steady - 2.8 weapon
RF, No Hawk, A/M - 1.7 weapon
RF, Hawk, A/M - 1.9 weapon
From that, I gather that without hawk (which I wont have...and idk if I'll get it on a DPS spec or if I'll get MT, since MT allows me to control my speed and keep it at a more optimal pace), for a 1:1.5 I should get a 2.7 weapon, for a 1:1 I should get a 2.1 weapon, and for RF I should get a 2.5 weapon. For the purposes of RF, the 2.4 skyfire-hawk bow is looking really nice, I think I'll just use that.
Edited, Jan 7th 2008 3:03am by skribs