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| category = Hunting and Combat
| topic = General Discussion about H&C
| messagenum = 811
| author = GS4-FINROS
| date = 01/15/2016 02:51 PM EST
| subject = New Combat Ability: Quickstrike
}}The new Quickstrike combat ability is now available to all characters. It allows physical combat actions to be performed at a reduced RoundTime for a stamina cost proportional to the amount of reduction and to the equipment involved. Such reduction may be specified as either a modifier to the base RoundTime of an action or as a desired absolute RoundTime, and can be invoked as part of a combat command or as a separate command that applies to the next combat action. Examples include:

QUICKSTRIKE -2 AMBUSH KOBOLD RIGHT LEG (ambush the kobold with a -2 RoundTime modifier)

QUICKSTRIKE 3 (perform the next combat action in no more than 3 seconds of RoundTime)

Additional examples, and a full listing of all applicable combat actions, is available via QUICKSTRIKE HELP.

The stamina cost is calculated as: (10 + (primary_equipment_speed + (secondary_equipment_speed / 2))) per second of RT reduction. Two-handed weapons have a 1.5x speed multiplier and ranged weapons have a 2.5x speed multiplier in this calculation. If insufficient stamina is available for the specified reduction, a lesser reduction at lesser cost may take place based on what stamina is available. RoundTime cannot go below one second.

The Quickstrike ability may also be invoked via the [[QSTRIKE]] verb.

Due to this update, the existing Quickstrike Combat Maneuver should be considered obsolete. Fast migration has been enabled to unlearn the maneuver, and it will be fully replaced at a later time.

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| category = Hunting and Combat
| topic = General Discussion about H&C
| messagenum = 812
| author = GS4-FINROS
| date = 01/15/2016 02:54 PM EST
| subject = Re: New Combat Ability: Quickstrike
}}As a followup to the official announcement, I'll provide some example numbers.

* Shortswords are speed 3 and have the following quickstrike stamina costs: 13 (-1RT), 26 (-2RT), 39 (-3RT), 52 (-4RT)
* Broadswords are speed 5 and have the following quickstrike stamina costs: 15 (-1RT), 30 (-2RT), 45 (-3RT), 60 (-4RT)
* Claidhmores are speed 8 (*1.5 = 12) and have the following quickstrike stamina costs: 22 (-1RT), 44 (-2RT), 66 (-3RT), 88 (-4RT)
* Longbows are speed 4 (*2.5 = 10) and have the following quickstrike stamina costs: 20 (-1RT), 40 (-2RT), 60 (-3RT), 80 (-4RT)
* Sweep (guildskill or cman) is speed 0 and has the following quickstrike stamina costs: 10 (-1 RT), 20 (-2 RT), 30 (-3RT), 40 (-4RT)
* Charge (cman) using a lance is speed 9 (*1.5 = 13) and has the following quickstrike stamina costs: 23 (-1RT), 46 (-2RT), 69 (-3RT), 92 (-4RT)

Note that the RT reduction is not capped at -4; I simply have not calculated past that point in the examples above. If you have encumbrance such that you swing a short sword in 15 seconds, you can get a -14RT reduction by spending 182 stamina.

If a combat maneuver doesn't use any equipment (e.g., sweep, dirtkick, barehanded feint, etc.) then it has speed 0. Shields have a speed of (2 * shield_size). Note that although quickstrike on its own will not take you to negative stamina, quickstrike plus a combat maneuver (or a stamina-costing multistrike, etc.) may take you into negative stamina. This is intentionally allowed.

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| category = Hunting and Combat
| topic = General Discussion about H&C
| messagenum = 901
| author = GS4-FINROS
| date = 02/02/2016 11:59 PM EST
| subject = Re: New Combat Ability: Quickstrike
}}Quickstrike now allows you to set a stamina cost limit via QUICKSTRIKE LIMIT {amount}. When set, any quickstrike action you take will be limited such that you are never charged more than {amount} stamina. This is mainly intended for [[Celerity]]/506 users, but is available to everyone.

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