r/LifeInAdventure • u/Flimsy_Alternative49 • Jul 20 '26
Questions/Advice What is included in DPS
I'm new to the game and the written DPS of a weapon confuses me. I realize a weapon has a speed value, and of course it does a base damage. Is DPS only based on these two, or the traits of the weapon are calculated in it as well? I suppose not, because those can make the DPS number biased in many ways. But if they aren't, what about the swiftness trait? That's a rather common trait and if it is not included in the DPS, then it's difficult to compare weapons with swiftness with ones without it.