Talk:Genoese Crossbowman/@comment-106.105.136.18-20170710063627/@comment-65.28.183.104-20190617200243

The confusion is that in this case, the fire rate goes from 100% to 150%, however if you divide 100%, the base, by 150%, the end result, you get 66.67%, a difference of 33.33%. As mentioned by another poster on here, that has happened a lot in game.

The Japanese Infantry are listed as attacking 25% faster when it is actually 33%. This is because if you divide 100 by 133, the difference is  ≈  25%. This is why Thumb Ring grants Cavalry Archers 11% increased attack speed vs 10%, as 100/111 ≈ 90.09 which is a difference of ≈ 10% from 100. The same is true for the 18% bonus for Thumb Ring as opposed to 15%. 100/118 ≈ 84.746 which is a difference of ≈ 15% from 100. Lastly is the 20%/25% issue for Celt Siege Weapon Rate of Fire, Stronghold Rate of Fire, Thumb Ring and Saracen Galleons. 100/125 = 80 which is a difference of 20 from 100.