2013-04-23, 08:24 AM
Other people can probably answer better than I, but attack speed does indeed affect your spell casting rate. You aren't crazy, the skill delays are actually shorter. As for how much shorter, you can check the attack speed reference in Game Mechanics.
The difference between mages, excepting BaMs, and other classes is that your attack speed is not determined by your staff. Hence switching between a staff or wand will show no difference. I think it's Normal (6). Booster/SI reduces this by 2 lowering the skill delay and allowing you to cast spells faster.
Again, this may not be 100% correct and there are better mage experts.
The difference between mages, excepting BaMs, and other classes is that your attack speed is not determined by your staff. Hence switching between a staff or wand will show no difference. I think it's Normal (6). Booster/SI reduces this by 2 lowering the skill delay and allowing you to cast spells faster.
Again, this may not be 100% correct and there are better mage experts.