Originally Posted by -Abakus-
Ok, so from this we can gather that it's a bit higher than a flat 17%. Doing the same math assuming a 17.1% coefficient seems to fit the sample data perfectly.
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We would expect the coefficient to be:
Base cast time / constant * ( 1 - # extra effects * penalty )
Cast time is instant so = 1.5
Constant for AoE = 7
# extra effects: knockback + mana restore = 2
Penalty is apparently "normally" 5%, though not always (e.g. both ES and FrS seem to suffer a 10% penalty)
Feeding that through using your experimental result of 17.1% gives a total penalty value close to 20%. Assuming it is 20% and feeding that back through would make the coefficient 1.5/7*(1-0.2) = 17.14%
So as your experimental result of 17.1(4)% seems to make sense based on "the rules", I'd say bravo!