attack rating=hit ratio. sry, but it has nothing to do with attack speed
"Hit/Parry rate
...Hit/parry rate simply increase the chance of doing a high damage in attacking and receiving a lower damge, under the damage range. Take the damage range from above: 80-112. The higher the hit rate, the more likely you'll do damage closer to the maximum 112.."
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