why dont the math seem right ?....

[ATHTHEMANIAC]

tool tip says produces troops 20% faster...?..
so why when barracks is upgraded does 15min to produce 25 r's now say 12min30 ?...according to my maths they only 16% faster.....

[Brayarg]

Should be 3 mins :( well that sucks lol

[topgearfan]

same thing with bookbinder

[hades8840]

support says its correct

[Mercilus]

Close enough for VW statistics.

[Bluesavanah]

it's based on level 1 value

[Durin_d]

The math is correct

1/15min +20% = 1/12,5min

It's the speed that's increased 20% and not the time reduced 20%.

Upgrade-combat-armory-and-production-time-of-weapons (http://forum.thesettlersonline.com/threads/31122-Upgrade-combat-armory-and-production-time-of-weapons)


lvl 1 5min -> speed 1 / 5min
lvl 2 +100% speed to baseline -> 2 / 5min -> 1 / 2,5min
lvl 3 +200% speed to baseline -> 3 / 5min -> 1 / 1min 40s
lvl 4 +300% speed to baseline -> 4 / 5min -> 1 / 1min 15s
lvl 5 +400% speed to baseline -> 5 / 5min -> 1 / 1min

[Dorotheus]

The problem is not just that it's translated German, it's that it's translated corporate German. This has always lead to mathematical confusion, however if you apply the formula of
Level 1 time/building level you will see that the answer is 5/6 which for recruits is indeed 12 mins 30 seconds.

[Shugura]

15 minutes -20% is 15/1.2 = 12.5 = 12 minutes 30 seconds

[corona88]

15 minutes -20% is 15/1.2 = 12.5 = 12 minutes 30 seconds
15 min -20%=12min
1,5 min is 10% 1,5+1,5 =3 min

http://i.imgur.com/dfg6CjZ.png

mean barracks will production 20% more in same time period

level 5 barrack product 100R in 1 hours, lvl 6 barrack product 120R in one hours
difference is 20%

i do math for R in 1 hours, you can choose any units in any time period and difference will be 20%

as durin_d said

The math is correct
It's the speed that's increased 20% and not the time reduced 20%.

This is two different thing

[Vopicus]

Percentages up and down are two different things.

So a level 6 barrack is 20% faster than a level 5.
But a level 5 barrack is only 16 2/3 % slower than a level 6 Barrack.

In the same way that 100 is 25% more than 80
but 80 is only 20% less than 100.

In your case it comes to (15m) 900 seconds - 16.66...% = 750 seconds (12m30s), but 750 seconds + 20% = 900 seconds.

So that's the answer to your question.
Your calculations are correct, your math however isn't, cos you did the calculations the wrong way.