Exact time it takes to break a pallet?

Monlyth

Hi. I'd like to know exactly how long it takes to break a pallet by default, and how long it takes to break a pallet when using special attacks like Chainsaw, Demogorgon's Shred and Oni's Demon Strike.

The reason I want to know is because I'm never sure when it's worth it to use Shred/Chainsaw/Demon Strike to break a pallet. When does it save time for you, and when is it better to just press Space?

Fibijean

As of Patch 2.7.0, it takes exactly 2.7 seconds to break a pallet by default - 0.1 seconds to snap into place, and 2.6 seconds to perform the animation.

I'll see if I can find the other figures for you, and edit my comment accordingly.

EDIT 1: I can't find any official figures as to how long it takes to break a pallet with a chainsaw, but the Hillbilly's and Bubba's chainsaws apparently take the same amount of time to break a pallet, which is about 1.2 seconds, if they are already fully charged. By default, Hillbilly's chainsaw takes 2.5 seconds to charge up fully, and Bubba's takes 2.1 seconds. So unless your chainsaw is already charged at least halfway for Billy or at least a third of the way for Bubba, breaking the pallet with a kick will be quicker.

EDIT 2: In the case of the Demogorgon's Shred, it takes 1 second to charge, about 0.5 seconds to perform and 2 seconds to cool down if it hits a pallet. So Shred is faster than pressing spacebar, but only if it is already more than 80% charged.

EDIT 3: Destroying a pallet with Demon Strike takes 2 seconds. If you are already in a Demon Dash (which takes 2 seconds to charge) you will destroy the pallet instantly. I can't find any exact figures, but the Demon Strike appears to take the same amount of time as the Demon Dash to charge (2 seconds). So again, unless you are already in a Dash or have charged a strike more than 70% of the way (although the Strike can't be canceled, so I only say that for the purposes of accuracy, not practicality) just a normal pallet break will be faster.

Basically, pressing spacebar is always quicker unless your power is already fully or at least mostly charged.