Do ninjas attack faster?

Question

It seems that some of the costumes (such as the ninja outfit) for the monk change the attack animation. Does this alter the attack speed and/or attack range of the monk at all?

What about the other costumes?

Answer 1

I've tested this and many in game players also confirm that the ninja outfit does indeed grant a small bonus to attack speed.

Answer 2

I will have to do further testing to be 100% sure, but it is fairly clear that the weapons are telling the animations how fast to play for attacking rather than the other way around. This can be seen more clearly on the Squire than the monk where there is a very distinct attack speed difference between the weapons, most clearly the samurai sword and that shield weapon.

This is also clearly seen in the familiars and huntress weapons where attacks per second are an upgrade to the item.. My serpent familiar and huntress twitch quite fast with their 6 attacks per second.

Now that said. I do not have the ninja skin unlocked and its possible that some where in there someone put an

if (isNinja)
{
    AttackSpeed = WeaponSpeed * 1.25;
}

or something similar... And with all the things that have been changed and 'missing' from their patch notes its possible.. I just consider it doubtful at this time.