Attack speed question

[Megika]

One question I was wondering about: are attack speed bonuses flat or based on the attack speed of your weapon? For example:

I have a mace with a base attack speed of 80% (0.8 hits per second). I equip bracers which have a 20% bonus to attack speed. Do I get:

A: 80 + 20 = 100 attack speed (1 hit per second)

Or;

B: 80 + (80/5) = 96 attack speed (0/96 hits per second).

If it's the latter, do you simply add up multiple attack speed bonuses and stick them on? So if I have the same mace, but my boots, helm and bracers all give 20% bonus attack speed, do I end up with 128 (80 + (80/100)*60) attack speed, or 140 (80 + 20 + 20 + 20)?

It's a fairly small difference, but it's been niggling at me.

[Kir4]

Attack speed bonuses are not flat, they depend on the weapon's base attack speed.

Calculation for a 80% default mace with 3*20% bonus:

AS= 80 + (0,2+0,2+0,2(80)) = 80 + 48 = 128

Or short: B and the first.

[Megika]

Okay, thanks very much for the good answer.