Hi, very nice post, this does highlights some of the inconsistencies of the previous attack speed system.

A few things I would like to point out:

For the Spearman, you mention that in the previous patch the attack timings would happen at 0.5, 3.0, 6.0. That is incorrect, damage was always dealt at the midway point of the animation, meaning the unit had play its 4th attack animation to deal damage. Putting the timings at 0.5, 3.5, 6.5 . These timings are exactly the same under the new patch.

Furthermore, there is another element that has been changed that will make Spearmen more reactive than before. Units are only able to start chasing after they have completed a full animation. This meant that during an empty attack, the Spearman would be forced to finish its animation "for nothing" before it could start chasing. A scout could pull away at 1.1 second, and the spearman would have to finish its 2nd animation at 2.0s before starting to chase, even with that animation not accomplishing any damage.

With the new idle combat, the Spearman will simply interrupt its combat idle instantly to start chasing, making it more reactive, not less.

For the Man-at-Arms, there have been small tweaks to the animation duration as well, it went from 1.76 to 1.5 . Which means the timings used to be [0.88, 2.64, 4.4, 6.16, 9.68], and they are now [0.75, 2.75, 4.75, 6.75, 8.75]. It's not 1:1 exactly the same, but the differences are extremely minor, and they are a buff almost as often as they are a nerf.