Wat? The faster the speed, the more it favours veterans not newbies.
I disagree.
By buffing all the weapons by +1 speed, it should buff veterans and new players coherently. It's logical to assume that whilst veterans could alter their playstyle to adapt to the new speed, new players would have an increased hit rate due to the lack of feinting, and as Owens said, "more urgent blocking".
The difference between new players and veterans in regards to skill can be viewed exponentially anyway, this being said, they won't be on a 'new player' skill level for long, thus, altering their own style to factor in the speed.
Overall, I think that a +1 speed rating would really spice up c-RPG, giving it an added intensity that is seldom encountered with the slow combat of today's c-RPG combat.
Good Idea