Originally Posted by AncientVu View Post
This is true, but what i am speaking of is the fact that theres other ways than just altering your timing, such as with a reload shot, jump dash slash shoot, dont move, switch shoot, will make your second shot faster than the shotguns delay, which will also let your next jump animation be canceled by a silent dash with a HSLD
Exactly, you can alter the timing. Guess what the person with the lower delay can do so as well and he'll still be faster. So yes, delay does matter.