Changes: Skill point

Latest revision as of 15:00, 8 April 2009

Skill points are used to buy skills from skill trainers. Each skill costs one skill point and a certain amount of money. The first skill purchased costs 50 , and the price increases gradually up to a cap of 1 on the 20^th skill.

The total number of unredeemed skill points is listed in the hero panel.

Acquiring skill points

A character acquires skill points in the following ways:

Receiving mission rewards by completing missions with Standard or Master rewards;
Completing quests which reward skill points;
Gaining character levels;
Gaining experience, after reaching the level cap;
Using a Star of Transference.

Number of skill points

Although 261 skill points can be earned from missions and quests, the maximum a single character can earn (from them) depends on their starting Campaign: Prophecies: 253 points, Factions: 252 points, and Nightfall: 244 points.

Missions
- 25 in Prophecies (1 point awarded for each of 25 missions; the first eight missions only award skill points to Prophecies characters)
- 39 in Factions (1 point awarded for each level of completion on each of 13 missions; the first two missions only award skill points to Factions characters)
- 60 in Nightfall (1 point awarded for each level of completion on each of 20 missions)
- 124 from repeating all missions in Hard Mode

Quests
- 1 point in Pre-searing Prophecies from Tithe for Ashford Abbey (Prophecies characters only)
- 12 points from Factions primary quests (the first two are only available to Factions characters)

You can also earn unlimited skill points through gaining experience.

Gaining Character Levels: 19 points = 1 point per Level through the level cap of 20;
Gaining XP: 1 point per 15,000 xp, after reaching level 20;
Using a Star of Transference allows you to Trade skill points with another player or character.

Notes

You can save money and skill points by performing skill quests instead of purchasing skills. Prophecies offers such quests throughout the game; Factions and Nightfall offer them in the training areas of Shing Jea Island and Istan respectively.
Skill points are not rewarded for completing the missions in the Bonus Mission Pack nor in Eye of the North.
The 21st skill is the first to cost 1. The first 20 skills will cost a total of 6.45 or just over 322 each, on average.

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-[[Skill point]]s are used to buy [[skill]]s from [[skill trainer]]s. Each skill costs one skill point and a certain amount of money. The first skill costs 50 [[gold]], and with each skill purchase the monetary cost for the next skill increases up to a point: currently, the cost will not rise above one [[platinum]].
+[[Skill point]]s are used to buy [[skill]]s from [[skill trainer]]s. Each skill costs one skill point and a certain amount of money. The first skill purchased costs 50 {{g}}, and the price increases gradually up to a cap of 1 {{plat}} on the 20<sup>th</sup> skill.
-The total number of unredeemed skill points is listed in the <nowiki>[H]ero</nowiki> window.
+The total number of unredeemed skill points is listed in the [[Hero Panel|hero panel]].
-== Acquiring Skill Points ==
+== Acquiring skill points ==
 A character acquires skill points in the following ways:
+* Receiving [[mission]] rewards by completing missions with Standard or Master rewards;
-* One skill point for every new character [[level]], and after level 20 one point every 15,000 [[XP]]. The fastest method to acquire skill points this way is to do high-experience quests in high-level areas such as [[Sorrow's Furnace]], the [[Fissure of Woe]] or the [[Echovald Forest]] (in [[Factions]]).
+* Completing [[quest]]s which reward skill points;
-* One skill point on completing any [[mission]] for the first time
+* Gaining character [[level]]s;
-* Many quests often give skill points as well, such as [[Tithe for Ashford Abbey]].
+* Gaining experience, after reaching the [[Level up|level cap]];
+* Using a [[Star of Transference]].
+== Number of skill points ==
+Although 261 skill points can be earned from missions and quests, the maximum a single character can earn (from them) depends on their starting [[Campaign]]: [[Prophecies]]: 253 points, [[Factions]]: 252 points, and [[Nightfall]]: 244 points.
+*[[Mission overview|Missions]]
+**25 in [[Mission overviews (Prophecies)|Prophecies]] (1 point awarded for each of 25 missions; the first eight missions only award skill points to Prophecies characters)
+**39 in [[Mission overviews (Factions)|Factions]] (1 point awarded for each level of completion on each of 13 missions; the first two missions only award skill points to Factions characters)
+**60 in [[Mission overviews (Nightfall)|Nightfall]] (1 point awarded for each level of completion on each of 20 missions)
+**124 from repeating all missions in [[Hard Mode]]
+*[[Quest]]s
+**1 point in [[Pre-Searing Ascalon|Pre-searing Prophecies]] from [[Tithe for Ashford Abbey]] (Prophecies characters only)
+**12 points from Factions primary quests (the first two are only available to Factions characters)
+You can also earn unlimited skill points through gaining experience.
+*Gaining Character Levels: 19 points = 1 point per [[Level up|Level]] through the level cap of 20;
+*Gaining [[XP]]: 1 point per 15,000 xp, after reaching level 20;
+*Using a [[Star of Transference]] allows you to [[Trade]] skill points with another player or character.
+== Notes ==
+* You can save money and skill points by performing [[Skill Quests|skill quests]] instead of purchasing skills. [[Prophecies Campaign|Prophecies]] offers such quests throughout the game; [[Factions Campaign|Factions]] and [[Nightfall Campaign|Nightfall]] offer them in the training areas of [[Shing Jea Island]] and [[Istan]] respectively.
+*Skill points are '''not''' rewarded for completing the missions in the [[Mission overviews (Bonus Mission Pack)|Bonus Mission Pack]] nor in [[Mission overviews (Eye of the North)|Eye of the North]].
+*The 21st skill is the first to cost 1{{plat}}. The first 20 skills will cost a total of 6.45{{plat}} or just over 322{{gold}} each, on average.
-== Conserve Your Skill Points! ==
-* It is wise to save skill points for later parts of the game, because some skills can be acquired for free from [[quest]]s.
-* [[Skill Trainer]]s at major [[city|cities]] tend to offer questable skills in addition to skills from [[outpost]]s preceding the location. With few exceptions, if you finish every skill quest, and train at outposts, you will rarely need to use a city trainer.
-* Most trainers at outposts offer skills that are ''not'' available as quest rewards.  Exceptions are the trainers at [[Yak's Bend]] and [[Quarrel Falls]].
 [[Category:Glossary]]