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White Head Yeti · Jul 27, 2009, 12:01 AM // 00:01

Does order of skills in Heroe's Skill bar matter?

What i mean is... does it matter which skill i put first and which one i put the last because of frequency of usage of same skills?

Evasion Twenty · Jul 27, 2009, 12:48 AM // 00:48

Don't think so. They know what to cast and when, and where. Atleast, they should :P

Shayne Hawke · Jul 27, 2009, 01:09 AM // 01:09

I believe heroes are set to use the skills with priority given to what's on the left.

Gennadios · Jul 27, 2009, 01:34 AM // 01:34

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Originally Posted by Shayne Hawke

I believe heroes are set to use the skills with priority given to what's on the left.

Which is to say that when the AI is deciding what to do, they'll start scanning the skill bar for options starting from the leftmost skill, and the first appropriate skill they find they'll generally use.

It generally doesn't make much difference, although if you have a chain of skills in mind (Enduring Harmon/For Great Justice) there heroes will have a slightly lower chance of screwing it up if the first skill in the combo is to the left.

But they'll still screw them up, and do it frequently, so you're better off handling that kind of stuff manually.

Lux Aeterna · Jul 27, 2009, 02:50 AM // 02:50

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Originally Posted by Shayne Hawke

I believe heroes are set to use the skills with priority given to what's on the left.

Wondered about this before, would be very interested in knowing if it's true.

Bristlebane · Jul 27, 2009, 04:07 AM // 04:07

Try it out with some duplicate skills divided on left/right side, and see if heroes favor any of them more or if they just use them randomly. If they do seem to favor certain duplicate over another, try switch place and see if they change priority.

Some duplicates taken from wiki:
W - Penetrating Blow - Penetrating Chop
W - Pure Strike - Jaizhenju Strike
N - Shadow Strike - Lifebane Strike
R - Penetrating Attack - Sundering Attack
Me - Inspired Hex - Revealed Hex
Mo - Divine Healing - Heaven's Delight
E - Crystal Wave - Teinai's Crystals
E - Earthquake - Dragon's Stomp
E - Searing Heat - Teinai's Heat

Jul 27, 2009, 12:01 AM // 00:01	#1
White Head Yeti Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Aug 2006	Heroe's Skill Bars Does order of skills in Heroe's Skill bar matter? What i mean is... does it matter which skill i put first and which one i put the last because of frequency of usage of same skills?

Jul 27, 2009, 12:48 AM // 00:48	#2
Evasion Twenty Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Outside Guild: Balthazars Chosen [BC] Profession: R/P	Don't think so. They know what to cast and when, and where. Atleast, they should :P

Jul 27, 2009, 01:09 AM // 01:09	#3
Shayne Hawke Departed from Tyria Join Date: May 2007 Guild: Clan Dethryche [dth] Profession: R/	I believe heroes are set to use the skills with priority given to what's on the left.

Jul 27, 2009, 04:07 AM // 04:07	#6
Bristlebane Desert Nomad Join Date: Jan 2008 Profession: Mo/	Try it out with some duplicate skills divided on left/right side, and see if heroes favor any of them more or if they just use them randomly. If they do seem to favor certain duplicate over another, try switch place and see if they change priority. Some duplicates taken from wiki: W - Penetrating Blow - Penetrating Chop W - Pure Strike - Jaizhenju Strike N - Shadow Strike - Lifebane Strike R - Penetrating Attack - Sundering Attack Me - Inspired Hex - Revealed Hex Mo - Divine Healing - Heaven's Delight E - Crystal Wave - Teinai's Crystals E - Earthquake - Dragon's Stomp E - Searing Heat - Teinai's Heat