Curse

Jetdoc · Jul 19, 2007, 01:29 PM // 13:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by MistressYichi

if youre paying more for the tome than it would cost to unlock the skill from a trainer, you need your head examined....

You have to remember that using a tome does not require a skill point. On many newer characters, skill points aren't as plentiful as cash is (i.e. via storage).

Cherng Butter · Jul 19, 2007, 06:54 PM // 18:54

I think got one from a Locked Chest (yechh)...one of you can pm me if you'd like to buy it I guess...

Just Another Chest Runner · Jul 19, 2007, 08:20 PM // 20:20

i honestly think your best bet is chest running. i've gotten a lot of regular as well as elite tomes

and i just used my rit tomes for rit spike (dont hurt me ><)

Yichi · Jul 19, 2007, 08:27 PM // 20:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jetdoc

You have to remember that using a tome does not require a skill point. On many newer characters, skill points aren't as plentiful as cash is (i.e. via storage).

Very invalid argument. New characters recieve a break for all new skills purchased through a skill trainer. Besides, as a newer character, skill points are no where near difficult to come by. Even if you have none, if you pay over 1k for one of these, you need your head examined. That simple.

lakatz · Jul 19, 2007, 08:30 PM // 20:30

hmmm... It might be that these people asking 1.5-3k for monk tomes are not such idiots. People who are trying to buy tomes are probably usually either out of skill points or trying to conserve on them... in which case the tome indeed can be worth more to the buyer than the 1k at the skills trainer.

EDIT:

Quote:

Originally Posted by MistressYichi

Very invalid argument. New characters recieve a break for all new skills purchased through a skill trainer. Besides, as a newer character, skill points are no where near difficult to come by. Even if you have none, if you pay over 1k for one of these, you need your head examined. That simple.

I'm going for the legendary skill hunter title right now. I'm 19 elites away. I have four skill points and I'm going to make the most of them this weekend. I'm farming experience for more skill points and vanquishing concurrently. I want extinguish for my monk to use against HM Korshek in Forum Highlands. If it weren't for the fact I DO have a monk tome, I just might spend 1.5k for one (if I couldn't find one for less in a timely manner... since time is money).

VitisVinifera · Jul 19, 2007, 08:31 PM // 20:31

I've been doing a bit of HM Nahpui soloing with 55 Mo/N. Got a normal rit tome last night and was happy. I would say that's a good place to farm them.

(then I got a rare r9 colossal scim in Zehlon and was VERY happy)

Phantom Gun · Jul 19, 2007, 08:37 PM // 20:37

Well I tried to buy one for the first time last night. I spent over an hour hopping around the major trading centers "in both Cantha and Elona", and finaly got one for 2k in KC. I needed it to finish up a build for my R/Rt and I didn't feel like going through half of factions for 1 skill. So 2k was out of desperation. Anyway I do agree it's because not very mobs contain more then one or two ritualists. I doubt it's because they are unpopular.

Edit: My bad, "Undesired".

pork soldier · Jul 19, 2007, 09:12 PM // 21:12

You'd pay more than 1k/ea if you didn't have skillpoints and didn't want to grind for them.

Jetdoc · Jul 19, 2007, 09:16 PM // 21:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by MistressYichi

Very invalid argument. New characters recieve a break for all new skills purchased through a skill trainer. Besides, as a newer character, skill points are no where near difficult to come by. Even if you have none, if you pay over 1k for one of these, you need your head examined. That simple.

You're missing my point...

If a new character has access to the storage of their other characters, money generally isn't a major concern. However, until you've gone though a few missions and accumulated enough experience to get the skill points rolling, the ability of that character to purchase skills is dictated almost entirely based on how many skill points they have, and not how much gold they have.

Therefore, one of the only routes to get more skills (than their skill points allow) early in the game is to purchase tomes. Paying 1.5K for a tome versus 1K at a skill merchant isn't that much of an incremental cost, especially if you have no skill points left to spend.

VitisVinifera · Jul 19, 2007, 09:56 PM // 21:56

I don't see why having a vast armory of skills is even necessary until lvl 20

the only reason to have many skills is for endgame content (elites) and farming

but that's just what floats my boat......others have their reasons

baz777 · Jul 19, 2007, 10:38 PM // 22:38

Inger,

I have one non-elite in storage you can have for free

<----- contact me game (euro most evenings)

sent you pm

Diddy bow · Jul 19, 2007, 10:43 PM // 22:43

Yea there is no mobs (that i know of) made up of pure rits and no rit dudes are that commonly farmed. For a start they are cantha only, and unlike assassin there is no rit vermins.