how precious are skills points? - Guild Wars Forums

papaschtroumpf · Mar 09, 2009, 11:18 PM // 23:18

Being new to the game I don't have a good feel for how valuable they are , or if you really have plenty of them by level 20 by leveling and doing missions.
I have over 125 points and have yet to use one, in part because I haven't strayed too far out so I was not offered "interesting" skills.

Having gotten a run to Droknar's Forge however, I now have access to a trainer that provides Fire Attunement, which is high on my want list, but can also be obtained from a quest in an area I haven't gotten to yet.

would it be silly to spend a skill point on a skill I can get from a quest, or is it silly to worry about it?

sykoone · Mar 09, 2009, 11:43 PM // 23:43

Skill points are easy to come by, so don't worry about spending a few on skills. You get one every time you level up, and 2 or 3 for each mission depending on what campaign you're in. If you stick around long enough, you'll end up having a couple hundred to spare and nothing to spend them on.

Demon Slaya Of God · Mar 09, 2009, 11:44 PM // 23:44

get it... every time ur reach a certain amount of xp, u get another skill point... they're important to get you skills, but u get enough to last =P

Rak Orgon of Beowulf · Mar 09, 2009, 11:50 PM // 23:50

not super important except for going for the skll hunter titles, which you probably wont do till later. but even when you do those titles, you get another point for every 3 skills you cap.

dilan155 · Mar 10, 2009, 12:08 AM // 00:08

they are fairly easy to come buy, each time you level up youll get 1 and even when you reach level 20, youll keep on leveling and gaining points.

Marverick · Mar 10, 2009, 12:11 AM // 00:11

Skill points are not really a commodity; you should be more worried about the gold cost of buying a lot of skills than the skill point cost.

Lord Of Blame · Mar 10, 2009, 12:29 AM // 00:29

Soon you will ask yourself why didn't Anet make another use for these things.

Kerwyn Nasilan · Mar 10, 2009, 12:33 AM // 00:33

They are all to easy to get, like said before the cap at 1k per skill is what hurts

Skyy High · Mar 10, 2009, 01:18 AM // 01:18

Care more about the money you spend buying skills, really. Skill points are cheap and easy to get, but skills get up to 1k each. If you have a skill quest for a particular skill you want, go do the quest, it effectively saves you 1k down the road.

Thor Tyr · Mar 10, 2009, 01:25 AM // 01:25

not precious at all my monk had acquired 967 i have used 407 she has all the monk skills and over half the elite skills in the game 560 collecting dust atm

Hanging Man · Mar 10, 2009, 01:36 AM // 01:36

skills points are very easy to get so don't worry bout em
usually get atleast one or two when I do something in hm

Obrien Xp · Mar 10, 2009, 02:59 AM // 02:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lord Of Blame

Soon you will ask yourself why didn't Anet make another use for these things.

They did... 2 words: eotn consumables

Songbringer · Mar 10, 2009, 04:41 AM // 04:41

Let me put it to you this way. My ele alone has over 500 skill points available and has gotten over 1k of them. The only reason I have used so many though is because of consets.

Btw buy tomes once you reach the 1k max on buying skills. Except for like monk tomes they are all cheaper. I keep 25-50 of each tome in my storage all the time when I need a skill. Like sin tomes are like 150g and ele tomes you can get for like 200-300

Edit: Let me rephrase what Dilan said. Once you reach level 20 you max your level out but if you have over 100 skills points already you should be 20 already. Then after that your exp keeps going up and everytime your exp bar fills up again you get 1 skill point not another level

Icy The Mage · Mar 10, 2009, 05:07 AM // 05:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Obrien Xp

They did... 2 words: eotn consumables

I craft cons for my whole guild and still have over 4000 unused skill points :s

On-topic: As per-mentioned, skill points aren't really anything to worry about, as you accrue them pretty fast and will probably need to worry more about the monetary cost than the skill point value.

DarkFlame · Mar 10, 2009, 07:25 AM // 07:25

I keep rereading your post and I can't help but think you have confused your attribute points with your skill points. Cause while 125 skill points is not a whole lot, it is for someone admittedly new to the game. You can view the number of skill points you have via Hero tab(H) while attribute points show up under the Skills tab(K).

In case I'm right, attribute points are limited. You'll have 170 once you have reach lvl20 and have a max of 200 once you complete the two 15 attribute point quests(the points are given as a quest reward). That said, they can be freely rearranged in the Skills tab so long as you are in an outpost. At 125 attribute points you should be lvl17, right now.

miskav · Mar 10, 2009, 11:53 AM // 11:53

after a while you'll be at 3000 skillpoints (unused) and skill hunter maxed/every skill unlocked etc :P so yes, do it.

Junato · Mar 10, 2009, 12:02 PM // 12:02

Just keep on going at your quests and titles. You will eventually have more than you want, so you can make consumables to sell them

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Arduin · Mar 10, 2009, 12:56 PM // 12:56

Most Prophecies skills can also be acquired via quests. Saves you some money in the long run. And noticing you've just started playing, I strongly suggest following the storyline, as opposed to using the Driok's shortcut.

TheodenKing · Mar 10, 2009, 01:57 PM // 13:57

All these responses, and none of you point out the reality of the economy for a new player...

If you can get a skill through a quest, do it that way, and save your gold to use on skills that you can't gain through a quest. New players without a bankroll shouldn't throw their coin away when a simple quest would earn what they wanted and even give them a reward to boot.

But regarding skill points, the more you play, you'll realize that there will be a point (after you've learned a bunch of skills) where you earn them faster than you need them. BUT THAT POINT IS NOT NOW. For now, you'll want to use them on skills that can help you that are worth the cost.

Mar 09, 2009, 11:18 PM // 23:18	#1
papaschtroumpf Academy Page Join Date: Mar 2009 Guild: [Moon]	how precious are skills points? Being new to the game I don't have a good feel for how valuable they are , or if you really have plenty of them by level 20 by leveling and doing missions. I have over 125 points and have yet to use one, in part because I haven't strayed too far out so I was not offered "interesting" skills. Having gotten a run to Droknar's Forge however, I now have access to a trainer that provides Fire Attunement, which is high on my want list, but can also be obtained from a quest in an area I haven't gotten to yet. would it be silly to spend a skill point on a skill I can get from a quest, or is it silly to worry about it?

Mar 10, 2009, 12:29 AM // 00:29	#7
Lord Of Blame Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: USA Guild: Marked Souls [MkS] Profession: E/N	Soon you will ask yourself why didn't Anet make another use for these things. Last edited by Lord Of Blame; Mar 10, 2009 at 02:08 AM // 02:08..

Mar 09, 2009, 11:43 PM // 23:43	#2
sykoone Jungle Guide Join Date: Dec 2005 Guild: Mystical Chaos Profession: E/	Skill points are easy to come by, so don't worry about spending a few on skills. You get one every time you level up, and 2 or 3 for each mission depending on what campaign you're in. If you stick around long enough, you'll end up having a couple hundred to spare and nothing to spend them on.

Mar 09, 2009, 11:44 PM // 23:44	#3
Demon Slaya Of God Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Apr 2007 Profession: R/	get it... every time ur reach a certain amount of xp, u get another skill point... they're important to get you skills, but u get enough to last =P

Mar 09, 2009, 11:50 PM // 23:50	#4
Rak Orgon of Beowulf Krytan Explorer Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: just chillin Guild: Omg Gwen Is Legal [EotN]	not super important except for going for the skll hunter titles, which you probably wont do till later. but even when you do those titles, you get another point for every 3 skills you cap.

Mar 10, 2009, 12:08 AM // 00:08	#5
dilan155 Desert Nomad Join Date: May 2007 Location: living room Profession: N/	they are fairly easy to come buy, each time you level up youll get 1 and even when you reach level 20, youll keep on leveling and gaining points.

Mar 10, 2009, 12:11 AM // 00:11	#6
Marverick Forge Runner Join Date: Aug 2006 Profession: R/	Skill points are not really a commodity; you should be more worried about the gold cost of buying a lot of skills than the skill point cost.

Mar 10, 2009, 12:33 AM // 00:33	#8
Kerwyn Nasilan Forge Runner Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: WHERE DO YOU THINK Profession: W/	They are all to easy to get, like said before the cap at 1k per skill is what hurts

Mar 10, 2009, 01:18 AM // 01:18	#9
Skyy High Furnace Stoker Join Date: May 2006 Profession: R/	Care more about the money you spend buying skills, really. Skill points are cheap and easy to get, but skills get up to 1k each. If you have a skill quest for a particular skill you want, go do the quest, it effectively saves you 1k down the road.

Mar 10, 2009, 01:25 AM // 01:25	#10
Thor Tyr Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Mar 2006 Guild: Spartan Red Team [SRT] Profession: Mo/A	not precious at all my monk had acquired 967 i have used 407 she has all the monk skills and over half the elite skills in the game 560 collecting dust atm

Mar 10, 2009, 01:36 AM // 01:36	#11
Hanging Man Krytan Explorer Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Deep in the Shire	skills points are very easy to get so don't worry bout em usually get atleast one or two when I do something in hm

Mar 10, 2009, 04:41 AM // 04:41	#13
Songbringer Desert Nomad Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: EastCoast Profession: E/Me	Let me put it to you this way. My ele alone has over 500 skill points available and has gotten over 1k of them. The only reason I have used so many though is because of consets. Btw buy tomes once you reach the 1k max on buying skills. Except for like monk tomes they are all cheaper. I keep 25-50 of each tome in my storage all the time when I need a skill. Like sin tomes are like 150g and ele tomes you can get for like 200-300 Edit: Let me rephrase what Dilan said. Once you reach level 20 you max your level out but if you have over 100 skills points already you should be 20 already. Then after that your exp keeps going up and everytime your exp bar fills up again you get 1 skill point not another level

Mar 10, 2009, 07:25 AM // 07:25	#15
DarkFlame Desert Nomad Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Ascalon Profession: E/	I keep rereading your post and I can't help but think you have confused your attribute points with your skill points. Cause while 125 skill points is not a whole lot, it is for someone admittedly new to the game. You can view the number of skill points you have via Hero tab(H) while attribute points show up under the Skills tab(K). In case I'm right, attribute points are limited. You'll have 170 once you have reach lvl20 and have a max of 200 once you complete the two 15 attribute point quests(the points are given as a quest reward). That said, they can be freely rearranged in the Skills tab so long as you are in an outpost. At 125 attribute points you should be lvl17, right now.

Mar 10, 2009, 11:53 AM // 11:53	#16
miskav Jungle Guide Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: None Profession: Mo/	after a while you'll be at 3000 skillpoints (unused) and skill hunter maxed/every skill unlocked etc :P so yes, do it.

Mar 10, 2009, 12:02 PM // 12:02	#17
Junato Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Between J&K spending time at the spacebar Guild: Insert here Profession: A/D	Just keep on going at your quests and titles. You will eventually have more than you want, so you can make consumables to sell them ------------------------------------------------ don't use abbreviations please

Mar 10, 2009, 12:56 PM // 12:56	#18
Arduin Grotto Attendant Join Date: May 2005 Location: The Netherlands Guild: Limburgse Jagers [LJ] Profession: R/	Most Prophecies skills can also be acquired via quests. Saves you some money in the long run. And noticing you've just started playing, I strongly suggest following the storyline, as opposed to using the Driok's shortcut.

Mar 10, 2009, 01:57 PM // 13:57	#19
TheodenKing Jungle Guide Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: DoA Guild: Dark Order of Retarded Knights (doRk) Profession: N/Me	All these responses, and none of you point out the reality of the economy for a new player... If you can get a skill through a quest, do it that way, and save your gold to use on skills that you can't gain through a quest. New players without a bankroll shouldn't throw their coin away when a simple quest would earn what they wanted and even give them a reward to boot. But regarding skill points, the more you play, you'll realize that there will be a point (after you've learned a bunch of skills) where you earn them faster than you need them. BUT THAT POINT IS NOT NOW. For now, you'll want to use them on skills that can help you that are worth the cost.