Elite tomes and skill capping - Guild Wars Forums

Shattered_Glass · May 19, 2007, 05:31 PM // 17:31

i was wondering if i use an elite tome to unlock a skill such as vow of strength, can i later go back and cap the elite skill. if not this then affects of skill capping title and now allowing us to reach it.

Neo Nugget · May 19, 2007, 05:48 PM // 17:48

tomes count toward the title.

Loki Seiguro · May 20, 2007, 03:30 AM // 03:30

um if you learn a skill for that character no you can not cap it again...but the tomes go to the title so there is no real need to kill the boss

GreatLich · May 20, 2007, 04:17 AM // 04:17

Nitpicking just to make sure:

Remember that Unlocking an elite skill happens only by spending balthazar faction or by using a signet of capture on the appropriate boss. Once the skill is then unlocked for your account, you could use an elite tome to acquire that skill on a character that not yet knows it.
unlocking a skill (in the way the game uses the term) cannot be done by means of a tome.

strcpy · May 20, 2007, 06:03 AM // 06:03

If you use one then you can no longer get a skill hunter title - I suggest you sale all your elite skill tomes to me on the cheap before this is well known and the bottom drops out on them.

Err, or the allow you to learn any unlocked elite on the account and the skill hunter title works on *known* elites, not how many that account unlocked.

Either that or I'll purchase every single one you have at 2k each - twice what it costs for a cap sig. You can make double profit!!!

holababe · May 20, 2007, 06:29 AM // 06:29

Elite tomes cost more than 2k
~10-15k

Enko · May 20, 2007, 08:15 AM // 08:15

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Originally Posted by strcpy

If you use one then you can no longer get a skill hunter title - I suggest you sale all your elite skill tomes to me on the cheap before this is well known and the bottom drops out on them.

Err, or the allow you to learn any unlocked elite on the account and the skill hunter title works on *known* elites, not how many that account unlocked.

Either that or I'll purchase every single one you have at 2k each - twice what it costs for a cap sig. You can make double profit!!!

the skill hunter title is for elites that your characters knows. not on what's unlocked on your account . .. otherwise you would only be able to get skill hunter on one character (since getting them on there would unlock it for the account).

btw, elite tomes have been running anywhere from 5-30k in game . ..

strcpy · May 20, 2007, 07:44 PM // 19:44

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Originally Posted by Enko

the skill hunter title is for elites that your characters knows. not on what's unlocked on your account . .. otherwise you would only be able to get skill hunter on one character (since getting them on there would unlock it for the account).

btw, elite tomes have been running anywhere from 5-30k in game . ..

OK, glad you told me that. However, you may wish to read *everything* I wrote instead of just the first line.

GreatLich · May 20, 2007, 10:31 PM // 22:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by strcpy

OK, glad you told me that. However, you may wish to read *everything* I wrote instead of just the first line.

Actually, I suggest everyone should disregard your previous post completely. Because none of it is true.

Xiaxhou of Trinity · May 20, 2007, 11:15 PM // 23:15

he's just trying to get tomes for cheap lol. "before this is wellknown sell it to me for double profit!!!". lol

strcpy · May 21, 2007, 04:29 AM // 04:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xiaxhou of Trinity

he's just trying to get tomes for cheap lol. "before this is wellknown sell it to me for double profit!!!". lol

More along the lines of sarcasm - I figured that "Err, or the allow you to learn any unlocked elite on the account and the skill hunter title works on *known* elites, not how many that account unlocked" would be the tip. Once more, I think people should read past the first paragraph. If I was trying to scam I wouldn't have said *the way it actually worked*.

Apparently the humor was too subtle - oh well. Either that or I'm doing some massive cover up and I just happened to have been lucky everything I wrote reads as such. Your call (eww, there is that sarcasm thing again for people who can not see it).

GreatLich · May 21, 2007, 05:52 AM // 05:52

Sarcasm is lost in any text-based environment...

next time, use smileys imo...

strcpy · May 21, 2007, 06:30 AM // 06:30

Generally yes, sarcasm tends to be lost if one just does only that - if it is not obvious I normally use [sarcasm] tags. However, other than the first line it *should* have been obvious.

Personally I like the "massive" cover up idea - I'm really an idiot who just got caught (is that sarcasm or not - without the tags or smiley who can tell?????)

May 19, 2007, 05:31 PM // 17:31	#1
Shattered_Glass Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Michigan Guild: None? Profession: A/	Elite tomes and skill capping i was wondering if i use an elite tome to unlock a skill such as vow of strength, can i later go back and cap the elite skill. if not this then affects of skill capping title and now allowing us to reach it.

May 19, 2007, 05:48 PM // 17:48	#2
Neo Nugget Site Contributor Join Date: Jan 2006 Profession: R/	tomes count toward the title.

May 20, 2007, 03:30 AM // 03:30	#3
Loki Seiguro Desert Nomad Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: IGN: Scarlet Test Ace Guild: We play Isketch in [HoH] Profession: E/	um if you learn a skill for that character no you can not cap it again...but the tomes go to the title so there is no real need to kill the boss

May 20, 2007, 04:17 AM // 04:17	#4
GreatLich Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Aug 2005	Nitpicking just to make sure: Remember that Unlocking an elite skill happens only by spending balthazar faction or by using a signet of capture on the appropriate boss. Once the skill is then unlocked for your account, you could use an elite tome to acquire that skill on a character that not yet knows it. unlocking a skill (in the way the game uses the term) cannot be done by means of a tome.

May 20, 2007, 06:03 AM // 06:03	#5
strcpy Desert Nomad Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: One of Many [ONE]	If you use one then you can no longer get a skill hunter title - I suggest you sale all your elite skill tomes to me on the cheap before this is well known and the bottom drops out on them. Err, or the allow you to learn any unlocked elite on the account and the skill hunter title works on known elites, not how many that account unlocked. Either that or I'll purchase every single one you have at 2k each - twice what it costs for a cap sig. You can make double profit!!!

May 20, 2007, 06:29 AM // 06:29	#6
holababe Jungle Guide Join Date: Dec 2006 Guild: Goon Squad [LLJK] Profession: Mo/	Elite tomes cost more than 2k ~10-15k

May 20, 2007, 11:15 PM // 23:15	#10
Xiaxhou of Trinity Krytan Explorer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: CA Guild: Scythes of Chaos [SoC], [PNOY] alliance guild forums: http://socguild.cjb.net Profession: E/	he's just trying to get tomes for cheap lol. "before this is wellknown sell it to me for double profit!!!". lol

May 21, 2007, 05:52 AM // 05:52	#12
GreatLich Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Aug 2005	Sarcasm is lost in any text-based environment... next time, use smileys imo...

May 21, 2007, 06:30 AM // 06:30	#13
strcpy Desert Nomad Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: One of Many [ONE]	Generally yes, sarcasm tends to be lost if one just does only that - if it is not obvious I normally use [sarcasm] tags. However, other than the first line it should have been obvious. Personally I like the "massive" cover up idea - I'm really an idiot who just got caught (is that sarcasm or not - without the tags or smiley who can tell?????)