Question about expertise... - Guild Wars Forums

thesecondrei · Aug 04, 2005, 10:37 PM // 22:37

I'm making a quickshot ranger, but was just wondering, is 13 expertise the optimum? or 14?

dargon · Aug 04, 2005, 10:48 PM // 22:48

13 expertise would give you a 52% drop in energy cost. 14 would give a 56% drop. Since both are likely to result in a percentage of a point of energy and it appears that the game doesn't track partial points and just rounds down to the nearest whole point (2.875 = 2) 13 is the closest to giving you a 50% drop 14 is a waste of a attribute points. 15 on the other hand would result in a 60% drop, which given that each skill has a cost of that is divisable by 5, involves no rounding and simply makes your skill cost 2 points for every 5 it originally cost (5 = 2, 10 = 4, 15 - 6, etc)

thesecondrei · Aug 05, 2005, 06:25 AM // 06:25

Hmm...doesn't the game mechanics make the numbers round up though? Because I keep getting responses of 14 is optimum..while some say 13 is optimum.

Ensign · Aug 05, 2005, 07:22 AM // 07:22

The numbers round to the nearest energy. You're going to want 14 Expertise to power your Tiger's Fury.

Peace,
-CxE

Lord Malikai · Aug 05, 2005, 08:37 AM // 08:37

8 is fine :P

dargon · Aug 05, 2005, 12:30 PM // 12:30

My mistake, I thought it just truncated

Hell Marauder · Aug 06, 2005, 01:44 PM // 13:44

What is optimal really depends on your build. What's optimal for one isn't optimal for another. You can spam tiger's fury with 8 expertise. 14 expertise to me is a waste, and should be put in marksmanship and wilderness survival. Unless you are a trapper or a disruptor ranger, which warrants 14 because of high energy expenditure.

Aug 04, 2005, 10:37 PM // 22:37	#1
thesecondrei Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: California Guild: Alliance of Xen [XoO] Profession: W/R	Question about expertise... I'm making a quickshot ranger, but was just wondering, is 13 expertise the optimum? or 14?

Aug 05, 2005, 07:22 AM // 07:22	#4
Ensign Just Plain Fluffy Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Berkeley, CA Guild: Idiot Savants	The numbers round to the nearest energy. You're going to want 14 Expertise to power your Tiger's Fury. Peace, -CxE __________________ Don't argue with idiots. They bring you to their level and beat you with experience.

Aug 04, 2005, 10:48 PM // 22:48	#2
dargon Furnace Stoker Join Date: May 2005 Guild: The Seraphim Knights [TSK] Profession: R/	13 expertise would give you a 52% drop in energy cost. 14 would give a 56% drop. Since both are likely to result in a percentage of a point of energy and it appears that the game doesn't track partial points and just rounds down to the nearest whole point (2.875 = 2) 13 is the closest to giving you a 50% drop 14 is a waste of a attribute points. 15 on the other hand would result in a 60% drop, which given that each skill has a cost of that is divisable by 5, involves no rounding and simply makes your skill cost 2 points for every 5 it originally cost (5 = 2, 10 = 4, 15 - 6, etc)

Aug 05, 2005, 06:25 AM // 06:25	#3
thesecondrei Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: California Guild: Alliance of Xen [XoO] Profession: W/R	Hmm...doesn't the game mechanics make the numbers round up though? Because I keep getting responses of 14 is optimum..while some say 13 is optimum.

Aug 05, 2005, 08:37 AM // 08:37	#5
Lord Malikai Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Colorado Guild: Imperial Fist Guild Leader Profession: W/E	8 is fine :P

Aug 05, 2005, 12:30 PM // 12:30	#6
dargon Furnace Stoker Join Date: May 2005 Guild: The Seraphim Knights [TSK] Profession: R/	My mistake, I thought it just truncated

Aug 06, 2005, 01:44 PM // 13:44	#7
Hell Marauder Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2005	What is optimal really depends on your build. What's optimal for one isn't optimal for another. You can spam tiger's fury with 8 expertise. 14 expertise to me is a waste, and should be put in marksmanship and wilderness survival. Unless you are a trapper or a disruptor ranger, which warrants 14 because of high energy expenditure.