Earliest I need to use capture signet - Guild Wars Forums

Wolfedude · Jul 14, 2005, 02:15 AM // 02:15

I am now playing in the Thunderhead Keep area w/ my Monk/Elementalist. When is the earliest I should start loading my capture signet to capture any useful skills?

Wa$d · Jul 14, 2005, 02:24 AM // 02:24

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Originally Posted by Wolfedude

I am now playing in the Thunderhead Keep area w/ my Monk/Elementalist. When is the earliest I should start loading my capture signet to capture any useful skills?

ummmm back in the crytal desert, thats when i started cap'en elites

Kyle · Jul 14, 2005, 02:59 AM // 02:59

Ya desert on you should have cap sig on just incase for those cases when you run into a boss of ur proffessions. So you kinda missd the whole shabang.

theclam · Jul 14, 2005, 03:00 AM // 03:00

Yeah, there's 1 elite for each class in the Crystal Desert and 1 in Dragon's Lair.

fezz47 · Jul 14, 2005, 05:45 AM // 05:45

Just where do you get this capture signet? Im a level 12 R/N and never even heard of it. I need that to get elite skills?

Thx

MRCG · Jul 14, 2005, 05:47 AM // 05:47

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Originally Posted by fezz47

Just where do you get this capture signet? Im a level 12 R/N and never even heard of it. I need that to get elite skills?

Thx

Lions Arch. There's a guy by the name Mari who does the Cap Sig quest.

Ayden · Jul 14, 2005, 06:02 AM // 06:02

Its Magi.

Experiment_Jon · Jul 14, 2005, 06:52 AM // 06:52

LOL, yeah, you can use them in dessert. And elites are much better to cap then unlock using faction, unless all you do is PvP...

But before dessert, using your cap sigs is just a waste of money, b/c all those skills can be bought at a skill trainer somewhere.

Tetris L · Jul 14, 2005, 12:05 PM // 12:05

Actually there are some skills worth capturing even back in Kryta and Maguuma, right when you get your first SoC from Magi Malaquire. Those are not elite skills, but they are not available as quest rewards or from skill trainers until much later in the game. By capturing them from a boss you get them much earlier.

For example, for MONKS:

Divine Intervention
This skill again isn't available until Copperhammer Mines (skill trainer).
If you want it earlier, you can get it from:
- Ramm the Benevolent (White Mantle / Bloodstone Fenn)
- Garr the Merciful (White Mantle / Aurora Glade)
- Corbin the Upright (White Mantle / Riverside Province)
- Selwin the Fervent (White Mantle / Sanctum Cay)

Convert Hexes
This skill again isn't available until Camp Rankor (skill trainer).
If you want it earlier, you can get it from the same White Mantle bosses as "Divine Intervention".

Draw Conditions
This skill again isn't available until Copperhammer Mines (skill trainer).
If you want it earlier, you can get it from:
- Dracul Cadava (Undead Human / Riverside Province)
- Farik Earthtuner (Undead Human / Sanctum Cay)
- Selwin the Feruent (White Mantle / Sanctum Cay)

Scourge Sacrifice
This skill again isn't available until Copperhammer Mines (skill trainer).
If you want it earlier, you can get it from:
- Tree of Life (Bloodstone Fenn)

Tetris L · Jul 14, 2005, 12:08 PM // 12:08

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Originally Posted by Experiment_Jon

using your cap sigs is just a waste of money, b/c all those skills can be bought at a skill trainer somewhere.

MEEEEEEEEP, WRONG!

At any time an SoC costs only HALF as much gold as buying a skill. So it is CHEAPER to capture a skill than buying it from a skill trainer.

Azreal911 · Jul 14, 2005, 12:13 PM // 12:13

i usually buy like 3-4 signets to keep in stock so when we make it to town i swap out the skill i don't want to fill with another signet. It's very useful and i've got most of the elites that i wanted! there's just one more that i really want.

Sofonisba · Jul 14, 2005, 03:33 PM // 15:33

Also capping a skill gives you xp from Magi Malaquire's quest - if you are eager for lvl 20, it helps out a little there.

Last night I began ascension missions with my first character, a monk. I capped the elite "Word of Healing" on the Elona mission. MAN it felt good! (Usually I always forgot to equip the sig, so yay!)

Sereng Amaranth · Jul 14, 2005, 03:55 PM // 15:55

If you capture or buy a skill instead of earning it in a quest, you'll have a hard time getting all the elites toward the end. Skill points get scarce, unless you like to grind.

Gwenhywar · Jul 14, 2005, 04:00 PM // 16:00

Not all skills can be acquired through quests o.O

Celdor Nailo · Jul 14, 2005, 04:59 PM // 16:59

once you use a signet of capture, do you keep the captured skill forever or does it disappear when you reach a town?

Zenny · Jul 14, 2005, 05:38 PM // 17:38

You keep the skill and unlocks it for PvP characters.

For a list of Elites and where to get them:
http://www.xennon.co.uk/eliteskills/

Veteran War Pig · Jul 14, 2005, 05:42 PM // 17:42

ye keep it

Jul 14, 2005, 02:15 AM // 02:15	#1
Wolfedude Academy Page Join Date: May 2005	Earliest I need to use capture signet I am now playing in the Thunderhead Keep area w/ my Monk/Elementalist. When is the earliest I should start loading my capture signet to capture any useful skills?

Jul 14, 2005, 02:59 AM // 02:59	#3
Kyle Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: Legends Of Teh Industry [XXX]	Ya desert on you should have cap sig on just incase for those cases when you run into a boss of ur proffessions. So you kinda missd the whole shabang.

Jul 14, 2005, 03:00 AM // 03:00	#4
theclam Jungle Guide Join Date: May 2005	Yeah, there's 1 elite for each class in the Crystal Desert and 1 in Dragon's Lair.

Jul 14, 2005, 05:45 AM // 05:45	#5
fezz47 Academy Page Join Date: Jun 2005	Just where do you get this capture signet? Im a level 12 R/N and never even heard of it. I need that to get elite skills? Thx

Jul 14, 2005, 06:02 AM // 06:02	#7
Ayden Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: California	Its Magi.

Jul 14, 2005, 06:52 AM // 06:52	#8
Experiment_Jon Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: Band Geeks Profession: W/Mo	LOL, yeah, you can use them in dessert. And elites are much better to cap then unlock using faction, unless all you do is PvP... But before dessert, using your cap sigs is just a waste of money, b/c all those skills can be bought at a skill trainer somewhere.

Jul 14, 2005, 12:05 PM // 12:05	#9
Tetris L Jungle Guide Join Date: May 2005 Location: Germany Guild: Servants of Fortuna	Actually there are some skills worth capturing even back in Kryta and Maguuma, right when you get your first SoC from Magi Malaquire. Those are not elite skills, but they are not available as quest rewards or from skill trainers until much later in the game. By capturing them from a boss you get them much earlier. For example, for MONKS: Divine Intervention This skill again isn't available until Copperhammer Mines (skill trainer). If you want it earlier, you can get it from: - Ramm the Benevolent (White Mantle / Bloodstone Fenn) - Garr the Merciful (White Mantle / Aurora Glade) - Corbin the Upright (White Mantle / Riverside Province) - Selwin the Fervent (White Mantle / Sanctum Cay) Convert Hexes This skill again isn't available until Camp Rankor (skill trainer). If you want it earlier, you can get it from the same White Mantle bosses as "Divine Intervention". Draw Conditions This skill again isn't available until Copperhammer Mines (skill trainer). If you want it earlier, you can get it from: - Dracul Cadava (Undead Human / Riverside Province) - Farik Earthtuner (Undead Human / Sanctum Cay) - Selwin the Feruent (White Mantle / Sanctum Cay) Scourge Sacrifice This skill again isn't available until Copperhammer Mines (skill trainer). If you want it earlier, you can get it from: - Tree of Life (Bloodstone Fenn)

Jul 14, 2005, 12:13 PM // 12:13	#11
Azreal911 Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Thornhill, ON, CAN	i usually buy like 3-4 signets to keep in stock so when we make it to town i swap out the skill i don't want to fill with another signet. It's very useful and i've got most of the elites that i wanted! there's just one more that i really want.

Jul 14, 2005, 03:33 PM // 15:33	#12
Sofonisba Desert Nomad Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tucson, AZ Guild: The Black Hand Gang [BHG] and The Black Helm Gang [BHeG]	Also capping a skill gives you xp from Magi Malaquire's quest - if you are eager for lvl 20, it helps out a little there. Last night I began ascension missions with my first character, a monk. I capped the elite "Word of Healing" on the Elona mission. MAN it felt good! (Usually I always forgot to equip the sig, so yay!)

Jul 14, 2005, 03:55 PM // 15:55	#13
Sereng Amaranth Desert Nomad Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: The Amazon Basin [AB]	If you capture or buy a skill instead of earning it in a quest, you'll have a hard time getting all the elites toward the end. Skill points get scarce, unless you like to grind.

Jul 14, 2005, 04:00 PM // 16:00	#14
Gwenhywar Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: Shameful Spirits [SsP] Profession: Mo/	Not all skills can be acquired through quests o.O

Jul 14, 2005, 04:59 PM // 16:59	#15
Celdor Nailo Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: May 2005 Profession: Mo/E	once you use a signet of capture, do you keep the captured skill forever or does it disappear when you reach a town?

Jul 14, 2005, 05:38 PM // 17:38	#16
Zenny Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Apr 2005 Guild: Moa Birds [MB] Profession: Mo/N	You keep the skill and unlocks it for PvP characters. For a list of Elites and where to get them: http://www.xennon.co.uk/eliteskills/

Jul 14, 2005, 05:42 PM // 17:42	#17
Veteran War Pig Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: Dark StarLights (DS) Profession: W/Mo	ye keep it