Curse

Sanyc · Feb 28, 2006, 10:07 PM // 22:07

I am considering 2 builds a r/e and a r/n .. want to play the one that is interesting and prolly less common.. ANY WAYS.. I am going to go high expertise and was wondering what non-ranger skills if any are affected by expertise. I have read that nec touch skills are reduced but by houw much I dont know, also do any ele skills get reduced.. ty

WinespringBrother · Mar 01, 2006, 12:33 AM // 00:33

If you hover the mouse over the expertise attribute in the Hero screen, it says it only affects your Ranger traps, preparations and skills...but it can't hurt to test it out, and see if anything else is affected.

Spenser_For_Hire · Mar 01, 2006, 02:11 AM // 02:11

^dont listen to that guy, expertise effects all "skills" that includes necro skills - vampiric touch, vile touch, plague touch, ele skills - lit touch, all warrior skills, and all ranger skills
so basically, if you think its a spell, check the spell and see if it infact says "spell" or "skill"

Ichabod The Ranger · Mar 01, 2006, 02:16 AM // 02:16

Yes, you will be able to cast troll unguent at 13-14 expertise with 2 nrg only, but it wouldn't work if troll unguent was a spell.

Effigy · Mar 01, 2006, 03:13 PM // 15:13

As long as it's an Attack, Preparation, Trap, Ritual, Stance, Shout, Glyph or Skill, it will be affected. Click here to see Ensign's research.

Francis Crawford · Mar 01, 2006, 04:36 PM // 16:36

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Originally Posted by Effigy

As long as it's an Attack, Preparation, Trap, Ritual, Stance, Shout, Glyph or Skill, it will be affected. Click here to see Ensign's research.

Really? ANYTHING except a spell is affected, no matter what the class? (Technically, there's no need to leave out signets, since reducing 0 by a fraction still yields 0.)

I thought that what was affected was:

1. All skills in the categories named in the description of Expertise, no matter what profession they're from.
2. All uncategorized ranger "skills"

Align · Mar 01, 2006, 05:01 PM // 17:01

Any skill(not "Skill") that is not a spell is affected. So even if youre using a Signet when Primal Echoes is up(signets cost 10 energy), itll be reduced.