Alcmeme
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Posted - 2009.12.16 14:54:00 -
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Originally by: Akita T
Is Learning 5 (any of the 11 ones, not just the one with that exact name) worth it ? Yes and no, both at the same time. And it can change quite fast from one to the other, or better said, hover somewhere in between most of the time.
WHEN IS learning 5 clearly worth it ? When long term goals >> short term goals. * when you want to start training a long enough skill plan and you do not care for any of the in-between points, only about the END result * as long as you will not be using that character much (if at all) in the near future but want it for (much) later * when you have no skills you need too much in the near future but want to get as many SP as possible in the long run Concrete example : creating an alt that will be 100% sustained by the main, with no desire to use that alt at all for a long period of time.
WHEN ISN'T learning 5 worth it at all ? When short term goals >> long term goals. * when training for a shorter skill plan, or a series of short skill plans, and each skill level is put into use soon after it's trained * as long as you're actively using your character, and you need it to get better as fast as possible * when you have plenty of skills you need ASAP and don't really care about total SP at some time in the future Concrete example : brand new player with no financial assistance of any kind, being actively played since early on, in a self-reliant manner.
Since most of the time, the importance of short-term goals is of similar importance to that of long-term goals (or better said, some aspects of each are important to you, but not all of them at the same time), training any learnings to L5 (and which ones, if any) is eventually a matter of taste and sets of circumstances, not an exact science.
For instance, personally, I wouldn't really bother with any of the learnings to L5 on a fresh alt of mine until much later, even if I would only use that alt infrequently (as long as it IS used at all). Later on in the alt's life, as soon as all the minimal skills for use are done, sure, get the learnings out of the way, IF and only if I plan to keep that alt. Alternatively, I might train those later to increase the alt's sales value if I plan to get rid of it. Or, if I would have had absolutely no use for the alt at all, and never actually planned to do anything with it except sell it, then yes, I would train ALL basic learnings to L5 ASAP, possibly even some advanced L5s. Like I said, it's all about circumstances... and intentions.
Exactly.
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