Avalon Champion
Gallente Defence Evaluation Research Agency
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Posted - 2008.10.13 07:35:00 -
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 Originally by: Malcanis
Originally by: TraderJoe's
The point of learning skills is to make it easier for experienced players to create alts. They are the ones who can realistically take the ænormalÆ path of creating a trial account, then training all the shorter learning skills during the two week period, then dark training one of the longer learning skills.
Learning skills probably hurt real newbies - or at least diminishes their initial experience. Spending 30-days in a tier 1 frig while pushing learning skills will drive many to quit. Skipping it will gimp them over the long term.
The morons who advise newbies to do this should be banned tbh.
Couldnt agree more, but when asking in the starter corps which skills a noob should train the response is always Learning 5, basic learning skills 5, and advanced 4, along with Science 3 and cybernetics 3, before training anything else.
This is bad advice, IMOH, Learning skills are a necessity for any skill with a training time greater than x3, and level 5 skills, for noobs in the first month they arent really necessary, more necessary are the basic tier 1 skills like gunnery, mechanic, electronics, engineering, drones, spaceship command.
As for flying in a t1 frig for 30 days while they train learning why? you can easily be in a cruiser or bc within 28 days without the aid of learning skills (granted the fitting will be poor) but its achievable and good enough for PvE level 2's.
where does 30 days in a t1 frig come from, the basic skills are about 2 days each to level 4 from the base starting point, even the advanced Skills to level 3 are only 1 day each (max), so to get at +7 on any starting attribute thats 3 days, so 12-15 days to get a +7 on all skills, as you train the learning so the time drops on the others.
In fact you can probably drop the empathy and Presence from the equation for the first 2 months as charisma primarily only affects the social and leadership skills.
Personally I only have my basic learning skills to level 4, and the advanced to a combination of 3/4 and Its not impacted me that much (BS5 hac's, hics, recons, T2 weapons and mods), +3 implants for the last 6 months. On an alt i did do the basic learning skills to 5 and advanced to 4, and a 9-10 months down the road its started to pay off.
As for CCP getting rid of them and raising everyones base by +10, i dont think it will happen, as its far too ingrained in the system and too many have invested training time in those skills. The only way it could work is to give people the opportunity to reinvest the points in other skills.
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