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Golaniel
05-21-2016, 07:53 PM
I've searched around but not finding it...anyone have a rough guess as to how many stacks of leather padding it takes to skill from 175 to 235 or so (60 skill ups) assuming 200 STR?

Trying to gauge when I should buckle down and make my run.

I assume I want to try to get to 255 STR if possible - will it make a huge difference?

Thanks!

Lemonhead
05-21-2016, 09:18 PM
I believe wis/int (whichever is higher) will determine your skill up rate. And strength will determine if you succeed or not, which will to a lesser degree affect skill ups. So you want a high wis/int more than str while skilling up.

Naethyn
05-21-2016, 09:20 PM
It cost me about 30k in padding as a human to get 236

Thulack
05-21-2016, 09:31 PM
I believe wis/int (whichever is higher) will determine your skill up rate. And strength will determine if you succeed or not, which will to a lesser degree affect skill ups. So you want a high wis/int more than str while skilling up.

Incorrect. Str has the same effect as int/wis for blacksmithing. Same for Dex for Fletching. The only thing that changes success rate is your skill level compared to the trivial of the item.

Golaniel
05-21-2016, 10:19 PM
30k in padding? that's 150 stacks...3000 combines for 60 skill-ups? 1 skill up in 50 attempts seems pretty low

snergle
05-21-2016, 10:22 PM
took me 20combine/1skill up to do from 170ish to 220 op. But that is averaging over all of them sometimes i got 2/20 and sometimes i got 1/40 etc

Naethyn
05-21-2016, 10:22 PM
I went fine plate immediately after banded instead of making ornate and the jump from 208 -222 was expensive. Anything over 230 is also rare. But that is better than using HQ ore for ornate in my opinion.

Swish
05-21-2016, 10:45 PM
It cost me about 30k in padding as a human to get 236

30k is nothing when people have millions of plat hoarded away :/

Sorn
05-21-2016, 11:47 PM
30k is nothing when people have millions of plat hoarded away :/

*checks bank account for millions of plat*

:(

TheStinkyTuna
05-22-2016, 11:41 AM
Damn I've been eyeing up blacksmithing, glad I checked this thread, had no idea STR was a major player in skilling up.

Not to hijack OP's original question/thread, but what items did you smithing pros craft, and in what progression, in order to get to where you're at now?

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Swish
05-22-2016, 12:33 PM
Damn I've been eyeing up blacksmithing, glad I checked this thread, had no idea STR was a major player in skilling up.

Not to hijack OP's original question/thread, but what items did you smithing pros craft, and in what progression, in order to get to where you're at now?

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Some wiki reseach will get you a good path <3

TheStinkyTuna
05-22-2016, 12:55 PM
Some wiki reseach will get you a good path <3


Well, there goes my life. :p

Golaniel
05-22-2016, 01:01 PM
Anyone know if http://www.eqtraders.com/calculators/main.php is accurate for p99? Seems that skill-up chance maxes at 200 for your main stat (int/wis or str in smithing). Does that seem accurate?

Calculator indicates a skill-up per 10 combines, but doesn't sound like that's what folks here have experienced, huh?

jcbbjjttt
05-22-2016, 02:41 PM
With 200+ STR, you should be able to go from max on banded (175?) to about 235 going straight to plate with about 60 stacks of padding. I've done it 3 times.

Sorn
05-22-2016, 03:17 PM
^ Tradeskill level: Expert

Golaniel
05-22-2016, 07:27 PM
Thanks jcb, sounds like 1 skill up per stack of padding is the experience of a few people. Great to know! Guess I better keep stocking :)

elwing
05-23-2016, 02:17 AM
according to EQ Trading corner calculator, you're down to something over 650 padding (and all the plats you need for the medium quality ore too...)
http://eqtraders.com/calculators/skillup_calculator.php?menustr=130080000000

you can use the calculator to get the expected component price, since you have to use numerous items for the various progress you'll make an not use only one item for skillup, it's tedious to enter all the step there, but we're talking about multiple k plats in medium quality ore here.