Research Questions
 

Hi, I am kind of new to the game and just started my first INT caster. In a few levels I will be 16 and can start research, but I am kind of confused about how it works.

I got the list of research components from "The Library" section here, but does anyone know of a good practical skilling guide?

Do I just keep doing combines until it goes up? Is the cap tied to my level or is it like a trade skill? If tied to my level how do I make spells for a new level without failing?

My friend tells me that there were research mod items later in the game but he isn't sure about classic. Anything like that availible?

I am totaly new to this so any help anyone can offer will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

Interested in this as well. I have trivialled the level 16 spells at like 25 skill points or something... and using lvl 20 spell components skillups are not coming super quick with most attempts as failures. The pages don't seem to be super common, so it seems like you could level your toon faster than you level your research skill and be a little stuck for spells if you are intent on making your own. I'm a couple kills from lvl19 now if it makes a difference.

I think I read that skillups for research are not level dependent. Hearsay and faulty memory though, so get some confirmation on that point.

Any advice welcome.

It's a whole lot cheaper using your training points on research than it is to attempt and fail making spells (at 2-3 pp per word, needing 2-3 words per combine for a necro at least). I'd use your training points when you can.

agreed, did this myself

Can you still train it up all the way?
I thought it'd been limited.

Who knows.

If only you could ask people in some mysterious way.

spent 2k getting my research to 210 last night... seems a waste now...

At 24 my mage's research was 76 just from training.