25 minutes for 3 swimming skill? Really?

[Tecmos Deception]

I sure as fuck didn't need over 24 hours to max swimming in classic by AFK numlocking into a corner. And here not only does it take that long, but I can't even do it while afk? I shouldn't actually have to cross WK in the water every time I want 1 skillup, right?

Rabble rabble rabble.

[stebbins99]

There was another thread that mentioned the "randomness" of skill-ups, at least how they seem to come in bunches at time (and then lay dormant at others). Maybe swimming is in the same boat?

[Mirakk82]

Originally Posted by stebbins99 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

There was another thread that mentioned the "randomness" of skill-ups, at least how they seem to come in bunches at time (and then lay dormant at others). Maybe swimming is in the same boat?

Maybe try swimming outside of the boat. You'll skillup faster *Flies away*

[mcoy]

I'm up to 50 skill just by running along the water's edge as I travel. Sometimes I won't get a single skillup, other times I'll get several back to back. Feels #classic to me.

-Mcoy

[Nirgon]

You got low int? That should have an impact.

Also try running in a circle over parts of Innothule where you aren't quite swimming but still partially submerged. My swimming secret has been leaked.

It did take quite a while on live to get it up, couldn't say exactly how long but wasn't super quick.

[redhorse]

Tecmos is right, swimming skill ups were nerfed a while back on blue even. I noticed the impact when making a new character and figured it was probably in preparation for green. It takes wwaayyy longer than it should to level swimming. I'm not sure the reason behind it. How could swimming be exploited?

Originally Posted by Nirgon [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

You got low int? That should have an impact.

Also try running in a circle over parts of Innothule where you aren't quite swimming but still partially submerged. My swimming secret has been leaked.

It did take quite a while on live to get it up, couldn't say exactly how long but wasn't super quick.

Sigh. Disregard all of that.

[Hazek]

Wait we can't actually afk numlock to level swimming... y tho

Thats like as dumb as not being able to bind sense heading. If that's true.

I doubt anyone, and definitely not the majority, want to level swimming manually. And if they say they do then they're lying.

[larper99]

Originally Posted by Hazek [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Wait we can't actually afk numlock to level swimming... y tho

Thats like as dumb as not being able to bind sense heading. If that's true.

I doubt anyone, and definitely not the majority, want to level swimming manually. And if they say they do then they're lying.

Why don't you just start all skills at 100? Doesn't sound like most people here want to actually play the game.

My experience is that swimming has always been slow, but like Sense Heading, it speeds up once you reach a certain level, like around 40. Those first few points are tough, but they are tough also with Sense Heading. It's just that Sense Heading is a skill that requires a key, while swimming requires interaction with the environment. AKA, playing the game. My swimming is level 50 or so. Just from swimming in and out of Halas.

You want a skill that is killer to level up? How about Alcohol tolerance. Where is the cool AFK/Hot Key/ uber-macro for that?

[Tecmos Deception]

Originally Posted by larper99 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Why don't you just start all skills at 100? Doesn't sound like most people here want to actually play the game.

My experience is that swimming has always been slow, but like Sense Heading, it speeds up once you reach a certain level, like around 40. Those first few points are tough, but they are tough also with Sense Heading. It's just that Sense Heading is a skill that requires a key, while swimming requires interaction with the environment. AKA, playing the game. My swimming is level 50 or so. Just from swimming in and out of Halas.

You want a skill that is killer to level up? How about Alcohol tolerance. Where is the cool AFK/Hot Key/ uber-macro for that?

Don't be a bitch.

Exploiting swim in a corner is classic.

Originally Posted by Smashed [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

You can swim into a corner as long as it has you occasionally jumping out of the water. Not sure why that seems to matter, but it seems to have an effect.

I suspect the change/fix was that no movement means no skillups, so if you're hopping up it can still happen, but wedging right into a corner with an EB item going or something won't work.

[Tecmos Deception]

I'm afraid I'm about the opposite of an erudite when it comes to int. I assumed agi or dex affected swimming, heh.