Game Mechanics: Possible Bug with Tinkering

[Damarous]

As per http://www.tski.co.jp/baldio/patch/20000919.html

We should be able to have a racial/class skill exceed 200 even with general tradeskills above 200. I have a 228 jewelcrafter, and a 200 tinkerer. My tinkerer has not seen a skillup in over 100 combines. This includes combines that are significantly above my skill level (and prior to hitting 200 had a much higher per attempt skillup rate). I was able to go from 200 to 228 within 200 attempts on jewelcrafting, so i'm not sure if 200+ for tinkering is not working, or if I am unlucky.

I'm really just trying to confirm if this is in the current version of P99, either from the devs, or someone who has a racial/class skill above 200 with a general tradeskill above 200.

[Trexller]

you can only have 1 skill over 200

[Damarous]

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

you can only have 1 skill over 200

As you seem to have difficulty with reading comprehension, let me help you:

Once above 200 points in one of these skills, no other skill will be able to exceed 200. Specialization restrictions do not include class or race-specific trade skills such as Alchemy, Make Poison, and Tinkering. Players with race or class-specific trade skills will be able to exceed 200 points of skill in that skill, plus any generally available trade skill.

From the referenced patch archive.

Also available in a secondary source for confirmation from: http://everquest.allakhazam.com/hist...es-2000-2.html

[ricquire]

See thread here.

https://www.project1999.com/forums/s...ight=Tinkering

[Damarous]

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

See thread here.

https://www.project1999.com/forums/s...ight=Tinkering

Thank you. I suppose this particular thread can be closed as there is a pre-existing one.


It's unfortunate that this has not been addressed, or even acknowledged

[ricquire]

I think more squeaky wheels are needed. Not many tinkers to complain, and need to hit 200+ in another skill first for it to occur

[Damarous]

Yeah, I started tinkering on my necro. Unfortunately since his creation date is 2010, I got jewelcrafting to 201 years before it was even possible to get tinkering to 200+