Stat Changes

[NorCalGooey]

I think you guys did a great job. The only thing ruining this is stat cap at 100. Not sure if this is a bug or intentional. Capping stats at 100 ruins the whole point of faster stat changes.

What you do is this, once a stat hits 100, it becomes 10% slower to level. When it hits 110, it becomes 20% slower, when it hits 120, 30% slower, etc, etc.

Then also what you could do is increase the speed of stat gains across the board for characters that are younger than X amount of time (like 6 months). Keep increasing this as time goes on (like every 6 months, give 10% bonus to stat gain for chars that have been created within the last 6 months) then a 20% bonus for chars created within that next 6 months time interval, 30% for the next 6 months, etc.

This will allow stats to never be capped, which is extremely important in keeping people interested, but also will allow for new players to gain stats faster than veterans, so they actually have a chance to catch up.

[zookeeper]

I don't agree with it going over 100 but you could do this with a 70 rule which does the same and makes getting to 100 harder and worth the effort. I don't like a system like this as it serves vets only and not new players but it does make those crafts more valuable as it requires more time invested and that has the effect of people seeking those players out for trade.

[MrDDT]

I don't agree with it going over 100 but you could do this with a 70 rule which does the same and makes getting to 100 harder and worth the effort. I don't like a system like this as it serves vets only and not new players but it does make those crafts more valuable as it requires more time invested and that has the effect of people seeking those players out for trade.

My problem is that people like me already have over 100. So what about us?

I agree with zookeeper.

I also think there should be a higher cap than 100. Maybe like 140ish or so. Give people a chance to focus.

[NorCalGooey]

I think the point is to make the cap unreachable. Ok so say the cap is at 150, but giong from 140-150 would take 500 hours game play of grinding the same stat. So it's basically no cap, but those who want to reach the cap can do so if they desire spending 20 days of their life (24 hours x 20 days) to max it out. I just like leaving that option open to people who REALLY enjoy specializing.

The system we have now is 0.1 stat change is the same length of time required at 10 in a stat as over 100 in a stat. I just hope they make a "soft cap" so to speak with stats too. IMO the cap on gaining stats should be when you can no longer lose any more stat points as well.

[MrDDT]

I think the point is to make the cap unreachable. Ok so say the cap is at 150, but giong from 140-150 would take 500 hours game play of grinding the same stat. Essentially, no cap.

The system we have now is 0.1 stat change is the same length of time required at 10 in a stat as over 100 in a stat. I just hope they make a "soft cap" so to speak with stats too. IMO the cap on gaining stats should be when you can no longer lose any more stat points as well.

Problem with this is, lets say you want 150 STR and you are at 140 STR now. Lets also say you have 5 charm which is your lowest stat.
If you scav 1 time you will lose hours worth of STR, because there is no way to lock it. So you wouldnt be able to do anything because of this soft cap system.


I would rather see a cap, not really needing a soft cap, but the cap at 100 which is only 10 points from the starting stat isnt much of a way to focus or for a vet to progress. It should be higher than 100. Even with the new stat system going from 90 to 140 would take months.

[NorCalGooey]

No it wouldn't take months, it would take like a week. I mean how it is on test server currently. However the stat gain may be set to 25x normal speed as well, so I honestly have no idea. All I know is I gained 1.0 fortitude in less than 30 minutes. Being able to lock stats would be nice. Or actually m aking it so it takes like 20-30 scavenges to lose 0.1, not 1 scavenge.

Also once your lowest stat hits 0, it would start pulling from the 2nd lowest stat.

[joexxxz]

I think the point is to make the cap unreachable. Ok so say the cap is at 150, but giong from 140-150 would take 500 hours game play of grinding the same stat. So it's basically no cap, but those who want to reach the cap can do so if they desire spending 20 days of their life (24 hours x 20 days) to max it out. I just like leaving that option open to people who REALLY enjoy specializing.

The system we have now is 0.1 stat change is the same length of time required at 10 in a stat as over 100 in a stat. I just hope they make a "soft cap" so to speak with stats too. IMO the cap on gaining stats should be when you can no longer lose any more stat points as well.

You bringing the WOW approach. Dont like that. Thats why I dont play that game

[Deacon]

One of my biggest fears is, I'll do something simple, earn a point in that, and lose a skill/stat I've taken weeks if not months to raise....it should take as long to drop in a skill or stat as you took to earn it...like way longer at the high end, and less at low....but not sure how that could be balanced


EDIT: example....I'm skining an animal with my knife, when I'm attacked by another animal....so I defend myself with knife(I've not completely healed from previous fight and dont have time to open windows and drag axe to hand)....go from 5 to 6 in knife fighting, and go from 94 to 93 in axes.....and when skill loss on death is added, lose even more from axe skill, if I die.