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I Have Skills?

So I have a question about the skills.  I was looking at my skill tree to see how long it will take to learn which skills and I was wondering does the Better Learning change the length of time listed on the skills from my account page?  For instance, I have learned up to Better Learning IV and I am currently learning Better Learning V.  Since I have Better Learning IV, do all my skills show as 12% less?  Right now, my Bureaucratic Arts I says 12min 55sec.  After I am finished learning Better Learning V, will Bureaucratic Arts I says a shorter amount of time, for instance 10min 40sec?  

I hope this makes sense to someone who can answer!  Thanks

Posted 18 months ago by Laurali Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • I'm not totally sure what you're asking, but I *think* it is: "Does Better Learning V give an*additional* 20% off the skill learning time (on top of the % given by BL IV, BL III, and so on) or just 20% in total?"

    If that's the question, the answer is no: BL V just gives 20% off in total (so, an additional 8% over BL IV). HOWEVER, it's a little more complicated than that since BL V also increases the the threshold beyond which the skills start getting exponentially harder to learn. So, depending where you are add, it might give a lot more than 20% …
    Posted 18 months ago by stoot barfield Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I think the questions was "When you look them up on the skill chart, does it give you the time with the Better Learning discount or without the discount?"

    I believe the answer is that it gives the ACTUAL time it will take, with everything factored in.

    Edit: Unless you are asking "Does it factor in the time I will have AFTER I have learned BL V?" Then the answer would be, no, because you haven't learned it yet (and could still bail on it). I think, but am no dev so can't confirm.
    Posted 18 months ago by Lord Bacon-o Subscriber! | Permalink
  • The thing that would interest me just now is what will the times be at reset for all skills.as I would like to set a schedual for what is first then so on and on.can`t get a fix right now as one subscription is level 40 and other is 23 both different times,of course understandably.Is there a fix time for say beginners.Like say first best of five and times of course it will change somewhat with BL1 or two but would help at first.
    Posted 18 months ago by Jellybelly Baby Subscriber! | Permalink
  • You were right the first time Lord Bacon-o.  Sorry I'm not good at describing this.  I meant, When you are looking at the skill chart for your account, does it show the full time (generic, the same for each player) it takes to the learn the skill, or the amount of time it will take YOU to learn that skill because you have Better Learning.
    Posted 18 months ago by Laurali Subscriber! | Permalink
  • The reason I am asking is because I am trying to calculate whether it would be more beneficial (as far as time goes) to take an hour and a half or so to learn the first couple Better Learning skills and then begin to learn Bureaucratic Art skills
    Posted 18 months ago by Laurali Subscriber! | Permalink
  • It's specific to you, Laurali. It's no longer generic times for every player and base times are no longer shown at all.
    Posted 18 months ago by Folderol Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Skill compounding thresholds 

    % increase or reduction

    I'm sure Marebito can verify if these still hold true or not. It all makes my head hurt. :D
    Posted 18 months ago by JW Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Thanks guys!
    Posted 18 months ago by Laurali Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @ Laurali - 5% of one hour = 3 minutes... 5% of one minute = 3 seconds.
    The change in math for your current example is a change from BL4 to BL5 which is 8% of roughly 13 minutes.. or around 38 seconds. 

    However... you currently have 37 skills learned (perfect example for the thresholds actually).
    So your BL4 math on the 38th skill is (base * .88)*1.03^(37-32). 
    With a start time of 13 min: (780 * .88)*1.03^5 = 795 or 13 min 15 seconds.

    The BL5 math on the 37th skill would be (base * .80)... but you're talking the 38th.
    The BL5 math on the 38th skill is (base * .80)*1.03 = (780 * .80)*1.03 = 642 or 10 min 42 seconds.
    The BL5 math on the 39th skill would be (base * .80)*1.03^2 = 662 or 11 min 2 seconds.

    Hope that's all nice and confuzzling. 
    IM me sometime if you want me to break it down further, some people freeze up with numbers :D 
    Posted 18 months ago by Travinara Subscriber! | Permalink