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Why can't we start learning new skills whilst the game is down?

I was wondering what the reason is for making it that way. It seems weird that you can continue learning skills you're already on, but you can't pick up new ones.

Posted 7 months ago by Helvete Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • My guess is they want to have the world stable with no state change while the game is closed.
    The server probably does not do any work while learning except keeping track of when you are done - but changing skill is an update to your character.

    Also: This probably is not considered a big deal since the game is supposed to stay up when beta is over ;-).
    Posted 7 months ago by Vic Fontaine Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Togger is probably correct! Or said differently: 

    Skills are not learned at all - it's a flip switch happening after x amount of time passed. 
    Therefore nothing is happening AT ALL, while the game is closed.
    When the game is opened again, all that's done is look at how much time have passed since the skill initially was started, and subtract x amount of time. :)
    Posted 7 months ago by Hen vla Ham Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Have you tried using Glitch Academy to set up a learning queue?

    As far as I know, you can keep learning no matter how long the game is down, until you've learned all the skills.  

    During the first Beta, it was possible to start a new skill while the game was down, by using a script. 
    Posted 7 months ago by WindBorn Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I've made a suggestion over in ideas that skill learning is way too easy the way it is.  Instead of just requiring clock time to elapse, skill learning should require you to be in-game for a certain amount of time.   

    Eg, Cooking II - 4 hours of game play, not 4 hours of clock time.    
    Posted 7 months ago by WalruZ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • They might need to reduce the learning times if that's the case... 
    Posted 7 months ago by shhexy corin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I like that idea!
    Posted 7 months ago by Nytician Subscriber! | Permalink