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PM III, Brain Upgrades and other questions for more experienced playas...

So is it true that with a 60-skill brain capacity it still takes about 18 days to learn PM III? Cause my brain is at 45 and it was at about 19+ days when I started learning... (so 15 more skills and it only decreases a day or so??) 

Also, if I upgrade my brain capacity now that I've been learning PM III for a little less than a day and I've decreased the learning time by donating... will I still get a bump in the learning time or not? (I read that once you're learning, increasing your brain capacity doesn't do squat for the current skill)

Posted 4 months ago by Juniparr Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • The time depends on how many skills you currently have, too. The 18 days for PM III with 60 Brain Capacity is in combination with having 101 skills, but since you have 88 right now, it shouldn't take you as long.

    There are some bugs with upgrade cards not registering for skills already being learned, so ideally you should achieve your desired Brain Capacity first before starting on a skill.
    Posted 4 months ago by TomC Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Juniparr - I can confirm the part about increasing capacity while learning... it does not reduce your time. I started learning a skill and received a Brain Capacity card at 13d 13h. After purchasing the card and reloading to be sure, the skill was still at 13d 13h.
    It did reduce the remaining unlearned/untouched skill from 30d 8h to 28d 21h.

    ETA: It's not of a benefit for me to pause said skill because I do not want to lose the super speed.
    Posted 4 months ago by Wandering Confusion Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Oh oh, TomC, A-DUH! I hadn't even thought of that... thanks for clearing that up :D

    And Wandering Confusion that suuuucks. So I'd have to unlearn PM III, get the brain upgrade, and start again BLEHHH... nevermind, I've already donated a fortune in beans. I'll deal with it. I guess I'll just get the brain upgrades for future skills cause I'm getting tired of donating ;___; 

    Edit: Actually, it'll only take me 6 hours to unlearn. I'm about 30k away from a 5 skill brain upgrade... decisions... decisions... 
    Posted 4 months ago by Juniparr Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I was so frustrated when I realized that buying the brain cards does nothing while you're learning. I can't imagine how confusing that is for new players. I'm half hoping it's a bug.
    Posted 4 months ago by Gwyn Subscriber! | Permalink
  • It is my understanding that it is Not a Bug.  If you have begun learning something the Upgrade will not shorten the time.  I have max Brain and it will take me 18 days for PM III.  I expect to cut it down a little with donations, etc.
    Posted 4 months ago by Brib Annie Subscriber! | Permalink
  • That's depressing. I thought it wasn't working until I realized that yes my brain numbers did change.
    Posted 4 months ago by Gwyn Subscriber! | Permalink
  • It is definitely a bug (I thought it was fixed long ago, but found out it was not right after these skills went out).
    Posted 4 months ago by stoot barfield Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I wish it had been fixed  :(  I spent 121,000 iMG on a brain capacity upgrade but there was no speed-uppery in learning.  Awwwww...  
    I guess the skill will get to my noggin eventually anyway so I'll be patient.  
    (looks at watch, looks again)  
    Pouts.
    Posted 4 months ago by Minkey Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Lucky you, mine was at 31 days when I started!  ><
    Posted 4 months ago by Serra Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Serra
    Nooooo!  That is too long.  Mine was going to be 41 days but we'll see if it changes once I'm done learning MG.  Maybe the brain upgrade will take effect for the PM skill.  (crosses fingers)
    Posted 4 months ago by Minkey Subscriber! | Permalink
  • PM3 will take me 55 days.

    Anyone still wants to complain how long it takes for them? ;)
    Posted 4 months ago by Louis Louisson Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Well, I am glad to hear that it is a Bug after all.  Maybe it will be fixed before too long.
    Posted 4 months ago by Brib Annie Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Louis Louisson, I'm right behind you at 52days! I'm still learning Furnituremaking2 at 33days, so....Bring it on, Brain! >.<
    Posted 4 months ago by Tumahura Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Stoot, even with the fully upgraded learning speed cards AND full brain capacity, people are saying that PM III is taking 18 days.... isn't that an awfully long time just to wait for a skill?!???
    Posted 4 months ago by Hersche Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Hersche, I just did out the math based on my time and penalty, and with four levels of learning speed, if you were specializing and did not have an overfull brain, PMIII would take 2 days 21 hours, which could be cut down to 1 day 10.5 hours if you spent enough favor/emblems/yellow crumb essence.  The full-brain learning times are awfully long, but that's the price we pay for wanting to be able to do EVERYTHING. 
    Posted 4 months ago by Fnibbit Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Louis: I hadn't finished learning all the skills when these two new ones came out. Mining IV will take me 62 days. PMIII is at 39 days so....it can only go up from there XD

    Though, I don't mind. I've got all the skills I need to do what I want, the rest is just gravy. :)
    Posted 4 months ago by Faranae Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Hersche: "Stoot, even with the fully upgraded learning speed cards AND full brain capacity, people are saying that PM III is taking 18 days.... isn't that an awfully long time just to wait for a skill?!???"

    First: no, I don't think it is a long time to wait for a skill, if that skill is one of the highest level in the game. (There are other skills which take 10 mins or one hour or eight hours to learn — but, people play this game for many months and if all skills were that short, we'd need thousands of skills and … that would be silly.)

    Second, if you have all the upgrades and enough brain capacity, it'd take 28.8 hours to learn Master Gardener (which you could cut down to 14.4 hours via donations).
    Posted 4 months ago by stoot barfield Subscriber! | Permalink
  • for me PM III will take 50 days 10 hr 24 min 40 sec...yes, my brain is overloaded (101/41) because I want to learn all available skills, but I do not hurry and therefore I do not complain. I am pretty sure, I can cut some time by donations, but there is no need for it. All trees, animals and minerals will be still there for me, tomorrow the same as in 50 days :)
    Posted 4 months ago by skera Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Glitch is a game for long term playing.  I love the anticipation of waiting for the new skill to be used.

    For newer glitches, I think it'd be great fun to be able to pick and choose and playing path vis-a-vis skills and which sets to get.
    Posted 4 months ago by FlatEarther Subscriber! | Permalink
  • 60 day 19 hrs for PM III for me..   (101+1/37 - with a 2284% time penalty) *groans*
    Posted 4 months ago by MzMunchken Subscriber! | Permalink
  • 60 day 19 hrs for PM III for me..   (101+1/37 - with a 2284% time penalty) *groans*

    Ditto
    Posted 4 months ago by TRB4 Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Today I was finally able to purchase the 5-brain upgrade card (In the end, I figured, what the heck might as well upgrade my brain, its been awhile) and WALLA, it decreased the time it took to learn PM III from 13+ days to 9+ days. 

    I'M SO HAPPY! Thanks TS for fixing this issue! ily guise <3
    Posted 4 months ago by Juniparr Subscriber! | Permalink