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Punisher Wrote:That was gonna be my question, but what i dont want to do is waste valuable time training one skill for one ranged weapon and find out a better ranged one comes out on the market...imo, the stats should determine the relative strength of each weapon and then the skill level should allow you to better yourself with that weapon.

Simply put, if i train shotguns skills and the newest weapon is a pistol with more killing potential then i have wasted my time. If you are gonna do this, I would suggest each weapon having slight differences in stat requirements but nearly equal in strength based on the relative power level of the player who can use them.

Hence why I am going to release more weapons to fill in the gaps so all skills have some sort of option. I definitely don't want people to spend a ton of time and end up feeling like they wasted it on a dead-end skill. Besides, there will be other skills out there that aren't based on weapons that will prove to be very useful in the future.

Jolabent Wrote:Forgive me on this, but it seems this is another donator based idea since the only way to raise your INT after the courses is just like endurance, credits. How will this help non-donators in the game since endurance and intelligence we already know can not be gained very easily in careers?

I think as time passes the skills system will prove to be heavily based on activity more than donations. People aren't going to advance to rank 4 in any skill by donating. It's going to take activity each day. In testing, getting to rank 7 in one skill will take on average 250 days if no hours are wasted on other skills and you only take a test with an A+ grade. In contrast, another player in the same time could get to rank 5 in one skill and rank 4 in another. Another player can get 2 rank 4s and a rank 3.