Question: How long did it take you to UAX one of your characters?

Jimyd

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2006

Sacramento, CA

[TFC]

Basically what was your /age when you did it a and was your Proffesion.

No need to give builds, and this is for PvE characters.

I curently havent UAX any of my chars, but im getting close with my ELE. =)

TalonTheCat

TalonTheCat

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

USA

Black Cat Guild

Mo/

Noob question: what is UAX?

Lady Lozza

Lady Lozza

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2005

Oz

Angel Sharks

Me/N

UAX is a full set of unlocks, I'm assuming they are including runes and mods.

Most people don't UAX a single character, mainly because it is easier to do it per account. My account is missing only the warrior elites from factions. Last time I looked I think I had clocked a bit over 1000 hours.

lyra_song

lyra_song

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Oct 2005

R/Mo

2200 hours and no UAX yet...no money to buy cap sigs XD

lg5000

lg5000

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2005

Australia

A long, long time Haven't achieved it yet and wouldn't mind finding out how you'd do that on one character, with all the rune unlocks and weapon unlocks.

Lady Lozza

Lady Lozza

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2005

Oz

Angel Sharks

Me/N

To get all the rune and mod unlocks, it is best to do it with Balth Faction. So unlock and cap all skills on one char, and then use Balth Faction for the rest.

Since rune and mod unlocks are account based, unless you only have one pve character, you can't garantee that all you unlocks have been on one character.

Besides, it's cheaper to get the skills unlocked on multiple characters. Especially if you have multiple Prophecies characters.

Swiffle

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2005

Mostly Harmless [MH]

I UAX'd my account on 7/13 at 1,233 hours 43 minutes over 14 months.
779,500 Balth Faction was used, rest were skill/rune/weapon unlocks/caps etc.

pork soldier

pork soldier

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2005

UAX implies that you've unlocked your entire account - skills, items and all.

It took me somewhere around 1000 hours I think.

KamikazeChicken

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

Mo/

I think Prophacies took 300-400 hours to UAX, and Factions took considerably less 50-100ish.

Racthoh

Racthoh

Did I hear 7 heroes?

Join Date: May 2005

Scars Meadows [SMS], Guild Leader (Not Recruiting)

Something like 1500 hours I believe on my warrior for Factions and Prophecies. Might've been 1400, didn't really keep track. Mind you, I had UAX for Prophecies for some time; there was that waiting period of several months waiting for Factions to come out.

Jimyd

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2006

Sacramento, CA

[TFC]

Ah i guess i worded it wrong, i meant how long did it take you to get alll non elite and elite skills unlocked for 1 character in PvE.

I got about a 650 hours and am getting close with 1 char, maybe 3/4 the way.

I know it isnt too hard to uax for pvp, because i have done that with multipel proph characters. (Free skill quests are wonderful.)


So ya thats what i meant.

Lady Lozza

Lady Lozza

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2005

Oz

Angel Sharks

Me/N

My point still stands though. I don't know how many players actually bother getting full unlocks for one character. I only worry about trying to get all primary and secondary so that I have a full account unlock.
There are a few around Guru though that I think have managed this. Pretty sure Avarre has on her mesmer. In fact I would be surprised if she/he hasn't.

Curse You

Curse You

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2006

South Pole

The Magus Order

N/Mo

I maxed out my necro a week or two ago. I already had all the elites and I decided to go buy the remaining necro skills. He's only 6 months old (and my oldest character).

Hockster

Hockster

Banned

Join Date: Jul 2005

My primary account is UAXed, without using any faction at all. I never PvP so it doesn't matter anyway.

bow user thing

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2005

this base belongs to your party[BASE]

R/Mo

My war was UAX in about 5 months before factions then when it came out it took me a bit to get the Am Fah aggroed so I just got quivering blade yesterday.(all non elite+elite skills)
My monk took me 1 month to get all skills on both chapters(non elite + elite).
My ele took 2 months to get everything unlocked.(non elite + elite)
My mes has 5 more elites to go and then Ive got to spend some money on normal skills and take some time to get skill points for normal skills, only have to beat thunderhead and the rest of the missions though.
My ranger has 5 elites to go and a ton of normal skills.
But my account has been UAX for about one and a half months now.

RobotMULE

RobotMULE

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2005

Mo/W

Do you mean getting all skills on one character or just all unlocks for the account? Just the class skills or all 8 professions?

I'm so close with my Monk.. Got all prophecies and factions skills for all 8 professions except for about 1/3 of the assassin non-elites, along with all other unlocks (not just skill unlocks, but actually getting all the skills for that PvE character to use). I'm at 1665 hours, although getting all unlocks has not been a primary focus, just something to do with all my extra skill points. For the most part, the only Balthazaar faction I've used was for some of the weapon upgrades, but mostly unlocked from PvE (I've used less than 100k faction). The hardest part for getting all skills for one character is getting all the skill points.. It takes somewhere around 10 million XP to get enough skill points for all skills.

Cyan The Archer

Cyan The Archer

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2005

Denmark

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Racthoh
Something like 1500 hours I believe on my warrior for Factions and Prophecies. Might've been 1400, didn't really keep track. Mind you, I had UAX for Prophecies for some time; there was that waiting period of several months waiting for Factions to come out.
And the wait for the 2 missing elite skills?

Avarre

Avarre

Bubblegum Patrol

Join Date: Dec 2005

Singapore Armed Forces

About 1800 hours for full mesmer (all skills) unlock, as well as runes etc... Racthoh beat me but he can farm easier D:

It needs about 9m, maybe less, considering the huge numbers of free skill points in factions, to get all skills.

Gonzo

Gonzo

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2006

Netherlands

Defenders of the Blackblade [DotB]

W/

Took me 3 months to get all skills for my Warrior, which is the only char I've ever completly unlocked (well one proffesion of it) and then came Factions.

fallot

I'm the king

Join Date: Nov 2005

Aussie Trolling Crew: Grand Phallus and Chairman Pro Tempore

Less than a week on my Assassin.

CHUIU

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

Team Legacy

N/

Took my rit 3 days to get all skills and beat the game.

Took my sin about 6 days to get all skills and beat the game (little harder with him because he was unlocking 2 professions for me).

UAX'ed my account sometime in early June. Like the 10th or something. I capped my last elite (making all skills unlocked for all professions) a few days earlier and unlocked my last few mods and runes for assassin the days after.

Make no mistake, its faster to unlock stuff with PvE characters.

SnipiousMax

SnipiousMax

Perfectly Elocuted

Join Date: Sep 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Avarre
It needs about 9m, maybe less, considering the huge numbers of free skill points in factions, to get all skills.
Also, its less now due to the fact that an Elite cap is essentially a free skill point.