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Zebideedee

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2007

55?? 57' 0" N / 3?? 12' 0" W

N/Me

27 Nov 2007 at 12:55 - 1

Hi, I've a couple of questions about changing second profession after Ascension.

1. Do I gain a SP back for each skill I lose if I change second profession, or do the Skill Quests become available again (I haven't spent any SP's on 2nd Profession, but have a lot of skills from doing Quests)?

2. If not, will I be able to earn enough to SP's to get all skills for both jobs if I changed and wanted to, I mean is there a cap on SP's or do you keep earning? It seems to be I keep earning but I thought I'd ask.

Thx for reading

tijo

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2007

Montreal

[CDDR]

R/

27 Nov 2007 at 13:31 - 2

You don't loose the skills you have when you change secondary professions. For example, lets say that your 2nd profession was monk and you had 20 monk skills. After a while you decided to change to elementalist. You now only have access to elementalist skills and your primary profession. When you decide to change back to monk as secondary, the 20 monk skills you previously had will become available in your skill list again.

Yes you will always have enough skill points available to you. To my knowledge there is no cap on skill points. I went over 200 and the numbers are still rising. Maybe it stops at something like 999 but never had that much skill points.

Zebideedee

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2007

55?? 57' 0" N / 3?? 12' 0" W

N/Me

27 Nov 2007 at 13:55 - 3

Ok thanks, just need to work out what I want to be now

Crom The Pale

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Nov 2006

Ageis Ascending

W/

27 Nov 2007 at 15:19 - 4

I would suggest you change your secondary to all availible. While in Factions and Nightfall it does cost you 500g the first time its free after that and in Prophicies you just need to complete a quest for each secondary.

Once you change your secondary some quests will become availible for you in prophicies for your new proff that reward you skills. This is a great way to get some free skills for your char, another would be to use Hero Skill trainers as any skill you train your heros is learned by your char as well.

Zebideedee

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2007

55?? 57' 0" N / 3?? 12' 0" W

N/Me

28 Nov 2007 at 09:29 - 5

Dunno if I misunderstood you, but can I change 2nd Prof. more than once?

take_me

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Mar 2006

Europe

Country Roads [HOME]

28 Nov 2007 at 11:34 - 6

If you play Prophecies:
- You can do all the secondary profession-Quests
- You can switch between all secondary professions as often as you wish
- Just press K. In the upper right corner of that window you can choose

If you play Nightfall:
- You have to buy your secondary profession for 500g/each
- Once you bought all secondaries (not neccessary, just buy the ones you want to use. You can always go back there and buy the other ones) you can switch between them like I described above

Crom The Pale

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Nov 2006

Ageis Ascending

W/

28 Nov 2007 at 15:38 - 7

You can change your secondary as often as you like once you unlock each prof in the campains.

Once you aquire skills for a secondary prof they are always there, ie if you change from ranger secondary to monk then back to ranger all the ranger skills you had will still be available.

Quaker

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Aug 2005

Canada

Brothers Disgruntled

28 Nov 2007 at 19:46 - 8

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zebideedee

2. If not, will I be able to earn enough to SP's to get all skills for both jobs if I changed and wanted to, I mean is there a cap on SP's or do you keep earning?

My ranger had over 500 SP before I went for the Elite skill titles, so, if there is a cap, it's a high one. You keep earning SPs. But a question comes to mind - when you say "get all skills" do you mean simply "all the skills you want" or do you literally mean "all" skills. There is no real point to getting all the skills for any profession, particularly a secondary profession. There are a lot of skills that you would probably never use, and they are always available to get, if the need ever arises.

Fluffiliscious

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2007

US

Gods Army of the [Dead]

E/

28 Nov 2007 at 19:48 - 9

Heh, they should have a title for people who get ALL of the skills like "Got Skillz" lmao...that was horrible, I apologize.

Zebideedee

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2007

55?? 57' 0" N / 3?? 12' 0" W

N/Me

28 Nov 2007 at 20:25 - 10

Quote:

But a question comes to mind - when you say "get all skills" do you mean simply "all the skills you want" or do you literally mean "all" skills. There is no real point to getting all the skills for any profession, particularly a secondary profession. There are a lot of skills that you would probably never use, and they are always available to get, if the need ever arises.

No I was just meaning hypothetically incase I spent all skill points then found a skill I really wanted but was unable to get, but if you had about 500 and still going I think I should be ok. I'll probably try to get all for my primary prof. then just get all the ones I like for secondaries.

thanks a lot for the help folks

wetsparks

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2006

28 Nov 2007 at 20:32 - 11

Quote:

Originally Posted by tijo

Yes you will always have enough skill points available to you. To my knowledge there is no cap on skill points. I went over 200 and the numbers are still rising. Maybe it stops at something like 999 but never had that much skill points.

It doesn't stop at 999, look at the experience milestone thread in screen shot forum. this picture here is on the last (newest) page of that thread. Most definitely not capped at 999.

CyberMesh0

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2005

Charter Vanguard [CV]

N/Me

28 Nov 2007 at 22:45 - 12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fluffiliscious

Heh, they should have a title for people who get ALL of the skills like "Got Skillz" lmao...that was horrible, I apologize.

why apologize? it's rather ironic.

Gamer Title Track (Skillz)

Nemo the Capitalist

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2006

Trust me you dont want to know my Chasms of Despair

Zaishen Brotherhood

N/Me

28 Nov 2007 at 23:19 - 13

bah,.......who knows

Quaker

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Aug 2005

Canada

Brothers Disgruntled

29 Nov 2007 at 17:05 - 14

Quote:

Originally Posted by wetsparks

Ah yes, Photo Shop Rulz!

(Not that I'm saying this is Photo Shopped or Paint Shop Pro'd, but how would we know?)

HawkofStorms

Hall Hero

Join Date: Aug 2005

E/

29 Nov 2007 at 17:22 - 15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quaker

Ah yes, Photo Shop Rulz!

(Not that I'm saying this is Photo Shopped or Paint Shop Pro'd, but how would we know?)

There is a rather suspicious looking line on the XP and LB title track...
Still... 57 million exp isn't unheard of on a monk that 55s a lot.

ale_jrb

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2006

London, UK

E/Me

29 Nov 2007 at 17:29 - 16

The line's put there by mods so it's easier to tell when you're halfway. They're really common.

Fluffiliscious

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2007

US

Gods Army of the [Dead]

E/

29 Nov 2007 at 18:27 - 17

Quote:

Originally Posted by CyberMesh0

why apologize? it's rather ironic.

Gamer Title Track (Skillz)

Lol, because I was hoping that people would have better taste than actually wanting to name a title track with word "skillz" in it.....proven wrong again *sigh*

Earth

Always Outnumbered

Join Date: Jul 2006

29 Nov 2007 at 18:30 - 18

Closed as the question is answered and this is drifting off-topic