Elite Skills and Armour

xron

xron

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2008

Denbigh, Wales

Zero Zero

R/

29 Feb 2008 at 07:24 - 1
Hi,

Could someone tell me how many elite skills you can have on your bar at any one time please?

and also explain how elite armour is supposed to be better than the higher rated other armour as I'm struggling to see a difference in the base stats.

thanks

tijo

tijo

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2007

Montreal

[CDDR]

R/

29 Feb 2008 at 07:41 - 2
You can only equip one elite skill at a time. You can always have 2 or more in your skill bar if you capture them but those will disapear when you change zones.

Elite armor has no difference in stats compared to normal armor, only the looks differ.

Gwondolas Marillion

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2005

Sweden

SWAC (30+ Swedish Adults Club)

29 Feb 2008 at 07:45 - 3
Quote:
Originally Posted by xron
Hi,

Could someone tell me how many elite skills you can have on your bar at any one time please?

thanks
There is also a possibility to use the mesmer skill Arcane Mimicry to temporarily capture and use an elite of one of your allies.

/Gwon

HawkofStorms

HawkofStorms

Hall Hero

Join Date: Aug 2005

E/

29 Feb 2008 at 07:59 - 4
One key point of GW is that it isn't your gear/equipment that matters, but your skill level. So all weapons (via collectors and greens) and armor (via the cheap regular armor) are easily obtainable so you can compete in PvP easily.
Stuff is expensive only if it is novelty (fancy looking weapons and armor).

arsie

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2007

N/

29 Feb 2008 at 09:16 - 5
Didn't someone bring 6 capture signet once and ended up with 7 elite skills?

The standard answer is ONE elite skill, but yeah, Signet of Capture and Arcane Echo, Echo, Arcane Mimicry, Inspire Hex, Inspire Enchantment and other skill stealing skills like that can potentially allow you to have more.

cosyfiep

cosyfiep

are we there yet?

Join Date: Dec 2005

in a land far far away

guild? I am supposed to have a guild?

Rt/

29 Feb 2008 at 09:36 - 6
now you are only allowed 3 pve skills at one time (sig of capture is a pve skill) so the most you can cap at one time is 3---and if you have a elite on board then 4 total.

xron

xron

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2008

Denbigh, Wales

Zero Zero

R/

29 Feb 2008 at 09:53 - 7
thanks guys helped clear those issues up... til the next question

HawkofStorms

HawkofStorms

Hall Hero

Join Date: Aug 2005

E/

29 Feb 2008 at 17:36 - 8
Quote:
Originally Posted by arsie
Didn't someone bring 6 capture signet once and ended up with 7 elite skills?

The standard answer is ONE elite skill, but yeah, Signet of Capture and Arcane Echo, Echo, Arcane Mimicry, Inspire Hex, Inspire Enchantment and other skill stealing skills like that can potentially allow you to have more.
Very few areas have 6+ skills in 2 professions to be captured. However, you can do that by having an empty skill bar and then using elite tomes to learn 8 elite skills and put them on your bar at once. They all disappear when you zone into an explorable though so it does no good.