Skill point max?

nunix

nunix

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2005

N/

I realised I currently have 99 skill points unspent.. and I'm wondering if I've been "losing" points because 99 is the max. -.- I.. just kinda forgot about them for awhile.

Kurald Galain

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2005

Fishermans Haven

[DVDF]

Mo/

No 99 definitely isn't the max. My Paragon currently has 442 unspent ones. And am sure there are people with more.

Edit: and i doubt there is a max.

nunix

nunix

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2005

N/

Whew! Good to know. Thanks.

Covah

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2006

Ontario, Canada

Catching Jellyfish With [소N트T ]

Me/Rt

there are people with 3000+ skill points. There is no max.

Eragon Zarroc

Eragon Zarroc

Atra estern?? ono thelduin

Join Date: Jan 2008

Madness Incarnate

[Duo]

W/P

the max would be a bunch more 9's if it even exists. like 999999 or something ;-)

Gboy Mesmero

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2008

CA

Me/

the max is probably the max integer value, which is about 2 billion

Aussie Boy

Aussie Boy

Alcoholic

Join Date: Mar 2007

Australia

W/

613 unspent here so if it's 2 bill i have nothing to worry about. lol

Marty Silverblade

Marty Silverblade

Administrator

Join Date: Jun 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Eragon Zarroc View Post
the max would be a bunch more 9's if it even exists. like 999999 or something ;-)
I'd disagree with this. The number of skill points is stored in a certain amount of space that Anet allocates it, which would probably be 2^something.

Miss Sarah Lauren

Miss Sarah Lauren

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2009

The Netherlands/Norway

Phase Six [PT]

E/

I have 2500 unspent skillpoints.....

Bob Slydell

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2007

There are people with 10k+ skillpoints at this point, haha.

Zeff Nut

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2007

Canada

Guild Of The Blue Goblin

W/N

I farm a lot with my monk in HM and have 2700+ skill points on him, no problems getting more yet

Tripolityx

Tripolityx

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2006

+2 GMT

WTB Q9 20/20 Bo Staves

R/

5,521 skill points here so yeah don't worry about the points =P

qvtkc

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Marty Silverblade View Post
I'd disagree with this. The number of skill points is stored in a certain amount of space that Anet allocates it, which would probably be 2^something.
There are random hard limits on a lot of stuff

100 000 gold max on your person

999 999 (i think?) gold max in the xunlai chest

250 max per item stack (probably since 2⁸=256, but they did cut it down to 250)

Songbringer

Songbringer

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2007

EastCoast

E/Me

I agree with the integer theory. It is most likely stored in an integer variable which maxes out just over 2b.

killerbot3009

killerbot3009

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Oct 2007

the beaster

the Gold Fish [GOLD]

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Marty Silverblade View Post
I'd disagree with this. The number of skill points is stored in a certain amount of space that Anet allocates it, which would probably be 2^something.
yeah, it is all about the amount of units allocated so yes 2 something sounds round about right. a lvl computing almost paying off xD

syntax__

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2006

Mo/W

4715 points here

Quaker

Quaker

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Aug 2005

Canada

Brothers Disgruntled

Actually, it's quite possible that the skill points could be stored as a simple 2-byte value - that still comes out to 65,535 though.
(It's definitely more than 256.)

fretmelta

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2009

W/R

do you all mean the skill points in the skills and attributes pop up window? mine do not go up at all since i hit level 20, or am i getting confused? lol

Snograt

Snograt

rattus rattus

Join Date: Jan 2006

London, UK GMT??0 ??1hr DST

[GURU]GW [wiki]GW2

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by qvtkc View Post
999 999 (i think?) gold max in the xunlai chest
It's actually one million (or 1,000 platinum.)

There would be a theoretical limit of 1,048,576 using the same byte-space, to coin a phrase, but 1 mil is a nice, round number.

MirkoTeran

MirkoTeran

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2005

Slovenia

Scars Meadows [SMS]

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Snograt View Post
It's actually one million (or 1,000 platinum.)

There would be a theoretical limit of 1,048,576 using the same byte-space, to coin a phrase, but 1 mil is a nice, round number.
Nitpicking: 16,777,216(-1) would fit in same byte-space considering currently popular 8bit=1byte design.