Capturing an elite skill with 2nd profession - Guild Wars Guru archive powered by Guild Wars Legacy

ArsNova

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2009

netherlands

17 Nov 2009 at 20:34 - 1

Recently I captured the Poison Arrow skill with my 2nd profession, assuming I could use that skill for my Ranger (1st profession). That however seems to be a wrong assumption.
Is a captured elite skill only usable per character, not per account?
Thanks.

Kook~NBK~

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2005

A little chalet outside Drok's

Natural Born Killaz

17 Nov 2009 at 20:36 - 2

It's only usable on that character. BUT, it does unlock the skill for any of your account's heroes to use.

Yasmine

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2007

The Lost Souls Of Jugdement [KJCD]

17 Nov 2009 at 20:47 - 3

Capturing an elite skill on a char makes it usable by that char and unlocked for the account: i.e. pvp only chars and heroes of any char will have access to it, any of your chars can learn it using an elite tome.

riktw

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2008

netherlands

Mo/E

17 Nov 2009 at 21:42 - 4

but if you unlocked a skill you can use a elite skill tome to get it on another char.
try kamadan amerika dis 1 trading channel to find one, there around 6K i think, not really sure.

Marty Silverblade

Administrator

Join Date: Jun 2006

17 Nov 2009 at 22:05 - 5

Quote:

Originally Posted by riktw

but if you unlocked a skill you can use a elite skill tome to get it on another char.
try kamadan amerika dis 1 trading channel to find one, there around 6K i think, not really sure.

While buying an Elite Tome will work, it'd be cheaper to jump across to Prophecies, get a run to Droknars Forge (maybe 2k, haven't checked in ages), then cap it in Witman's Folly. The random spawns are annoying, and if you/your heroes aren't level 20 then it could be hard, but it's definately a much cheaper method if you really want PA but can't spare the cash.

Attack&Defend

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2009

An Army of Heros [HERO]

Mo/

17 Nov 2009 at 22:45 - 6

6k and about 10 mins work, or 3k and 20+ mins work. nah i'd buy an elite tome. you can easily farm the extra money in the time it took you to capture it, imo

Obrien Xp

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2009

Canada

The First Dragon Slayers [FDS]

17 Nov 2009 at 23:10 - 7

You cannot use all skills on a pve char. You now have it unlocked however, and all your heroes and pvp chars may use it, if you have an elite ranger tome, your primary profession pve ranger may gain the skill.

ArsNova

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2009

netherlands

18 Nov 2009 at 00:53 - 8

Thanks for all your replies.
Just started GW in September, so I'm quite new to all this but what I found out thus far is that it takes a lot more time to learn the game. Never did the elite tome but I'm going to and take your suggestions at heart.
Oh, yes I've got a level 20 char, seven even - all different ofcourse and from all campaigns - just to learn what they do.
Thanks again.