Skill Decay

03-06-2007, 08:31 PM

Is it true that skills decay over time?

I didn't want to play in 2d mode during the first stages of beta, and I've lost a bunch of points in all of my skills during my absence.

Lost 12 whole points in Magery, 10 or 12 points in Animal Taming, etc.

I'm playing on Siege, and I don't want to have to try to recover those points...

**DiP** · 03-06-2007, 08:33 PM

I didn't think it was still in game.

**bendavho** · 04-06-2007, 07:47 AM

Never heard of it...

**Baldguy** · 04-06-2007, 07:56 AM

When was the last time you played?

**DiP** · 04-06-2007, 07:57 AM

Although I will admit, I'm not on Siege much, but I do stop by frequently for a quick fight and/or skill gain so I haven't had a large enough lapse in gametime to notice IF there is skill decay.

**kitiara** · 04-06-2007, 09:39 AM

Skills used to decay if you did not use them. That was taken out of the game sometime in late 2003 with the introduction of skill locks and arrows. Not sure if Siege kept skill decay? If you have skill locks on Siege, then I'm going to say they got rid of it there too.

Here's the old list of skills in order of decay rates (fastest to slowest).

http://www.uocraft.com/skill_decay.php

Many will disagree, but personally I find that if I'm at the skill cap and set a skill to decrease, it will decrease FASTER if the skill it is taking from is alchemy (the fastest decaying skill). I'm convinced that the skill decay rates never got taken out of the game (maybe mistakenly), even though the automatic decay was turned off. I've verified it for myself many times, as recently as last month.

04-06-2007, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Baldguy (aka Paul B)

When was the last time you played?

Roughly two months ago.

**Ezekiel** · 04-06-2007, 05:47 PM

I just hcecked my Siege char that has been around for at least 2 years and he still as the skills he started with and the few .1s that he gained...

**Adri** · 04-06-2007, 06:33 PM

If you have the arrows set to up, or locked, you skills cannot decay. If you set them down tho, I have no idea. I don't think so.

05-06-2007, 03:33 PM

n/m got it fixed.

Thanks for the hlep anyways.

Achilles · 15-01-2008, 01:36 PM

what was the problem? i am curious

03-06-2007, 08:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
Fiend Guest Posts: n/a My Mood:	Skill Decay Is it true that skills decay over time? I didn't want to play in 2d mode during the first stages of beta, and I've lost a bunch of points in all of my skills during my absence. Lost 12 whole points in Magery, 10 or 12 points in Animal Taming, etc. I'm playing on Siege, and I don't want to have to try to recover those points...

03-06-2007, 08:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
DiP Ronin Join Date: Jan 2006 Shard: Black Water Raiders, Azeroth Posts: 9,328 Thanks: 41 Thanked 25 Times in 18 Posts My Mood:	Re: Skill Decay I didn't think it was still in game. __________________ Thanks again Maddux! Adri: women don't discuss men while in the bathroom, we sacrifice small animals and smoke tampons rolls eyes

04-06-2007, 07:47 AM	#3 (permalink)
bendavho Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 2006 Shard: Lake Austin Posts: 3,664 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Skill Decay Never heard of it... __________________

04-06-2007, 07:56 AM	#4 (permalink)
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04-06-2007, 07:57 AM	#5 (permalink)
DiP Ronin Join Date: Jan 2006 Shard: Black Water Raiders, Azeroth Posts: 9,328 Thanks: 41 Thanked 25 Times in 18 Posts My Mood:	Re: Skill Decay Although I will admit, I'm not on Siege much, but I do stop by frequently for a quick fight and/or skill gain so I haven't had a large enough lapse in gametime to notice IF there is skill decay. __________________ Thanks again Maddux! Adri: women don't discuss men while in the bathroom, we sacrifice small animals and smoke tampons rolls eyes

04-06-2007, 09:39 AM	#6 (permalink)
kitiara Polar Bear Queen Join Date: Nov 2006 Shard: Atlantic & Lake Austin Posts: 4,103 Thanks: 4 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Skill Decay Skills used to decay if you did not use them. That was taken out of the game sometime in late 2003 with the introduction of skill locks and arrows. Not sure if Siege kept skill decay? If you have skill locks on Siege, then I'm going to say they got rid of it there too. Here's the old list of skills in order of decay rates (fastest to slowest). http://www.uocraft.com/skill_decay.php Many will disagree, but personally I find that if I'm at the skill cap and set a skill to decrease, it will decrease FASTER if the skill it is taking from is alchemy (the fastest decaying skill). I'm convinced that the skill decay rates never got taken out of the game (maybe mistakenly), even though the automatic decay was turned off. I've verified it for myself many times, as recently as last month. __________________ [UOCraft.com] - [Photography: Blog - Photo Gallery - Flickr] - [Other Blogs: Bird Blog - Geek Blog]

04-06-2007, 05:47 PM	#8 (permalink)
Ezekiel Wycorp--Dwarf Hunter Join Date: Jul 2005 Shard: Area 52 Posts: 2,761 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Skill Decay I just hcecked my Siege char that has been around for at least 2 years and he still as the skills he started with and the few .1s that he gained... __________________

04-06-2007, 06:33 PM	#9 (permalink)
Adri Wearing metal panties in a lightning storm Join Date: May 2004 Shard: Pacific Posts: 3,913 Thanks: 38 Thanked 9 Times in 8 Posts My Mood:	Re: Skill Decay If you have the arrows set to up, or locked, you skills cannot decay. If you set them down tho, I have no idea. I don't think so. __________________ We are all broken and wounded in this world. Some choose to grow strong at the broken places. --Harold J. Duarte-Bernhardt Thanks to Atlas for the fantastic sig!

05-06-2007, 03:33 PM	#10 (permalink)
Fiend Guest Posts: n/a My Mood:	Re: Skill Decay n/m got it fixed. Thanks for the hlep anyways.

15-01-2008, 01:36 PM	#11 (permalink)
Achilles Join Date: Apr 2006 Shard: Catskills Posts: 157 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Skill Decay what was the problem? i am curious

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