Coming back to UO, have a skill gain question

Bomber323 · 25th July 2008, 09:10 AM

Hi all,

I have finally come to my senses and returned home to UO after more than 7 years. I was around way before Trammel and left just after the release of T2A. So, as you can imagine, I'm essentially new since UO has changed so drastically!

I have a couple questions on skill gain after reading through the skill guides on this site. I know the time between skill gains is now tracked and you are guaranteed a gain after some time... so does that mean that the 'power hour' and the 8x8 skill gains are no longer around?

I am by no means a hardcore power leveler, but I do like to efficiently skill gain and have yet to have these questions addressed in my research and patch note readings.

Thanks in advance for your time to help a fellow UOer.

Pennywise · 25th July 2008, 09:12 AM

Y-y-y-yous right!

W-w-w-w-welcome back. Now get out there ands sweats some.

**DiP** · 25th July 2008, 09:13 AM

Yup, both Power Hour and 8x8 are gone (although some may say 8x8 still exists).

For skill gain, just grind away doing the skill over and over. Same old "tricks" still apply (dieing, toggling arrows, crossing server lines, doing the "Skill Gain Dance" IRL, etc.) whether you look at them as coincidence or not, the same practices are done.

**Adri** · 25th July 2008, 09:13 AM

No more power hour, no more 8x8.
You just use skills to gain them. They gain fairly rapidly too. Once you hit GM, you can use a powerscroll to gain higher, up to 120. Over GM is harder to gain.

dhekke · 25th July 2008, 10:06 AM

Does anyone have a video of the Skill Gain Dance? Youtube it!

**DiP** · 25th July 2008, 10:10 AM

I make sure non of that stuff ever gets to film.

Magister_Returns · 25th July 2008, 10:13 AM

It is worth noting that the no-skill-gain in houses has also been eliminated. Similarly, the anti-macro code has been removed. This is the code that used to prevent you from getting gains using the same object over and over.

It is again possible, for example, to GM arms lore using a single dagger or to GM poison by poisoning the same apple over and over.

~M

Bomber323 · 25th July 2008, 04:05 PM

Great info, thanks so much for the replies

uobuoy · 25th July 2008, 08:26 PM

There is a new training technique: Discorded Training. There's a creature (I think it's the Satyr) in the Twisted Wield that will Discord you which drops all your skills and resists by up to 28%. The lower the skill, the faster it raises.

It's not aggressive so you have to attack it then lose the aggro and follow it so you don't the Discord.

25th July 2008, 09:10 AM	#1
Bomber323 Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3 Gold: 54 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Coming back to UO, have a skill gain question Hi all, I have finally come to my senses and returned home to UO after more than 7 years. I was around way before Trammel and left just after the release of T2A. So, as you can imagine, I'm essentially new since UO has changed so drastically! I have a couple questions on skill gain after reading through the skill guides on this site. I know the time between skill gains is now tracked and you are guaranteed a gain after some time... so does that mean that the 'power hour' and the 8x8 skill gains are no longer around? I am by no means a hardcore power leveler, but I do like to efficiently skill gain and have yet to have these questions addressed in my research and patch note readings. Thanks in advance for your time to help a fellow UOer.

25th July 2008, 09:12 AM	#2
Pennywise Crumbpicker, dat der Renaissance Manz of da Werlds! Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 331 Gold: 5,307 Thanks: 56 Thanked 17 Times in 12 Posts	Re: Coming back to UO, have a skill gain question Y-y-y-yous right! W-w-w-w-welcome back. Now get out there ands sweats some.

25th July 2008, 09:13 AM	#3
DiP Ronin<br>UOForums Bouncer Join Date: Jan 2006 Shard: Black Water Raiders, Azeroth Posts: 9,148 Gold: 19,837 My Mood: Thanks: 143 Thanked 102 Times in 86 Posts	Re: Coming back to UO, have a skill gain question Yup, both Power Hour and 8x8 are gone (although some may say 8x8 still exists). For skill gain, just grind away doing the skill over and over. Same old "tricks" still apply (dieing, toggling arrows, crossing server lines, doing the "Skill Gain Dance" IRL, etc.) whether you look at them as coincidence or not, the same practices are done. Thanks again Maddux! Adri: women don't discuss men while in the bathroom, we sacrifice small animals and smoke tampons rolls eyes

25th July 2008, 09:13 AM	#4
Adri Wearing metal panties in a lightning storm Join Date: May 2004 Shard: Pacific/Landroval Posts: 3,761 Gold: 5,861 My Mood: Thanks: 177 Thanked 93 Times in 65 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 2	Re: Coming back to UO, have a skill gain question No more power hour, no more 8x8. You just use skills to gain them. They gain fairly rapidly too. Once you hit GM, you can use a powerscroll to gain higher, up to 120. Over GM is harder to gain. 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!

25th July 2008, 10:06 AM	#5
dhekke I am the Gosso King! Join Date: Jun 2007 Shard: Chesapeake Posts: 181 Gold: 1,068 My Mood: Thanks: 10 Thanked 14 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Coming back to UO, have a skill gain question Does anyone have a video of the Skill Gain Dance? Youtube it! We are Ultima Online

25th July 2008, 10:10 AM	#6
DiP Ronin<br>UOForums Bouncer Join Date: Jan 2006 Shard: Black Water Raiders, Azeroth Posts: 9,148 Gold: 19,837 My Mood: Thanks: 143 Thanked 102 Times in 86 Posts	Re: Coming back to UO, have a skill gain question I make sure non of that stuff ever gets to film. Thanks again Maddux! Adri: women don't discuss men while in the bathroom, we sacrifice small animals and smoke tampons rolls eyes

25th July 2008, 10:13 AM	#7
Magister_Returns He's Fing Matt Damon Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,274 Gold: 3,851 Thanks: 42 Thanked 84 Times in 54 Posts	Re: Coming back to UO, have a skill gain question It is worth noting that the no-skill-gain in houses has also been eliminated. Similarly, the anti-macro code has been removed. This is the code that used to prevent you from getting gains using the same object over and over. It is again possible, for example, to GM arms lore using a single dagger or to GM poison by poisoning the same apple over and over. ~M

25th July 2008, 04:05 PM	#8
Bomber323 Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3 Gold: 54 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Coming back to UO, have a skill gain question Great info, thanks so much for the replies

25th July 2008, 08:26 PM	#9
uobuoy Join Date: May 2008 Shard: baja Posts: 71 Gold: 2,547 Thanks: 2 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Coming back to UO, have a skill gain question There is a new training technique: Discorded Training. There's a creature (I think it's the Satyr) in the Twisted Wield that will Discord you which drops all your skills and resists by up to 28%. The lower the skill, the faster it raises. It's not aggressive so you have to attack it then lose the aggro and follow it so you don't the Discord.

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