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Skill won't increase from gathering materials

Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
edited October 2009 in Items and Crafting
On my latest two characters, their crafting skill won't increase from gathering materials. I've gathered 82 materials and my science skill is still 1. My other new character has the same problem. One is science, one is mysticism. One is in the desert, the other is in Canada.

On my older characters it's fine. It's really frustrating because I want to play my new characters. I don't want to leave the newbie zone without a decent skill level because the materials are readily avilable there.
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    I think they might have changed this so you can't get skill-ups in those areas. I can see how it could be exploited. Just sit there and mine that small area over and over. Which could lead to hampering other players from finishing that one mission. You still get the mats though.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    Ampoy wrote:
    I think they might have changed this so you can't get skill-ups in those areas. I can see how it could be exploited. Just sit there and mine that small area over and over. Which could lead to hampering other players from finishing that one mission. You still get the mats though.

    No my characters are bugged. I've asked other players in the zone and they don't have this problem. I've gathered 100 materials but my skill has not gone up.

    I've been stuck in the newbie zone for over 8 days now waiting for them to fix it.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    Do you get skill points from deconstructing?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    Monkee wrote:
    Do you get skill points from deconstructing?

    Yep. I just don't get skill points for gathering materials.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    Koriel wrote:
    Yep. I just don't get skill points for gathering materials.

    Couldn't you use the mats you've been collecting to make some stuff and then break it down? i never leave the crisis zone without 100 in my crafting skill and all the blueprints for 100<. By crafting I can get all the slight insights I need; well crafting and breaking down all the drops I get. It usually only takes me an hour or so.

    Give it a try!
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    Ned888 wrote:
    Couldn't you use the mats you've been collecting to make some stuff and then break it down? i never leave the crisis zone without 100 in my crafting skill and all the blueprints for 100<. By crafting I can get all the slight insights I need; well crafting and breaking down all the drops I get. It usually only takes me an hour or so.

    Give it a try!

    I don't leave the starting zone until I'm 100 either. But a big part of skill increase comes from gathering, in both the newbie zone and beyond. I just want them to fix my characters, or at least acknowledge they're aware of the problem. I'm not the only person who has posted about this problem.

    This isn't some balance issue - the characters are BROKEN. Things that do not work at all should have a high priority for getting fixed.
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