Skill Links

[gadric]

Has anyone ever looked at the various skills that one needs in UO just to be viable?
Here are some examples:
Swordsman:
Swords
Tactics
Anatomy
Parrying

Axe Fighter:
Swords
Tactics
Anatomy
Lumberjack

Archer:
Archery
Tactics
Anatomy
My point is that one has to invest a whole lot of skill points just in warrior skills.
That does not count skills like Magery (everyone needs at least 50 magery) or Healing ( again everyone should have 50 healing)
I would suggest either adding on maybe another 100 points to the skill cap or maybe unhook Anatomy from the Warrior skills

 

[Hexoplex]

I would suggest either adding on maybe another 100 points to the skill cap or maybe unhook Anatomy from the Warrior skills

Has worked well this way or 20 years, no reason to change it now.

 

[Winstonian]

Don't see this changing, and it shouldn't.

Mages need 3 - mage, med, eval
Dexers need 3 - weapon, tactics, anat
Tamers need 3 - taming, lore, vet

Adding parry or lumberjacking is your choice.

 

[Hexoplex]

That does not count skills like Magery (everyone needs at least 50 magery) or Healing ( again everyone should have 50 healing)

All uninformed opinions

 

[gadric]

All uninformed opinions

Without 50 magery you cannot reliably Recall
Without 50 Healing you are going to have a hard time staying alive

 

[Deadpool]

Without 50 magery you cannot reliably Recall
Without 50 Healing you are going to have a hard time staying alive

Wrong. You can recall with 0 magery, here, using scrolls. Stop pretending you know what you're talking about.

 

[Elizabeth Gold]

Wrong. You can recall with 0 magery, here, using scrolls. Stop pretending you know what you're talking about.

Agreed! But magery makes your live so much more convenient for one skill: Cheaper recalls, gates, marking, teleporting, walling, hiding, healing, curing, ... Who am I kidding, I just envy mages.