Research/Alchemy/Tinkering - Level Skill caps?

[Tellis Stormchaser]

There used to be level caps on various tradeskill particularly with the special tradeskills like Research, Alchemy and Tinkering. As I recall they were capped out at a lower number about level 40 and couldn't be raised above that point until like level ?52?

Also they were set up so you couldn't get more then 5 more points each level.

So are all bets off of this now? Can a level 37 tinker get a 300 skill now for instance?

I think research was capped around 125 at about level 40. Is this still the sitch?

[Maevenniia]

There used to be level caps on various tradeskill particularly with the special tradeskills like Research, Alchemy and Tinkering. As I recall they were capped out at a lower number about level 40 and couldn't be raised above that point until like level ?52?

Also they were set up so you couldn't get more then 5 more points each level.

So are all bets off of this now? Can a level 37 tinker get a 300 skill now for instance?

I think research was capped around 125 at about level 40. Is this still the sitch?

I have no idea on Alchemy or Poison Making, as far as what the level caps used to be, but Spell Research, while capped, was not capped in the manner you describe.

The formula for the cap on research USED TO BE = 5 * (Your level - 15). Therefore, at level 16, you could only have 5 points in it. At 19, the skill cap would have been 20.

But, as of February 15, 2005 (DoN launch) the level caps on tradeskills were removed. You still must be level 16 to learn the skill, but after that you can skill up all the way to the new maximum, 300.

...as of February 15, 2005 (DoN launch) the level caps on tradeskills were removed.

THis is true for alchemy and poison-making and tinkering as well, although if they had a level requirement before you could LEARN the skill, that is still in place.

[Tellis Stormchaser]

Thank you

Thank you.

[Kosbit]

I believe fishing is still caped at 5x your level but thats the only one

WTB Fishing skill cap raise / Fishing trophy

[Mukkul]

Is this one of those things that has never been mentioned in a patch message?

[Evram2]

IIRC, tinkering was never capped at 5 points per level. It is capped at 50(which is starting skill as a gnome) until you hit level 16, then you can skill straight to 300.

[Aryse Andenter]

IIRC, tinkering was never capped at 5 points per level. It is capped at 50(which is starting skill as a gnome) until you hit level 16, then you can skill straight to 300.

This is true. My little gnome spent most of her tinkering life at or near level 16, and it is only much more recently that she has made her own way out in the world. Her tinkering never suffered for it however. (Imagine her delight when she finally made her own way into PoI after so many years though!)