>255 Int/Wis and Trophy Combine

[kanchi]

I'd like to poll some of you and see your opinions on success rates on trophy combines with a greater than 255 int or wis stat. Right now I'm at level 61 with 260 wis and working towards GM baking. For people who have done this, should I invest some aaxp into planar power, planar enlightenment to bump my wis up to 300+? Does this help a lot in the success rate of the trophy combine in the end at all?

While I'm here might as well ask a second question. Is the success rate about the same if I used a geerlok at 240 skill versus using a geerlok at 250 skill?

Thanks...

[Morniel]

To my knowledge wis/int relate only to the rate of skill increase, not to rate of success. That being said, I've only made one trophy so far... the baking one. I succeeded the first time on the final combine, with a wis of 280. Baking skill was 250, I used my geerlok.

However... I failed on the emblem combine the first time I tried to make it, and the second time I failed on the firing of it. Pottery skill was at 183 - both combines were trivial. /shudder.

[Delfontes]

For success rate, no one has ever proven that Int/wis/Str/Dex or anything else matters.

I had 255 on my failure and success in int for what its worth.

Close your eyes, throw salt over your shoulder, pray to whatever diety your character follows, and hit combine. Skill level is the only thing proven to change your chance of success on a trophy.

Hope that helps.

On the second question, 240+ geerlok is 252, most people believe this is the highest possible skill, there is not enough hard data to suggest otherwise. If it would be cheap/easy to raise to 250, why not?

Failed at 242 w/ geerlok, success at 246 w/ geerlok for mine.

[Nimphe Wildwood]

Some data for you:

This was for my Needle. Wisdom at 310 (w/ KEI) on all 4 attempts.

First attempt - Failed final combine. (didn't notate what skill lvl)
Second attempt - Failed final combine at 218.
Third attempt - Failed final combine at 218.
Fourth attempt - Trophy at 235.

[Luvimt]

Well i dont know about >255 int/wis, but i succeeded on my pottery trophy on the first attempt without my int gear on. I think my normal int is about 75, it is definately less than 100. I waited untill i had hit 250 skill and used a geerlok, but you can defianetly succeed with a low int/wis.

[Raiyaeq]

My mage 255 int 1 fail (212 skill + geerlok) on smithing trophy hammer, then success at skill level I dont remember anymore. But 255 int.

My baking trophy 280 wis success at 250+ geerlok
My pottery trophy 280 wis failed at 228 + geerlok; success at 280 wis, 239 + geerlok
My GM needle success at 355 wis, 250 skill
Ironic that I failed the seal 3 times in KILN before making the needle though ; that is with 250+trophy in pottery.

[Tythis]

Well heres my experience. I did my JC trophy before pop, so 255 int. I spent alot of time getting pp5 and innate enlightenment5 and alot of my motivation for it was to help with skill ups on tradeskills. Personally, I dont think it helped at all compared to 255. My average skills ups seemed just about the same as anyone else with about 255 int/wis.

As far as trophies, with 355 int and 250 skill plus geerlock, I failed 4 tailoring trophies. I made the 5th and decided to try a pottery trophy also with 355int, 250 skill, and geerlock. Made that one first try. As most have stated, I dont think int/wis influences success rate at all but it suposedly effects skill up rate. I think the effect on skill ups for 355int/wis is nominal at best over 255 and personally wouldnt suggest bothering unless you want the mana.