Skillup Problems Past 250?

[Oona Wynterbreeze]

First off let me start by saying I hadn't been reading the message boards hardly at all for a long time. In fact I had even forgotten I had already registered years ago. That said... From what I have been reading recently, most of you seem to be having reasonable sounding skillup humps. I've only seen a few people complain about large quantities of combines without skillups. Well not too long after they raised the caps to 300 I started trying to remax my JC. I didn't start taking note of my combines to skillups til I was at 262 skill, but I have had some ugly runs and wondered how many others have had this. I'll spare posting the entire list here but will mention some of them. Oh, and even adding in the skillups that weren't like pulling teeth and averaging them out I seem to be way below the number of skills most people project.

52 combines to 266
88 combines to 270

fairly normal seeming run for a while then...

91 combines to 281
165 combines to 283 *shudder* *twitch* (notice that was the first skillup with items that were drops and not merchant bought. We won't talk about how long that took.)
133 combines to 288
And *drum roll please* I'm currently sitting at 153 combines trying to hit 291. About to set a new personal record for most combines for a skillup.

These wouldn't bother me quite so much if it wasn't for the fact that since the items are no longer ones I can buy off a merchant I'm only able to do a dozen or so combines every day or so.

So anyone else living this horror? Should just lay down my eyeglass for a while and take a breather?

[Obina]

I am stuck at 299. I have made 140 GSC and 40 Velium BD. yes I took a break - I'm off farming plat again!

This is not a primal scream. My advice is to keep having fun. Mix it up. Hunt and explore. And then try again!

[Kemie Dreamshadow]

I was skilling up reasonably well prior to the 4/12 patch, but had already done 48 combines with no skillup (current skill 291) just prior. Since then an additional 70 combines mixed gem-studded chains and blue diamond platinum have failed to provide a point, or a total of 118 so far.

From what I've read elsewhere, some are having this problem and some are not. I guess those of us who are, just have no luck with the RNG.

Such is life. But it sure is depressing!

Kemie

[menssia01]

For me atm I am at 266 combines (trying to get from 285 to 286) and counting. 266 BD's are hard enough to get but not getting a skill up (especially since i was averging a skill up once every 60-70 odd combines).

Like anyone, I ended up logging for the night.

I also was doing brewing making brut champange. 1100 combines and went from 260 to 285.

Either way, something is broken or the RNG hates me when it comes to J/C.

Menssia
68 Cleric (Stromm)

[Oona Wynterbreeze]

WOOOT!!! lol.

Finally... 187 combines later I hit 291. I hate to say this, but after stretches like that I almost feel like I'll have been happier to see the 291 skill up then i will be when I finally hit 300.

[aliciarose]

WOOOT!!! lol.

Finally... 187 combines later I hit 291. I hate to say this, but after stretches like that I almost feel like I'll have been happier to see the 291 skill up then i will be when I finally hit 300.

Grats on your skill-up. Just thought I'd add I was stuck on 291 for many many many combines (I didn't count but was well over 140) and then I pulled my GM jewelers eyeglass off, wouldn't you know it? I got 4 skill ups in the next 30 combines. I don't know if they somehow nerfed the skilling up with geerlocks equipped but from now on I won't be using one while trying to skill up.

[Oona Wynterbreeze]

Grats on your skill-up. Just thought I'd add I was stuck on 291 for many many many combines (I didn't count but was well over 140) and then I pulled my GM jewelers eyeglass off, wouldn't you know it? I got 4 skill ups in the next 30 combines.

Hrmmmm... I've noticed a couple people mentioning this. Next time I try some more skill-ups I'll have to take my eyeglass off too. *knock on wood* It couldn't make it any worse. Now I just gotta farm some more Blue Diamonds and/or Scale ore.
And by the way... I haven't had any hell runs back to back so maybe I'll get lucky.

[Archoneous]

My skillup path past 250 has been nothing but a pain in the rear. I did 60 GSC combines & got 2 skillups. Then did some vendor combines. Around 150 and didn't get a single skillup. Lately been working on Platinum Fire Emerald rings and those actually been going fairly smooth. About 40-50 combines for a single skillup.

[aliciarose]

FINALLY hit 300 JC today. Have NOT used the eyeglass since my last post. I avg'd a skill up every 35 combines.
About BD's and Scale Ores, I found setting up a buyer mode instead of a trader at night netted me quite a few of each cheaper then bazaaring for them. I offered 300 per BD and 150 per scale ore on CT server.
Much luck! I'm off to conquer Tailoring

[Mesaa]

Just hit my biggest skill up spike.

I have a 281 skill trying for 282 on Ruby Velium viel.

230 combines and counting . I am overdue for some 1 combine skill ups i think.

Finally got tyo 282 , it only took me 282 combines total to get there..ironic huh?