Maximum raw skill is still 300. There is a difference between the trivial of a combine and the maximum raw/modified skill. The high trivials on some items is only an indicator of the difficulty of the combine and the chance at being successful. The farther away from your modified skill a trivial is, the less chance you have that the combine will be successful. The maximum modified skill (i.e, with trophy, geerlok or some other skill modifier) is currently 345. That would be a raw skill of 300 +15% from the trophy.
As for trophies, you can complete any level trophy that is at or below your current skill level. The lower level test you take, the less rare the components are to obtain (in theory). The trophy will evolve at an excellerated rate if you do a trophy that is below your current skill level (you must have it equipped in your primary, secondary, range or ammo slot in order for the trophy to evolve). When you are "caught up" to your current skill level, your trophy will continue to evolve at the rate of about 1% completion in every 10 - 15 combines (is that right? it's been a long time since I've evolved a trophy). You do not need to keep repeating the test - just keep making combines that are above your current skill level and the trophy will continue to evolve. To get the Ethereal Quill, you must reach a raw skill of 300 and then complete another 1,500 or so combines of items with a trivial >300 in order to evolve your trophy from 6/7 to 7/7.
As for trophies, you can complete any level trophy that is at or below your current skill level. The lower level test you take, the less rare the components are to obtain (in theory). The trophy will evolve at an excellerated rate if you do a trophy that is below your current skill level (you must have it equipped in your primary, secondary, range or ammo slot in order for the trophy to evolve). When you are "caught up" to your current skill level, your trophy will continue to evolve at the rate of about 1% completion in every 10 - 15 combines (is that right? it's been a long time since I've evolved a trophy). You do not need to keep repeating the test - just keep making combines that are above your current skill level and the trophy will continue to evolve. To get the Ethereal Quill, you must reach a raw skill of 300 and then complete another 1,500 or so combines of items with a trivial >300 in order to evolve your trophy from 6/7 to 7/7.
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