Advice on numer of combines

[barnaby]

Hey, I am going to tackle smithing soon and have a question. From 220 until cultural becomes trivial, how many combines should I shoot for before making a run? Any recomendations?

[Akishka]

It seems to me that you are asking how many combines should you have the supplies for before you start combining. If that is what you are asking, I don't think it really matters. My personality is such that I would rather just make 2-3 items at a time and not worry about the rest. Others would like to do 50+ at a time so they are much more likely to see a skill up. But, since each combine has its own forumula for determining a skill up (that is, it doesn't count how many combines you have done in a row, or even if the previous one was a sucess or failure) then it doesn't make any difference on your skill ups.

[barnaby]

Yes that is what I'm asking. Perhpas I should clarify a bit. How many combines would you collect to be close to getting cultural to the trival point. I like to try and do all the combines at once.

[Arghargh]

It took me 626 combines to go from 220 to 250 smithing. Your mileage may vary.

Arghargh Grumble, Darkblood
65 Ogre Shaman of Rallos Zek

200 Alchemy
250 Baking
250 Blacksmithing
250 Brewing
200 Fishing
243 Fletching
250 Jewelry
250 Pottery
187 Tailoring

[munwin]

I personally get 100 of the final combine together before i make a run at anything. Feel like im wasting my time if i do any less (if im trying to skill up as opposed to making items for sale/ friends)

Munwin

[Dunthor Warsmith]

If you're at 220 now, and assuming your one of the races where cultural can take you to 250, and given that the skillup formula implies an average of 1 skillup per 40 combines for that range (if I'm remembering right), that would be about 30points * 40 combines/point = 1200 combines.

[Qaladar Bragollach]

Average 1 per 40?? I experienced more like 1 per 25 skilling smithing to 250.
This with 340 int. Maybe even closer to 1 per 22-23.

I didn't keep exact numbers, but they were close to Arghargh's.
600-700 combines roughly.

[Dunthor Warsmith]

A little worse than 1/20 has been my experience, too, though I thought the average calculated from the skillup formula was around 1/40.

[barnaby]

Thanks for the replies, will be shooting for 500 for a good start. Yeah, 1/40 does seem pretty low compared to the other skills I've done.