Herding & Strength

[Markov]

I was just wondering if gains in herding are needed in order to raise strength? Or is it possible to lock herding and macro it in order to gain strength?

[Pirul]

In order to gain stats you gotta gain skill, so you won't gain if it's locked

[Markov]

Alrighty

Appreciate the help.

[Panthor the Hated]

if you're maxxed out in skill, lock everything except herding and point herding up. you can gain stats without gaining skill.

[Berock Shagando]

Correction, Panthor, you have to have a skill set to drop too or you wont gain in herding

[archaicsubrosa77]

you wont gain in herding but you can gain strength...

[marmalade]

the arrow has to be pointing up in order for you to gain the associated stat, but i don't think you actually have to gain the skill.

[Berock Shagando]

you DO have to gain in skill in order to gain in stats...

[Panthor the Hated]

nope

[Berock Shagando]

No? then whats the point in having to set herding to gain if you don't actually have to gain?

[Ragancy]

If the arrow next to a skill is pointing up, then you can gain stats off of that skill. Nothing more to it

[Berock Shagando]

Ok so...I put this little "no skill gain" theory to the test and you guys are correct. I was wrong and am admitting it. Although, I started at 52 dex and 0.0 fencing locked. I started beating on a training dummy about an hour ago and finally gained a point in dex. I almost called you all stupid and wrong but alas, you are not. I was. Now next question: Wouldn't it be much faster to teeter totter 2 skills. Because I find it much faster that way.

[BenBrawl]

My understanding is yes you can gain stats that way if you are maxed out skill wise (7x) but the stat gains are extremely slow

[Panthor the Hated]

fencing is terrible for dex, which is why no one would lock it and fight a training dummy to gain dex

Its slower if you don't gain skill but you can still max your stats without reducing a skill when needed. Try snooping if you want to test this so much (not sure why you're bothering to argue this though).

[Pirul]

Ok so...I put this little "no skill gain" theory to the test and you guys are correct. I was wrong and am admitting it. Although, I started at 52 dex and 0.0 fencing locked. I started beating on a training dummy about an hour ago and finally gained a point in dex. I almost called you all stupid and wrong but alas, you are not. I was. Now next question: Wouldn't it be much faster to teeter totter 2 skills. Because I find it much faster that way.

That's why they call it see-sawing