Thrusting attacks give something like 10x the amount of exp to athletics. Or more.
Your observations are very interesting because I've given up on Athletics. Do you have any experience with using javelins in alternate mode as thrusting weapons?
Thrusting attacks give something like 10x the amount of exp to athletics. Or more.
what the actual f!?Riding + Bow synergizes because the arrow's speed gets put into the XP gains of Riding as a velocity bonus.
Were you using a bow on foot?
I really dont like mounted fights on BLyou have much more advantages whilst using cavalry.
For me, mounted is OK but I would prefer being on foot. The problem is that I can't figure out how to progress at a reasonable rate except as a horse archer. It seems like the game is optimized for that.I really dont like mounted fights on BL
I dont know why, but i just dont enjoy it at all
I read this post a couple of days ago and went to try it out I went from athletics of around 95 and lagging behind most other skills to now over 175. I can't believe I didn't know about this before, thanks so much it makes life much much easier.do you want to know how to level up athletics or not ?
I guess you are not, since you just keep blabbering.
When on foot, swinging attacks give very small exp to athletics.
Thrusting attacks give something like 10x the amount of exp to athletics. Or more.
But youll keep blabbering I told you, but I wont repeat myself to too self-important individuals.
It is some kind of bug i guess. Like with smithing. Becouse there is no logic behind it.I read this post a couple of days ago and went to try it out I went from athletics of around 95 and lagging behind most other skills to now over 175. I can't believe I didn't know about this before, thanks so much it makes life much much easier.
I don't think so, and smithing not bugged it's just designed poorly.It is some kind of bug i guess. Like with smithing.
Thrusts give you 10 times more athletic then swings. Yes, sounds pretty logical.I don't think so, and smithing not bugged it's just designed poorly.
TW logic is not based on reality.Thrusts give you 10 times more athletic then swings. Yes, sounds pretty logical.
Rgit now athletic is bugged in two ways:TW logic is not based on reality.
Hell just getting to select different rewards is enough reason to install tournament mods because getting the same crappy sword multiple times gets really annoying.well tbh, thrusts logically speaking also grant a higher risk ... thrusting leaves you vulnerable ... but tbh after 10 hours of vanilla gameplay i went through the mods ... because it makes no sense, that tournaments rewards you less exp than a normal battle ... fighting 10 looters with pikes and stones grant you more exp, than a tournament, where you fight against more advanced troops ? ... i leveled my athletic to 250 alone with tournaments after installing the mods ... because for me vanilla lacks many features and balances, which the mods clearly buff out a bit ^^
This is what I was looking for! Was about to make a topic asking about athletics skill gain formulas!Thrusting attacks give something like 10x the amount of exp to athletics. Or more.
K now I'm confused is it piecing damage or thrust attack that is giving the 10X more athletics skill? Or both?When I create new char I choose those options that I get 6 points of Endurance. (Later I get one End from athletics and then I continue with Blacksmithing to get one point of End again so altoghether I will have 8 what is more than enough with focus points in athletics.)
Because I hate to join a faction very late for leveling takes time I prefer to "waste" more than real hour in turorial. As my bro already mentioned (Toma) most important thing for athletics is melee piercing dmg while moving. Kind of dance - go close to provoke attack step back hit attack while going forward (so both speeds - of target and yours collide) aiming head or chest if head would insta kill target what we do not want in tutorial hideout. My lowest must have skill to finish Radagost is 125 atl - taking a perk giving more speed bonus - so more athletics exp in future. To farms that hideout just repeat as bro wrote attacks with that highland mace first piercing hit or two if still low dmg you cause then finish target with regular blunt strike to have all targets alive next run.
I save everytime before next run to load if I accidentally kill target in hideout for it is easier to get atl from 8-7 targets than just from 4 of them if they get killed. Thoughs it is pain to take more than an hour I guess such repetitive work but time is stoped no factions takes anything while you get decent atl and 1H skill - best for leveling foot troops anyway. I wish 2H or Spear was similar to 1H leveling bonuses but it is not so.
Even later I guess many ppl do not realize that taking heavy armor is very bad for athletics exp for you need max movement. I also prefer that perk reducing armor weight but still I use imperial studded leather armor or similar giving good protection but being still light. Also I usually move shield on back when at melee range to have better speed bonus, I do not take that perk reducing shield penalty for after hitting 200 athl I finally take a horse and then bow to level up riding.
Just after geting 200 athl through tournaments and mostly by hunting looters I level up BS to get huge money needed for good bow and heavy gear for on the horse finally there is no need to be light I think that there is no need more than 8 atributes to End, Vig and Ctrl ofc some atributes char gets from perks so watch for them - atl (end and vig perk gives also 5 speed for foot troops so vig seems better than ctr here), BS - end and either vig or ctrl.