Character development in levels apparently depends on improving the 18 skill areas the game offers, with Skill Points (SP). Do I have that right?
Skill advancement in points apparently depends on multipliers (affected by Characteristics like Endurance, and Focus Points) applied to XP. Is that right?
Then, what affects XP? That's not clear to me.
Next, what is a Learning Limit? Apparently it's not an actual limit, since for instance my character is 31 points beyond his Learning Limit for Scouting. When does it drive the multiplier to zero? - I have one stat, Riding, that is red and the detail indicates the multiplier is zero; I am currently 36 points past the Learning Limit there.
If I'm understanding this correctly, I should be pumping up my unused weak skills like my 5 SP in Crossbow to force my character to move up levels. But a level brings only 1 Focus Point and I get a Characteristic buff of 1 every other level. So I can't see how the game is encouraging or allowing me to become good at what I want to get good at. In fact, I only have some "green" developmental space in 7 of the 18 Skills at my level 25, and they're the ones like Crossbow I'm not using.
Frankly, I'm finding this development system rather opaque and unsatisfying. I must be missing something, since I read of other players sampling the perk delights at 250 SP. Are they reaching those levels by creating characters lopsided in their initial stat distributions? My absolute best stat right now is Leadership at 184, which is (only) 4 above my Learning Limit... and it has a full set of 5 Focus Points.
Skill advancement in points apparently depends on multipliers (affected by Characteristics like Endurance, and Focus Points) applied to XP. Is that right?
Then, what affects XP? That's not clear to me.
Next, what is a Learning Limit? Apparently it's not an actual limit, since for instance my character is 31 points beyond his Learning Limit for Scouting. When does it drive the multiplier to zero? - I have one stat, Riding, that is red and the detail indicates the multiplier is zero; I am currently 36 points past the Learning Limit there.
If I'm understanding this correctly, I should be pumping up my unused weak skills like my 5 SP in Crossbow to force my character to move up levels. But a level brings only 1 Focus Point and I get a Characteristic buff of 1 every other level. So I can't see how the game is encouraging or allowing me to become good at what I want to get good at. In fact, I only have some "green" developmental space in 7 of the 18 Skills at my level 25, and they're the ones like Crossbow I'm not using.
Frankly, I'm finding this development system rather opaque and unsatisfying. I must be missing something, since I read of other players sampling the perk delights at 250 SP. Are they reaching those levels by creating characters lopsided in their initial stat distributions? My absolute best stat right now is Leadership at 184, which is (only) 4 above my Learning Limit... and it has a full set of 5 Focus Points.