HA and Crit-Hit almost at a standstill

what weapons are you using ? limited weapons are the way to go , if you are using unlimited weaponns like punishers, justifiers,any thing without the [L] they will take years to move up and be economical.
I started with the Breer range of handgun and rifles, you can send a support case to MA if u think you are moving to slow on Ltd weapons

 

Gotta agree with cantbe, love 'em or hate 'em limited items are the only way to get skills quickly after the skills 'nerf'.

MA obviously wants us to be a disposable society!

 

Good info there from Cantbe. I'm sorry to hear that these hit abilities are moving soooo slowly for you.
The SIB on the L weapons can certainly help your skills move a bit faster, but if you have a nice non L weapon that you are happy using, some other things to try are:

- remove all lasers and scopes
- use a higher level amp than the weapon requires (ignore the warning message saying the weapon cannot use the amp fully)
- switch to a faster firing weapon, and/or one that has a higher ammo burn.

These are probably not the most economical ways to hunt, but sometimes it is worth changing your gun and hunting style for a short while, as it sometimes can improve things like skillgain or loots.
There used to be a chart showing the slowdown areas in the skills, if I can ever find it again I'll post it here. You might be in one of the slow skill areas, and once you get past it then skills will gain at a better rate again.

 

Did you mean this one Burger? Found it on EF, written by "Doer".

 

No it wasn't that one. but thanks for posting it.
I remember seeing one that was a list of numbers, showing for example:
1001 - 1700 normal
1701 - 2001 slow
2002 - 3500 normal
3501 - 3900 slow

Those numbers are just for this example, not the real ones. Also it was a while ago so these slow patches might have changed or been removed by now.

 

I also remember seeing a sine wave chart with a decreasing function that explained slowdowns etc. I'll try to look for it if I have chance....

 

If you are approaching 4k I personally think there might be a slow spot just before 4k, so hopefully once you pass 4k you will see your skill gain rate improve.
For unlimited pistol, have you looked at an EP22 Vanguard? They are a much overlooked little pistol I think - same fire rate, more damage per second, slightly higher ammo burn with less decay than the EP32 Enforcer. Also the Vanguard can use an A104 amp fully. :D

Lasers and scopes are supposed to give a % improvement to something. My point with them is that if you are trying to gain skills, perhaps the % boost from the laser/amp might actually slow down the skill gain, as instead you are gaining the improvement each shot provided by those attachements. It is just my idea, I don't know if it is valid. Maybe worth trying without attachments for a few hunts and see if you notice any skill gain improvement.


PS: I think the Vanguard even handles the a105 amp fully, so you can really :handgun::handgun::handgun: then.

 

This is from a great post that Minos made in the E.P. forum back in 2003, so it may have all changed by now, but this indicated some of the slow skill patches then.


"Before certain lvls the skill increase slow down to a crawl. The lvls that I know of for this slowing are:
100 (10 lvls)
500 (100 lvls (However this slowing is not as heavy as the others))
1000 (40 lvls)
2000 (50 lvls)
3000 (120 lvls)
7000 (100 lvls)
9500 (400 lvls)
Note that there is also a general slowing of skill gains, the higher your skills are. "

 

I have now maxxed my oplao and my pistol and riflew skills are around 700 what weapons would you suggest me using?

 

Excellent. :ok: