Skills in red

[Weekapaug]

I've been playing a druid for the last week or so and noticed this with Dodge.

It capped at 75 and is in red, but randomly at the start of several levels after I got skillups beyond 75....Even though the skills window doesn't reflect that.

For the record, I don't remember skills going to red when capped in live classic, or ever, really.

[Tallenn]

Originally Posted by ribaldron [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I actually remember the red skills from classic, as you're describing, and as I've seen on project 1999 - they were either capped by your stats, or based on what type of equipment you were wearing, I believe. Though I have not had success here by removing my gear! [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

It sounds likely that perhaps maybe Monks had caps on their skills based on equipment in classic and the red skills for everyone else are due to a workaround to get the classic caps.

Actually, I'm pretty sure there was no skills window in classic. You could only track your skill by knowing what it was the last time it increased (parsers could keep track of your skill levels this way, so it was easy).

[Olorin]

Originally Posted by Elendae [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

As far as the skills in red, it's a work around to set the skill caps at Classic EQ levels rather than what they are on Live. If it's red, it means the skill level is over the set cap, but is only as strong as whatever its value in red is.

I think that makes sense.

This is not true -- It gives you the higher skill level.

[astarothel]

Originally Posted by ribaldron [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I actually remember the red skills from classic, as you're describing, and as I've seen on project 1999 - they were either capped by your stats, or based on what type of equipment you were wearing, I believe. Though I have not had success here by removing my gear! [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

It sounds likely that perhaps maybe Monks had caps on their skills based on equipment in classic and the red skills for everyone else are due to a workaround to get the classic caps.

No, you're wrong. It's level based.

[Kainzo]

My dodge is 155 atm and im a few levels lower than Kyriss. So that can't be right because im not seeing it in red.

[astarothel]

Originally Posted by Olorin [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

This is not true -- It gives you the higher skill level.

If this is the case then it is a bug, it should only be giving you the red value. Evidence that it is giving you the higher incorrect value?

[ribaldron]

Originally Posted by astarothel [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

No, you're wrong. It's level based.

I know it's level based - I'm saying that I remember the red skills that continued to raise past the red "cap" - yeesh. :/