25 minutes for 3 swimming skill? Really?

[zodium]

if you swim in a circle or otherwise move around it goes up normally

[stebbins99]

Is it possible to outpace certain mobs by maxxing out our swimming skill? It doesn't seem like it?

[turbosilk]

I just swim with max page up. Secret out.

[Grakken]

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

I sure as fuck didn't need over 24 hours to max swimming in classic by AFK numlocking into a corner. And here not only does it take that long, but I can't even do it while afk? I shouldn't actually have to cross WK in the water every time I want 1 skillup, right?

Rabble rabble rabble.

I got 50 points in 20 minutes at EE. You don't get swimming skillups if your /loc doesn't change. Swim in a circle not into a wall.

[Tecmos Deception]

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

I got 50 points in 20 minutes at EE. You don't get swimming skillups if your /loc doesn't change. Swim in a circle not into a wall.

I was swimming back and forth across West Karana. My loc was changing like 30,000 units per lap.

[Grakken]

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

I was swimming back and forth across West Karana. My loc was changing like 30,000 units per lap.

Hmm, makes me think there is another thing at play. I'm an ogre Shaman with corresponding stats and swam in Lower guk.

Possible different bodies of water (zone) or stats impact results? Maybe even weight?

[Tethler]

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

Hmm, makes me think there is another thing at play. I'm an ogre Shaman with corresponding stats and swam in Lower guk.

Possible different bodies of water (zone) or stats impact results? Maybe even weight?

Swimming in Guk is filthy; it's like swimming in a pool of bong water. You should be gifted additional skillups.

[Benanov]

No AFK swimming was on live iirc. If not at launch, soon after.

To quote that Rolling Stones song, you gotta move

[Smashed]

You can swim into a corner as long as it has you occasionally jumping out of the water. Not sure why that seems to matter, but it seems to have an effect.

[larper99]

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

You can swim into a corner as long as it has you occasionally jumping out of the water. Not sure why that seems to matter, but it seems to have an effect.

Didn't swim originally use up Endurance? I seem to remember something like that.