Guide to Skill leveling at VR cap ->

Intro: At this time...leveling weapon skills, class abilities, etc is extremely slow once you are at cap (atm VR 12). I ground for days with groups but skill exp barely even moved (0-5 exp max per mob). Tried solo in VR zones but it was just as slow and even more annoying.

I looked over a handful of other skill exp guides (super rare) and all them tell you to level skills via quests...well when you are at cap and completed most of them you are out of luck...

Method:

1) Go to ColdHarbor
2) Use a destro staff with impulse
3) Slot skills you wish to level on the destruction tool bar
4) AoE grind mobs that are levels 46-49

Notes: do not be in a group and grind solo since with more players around...you will gain less and less skill exp. If there is other players attacking your mobs, move on to an area that has no one around.

Coldharbor mobs are not as tough as VR 1-12 yet yield the same skill exp than say a VR 11 one. You only need impulse and can slot the rest of the bar with the other skills you need to be leveled! Fyi, non-destruction abilities will level since it only needs to be on the bar to get exp even if you can't/don't use them.

If you have a good AoE move you prefer over impulse then use that if you want; it's up to you.

Lastly, If you are NOT VR 12....make sure to level all the skills you might need (or don't) well before the cap since you get penalized with severely lowered skill exp and even more so in a group. Trust me, you will thank me for it because you won't have to grind hardcore to increase skills later!

TLDR: to increase under leveled weapon, ultimate, ability, etc skills at VR cap easier, head on over to Coldharbor and kill stuff solo since lvl 46-49 mobs give the same exp as VR 1-12 ones.

p.s. dear zeni, please either revise skill gains or fix whatever bug that makes leveling skills suck at the VR cap.