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Leveling skills

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Pelerin2014
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How does experience gain for skills work?

I've noticed you need to use the skill during a fight for it to gain Exp, does it make a difference how many times you use it during a fight?

You know what, I actually find the entire leveling/experience/skill system in this game really confusing - if anyone would care to share some info that would be awesome.

Thanks.
Pelarius, Imperial Dragonknight of the Aldmeri Dominion.
  • Shimond
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    Using them can help some I think, but simply having an ability for the skill on your bar (even if it's linked to a weapon you don't have equipped) will get you skill gains as you level.
  • Pelerin2014
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    Shimond wrote: »
    Using them can help some I think, but simply having an ability for the skill on your bar (even if it's linked to a weapon you don't have equipped) will get you skill gains as you level.

    Oh, yea I'm pretty sure Exp for the overall skill-tree is helped by purely having them slotted - maybe I worded it badly - I'm talking about the skills/abilities themselves, or is that what you mean.

    The reason I ask is 'cos I'm trying to get some skills to rank IV before I swap them out for other skills and I'm wondering if I need to actually use them in battle for them to gain Exp.

    Hope I'm making sense, thanks.
    Pelarius, Imperial Dragonknight of the Aldmeri Dominion.
  • Yakidafi
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    @Pelerin2014‌
    Skills gain more exp the more you use them.
    Skill trees gain more exp the more skills from that tree you have on the ability bar.

    Yeah you need to use the skills in battle.
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  • Shimond
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    Pelerin2014 wrote: »
    Oh, yea I'm pretty sure Exp for the overall skill-tree is helped by purely having them slotted - maybe I worded it badly - I'm talking about the skills/abilities themselves, or is that what you mean.

    The reason I ask is 'cos I'm trying to get some skills to rank IV before I swap them out for other skills and I'm wondering if I need to actually use them in battle for them to gain Exp.

    Hope I'm making sense, thanks.

    No you do not need to use the abilities to level them to IV. I did this today with puncture (first sword/shield ability). Never used it (just had it on my bar), and was using an inferno staff and got it to rank IV and able to be morphed anyway.
  • Pelerin2014
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    Yakidafi wrote: »
    @Pelerin2014‌
    Skills gain more exp the more you use them.
    Skill trees gain more exp the more skills from that tree you have on the ability bar.

    Yeah you need to use the skills in battle.

    Are you sure?
    Shimond wrote: »
    Pelerin2014 wrote: »
    Oh, yea I'm pretty sure Exp for the overall skill-tree is helped by purely having them slotted - maybe I worded it badly - I'm talking about the skills/abilities themselves, or is that what you mean.

    The reason I ask is 'cos I'm trying to get some skills to rank IV before I swap them out for other skills and I'm wondering if I need to actually use them in battle for them to gain Exp.

    Hope I'm making sense, thanks.

    No you do not need to use the abilities to level them to IV. I did this today with puncture (first sword/shield ability). Never used it (just had it on my bar), and was using an inferno staff and got it to rank IV and able to be morphed anyway.

    Alright, thanks.
    Pelarius, Imperial Dragonknight of the Aldmeri Dominion.
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