Perk System
From Project Bob
Perks are earned in various parts of gameplay, mostly through leveling up. Notable exceptions include tasks, task prizes, pandora's box. Early on in the game, you earn several perks per level but after the initial 90 levels, you will only earn perk levels and instead of skill and perk points per level, you earn only one perk point. Up until a player reaches perk level 3000, every 50 perk levels allows for a hero advance which gives hero train points as well as skill and perk points for advancing. Perk points may be spent at any time in the game to buy perks.
There are many perk lines in the game which allow you to buy many very different perks. Each skill group has a line of perks for that specific skill group and buying perks in that group will greatly enhance your abilities.
Magic perks These are the perk lines for all the magic skill groups. Naturally you should learn the skill group first before sinking any points in.
+------------------- ----- ----- ------+------------------- ----- ----- ------+ | Fire magic 0 / 7241 Novice| Air magic 0 / 7236 Novice| | Earth magic 0 / 7231 Novice| Water magic 0 / 7211 Novice| | Spirit magic 0 / 7176 Novice| Mind magic 0 / 7241 Novice| | Body magic 0 / 7206 Novice| Holy magic 0 / 7176 Novice| | Dark magic 0 / 7211 Novice| Focus 0 / 6790 Novice| | Meditation 0 / 6865 Novice| Aura 0 / 7050 Novice| +------------------- ----- ----- ------+------------------- ----- ----- ------+
Melee perks These are the different skill groups for the weapon types in the game though armsmaster and martial arts are not weapon groups.
+------------------- ----- ----- ------+------------------- ----- ----- ------+ | Armsmaster 0 / 6935 Novice| Axe 0 / 7090 Novice| | Dagger 0 / 7090 Novice| Unarmed 0 / 7090 Novice| | Martial Arts 0 / 7395 Novice| Spear 0 / 7090 Novice| | Sword 0 / 7090 Novice| Staff 0 / 7090 Novice| | Mace 0 / 7090 Novice| | +------------------- ----- ----- ------+------------------- ----- ----- ------+
Attributes Early on in the game, most of your perk points will go here as points invested here translate directly into stats. Also, each skill you use is affected by your skill level in that skill group and raising stats is a quick way to raise them.
+------------------- ----- ----- ------+------------------- ----- ----- ------+ | Strength 145 / 335 Novice| Intelligence 0 / 335 Novice| | Wisdom 0 / 335 Novice| Dexterity 125 / 335 Novice| | Constitution 145 / 335 Novice| Psychic 0 / 335 Novice| | Agility 145 / 335 Novice| Discipline 118 / 335 Novice| +------------------- ----- ----- ------+------------------- ----- ----- ------+
Skill These are skills that anyone can pick up and use. They are all fairly general purpose.
+------------------- ----- ----- ------+------------------- ----- ----- ------+ | Brawler 0 / 6925 Novice| Backstab 0 / 6875 Novice| | Treat 0 / 6825 Novice| Stealth 0 / 6975 Novice| | Regeneration 0 / 6875 Novice| | +------------------- ----- ----- ------+------------------- ----- ----- ------+
Defense These are defensive skills most notably the armor skill groups as well as two styles of fighting. Fitness, dodge and guard really fit better under skill though and Endurance is more of an attribute as it contains all the Hp and Hp regen perks.
+------------------- ----- ----- ------+------------------- ----- ----- ------+ | Fitness 0 / 6875 Novice| Traps 0 / 6675 Novice| | Dodge 0 / 6825 Novice| Exotic Armor 0 / 6825 Novice| | Guard 0 / 6975 Novice| Heavy Armor 0 / 6825 Novice| | Light Armor 0 / 6825 Novice| Medium Armor 0 / 6825 Novice| | Shield Fighting 0 / 7200 Novice| Warding 0 / 6675 Novice| | Endurance 50 / 1955 Novice| | +------------------- ----- ----- ------+------------------- ----- ----- ------+
Combat These perks are bought for actual ranks. They are the same other than the cost. This is where you buy cstat ranks. Once you pass the perk level requirement for the perk line, you can start buying the perks within it.
+------------------- ----- ----- ------+------------------- ----- ----- ------+ | Novice Ranks 0 / 525 Novice| Adept Ranks 0 / 825 Novice| | Expert Ranks 0 / 1125 Novice| Master Ranks 0 / 1425 Novice| | Grandmaster Ranks 0 / 2100 Novice| Paragon Ranks 0 / 900 Novice| +------------------- ----- ----- ------+------------------- ----- ----- ------+
General Only two perk lines but huge in terms of the impact as this contains the two most powerful perk lines in the game. Heroic is where wear level increase and eq specialization slot show up. There are also perk lines which allow you to buy skill points and hero trains here as well as one of the most important stats to earn - eviscerates.
+------------------- ----- ----- ------+------------------- ----- ----- ------+ | Heroic 70 /39249 Novice| Lore 0 /11945 Novice| +------------------- ----- ----- ------+------------------- ----- ----- ------+
Race This will contain only ever one perk line but depends on the race you chose. It allows you to buy extra racial stats as well as pump the racial skills.
Styles All the remaining styles are here. Styles can only be used if you are wearing the right number of weapons. Styles can make a difference but tend to be fairly weak.
+------------------- ----- ----- ------+------------------- ----- ----- ------+ | Martial Arts 0 / 7395 Novice| Shield Fighting 0 / 7200 Novice| | Dual Wield 0 / 370 Novice| One Handed 0 / 370 Novice| | Two Handed 0 / 325 Novice| Channeling 0 / 154 Novice| +------------------- ----- ----- ------+------------------- ----- ----- ------+
