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Friday, July 25th 2014, 1:27pm

What happened to the "encyclopedias"?

There used to be books in the cash shop you could buy, or perhaps, better to say rent, as they lasted only 30 days. With them you could study while in your house and gain points, I can't remember whether they were experience points or skill points. If they were skill points, they would be really great to have back for all levels.
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Friday, July 25th 2014, 3:02pm

in the realization that they were only useful for a level 10 alt that you never touched other then to use as a holding space for materials, Gameforge decided that they were taking up space in the Item Shop and pulled them.

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Friday, July 25th 2014, 8:24pm

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in the realization that they were only useful for a level 10 alt that you never touched other then to use as a holding space for materials, Gameforge decided that they were taking up space in the Item Shop and pulled them.

Your source? As far as I can see from where I'm sitting I have not seen a thread or post from Gameforge or even a GM on their fate, specifically not outlining such a fate this way.

I can only assume that they might have been removed due to the item shop restructuring that has been taking place. Whether they will be added back or not, I cannot say for sure. I will be sure to check with my superiors to see exactly what the plan is regarding the Encyclopedias.

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Friday, July 25th 2014, 8:30pm

i "assume" they were pulled because well to put it bluntly.. they were essentially useless. XD
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Saturday, July 26th 2014, 8:38pm

FarmerTom states-

i "assume" they were pulled because well to put it bluntly.. they were essentially useless. XD



While I agree that as they were when removed, they were useless to anyone above about level 30. Other items though, such as refining jewels for example, have evolved with the game to retain their relevance. If there were skill encyclopedias for higher levels, it would help folks who turned in a lot of quests during the XP bonus weekends to catch up on their TP levels. As it is, if you are disproportionately short on TP at say, level 65 or 70 because you burned a lot of daily resets, like one of my alts did during the recent 350% bonus weekend, you finds that you cannot just grind up extra TP until you get to level cap, and then it is a slow go to catch up. Skill encyclopedias could help cover some of that.



The mere fact that I have mentioned them would imply that I can see them as something other than "useless", even it Tom doesn't. (no offense to Tom. We all see and play the game just a bit differently.)
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Friday, October 3rd 2014, 3:03pm

Not sure if I miss something, but from what I know, encyclopedia was not good for anything. You could get more weapon training in single night of attacks against self healing mobs then in 30 days of use of encyclopedia. ( I know, I tested them back in time )

Also, as far as I know, you get weapon skills, not skill points (TP).

Those were clear example where RW team made legal boting and insisted on having toon online when using encyclopedia. IMHO the same would be better if no matter if you on or off, you get ticks for owning one (or more) encyclopedias.

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Friday, October 3rd 2014, 7:34pm

I believe when I first saw them in the Item Shop there were some for crafting, and some for xp, and some for tp as well. however, they capped out at like lvl 30 or 40...... But yes, if they brought them back as well as ugraded versions for the higher lvls, that would be really nice to lose tp deficiency from xp bonus events.
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Friday, October 3rd 2014, 11:30pm

they were very useless after like 55-60 content really.

But i do think they were a good idea, just need to be upgraded and they should return back into item shop.

I mean after all, the game is pay to win, and we surely need more ways to pay to win XD.
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