Killa162 wrote:
Combat on the other hand is straight forward to train. Hit a dummy to a certain point. Wear armor you want to train while someone punches you etc...
Almost forgot about this part!
In case you haven't already found out the hard way, or if any other new players come across this thread looking for advice, this is a very key change from the old days of YO.
Armor skills are no longer a thing. You either can wear the armor or you can't. The ability to wear armor is now tied to specific skill families and as you advance through those lines you can wear the more powerful armor with the Novice set available at 30 points in the first skill, all the way through Royal set at 30 in the final skill. Breakdown is as follows:
Cavalry through Lancer: Chain
Militia through guard: Padded
Footman through Huscarl: Scale
Assaulter through Berserker: Plate
Punching Yourself In the Crotch, err.. I mean.. Slinger through Ranger: Leather
If you try to gain skill by having a friend duel with you you will only end of with broken armor and broken ribs.
Incidentally, I'm fairly certain that the Assaulter family and the Cavalry family were switched at some point, as the classical image of a knight jousting with a lance is always one of full platemail, and the Berserker helmet skin is a skin for chain.
The only exception to this is if you are training anything in the Footman to huscarl line, holding up a shield to block while another player hits it will grant you nigh double the skill points as hitting a dummy. The only caveat is the shield you are using must be from the skill you are looking to gain (Footman you need a primitive shield/targe, Footman you need a kite/heater, etc, etc). Added bonus to this is your friend will gain additional skill if they are attacking a live target and not a dummy.
If you do try the above, do not attempt to create some sort of macro and attempt to AFK it. You shield will eventually break, and if your friend is a Vanguard it will break quickly, and he will then be hitting YOU. If he's using a trainer, you'll be KO'd. If he's using an edge, RIP 5 skill points.