Efficient skill progression: what to know for Life is Feudal

Let’s get one fact ironed out here: Life is Feudal is a realistic MMORPG featuring some skill loss on death. There is more info on that at Death and Alignment in sandbox MMO game: Life is Feudal,  but the main reason for this is extra thrills during combat. When the inevitable happens and you taste the gravel, use these handy tips to get back on top. Skill progression also get’s slower the higher a skill gets, so you definitely want cut some time where you can.

Must use skill - First off, understand that you can’t just tick a box and skills will magically raise. Life is Feudal ain’t that kind of RPG MMO. You need to perform actions associated with that skill so chopping wood for woodcutting, getting smacked about with your shield for Shield Mastery, etc.

Monitor skill locks - In terms of skills, Life is Feudal is a MMORPG like Ultima. This means you’re going to have to unlock a skill so you can raise it. The reason for locking is that you have a limited amount of skill points, and there’s more info on this at Skill and stat cap in the MMORPG like Ultima: Life is Feudal.  Raise skills that are going to help you towards reaching your in game goals, and Choosing playstyle in new mmo Life is Feudal: no set classes features a plan to help you do this.

Large amounts of low quality materials - If you’re leveling a crafting skill, try to use lots of low quality materials on cheap recipes and schematics. This’ll give you more levels long term, putting you closer to the REALLY good stuff. More info on Life is Feudal’s crafting system at Crafting system of new medieval sandbox MMORPG: Life is Feudal.

Use training equipment - Studying something can only get you so far, you’ve gotta actually get your hands dirty! Using training equipment doesn’t just level the skill, it also lets you get a feel for it. For example, let’s say you’re leveling Crossbows Mastery. Practicing with the weapon acquaints you with it’s range, sights and bolt drop.

Stay well fed, skill multipliers - Unlike other MMO RPG war games, you’ve got to eat if you want to stay alive. But this is just one feature concerning food, as you can gain skill multipliers. More info on hunger at Survival mechanics of realistic MMORPG: Life is Feudal,  but if you eat high quality food you gain a skill multiplier. Food comes in five levels; five being the highest. The higher quality the food you eat, the greater the skill multiplier you get!

Mentoring and Drill - Ever wish you could train skills while you were offline and AFK? You can in Life is Feudal with the Drill and Mentoring skills. While not nearly as efficient as using skills, a Mentor can raise the selected skill of anyone in their school to the same as their own. You can find more info on Mentoring at the bottom of Crafting skills in new MMO: Life is Feudal  and info on Drill at Combat skills in medieval action MMO: Life is Feudal.

When you start out Life is Feudal, these pro tips will save you hours of button mashing and grinding. Also handy for when you get pwned and take a skill hit.