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How many threads do I need to earn or upgrade a trade? - Charon - March 01, 2016
So the trades go like I. 5 basic threads for trade -> II. 10 specialty threads for trade -> III. 20 specialty threads for mastery of trade. The last 20 have to be specialty threads too, right, not just 'threads for trade'? How does it work when you have 2 specialties? You'd need only 10 threads for mastering your trade in step III then, right (as you already had 25 from step I + 2x step II)? But do you choose 1 specialty to master if you have 2, or do you master the trade in general..?
RE: Trades question - Wildfire - March 01, 2016
The threads aren't technically cumulative. You need 5 threads to achieve a trade, 10 additional threads to achieve a specialty and then 15 20 more threads to achieve a mastery of your chosen specialty (yes, you master your specialty, not your general trade). It's 35 threads total to achieve a mastery. And, yes, that means 35 x 3 for a total of 105 threads to achieve three masteries. #longtermgoals
Does this make sense and answer your question...?
RE: Trades question - Charon - March 01, 2016
Oh! I thought that it went per trade, not per specialty.
It's 20 in the last step though isn't it, not 15 (as then it'd be 30 total)?
But if you have 2 specialties in 1 trade you don't have to re-do the first 5 threads right so then it's 30 instead of 35 total for a trade that you already had?
RE: Trades question - Wildfire - March 01, 2016
Sorry, I misspoke! It is 20 to master. I'll edit my reply above so as to avoid confusion. But the 35 total is correct:
Quote:PHASE I: ACQUIRE A TRADE
The character demonstrates the trade generally, including dabbling in one or more of the possible specialties.
Requirement: 5 threads.
PHASE II: SELECT A SPECIALTY
The character focuses on and demonstrates a special vocation within the trade, then spends time further developing that specific skill set.
Requirement: 10 threads (total: 15).
PHASE III: ACHIEVE A MASTERY
The character continues developing their specialty until they are a master of their craft.
Requirement: 20 threads (total: 35).
And I get'cha now! That seems correct (lol, the math has scrambled my brains). You can definitely double-dip Phase I and cut down on your thread load slightly that way. In fact, If you decide to master three specialties for one trade, that means you only have to do 5 + 30 + 60 = 95 threads instead. And since we only allow up to two trades, I suppose the total would max out at 100, not 105.*
* DID I MENTION I AM BAD AT MATH? PLEASE TAKE MY ATTEMPTS TO CRUNCH NUMBERS WITH A GRAIN OF SALT. THANK YOU.
RE: Trades question - Diane - March 01, 2016
Piggy-backing off this question, if you have a thread that encompasses the use of more than 1 trade (i.e. Barky and Woofy patrol the borders, chase away Trespassy, and then the thread turns into Barky giving Woofy relationship advice), could you apply it to both trades?
RE: Trades question - Wildfire - March 01, 2016
(March 01, 2016, 02:40 PM)Diane Wrote: Piggy-backing off this question, if you have a thread that encompasses the use of more than 1 trade (i.e. Barky and Woofy patrol the borders, chase away Trespassy, and then the thread turns into Barky giving Woofy relationship advice), could you apply it to both trades?
I think it's one trade/specialty per thread, otherwise people could use one thread for three different trades/specialties and really cut corners. Another admin can correct me if I'm wrong but I think this way keeps it both 'simpler' and more challenging.
RE: Trades question - Ferret - March 01, 2016
(March 01, 2016, 04:25 PM)Wildfire Wrote:(March 01, 2016, 02:40 PM)Diane Wrote: Piggy-backing off this question, if you have a thread that encompasses the use of more than 1 trade (i.e. Barky and Woofy patrol the borders, chase away Trespassy, and then the thread turns into Barky giving Woofy relationship advice), could you apply it to both trades?
I think it's one trade/specialty per thread, otherwise people could use one thread for three different trades/specialties and really cut corners. Another admin can correct me if I'm wrong but I think this way keeps it both 'simpler' and more challenging.
Just popping in to confirm this :)
RE: Trades question - Charon - March 02, 2016
Thanks for the explanation, all clear now. :)
RE: Trades question - Little Voice - March 03, 2016
@Wildfire @Ferret
Shamelessly throwing my own tradey question in here also! ^___^ Please could you tell me if a thread has to have a certain number of posts in it to count as a trade thread?
RE: Trades question - Wildfire - March 03, 2016
(March 03, 2016, 10:15 AM)Ayishik Wrote: @Wildfire @Ferret
Shamelessly throwing my own tradey question in here also! ^___^ Please could you tell me if a thread has to have a certain number of posts in it to count as a trade thread?
I'm not sure we have a hard-and-fast policy. My personal rule of thumb is that 3+ (preferably more) of your posts in a given thread should directly pertain to the trade or specialty.
RE: Trades question - Dante RIP - March 03, 2016
Yeah, iirc there's no hard limit. But there have to be enough posts in the thread to adequately display that the trade is being practiced :) it's likely mostly going to fall to pm's best judgement!
RE: Trades question - Little Voice - March 03, 2016
Thanks both! ^______^