I see my Artistry skill level go up from time to time, but do not see how it affects me when crafting goods.
Anyone know what advantages there are to having a higher skill level? Also, how does one control it (in other words, what can one do to increase the level)?
Liajia
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Artistry is the skill associated with Provisioning. Basically it makes you a better cook. You can't control it, it just goes up when you cook in the same way that skills go up when you're fighting.
It seems to me that as my ability rises in any trade skill, artistry, fletching, sculpting etc. I get fewer bad pulses and the bad pulses I do get have a smaller negative effect. So, in effect, the better you are at doing something - the easier you can get it done!
I am up over 154 now, and I have not paid attention to the bad pulses, but what I have noticed is that I am getting bonuses of +50 on some rounds. Additionally, some rounds award 2-4 more points.
So it appears that raising your Artistry level awards you the benefits of lesser bad pulses and bonus rounds.
I am now a 31 level provisioner. Anyone reading this forum probably is using the buffs in some manor, but my curious nature wonders how much you raise your Artistry if you are not buffing? I see these people crafting and getting beat up by their crafting stations...perhaps I will ask them directly.
Anyone out there take the damage and just buff for progress? (is that possible to do?) I am working for speed as well as quality -- can you achieve that by being damaged? Perhaps there is a strategy I do not know about.
Liajia
Antonia Bayle server
So it appears that raising your Artistry level awards you the benefits of lesser bad pulses and bonus rounds.
I am now a 31 level provisioner. Anyone reading this forum probably is using the buffs in some manor, but my curious nature wonders how much you raise your Artistry if you are not buffing? I see these people crafting and getting beat up by their crafting stations...perhaps I will ask them directly.
Anyone out there take the damage and just buff for progress? (is that possible to do?) I am working for speed as well as quality -- can you achieve that by being damaged? Perhaps there is a strategy I do not know about.
Liajia
Antonia Bayle server
I haven't noticed that gaining another point in Artistry is connected to any particular event in crafting. The rises seem to be quite random whether you use buffs or not.
Of course the one thing about Provisioning that is totally different from other Crafts, you don't take any personal damage if you don't use the buffs, which I find rather odd.
I do know one thing - when making grey recipes, it makes no difference to the quality of the end result if I use buffs or not. Just an observation.
Of course the one thing about Provisioning that is totally different from other Crafts, you don't take any personal damage if you don't use the buffs, which I find rather odd.
I do know one thing - when making grey recipes, it makes no difference to the quality of the end result if I use buffs or not. Just an observation.
While it's true that when cooking you don't take damage from not correcting events, it seems to me that failure to correct a major event can result in additional negative results tacked on to what ever change occurs in that pulse. So, a good pulse seems to yield less positive effect and a bad pulse yields a higher negative effect.
However, this revelation comes from a short term casual observation on my part and could merely be coincidence... I will give it further study!
However, this revelation comes from a short term casual observation on my part and could merely be coincidence... I will give it further study!
I have found that I will never lose more than one line of durability if I do not buff on grey items...but you are right, most of them will be "pristine", or the best.
I have experienced damage as a provisioner, but only twice and not for a long time. The stove is very forgiving...it seems if you press anything, the problem is solved. I found out last night at the chenistry table that when I did not buff correctly with my first spell, even if I cast the correct spell immediately after the first, if it was a major problem I took damage. But you of you who are not provisioners already know that <g>.
Liajia
Antonia Bayle server
I have experienced damage as a provisioner, but only twice and not for a long time. The stove is very forgiving...it seems if you press anything, the problem is solved. I found out last night at the chenistry table that when I did not buff correctly with my first spell, even if I cast the correct spell immediately after the first, if it was a major problem I took damage. But you of you who are not provisioners already know that <g>.
Liajia
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