Research for Casters works the same way. If so, Tinkering becomes more like
fishing, begging, and research (in that it has a level cap) than like the other
"Trade" skills - Tailoring, baking, pottery, etc. This makes no sense and
(again, if true) may be a bug.

Aaron Bolch wrote:

> From: "Aaron Bolch" <aaronbolch@...>
>
> >From: "Sean Dorsey" <sdorsey@...>
> >
> >I made 8 Cams in a row with out anything.. not counting the two lockpicks
> >and about 40 - 50 lanterns. Told a guide I was bugged, told me to stop
> >bugging him.. sigh...
>
> It seems to me that it depends greatly on your experience level. At level
> 27 I was only able to raise tinkering to 60. The skill does not take dozens
> and dozens of attempts to raise. If it doesn't go up after 20, it isn't
> going up til you level. So far, it seems that you can only learn one point
> per level til 28, then 5 points per level after that. I am level 30 now,
> and I will try to get past 75 to see if one can gain more than 5 points per
> level.
>
> Phenglei -- Erollisi Marr
>
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