Warrior General Games

Originally posted by Octowned
If your goal is 70 confidence, and you don't think getting 75 will significantly improve your build, why spend from 55 to 60 for 10 SP, even if you get more "value" in going from 70 to 75 from gains?

Then you should have set your target at either the 4:1 or 5:1 cap, not at an arbitrary number in between.

Near as I can tell from what Oct is saying is 70 is not "an arbitrary number in between" it is the build's goal for a particular attribute. The optimal way to build is only spend SP to the point where natural leveling gains get you to where you ultimately wish to be in your endgame build. The 10 SP he saves can allow him to get another attribute where he wants it faster. It's silly to say you should spend to 58 instead of 55 so that your ultimate Confidence goal lands on a cap.

You don't "get the most bang for your buck" if you let the caps dictate your build.

It's like people who think adding a piece of equip to their punting to get from 110 to 111 is worth 25 SP. Or heck, worth the 15 SP because they are currently at the 15:1 cap. No, you stopped spending all the way back in 4:1. You could have gained that 1 extra punting ages ago for FOUR SP, not 15, and certainly not 25.

Caps shouldn't dictate builds just because of some false notion of "value." The value of a build is on the field, not in an intangible number of skill points it would take to re-create your build using some sub-optimal build strategy that thinks 1 punting is worth 15 skill points.

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I also think it is funny when people say, for example on a G who gets 0.67 conf/level, "oh I'll just take it to 40 then let it cap itself." Let it cap itself? Who cares, you're stating that you value confidence at 1:1 by stopping at 40. Once it gets to the cap and gains a bit, 54 isn't 2 SP better than 53, it is worth 1 SP!!! Heck, even less if you don't WANT to get to 54!!!

Here's a question... anyone tried getting conf to 90+? Any results seen?

I currently have a punter, level 7 with: 49 conf, 63 punting. (about to level, so I'll have 7 points to spend).

Any thoughts on getting conf to 61 before bumping punting again? Worthwhile? OR just plow punting right to 75 asap?

Either way, i only plan to spend level up pts in these to areas.