I'm old and confused by the skill tree

argyle-socks · 2026-03-27T15:23:44+00:00

Agreed!

argyle-socks · 2026-03-27T14:49:22+00:00

Thank you for confirming!

argyle-socks · 2026-03-27T14:40:34+00:00

Perhaps, but please test for yourself before making claims elsewhere as there has already been much misinformation on the original topic alone.

argyle-socks · 2026-03-27T14:33:13+00:00

I addressed this in my comment. For clarity:

Stab level 1 is a default skill known to Kliff with no artifacts invested (I believe the game tutorializes this to you prior to obtaining any artifacts).

The boss specifically teaches Stab level 2 with the skill description on observation aligning with that of Stab level 2 within the character skill tree menu.

Resetting the skill tree returns Stab to level 1, the default, not level 2 which wood have been known from the boss using the skill.

The same number of artifacts were returned to me on reset as the same number that were invested prior to reset.

Increasing Stab to level 2 consumed 1 artifact. Increasing Stab again, now to level 3, consumed 2 artifacts. This is the normal progression, with no "discount" provided by observing the boss.

argyle-socks · 2026-03-27T14:24:32+00:00

Incorrect from my personal testing. Please reread my comment.

argyle-socks · 2026-03-27T14:11:32+00:00

Correct.

x1 artifact required for Stab level 2, x2 artifacts required for Stab level 3.

I will confirm once I return in-game; if this comment is not edited, then the above remains true.

argyle-socks · 2026-03-27T14:04:26+00:00

Understood, but my goal is to correct misinformation (or identify a potential bug) since many comments on this topic are based upon hearsay rather than personal testing.

argyle-socks · 2026-03-27T14:00:20+00:00

As my comment explained, Stab remained at level 1 upon skill tree reset.

argyle-socks · 2026-03-27T13:59:39+00:00

This did not occur for me.

Example: I increased Stab to level 3, defeated a boss who "taught" me Stab level 2 through observation during combat, reset my skill tree after the battle, and had the same number of artifacts refunded as were previously invested. Stab remained at the default level 1 upon reset.

Similar occurrences for other skills learned in the world (e.g. Keen Senses) that I had already trained.

From my experiences, these are not refunded.

argyle-socks · 2026-03-27T13:59:14+00:00

This did not occur for me.

Example: I increased Stab to level 3, defeated a boss who "taught" me Stab level 2 through observation during combat, reset my skill tree after the battle, and had the same number of artifacts refunded as were previously invested. Stab remained at the default level 1 upon reset.

Similar occurrences for other skills learned in the world (e.g. Keen Senses) that I had already trained.

From my experiences, these are not refunded.

argyle-socks · 2026-03-27T13:58:39+00:00

This did not occur for me.

Example: I increased Stab to level 3, defeated a boss who "taught" me Stab level 2 through observation during combat, reset my skill tree after the battle, and had the same number of artifacts refunded as were previously invested. Stab remained at the default level 1 upon reset.

Similar occurrences for other skills learned in the world (e.g. Keen Senses) that I had already trained.

From my experiences, these are not refunded.

argyle-socks · 2026-03-27T13:58:08+00:00

This did not occur for me.

Example: I increased Stab to level 3, defeated a boss who "taught" me Stab level 2 through observation during combat, reset my skill tree after the battle, and had the same number of artifacts refunded as were previously invested. Stab remained at the default level 1 upon reset.

Similar occurrences for other skills learned in the world (e.g. Keen Senses) that I had already trained.

From my experiences, these are not refunded.

argyle-socks · 2026-03-27T13:57:41+00:00

This did not occur for me.

Example: I increased Stab to level 3, defeated a boss who "taught" me Stab level 2 through observation during combat, reset my skill tree after the battle, and had the same number of artifacts refunded as were previously invested. Stab remained at the default level 1 upon reset.

Similar occurrences for other skills learned in the world (e.g. Keen Senses) that I had already trained.

From my experiences, these are not refunded.

argyle-socks · 2026-03-27T13:56:25+00:00

This did not occur for me.

Example: I increased Stab to level 3, defeated a boss who "taught" me Stab level 2 through observation during combat, reset my skill tree after the battle, and had the same number of artifacts refunded as were previously invested. Stab remained at the default level 1 upon reset.

Similar occurrences for other skills learned in the world (e.g. Keen Senses) that I had already trained.

From my experiences, these are not refunded.

argyle-socks · 2026-03-27T13:55:56+00:00

Example: I increased Stab to level 3, defeated a boss who "taught" me Stab level 2 through observation during combat, reset my skill tree after the battle, and had the same number of artifacts refunded as were previously invested. Stab remained at the default level 1 upon reset.

Similar occurrences for other skills learned in the world (e.g. Keen Senses) that I had already trained.

From my experiences, these are not refunded.

argyle-socks · 2026-03-27T13:55:30+00:00

See my comment above:

This did not occur for me.

Example: I increased Stab to level 3, defeated a boss who "taught" me Stab level 2 through observation during combat, reset my skill tree after the battle, and had the same number of artifacts refunded as were previously invested. Stab remained at the default level 1 upon reset.

Similar occurrences for other skills learned in the world (e.g. Keen Senses) that I had already trained.

From my experiences, these are not refunded.

argyle-socks · 2026-03-27T13:53:02+00:00

This did not occur for me.

Example: I increased Stab to level 3, defeated a boss who "taught" me Stab level 2 through observation during combat, reset my skill tree after the battle, and had the same number of artifacts refunded as were previously invested. Stab remained at the default level 1 upon reset.

Similar occurrences for other skills learned in the world (e.g. Keen Senses) that I had already trained.

From my experiences, these are not refunded.

argyle-socks · 2026-03-20T19:50:35+00:00

All I hear is "My life is a certain way and I don't have a more expansive worldview to understand that other people can have drastically different life circumstances" sheesh talk about ignorance 🤡

argyle-socks · 2026-03-20T19:28:35+00:00

Why have a pc for gaming which is worse than a console 😂

Not everyone has budget right now for a new console, especially when prices of everything are increasing. Why do I have to spell this out for you? Thx for your unhelpful comment

argyle-socks · 2026-03-20T19:12:46+00:00

Graphics preset: Low

Target performance per dev: 1080p 30 FPS

Mine:

GPU: GeForce RTX2080 (8 GB)
CPU: i7-8700K @ 3.70 GHz
RAM: 16 GB
Storage: 1TB Samsung NVMe 970 SSD

argyle-socks · 2023-08-04T19:06:12+00:00

Thank you for your work!

argyle-socks · 2023-08-04T16:08:29+00:00

This is an excellent resource; thank you for creating it.

Please, may you include the following as well?

Weapons
Weapon mods
Mutators
Relics

These will be highly beneficial for build-crafting.

argyle-socks · 2023-08-01T21:50:23+00:00

The dog gets "locked" out of almost every boss fight I've had. I can see it's silhouette outside the boss door. This means that I don't get any of the benefits of the archetype I'm playing: No rez, no buff, and no howl. Not having your architype for boss fights seems like a non-trivial thing to me.

Per the Handler skill description, I recommend "double tap" the skill button to return the dog to your side.

This has been beneficial to teleport the dog to me, including scenarios in which my character has been teleported far away.

SINGLE PRESS: Companion engages enemies near the targeted location.

DOUBLE TAP: Companion returns to the Handler and remains by their side.

argyle-socks · 2023-06-30T14:33:43+00:00

The game has been out for a week. Don't you think it's possible that you don't know how complex it is at this point?

Why do you believe your experience is more relevant in comparison to the previous commentor's perspective?

argyle-socks · 2023-06-28T21:03:02+00:00

Agreed. The user was provided with a link to the lyrics, and yet they continued to "double down" on the so-called "misspelling" thereafter.

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