DO we still earn wep SKILL exp after lvling a wep?

[Exodus2000]

Is it fixed?Or was this never a bug and was intended?

[loops73]

no, you should not gain skill xp when using a fully leveled weapon

[mbergeron]

Seems to be working as intended.

[Rasczak]

Nope. When you max out a specific gun's XP, you get to toss it away and get a new one of the exact same type/class and then level it to continue gaining the overall skill XP.

Sadly, we are not joking. And it isn't a bug, it is by design.

[K1LLSVV1TCH]

This is probably the mechanic I understand least. What's the point of leveling a gun for bonus stats if it will hinder your progression if you continue using it... WTF I don't even...

[Jokerz_89]

Intended mechanic for now, but there's been some talk from Hammersledge70 about us getting the ability to "reset" our weapons XP.

[Cyripax NeoPrime]

Well you can keep it to use at arkfalls since you gain no weapon xp at arkfalls. But this aspect is ok for me since this is a loot grinding game and its most likely to keep you from using the exact same gun through lvl 1 to lvl5000 ego. Buts its no biggie, you can find the same exact gun again with a bit of grinding. When I max my fav bolt action sniper, I find one identical to it before I throw the old one away/sell it.
THe only problem I have with this is that you lose some mods. But it would make it pointless to have fun grinding for the new one if they let us reset the weapon. Id be against that. Knowing that all id have to do is press reset would make it all that much subliminally time wasting in my head. Yes I could ignore the option, but it just seems silly to circumvent grinding in a game where grinding is the point.

[JBoneFX]

They've gotta figure out an alternative to this. Make the guns more expensive, make the mods more expensive, or better yet, instead of it maxing out, have it need maintenance, pay to have it cleaned up and machined back to specs for cost... but maybe not as frequent.

Lock boxes can then yield cleaning kits to use yourself, upgrade components (+1 level to a magazine, scope etc to a max of 3 (blue)) For those who don't eventually need those, they can have a decent money value attached so it's a wasted item.

Include other items as well as new weapons/shields/grenades and the lock boxes could potentially be more sought after, i.e. vehicles you don't already own, outfits, helmets and + to reputation.


bunch of thoughts, lots of holes, but its a start...