Skill Level

Grim Dawn Gameplay Discussion
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I am finally at the point where I am getting gear that raises key skills I have already maxed out.

My question is- Is it better to remove the extra skill points (the ones over the max) and put them into another skill that I use but is not maxed out? From my quick analysis, it seems that the added buff to the skill for the skill points over the max is not that big. In other words the skill jump benefit from an 11/12 to a 12/12 is much bigger than going from a 12/12 to a 13/12.

Thanks for the advice.

2

Some skills became very weak over max, some get even stronger. It all depends upon what skill you’re using.

3

It depends on the skill. Defensive skills (especially strong cooldowns) tend to taper off after the soft cap, while offensive skills that add flat damage (attacks/spells/damage buffs) tend to keep progressing the same or even faster. However, from what I’ve observed, every skill does get extra “oomph” from the last few skill points close to the hard cap compared to the ones just past the soft cap.

4

The ones I was looking at are the pet skills. Specifically the pet summoning skills.

5

Sometimes you may benefit from removing a few points and putting one point in some other passive skill or something, but like others have said, it really depends on the individual skill itself.