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Talk:Skill Swimming
The main page says it uses wis or int-- can anyone confirm that? As a physical skill I thought it might use dex or even agi.
Any tips on increasing skill? Does swimming into a wall do it, or do you actually need to be moving around?
Can confirm as of 16 August 2018 on the Blue server that swimming into a wall is sufficient to raise the skill. However.... You will likely experience delay in skill increase with this method because when you character swims against a wall the tendency will be for your character to try climbing the wall into which you are swimming. Unable to proceed up the wall on foot, your character will then fall back into the water, resume swimming but attempt to climb the wall again. Effectively, this means you will have two problems. 1. You character spends half the time they are swimming, acutually out of the water trying to climb the wall. This dramatically slows the leveling process for an already slow skill. Additionally, as your skill improves your character swims faster meaning the likelihood your character leaves the water is greater and teh hop upward is more dramatic. This also increases the propensity for problem two. 2. Your character may actually get on the wall and not fall back into the water, meaning while you were not paying attention, the time spent running on the wall is time not spent swimming and therefore defeating the entire purpose.
If your character is swimming against a wall while underwater, the wall problem is relieved but then there is the issue of drowning. If you can get an item or spell to eliminate your need for fresh air, swimming into a wall while underwater is the fastest method for leveling swimming.
You may notice that your character will be swimming for a very long time without any gains in the swimming skill. Typically, this period of no gains is followed by a short burst of three or more gains so just be patient.
Also remember that all skill gains are effected by your int or wis, whichever is higher. Int/Wis buffs + Int/Wis gear will help accelerate the skill improvement process.
