Is there an actual reason to prestige a character?

[Onimaho]

Haven't spent enough time to compare the two options. The game doesn't really promote trying both because prestige resets progress.

What does prestige even do though as we don't have access to any stats other then a few words?

[Panther]

Base stat increases are meaningful. Feels so slow switching to scav girl when not played with her. As you say not made very clear.

[Alex]

Mainly for the hp increase to survive hits.

[Welbert Asker]

you get more health and your movement speed increases a little bit. also your xp cap increases so you can learn more skills

[Scotshroom]

also prestige increased the weight certain characters can carry which is needed for the bigger rigs. ( i think)

[slxpress]

Character hp goes up by 40 hp per prestige level. So 24 levels x 40 means an additional 960 hit points. That’s not trivial.

The character also gets a speed boost every few levels, but it’s incremental enough I don’t notice it, and I don’t know a way to test it.

Finally, you can’t max out the character except at the highest prestige levels. I don’t think it’s that important, but if leveling the skills is why we’re considering not going up in prestige in the first place, then maxing out the skills might have some value.

I don’t think it matters if someone doesn’t max out the prestige levels, but that’s what I’m going to try to do, for completion isn’t sake if nothing else.

[Onimaho]

Originally posted by slxpress:

Character hp goes up by 40 hp per prestige level. So 24 levels x 40 means an additional 960 hit points. That’s not trivial.

The character also gets a speed boost every few levels, but it’s incremental enough I don’t notice it, and I don’t know a way to test it.

Finally, you can’t max out the character except at the highest prestige levels. I don’t think it’s that important, but if leveling the skills is why we’re considering not going up in prestige in the first place, then maxing out the skills might have some value.

I don’t think it matters if someone doesn’t max out the prestige levels, but that’s what I’m going to try to do, for completion isn’t sake if nothing else.

So the game design is basically shoehorning the player that purchasing skills is a waste until you have enough prestige.

[jundice]

"So the game design is basically shoehorning the player that purchasing skills is a waste"

No. XP is separate from prestige. When you hit the prestige req. you cannot earn more xp. If you spend xp, it has no effect on prestige. spend it.

you can boost skills slightly at prestige 1, you can boost skills very much more at higher prestige levels. "prestige" means levels in this game. the skills are just minor perks: while you level up. Thing you can buy or collect are more impactfull.

most of the RPG-like systems in this game use labels you are used to but change the purpose, and if you just spend some time running with the base junk and purposefully stir ♥♥♥♥ up, you will get a better understanding of it. Prestige lets you stir more ♥♥♥♥ up. skills do not.

[Onimaho]

Originally posted by jundice:

"So the game design is basically shoehorning the player that purchasing skills is a waste"

No. XP is separate from prestige. When you hit the prestige req. you cannot earn more xp. If you spend xp, it has no effect on prestige. spend it.

you can boost skills slightly at prestige 1, you can boost skills very much more at higher prestige levels. "prestige" means levels in this game. the skills are just minor perks: while you level up. Thing you can buy or collect are more impactfull.

most of the RPG-like systems in this game use labels you are used to but change the purpose, and if you just spend some time running with the base junk and purposefully stir ♥♥♥♥ up, you will get a better understanding of it. Prestige lets you stir more ♥♥♥♥ up. skills do not.

Just to clarify you mean this?

Buying skills doesn't count against prestige.

So, buy skills while waiting for the bar to fill to prestige.

[Panther]

If skill percent increase is on base stats, and base stats increase then each go around the same skill should be more effective.
A nice thing about the system is that you get a lot of goes to try different variations before sticking to one.

[chancepaladin]

the skills definitely aren't useless. getting the first backpack skill and the first healing skill on 'old man' every prestige reset after like 5 or 6 is really significant ;p for example. that's only like 4k xp which is super easy to get.

[FBC]

Originally posted by Onimaho:

Just to clarify you mean this?

Buying skills doesn't count against prestige.

So, buy skills while waiting for the bar to fill to prestige.

Prestige is about lifetime XP earned, not XP kept banked.

Spend your XP on skills, it doesn't slow down your prestige

[SpacePirateKatz666]

Originally posted by Onimaho:

Haven't spent enough time to compare the two options. The game doesn't really promote trying both because prestige resets progress.

What does prestige even do though as we don't have access to any stats other then a few words?

Yes actually there is, the base stats of the said character will be raised, for an example their health points, it will starts to rise each time you prestige.

It really helps, as anything above 1000 health is good, because the enemy at time either shoot you at 1000 damage or is it 800 can't remember, usually the europan sinpers take pot shot at you as you loot. it is to prevent sudden death it's very useful.

But yeah it does kind of annoying but you have to start to level up your skills again from zero.

you need to do a level up prestige before you can get to a point where the exp that you will have earned will enable you to max out your skills.

[Aren]

huh I thought it was more like the perks are there to fill in the gaps when getting enough XP to prestige is harder

[inotna2001]

With higher prestige levels, besides increased max HP and movement speed, I'm also noticing faster loot identification.

[Octarius]

Originally posted by Onimaho:

Haven't spent enough time to compare the two options. The game doesn't really promote trying both because prestige resets progress.

What does prestige even do though as we don't have access to any stats other then a few words?

You didn't even read ingame description. Not even Jester worth...