How many perks will I be able to pick up?

[FoodOfTheGods]

Hey just wondering if there is a limit to the number of perks one can learn or are they all available depending on the skillpoint distribution?

For instance, can I get all perks from one of the SPECIAL attributes? Or only one per attribute?

[Adzuvial]

i would imagine that you can get all of them with enough time and leveling

[Someone]

There is no level cap, so the question is: What will you pick firstly.

[FoodOfTheGods]

Thats cool, thanks for the replies.

[mbpoblet]

As far as we know, no limits.

It's confirmed that:

• There's no level limit (but there'll be a levelling curve, we assume).
  
• You get one perk point per level up (plus skillbooks and bobbleheads, but I don't know if this part is confirmed - skillbooks give you special perks, bobbleheads are probably just for achievements, thanks toonboy01), which you can use to unlock (or level up) a perk or to increase a SPECIAL stat by one (up to the maximum of 10).
  
• You can unlock any perk in the perk chart as long as you have a perk point to spend, you have the required SPECIAL stat, and, for higher levels of levelled perks, you have the experience level requirement.
  
• You start with 21 SPECIAL points to distribute (plus the 1 point you already have in each stat, for a total of 28).
  
• Intelligence affects experience gain, and thus levelling speed; might be worth dropping some extra points on it at the start, but it'll really depend on the exact math (and your playstile, probably).

I don't think I'm forgetting anything.

[mbpoblet]

Originally posted by Aried Byrd:

Your perks level up with your character.
I know I heard that in an interview or post somewhere.

I haven't heard anything like that... the general consensus as far as I've seen is that levelled perks (which have a level requirement for higher perk levels) need to be unlocked manually spending a point... you're saying that they will unlock automatically once you reach the required level..?

That'd be nice, I suppose... more points to spend elsewere...

[Corporal Cow]

Originally posted by Aried Byrd:

Originally posted by mbpoblet:

• You get one perk point per level up (plus skillbooks and bobbleheads, but I don't know if this part is confirmed), which you can use to unlock (or level up) a perk or to increase a SPECIAL stat (up to 10).
  

Your perks level up with your character.
I know I heard that in a video or post somewhere.

Well you can choose to spend points on the same perk several times to level it up to gain new skills and such.

[toonboy01]

Originally posted by mbpoblet:

You get one perk point per level up (plus skillbooks and bobbleheads, but I don't know if this part is confirmed), which you can use to unlock (or level up) a perk or to increase a SPECIAL stat by one (up to the maximum of 10).

"Skillbooks" now give unique perks when you acquire them. For instance, the Grognak the Barbarian books give and rank up a perk that affects melee combat. Bobbleheads haven't been stated to do anything except there's two achievements for them, like Fallout 3.

[mbpoblet]

Originally posted by toonboy01:

Originally posted by mbpoblet:

You get one perk point per level up (plus skillbooks and bobbleheads, but I don't know if this part is confirmed), which you can use to unlock (or level up) a perk or to increase a SPECIAL stat by one (up to the maximum of 10).

"Skillbooks" now give unique perks when you acquire them. For instance, the Grognak the Barbarian books give and rank up a perk that affects melee combat. Bobbleheads haven't been stated to do anything except there's two achievements for them, like Fallout 3.

Right, I was misremembering, thanks! :)

[Adzuvial]

Originally posted by toonboy01:

Let me clarify.
You manually UNLOCK the perk.
And then it RANKS UP as you LEVEL UP.
Clear enough?

I'm pretty sure you need to spend perk points to level it further, they don't go up simply because you achieved a certain level.

Though you do need to be x level in order to get rank 3 of x perk.

[toonboy01]

Originally posted by Aried Byrd:

Originally posted by Corporal Cow:

Well you can choose to spend points on the same perk several times to level it up to gain new skills and such.

Let me clarify.
You manually UNLOCK the perk.
And then it RANKS UP as you LEVEL UP.
Clear enough?

It's clear, but that's not how it works.

[mbpoblet]

Originally posted by Aried Byrd:

And then it RANKS UP as you LEVEL UP.
Clear enough?

As you reach each required player level for that specific perk level, I assume you mean? (Required player levels for higher perk levels have been confirmed through released screenshots for quite some time; for instance[fallout.wikia.com] Big Leagues level 5 requires player level 42.)

If you have a source to confirm that, it'd be great, thanks. :)

[toonboy01]

Originally posted by Aried Byrd:

Originally posted by toonboy01:

It's clear, but that's not how it works.

I'll let someone else explain:

Originally posted by Anonymouse:

You need to spend perk points to level it further

Though you do need to be x level in order to get rank 3 of x perk.

^
That IS how it works, take it or leave it.

Yes, that is how it works. Higher ranks of perks have level requirements that you must meet before you MANUALLY rank it up at level up.

[mbpoblet]

Originally posted by Aried Byrd:

Originally posted by Anonymouse:

You need to spend perk points to level it further

Though you do need to be x level in order to get rank 3 of x perk.

^
That IS how it works, take it or leave it.

So, it doesn't level up automatically, then, we need to spend points on it, as we assumed.

Originally posted by Aried Byrd:

Bethesda.net as per Anonymouse's explanation of it.

You seem to have accidentally linked to bethesda's main site instead of whatever specific article clarifying this you intended to link to. :/

[ostar]

Originally posted by toonboy01:

Bobbleheads haven't been stated to do anything except there's two achievements for them, like Fallout 3.

There is a screenshot from the spanish version where the player is looking at a bobblehead that says "perception"........................................................................................


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[mbpoblet]

Originally posted by ostar:

There is a screenshot from the spanish version where the player is looking at a bobblehead that says "perception"

That doesn't confirm that it'll actually increase your perception stat, though (although it highly suggests it, and it probably does). It could still be just a collectible.