Your skill bonus increases

[Dynamis]

OP deleted because it is old news.

[Ferth]

I'm sure this has been addressed by everyone at some point. From what I've gathered the surplus system will slowly be done away with. So, for now just persevere.

[Raldo]

Another related wording issue occurs anytime you get SP under fatigue.
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h2...ar/Fatigue.png

In case you didn't spot the issue, the word 'skill' is used twice. Also, I think it would be clearer if the word 'surplus' was removed from the sentence altogether.

You earn reduced surplus [class] skill skill points due to fatigue.

Oh, perhaps it was intended to be read as [class skill] skill points, as in, these are the skill points for this class skill. Either way, it looks weird. Up to you guys if you want to change it or not, I guess. If the fatigue system is indeed getting scrapped, it's probably not worth changing.

[AmandaHuggenkiss]

Two words in a row is still proper grammar, there just needs to be a comma.

You earn reduced surplus [class] skill, skill points due to fatigue.

[Catapult]

While it is plausible grammar in general, it is not within this context.

[Anonymoose]

This thread pleases me to no end. First, an articulate post that manages to bring up fatigue's sugarcoating without losing composure and just shouting, "COME ON, MAN, WHO ARE YOU TRYING TO FOOL!?" and then, immediately after, the redundancy of that shield issue. The clarified surplus messages seem to imply that we're not being docked points for playing too much, but that by playing as much as we do, we've lost access to a surplus of bonus SP we were granted for using a fresh class - a bonus we weren't exactly informed of, but that's neither here nor there.

Personally, I don't think the second "skill" should be there at all. These messages usually come labelled by the abstract noun form of the agent's craft; A thaumaturge is docked thaumaturgy skill points. A conjurer is docked conjury skill points. Why is a sentinel docked shield skill skill points? Personally, I'd dock them sentinel skill points, since I'm not sure "sentinelry" is a word - or maybe I'd dock them sentry skill points if I was confident that using etymological origins as abstract nouns was okay even if modern grammar defined them as different words. You know, whatever I was feeling that day.

-= System Message =-
You earn reduced surplus recognition points due to talking too much.

AW, COME ON, MAN. WHO ARE YOU TRYING TO FO-... >.> <.< >.>

[Eemeefu]

All of your surplus message concerns will be addressed, in one way or another, in 1.18. Muahahaha! Muaha?

[Lienn]

All of your surplus message concerns will be addressed, in one way or another, in 1.18. Muahahaha! Muaha?

That was.....suspicious! Is surplus going bye bye at 1.18? @_@

[Lamentor]

It was announced a long time ago in an interview that fatigue is being done away with come dungeons. So I'd say it's safe to assume that.

[Lienn]

It was announced a long time ago in an interview that fatigue is being done away with come dungeons. So I'd say it's safe to assume that.

Yep, but they never said when...until now! @_@