Ability points and faction standing

[siremi]

Works like this:

Go to "Your ability", look for Standing: xxx Next Rank: xxx

When you get the new faction rank, you get X ability points, depending on the difference between previous rank and current rank.

So if you are 0 standing, and get a new rank at 1000 standing, you will receive 1 ability points.
On next rank, you will need 3000 standing, so you will get (3000 - 1000)/1000 = 2 ability points, to a total of 3 ability points so far.

As you progress in rank, it gets tougher to achieve the next rank, and if you change faction before achievement of next rank you will reset the current faction standing, but won't lose the ability points and skills you already have, but may lose some progress to next rank.

When you change faction, the skill % you learned from that faction stays with you and is active, but you won't be able to increase the skill until you rejoin that faction.

For example, if you have 2000 / 3000 standing, and change faction, you will lose that standing and have to start from newbie rank again when you come back. But, you won't lose the 1 ability point you got at 1000 standing.

If you have negative standing to a faction and wish to join them, you will have to work your standing up until it's positive. You won't gain ranks and abilities until you work your standing to a positive level. Think of it as community work

Also, for skills, the more you increase a skill, the more ability points it will require. Skills have importance levels, and some may be harder to increase then others. There is also a max % you can have, usually 50% for "General" skills and 75% for "Faction" skills.

[gs 059]

so if I get to the first rank (1000 standing) and than leave, I come back later and have 0 standing, but still have the one ability point. and when I get to the first rank again, do I get a new ability point, or do I just keep the one I already have from it?

[Sin15698]

I think you get another one.

[Ginjitsu]

Question.....When you use your AP and increase a skill....does it take affect immediately on any current processes running or only on new processes??

[gs 059]

Question.....When you use your AP and increase a skill....does it take affect immediately on any current processes running or only on new processes??

and I am asuming ap = ability point not action point this time right?

[Sin15698]

Question.....When you use your AP and increase a skill....does it take affect immediately on any current processes running or only on new processes??

and I am asuming ap = ability point not action point this time right?

Yes

Question.....When you use your AP and increase a skill....does it take affect immediately on any current processes running or only on new processes??

I would think it would only affect new processes.

[Triadian]

Question.....When you use your AP and increase a skill....does it take affect immediately on any current processes running or only on new processes??

Confirmed that a timers currently running are not affected by any changes#

any FP's spent will only affect process started AFTER the change.

[Cookie_II]

The one good thing about this post is that I was thinking of changing fractions at some point to earn different abilities. I thought that you would keep whatever you earned from any other fraction. What I did not know was that I will not be able to increase that ability when I change fractions. Thanks Emi

[Araeus]

When you change faction, the skill % you learned from that faction stays with you and is active, but you won't be able to increase the skill until you rejoin that faction.

For example, if you have 2000 / 3000 standing, and change faction, you will lose that standing and have to start from newbie rank again when you come back. But, you won't lose the 1 ability point you got at 1000 standing.

Question.  If I switch from Icarus, resetting my standing to 0, and came back, would I get an ability point at 1000 faction again?

[Sin15698]

It was brought to my attention that when you change factions your standing is "reset" but what if your standing was negetive when you switched? Would it go back to 0?

[Araeus]

If you have negative standing to a faction and wish to join them, you will have to work your standing up until it's positive. You won't gain ranks and abilities until you work your standing to a positive level. Think of it as community work

[Sin15698]

Yes, I know that, but if you join a faction you have negative standing in then leave it, would the negative rep be reset just as the positive would of?

[Triadian]

Yes, I know that, but if you join a faction you have negative standing in then leave it, would the negative rep be reset just as the positive would of?

i decided to test this

i was icarus - quite high cant remem how high

i joined true light icarus went to 0 true light stayed at -28604

i left TL and rejoined icarus - icarus stayed at 0 and true light stayed at -28604

[Sin15698]

Okay, thats good then. 

[Josh]

I have had 0% on all abilities since abilities have been implemented.  This means -5 and -10 on the general abilities, and -1 and -3 on the faction abilities.  Is this normal?  Before the last Revelation day, I lost the ability to collect from my spam viruses.  Is my situation a bug or feature?