Or direct me to a sticky or something?

I don't understand the purpose of them.

What does the little number on them mean?

What does the little progress-bar thing underneath mean?

higher proficiency = extra ee added on for that weapon.

the number means what level your proficiency is and the bar shows how much exp you have for that proficiency

Ah, thanks.

So do you raise proficiency by using a particular type of charm/weapon?

Is it stupid to switch back between two? Like, I have 1 point in Ice, should I try to stick with Ice charms?

Does it matter, really?

yeah, the more you use a certain type of weapon, the more you'll level it.

i dont know about switching around charms though. i dont see a big difference in a few extra ee

Thanks.

13. Proficiencies:



What is a proficiency?

Simply put, the more you use a weapon/charm, the better your abililties with that item are!

The experience for a weapon class does not depend on the amount of kills, but on the usage ( total hits )
So especially in the early levels, you need more character levels for 1 proficiency level up,
as you kill most of the monsters with 1-2 hits already.

What bonus do i receive ?

For each point in a proficiency, you receive 1 enhanced effect for this type.
E.g.: You use axes and your proficiency level rise to 1. ALL axes you use will have additonal 1 EE.
This is a PASSIVE feature, so this will neither show up in the weapon stats nor in the character stats.

Why doesnt my proficiency rise? I even loose experience!!

The experience you need for a proficiency level up increases with every prof level you already gained in there.
As written above, it depends on your level / the monsters level how many hits you do.
When your proficiency is on level 4, you will not receive any experience before your character level is at least level 4, too.
Very important for the kamikaze players: If you die, you loose proficiency experience of ALL proficiencies, so take care and rather run!

What about healing charms, i cant hit enemies with them?

They work a little different, but generally spoken if you heal yourself or others actively
with the same type of healing charm, you gain experience as well

How long can you keep the proficiencies?

They work only on the character itself, you can not transfer them to other characters.
If you die, you loose experience. Proficiency levels do NOT get lost if you attempt the master quest,
re-roll the character or change to another character class.
UPDATE: The proficiencies are now NOT reset when the ladder is reset, they are permanent