How they work
Professional standings in
EU range from 0 to 100, they determine when unlocked (hidden) skills are obtained, and they are the numbers
EU uses to determine your success at the profession. To use an example most players are familiar with, the
hit ability (HA) of a weapon (from 0 to 10) is how likely you are to hit a mob with that weapon.
It is also equal to the professional standing in the (Hit) for that weapon type, divided by 10 (0 to 100 for pro. standings, remember?). To continue with the hit ability example, an avatar with 0 HA doesn't miss every single shot and with 10 HA it won't hit every time. The actual percentage ranges from about 80% to 92%. It is reasonable to assume that evading will be similar: even a level 0
Evader will successfully evade some attacks, and a level 100
Evader will still take some hits. Just how much difference a high professional standing in
Evader makes is a bit hard to measure, but i did some tests to get an idea.
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