Chester
12-27-2011

what does this Merchandise Knowledge actually do?

Jean
12-27-2011

Merchandise and increase effectiveness of
Item-type Techs

Holfina
02-18-2012

how can i rank up this skill ?

Enver
02-18-2012

is it a skill use in battle ?

Elroyy
02-19-2012

Using Item-type Techs in land battles.

Naoyasu
03-05-2012

how u get item type teches in the first place?

Arlen
03-27-2012

Any land battle item becomes an item tech when equipped in the land battle items window (equipment > land battle items).

Elroyy
03-27-2012

Wrong, Item Tech (Trade Tech) is different of Land Battle Items equipped.

Item Tech is for: shorten the time of re-use of items, increase the effect of some items and broaden the area of effect of some items.

Arlen
03-29-2012

Can anyone give a list of trade techs? For that matter, is there a list of all techs available?

Port Official
05-20-2012

wtf is this skill are trade techs (and adv techs for that matter) even on gama server yet?

Edge
05-24-2012

a little off topic but adventure techs are traps you need thte trap skill and learnt them like weapon techs

hernan
06-05-2012

First off, yes, gamma suports

urbaine
06-05-2012

To answer some of these questions. first off, yes, gamma supports adv and merhant techs.. for adv, simply get trap skill and techs will come. to favor it, I use guerilla class. Second, merchandise knowledge can be

Beatrice
06-05-2012

(continued from above) d/c.. this skill can be acquired in pisa (Galilie) with a storage r5 and frugality r5 prereq. This site isn't letting me paste the site where all techs can be found.. I'll try again later.

Wen zhi
06-05-2012

Go to google translate and paste this into the window gvo.gamedb.info/wiki/?Combat%2FTechnic it gives all techs, requirements, locations (study close. some creative thinking is required)

Sophia
06-06-2012

various outskirts of specific npcs can get trade techs from. Grave Robber in Lubeck outskirts is one such, got Broaden, Amplify, and Swift from this npc. Even got Fuse Explosive from him in the process, tho that's got entirely separate requirements altogether.

Junchul
06-19-2012

R3 storage R3 Frugality to get from Galileo

Enver
06-27-2012

Junchul. It has been a while since I obtained this skill. Olo has prereqs as r5 for frugality and storage and I merely copied the info for the readers here. Thank you for the correction.

Sophia
09-06-2012

First trade techs that requires only 1 level of Merchandise is Swift - reduce item re-cast time, Amplify - raise item's effectiveness, Broaden - expand range of item's effectiveness.

Mei Hua
10-11-2012

Which other skills do the higher level trade techs require?

ReaD
10-12-2012

no need other skills....only Merchandise knowledge is enough...

Mei Hua
10-12-2012

Others are required - for example the japanese wiki shows that rapid, the r2 version of swift, requires r3 merchandise knowledge and r4 `operation'. I don't know which skill `operation' is.

Mei Hua
10-12-2012

Others are required - for example the japanese wiki shows that rapid, the r2 version of swift, requires r3 merchandise knowledge and r4 `operation'. I don't know which skill `operation' is.

Emma
10-12-2012

R2, R3 and R4 trade techs require Merchandise Knowledge and Frugality...

Mei Hua
10-12-2012

thanks Emma

Nekos
11-18-2012

Mei Hua dont worry about the "operation" thing. That means you need to have the tech swift to r4

Emma
11-18-2012

Operation maybe means Frugality...

George
01-17-2013

Does this skill something else except trade techs?

Shirin
01-18-2013

No, only to trade techs.

Claudia
03-11-2013

How to rank this skill up?

Kicker
03-11-2013

once you finally get a tech, use that tech as much as possible. You click on the tech when it comes up, then click on an item, such as heals or antidotes, that will work up proficiency for this skill. It helps to turn off weapon and trap techs so that only trade techs will come up.

Remember, you didn't ask the best way to fight land battles, you asked how to rank this skill up.

Wen zhi
04-01-2013

What is the best place to learn starting trade techs and how?

Cornelia
07-22-2013

I picked up traps and merchandise knowledge. started running fsd with a company member and started recieving a ton of techs quickly. the higher the enemy lvl the better your chances of getting techs.

Glow
07-30-2013

Thx for the tip Cornelia because ive kept getting hit by several small foes and i havent been able to get the merchandise tech.

Lewis
08-29-2013

does this skill affect the usage of items in sea battles too?

Lewis
08-29-2013

does this skill affect the usage of items in sea battles too?

Lewis
08-29-2013

does this skill affect the usage of items in sea battles too?

Lewis
08-29-2013

does this skill affect the usage of items in sea battles too?

Liza
08-29-2013

nope, only land battle items.

Naoyasu
08-29-2013

LOUD NOISES!
ANGRY WORDS!
AAAUUUUGGGHH!

Lewis
08-29-2013

does this skill affect the usage of items in sea battles too?

Junchul
08-29-2013

only land battle ? hmmm almost all this kind of skill do 2 things like swordplay for melee in sea and melee tech, trap can unharm traps and support trap tech and this skill only support item tech without any other use?

Battousai
08-29-2013

This skill affects item like this: When you are land fighting, you get techs which when used, affect your items range, power, duration. They are used just like weapon techs. Thats it.

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Cornelia
08-30-2013

this work in deck battle too but no person is going to waste their bar using it there, as players are much tougher/faster etc than npc

Igor
09-12-2013

Say you get all the techs R1-4 for this skill, is there after that any reason to keep it? Or can it be forgotten once you have the techs you need from it without any drawback?

Rashid
09-12-2013

they are not nearly as effective without the skill as they are with the skill. A good way to test for yourself would be to put it on your bookshelf and see the difference.

Li Yue
11-07-2013

Which quests require this skill ?

Holfina
02-09-2014

How to Acquire Trade Techs?

Wen zhi
02-09-2014

Beat up NPCs in land battles. I got all three R1 trade techs (Swift, Amplify, Broaden) from Syracuse upper dungeon. I only just started, though, and don't know how to get the higher level ones, which undoubtedly require more work.

Francine
02-21-2014

I just got skill and got 3 techs(Broaden, Swift and Amplify) right off the bat in lower Giza. This might be fun for a little while :)

Francine
02-21-2014

Oh, I did activate the Tech acquisition thingy from the cash drawer... Maybe that helped in getting those 3 techs just up yonder...

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Guilder
09-24-2014

A quick list of Trader Techs acquirable from this skill:

Broaden
Spread
Splash
All Range

Amplify
Force
Enhance
Reinforce

Swift
Rapid
Flash
Sonic

And some additional info on them via a JP wiki:

gvo.gamedb.info/wiki/?Combat/Technic

Guilder
05-28-2015

High Crown Hat is a +2 Merchandise Knowledge headgear item; no gender restrictions. It was only released via a bottle item a ways back, however, and is not very common.

Guilder
09-09-2016

First reported to exist by 1kWords, Gao Qiang Lu gives +1 Merchandise Knowledge and requires 5k fame to equip. The only footwear item in the entire game to give such a boost, it's seemingly found in "Leshan Giant Buddha upper hidden room" - can't confirm if it's in GAMA yet, but it seems like it ought to be.

Of course, the +2 Merchandise Knowledge from Tamsui Boots footwear is vastly superior, but not many of those for sale these days.

Source (stats): tyojyuhei.web.fc2.com/dol_leg.html
Images: dol4812.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-681.html

Rex
12-04-2016

How can i efficently rank this skill?

Guilder
12-04-2016

Good question. This skill only gains proficiency points when you use the techs associated with them; a friend uses really cheap items (ointments, etc.) sold in item shops, picks a fight with a low level enemy, and then spams the Merchant skills repeatedly to heal/defend, while the enemy does scratch damage to their HP. I have a possible plan I'd like to test for them someday that might be useful... any other tips, fellow Voyagers?

H.-Gazi
12-05-2016

The only way to grind it is indeed by spamming item-techs. Max. proficiency you gain per battle is 10 (15 now with perma 50% prof.). So after using a few time, it is better to finish the battle or run and start a new one. :-)

This is even harder than trap skill to grind, because trap skill can also be grinded by dismantling traps in dungeon or activating devices.

In chapter 3 the conditions for land battle techs, including this will be soften. So there is a possibility that this becomes much easier to grind.

Most players delete this skill after they obtained all the trade-techs. I don't know the benefit of having an higher rank after having the techs, but will figure out later. :)

Hope this helps!

Kind Regards,

Huseyin-Gazi

Guilder
02-05-2017

I figured out at least one benefit to higher ranks on this skill. While using Ointments (50 HP recovery) with Broaden (L1; expands single item use to persons in target range) and MK at 5+2, I noticed it was actually healing 110 HP. Turns out, for every rank level added, Ointments gave bonus HP back, at least when using Broaden.

So even low level items can theoretically have greater efficacy, at least when used in combination with a Tech skill. I'm guessing deleting the skill, or even storing it, negates that benefit, though I haven't tested that yet.

Speaking of items, I did notice there seems to be a hidden combination method to using items to achieve special hidden effects. Not sure if this applies to MK skill or is even implemented on UWO at present or not, but if you feel like giving it a try, the item tables are listed here, under "Combo":

gvo.gamedb.info/wiki/?Combat

Cheers.

Guilder
02-05-2017

Pardon. I meant 5+2 MK skill made Ointments restore 130 HP, not 110. I'd edit the comment, but... y'know. Can't.

Guilder
02-08-2017

Another +1 MK female only outfit exists:

English Dress

Amuroray
03-26-2018

question 1

does this skill do anything else other than for trade tech augmenting ?

question 2

how vital / important are trade tech in land battles ? are they necessary ? or we can survive just fine without them

Ferrolio
03-29-2018

As far as I know, its only function is for the usage of item techs.

They are definitely not vital in land battle. You could get by perfectly fine without ever picking up this skill.

However, if you want to truly master land battle, or are a serial dungeoneer - you will find it helpful in this regard.

Keep in mind you will need higher ranks of Frugality, at least to first learn the higher rank item techs. You can ditch Frugality after that.

Juicebox
03-29-2018

Merchandise knowledge increases the multiplier so that item techs do more damage or last longer heal more etc...

The item techs can be useful if you like to fight unarmed to save dura by doing tons of damage with very cheap easy to find items but imo other than that meh...

The REAL use for this skill is to use it to learn trade techs for your original master tech. This will allow you to do infinite evasion or buff attack/defense or use them to augment other original master techs. Infinite evasion is the creme de la creme of land battle.

Good luck landlubbers lol

Amuroray
03-29-2018

i see , btw how do you know npc ship lvl ? in land battle you can see their lvl but not at sea

Scara
05-05-2022

I am committed to progressing this skill, and the least we can say is that it is going to be long.

Each use of a technique is worth 1 point. The maximum in a single fight is 15 points. Each effective use of a consumable fills the charging sword on top of the screen(no progression if a heal is applied while the life bar is full), it takes 13 to get to rank 2.

The main pitfall is the number of consumables, only 4. Once used, you have to wait for them to recharge to continue.

For some efficiency, I place myself between 2 npc and I switch from one to the other using the lightest consumables once per fight then retreat.

I use this ones without any equipment on.
adhesive-oil
ointments
taheboo juice
tonic

note: I noticed a smaller gauge in combat than indicated in the description of the consumable. For example, adhesive oil is 30 instead of 40, tonic is 37 instead of 50.
As I fight without equipment, I guess it's an effect of the skill. I am rank 7.

(google translated)

Govinda
09-25-2024

+1 Head British-style White Brim (female)