Alright so lemme tell you how I totally messed up understanding skills in Palworld yesterday. Buckle up, it’s a story about confusion, waste, and a spilled coffee.
Woke up super early, grabbed my coffee, fired up Palworld thinking today’s the day I optimize my team. Saw this Anubis I caught had like, three different skills listed – “Workaholic”, “Serious”, and “Power Shot”. Dumb me assumed they all just… worked, y’know? Like free buffs.
Big mistake number one.
Took this Anubis to mine some ore. Felt good! Saw ore chunks flying everywhere. But then… I needed stone for a project. Swapped Anubis out for my Dumud, expecting that “Miner Foreman” thing Dumud had to kick in and make my other Pals work faster. Nothing happened. Stone gathering felt painfully slow. “Is it broken?” I mumbled. Stared at Dumud’s skill list. “Miner Foreman” just sat there. Why wasn’t it working? My coffee started getting cold.
Turns out I confused Active Skills with Passive Skills like a total newbie. Here’s the messy part:
- That “Miner Foreman” on Dumud? It’s a Partner Skill – an Active one. You gotta actually throw Dumud out of its sphere for it to work! It doesn’t just passively help your other Pals while Dumud’s chilling in your party.
- The skills listed under Anubis? “Workaholic” and “Serious” are Passive Skills. They do just work all the time, anywhere, no button presses needed. “Power Shot” though? That’s an Active Attack Skill. Anubis only uses that one during battles when I command it to fight.
Felt like a slap in the face. All that coffee buzz wasted. Spilled the rest trying to process this.
So Here’s the Painful Difference I Learned (The Hard Way):
- Passive Skills: Like “Work Slave”, “Swift Runner”, “Diet Lover”. Stuff that’s always on. Your Pal has it? It works. Period. Free bonus. Sit back, relax, maybe sip that coffee without spilling it.
- Active Skills: This is where it gets tricky. Think Partner Skills like Dumud’s “Miner Foreman” or Daedream’s “Dark Mistress” and Attack Skills like “Power Shot” or “Bubble Blast”. These DON’T just happen. You gotta DO something:
- Throw Pal Out (Partner Skill): Press F. Seriously. Just press F to activate that mining boost or flying taxi or whatever. It needs Pal physically present and summoned.
- Command in Battle (Attack Skill) Make your Pal actually fight, then press the button for that specific move. Not fighting? Not using it.
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Why does this suck? ‘Cause I wasted good Pal Fruits! Farmed like a madman for some “Motivational Leader” fruits thinking it’d buff my whole base passively. Fed ’em to my Anubis… waited… nothing changed. Turns out “Motivational Leader” is another Partner Skill! So it only works if I throw that specific Anubis out of its ball to stand next to my workers. Totally useless unless I wanna micromanage it constantly. Total waste of time and fruit. My base efficiency still sucks.
It hit me later, the UI doesn’t scream “ACTIVE – PRESS BUTTON DUMMY” vs “PASSIVE”. You gotta kinda… know. Or learn the hard way. Feels like coding sometimes, honestly. Left hand doesn’t know what the right hand’s doing. You think you got this powerful buff, but nope, you forgot to hit the darn key. Spent my whole gaming session trying to make my Pals smarter, only to figure out I’m the one needing the upgrade. Still cleaning coffee off my keyboard.