20 Juil 2013, 07:51
Equipment should have a slight impact on skills from what I've seen with database editor (Table STA_equipment_delta_charac).
There is a -0.35 / +0.35 skill bonus for frames and wheels (- 0.35 is for 0 star rated equipment and +0.35 is for 6 stars rated one) and a -0.15 / +0.15 skill bonus for helmets.
This may mean that you will get a +0.35 x 2 + 0.15 = +0.85 skill bonus with all 6 stars rated equipments (frame, wheels and helmet). Not a big bonus though but don't forget that you suffer a -0.85 bonus with 0 stars rated equipment, therefore the gap between the worst and the best equipment is 0.85 x 2 = 1.70. These values can be modified with database editor but I've not tested any value change.
Supposed equipment impact with a 70 skill in mountain:
With 0 star rated equipments in mountain (frame, wheels, helmet): Skill is 70 -0.85 = 69.15
With 3 stars rated equipments in mountain (frame, wheels, helmet): Skill is 70 + 0 = 70
With 6 stars rated equipments in mountain (frame, wheels, helmet): Skill is 70 +0.85 = 70.85