Useless Skill

Overview

A Useless Skill is a skill that has little or no appreciable usefulness. While some skills have been useless since their introduction, through publishes or expansions they may be made useful. The reverse may also happen, also known as nerfing.

Current Useless Skills

• Begging
• Camping
• Forensic Evaluation
• Item Identification
• Taste Identification

Past Useless Skills

• Arms Lore - Initially provided information on weapons and armor, but with Publish 44 imparts additional bonus properties to crafted weapons and armor.
• Evaluating Intelligence - Originally provided information on the target's Intelligence and available mana, but now imparts additional spell damage.
• Spirit Speak - Previously only allowed a character to understand what another dead player's ghost was saying (instead of 'OooOO oOOooOo ooo'), but with the introduction of Necromancy allows for mana regeneration either from the character's health or from corpses.