I use a spear and have 5 points invested in that...I also have a point in cooking and a point in prescription....do I have to invest my points in one or the other????? I want to craft but will I still be able to hold my own with a good spear? Thanks for the help.

well u get one skill point with every level so if u thing about it when u get to level 100 ull have 100 skill points which will take a long time. Remember that all the skills only require 30 skill points max cause that is the max amount of books that u can read for one certain skill so, when u are level 60 u can be a craft. at the begining u shouldnt worry about production. just level your spear skill for now.

If u need help add me as your mentor if u still can. Im willing to help u. Prett Alt+T then find my name and choose me as your mentor. =D

im pretty much level 20 already boss....sorry...maybe my next char. lol.....ok cool...well thank you very much

Try to specialise.
It's okay to fiddle around abit as a new player, but when you become more serious and interested in the game you would want to have one character for hunting and one character for productions alone mostly. It's a rather flexible build, earning your keep while enjoying the leveling times. That is, if you enjoy the leveling, heh.

yeah the leveling is fine...I just want to craft and be able to hold my own when hunting

a bit related to this, how do you get the skills listed under 'additional battle skills' ? for example, for bow-users, we get something like improve range skill there. but the thing is, i can't find any means to add a skill point to that one. been checking the market for books but can't find any book that says anything about improving range ~_~

yes i would like to know about this as well

additional combat skills aren't implemented in the current goonzu yet. it wasn't in the previous server too...