Skill Discussions

That skill only got released because of a bug, so that's no argument.

Many of you have found this out the hard way, but it's always best to take tentative steps into a field and play around with it for a while before you devote large amounts of time to training it. I found mining in a frigate enjoyable, so I kept training the mining skills as long as I kept mining. Eventually I found myself in a retriever, and was making a fair income with an easy job. I decided to tone it down for a while and spend my training in other things--any time I felt like mining I had at least the retriever to fall back on. More recently I mapped my attributes toward perception and willpower and that would be perfect for training mining barge 5, but I just don't mine much anymore so I think I'll hold off on that for a while. I've trained all tech 1 subcapital ships, and have enjoyed trying out all the different race's styles. As of yet, I haven't been able to commit to even one race, so I'm training my tech 2 skills across the board. Sure, I can't use very many tech 2 weapons, but tech 1 is alright. I can still get the same fun value, even if my ships are a bit less effective. And there's always a ship design at arms reach that I haven't even flown yet.

Try cross-training a bit guys. I guarantee you it won't hurt as much as wasted skillpoints on a profession you don't even like...and it also ensures you'll always have access to the things that are overpowered in any given expansion. I got a megathron after Crucible came out. Good times.

Interesting. My main can use a retriever and t2 spodumain crystals. I don't regret it no matter how little mining I do, because I can always do it any time I want to.
I was uncertain at first about training spodumain processing to 4, but I finally gave in and did it. Perhaps someday CCP will buff spodumain enough that it's worth mining.

I honestly think PI isn't a waste at all. It's little a small money printing machine. Sure, some occasional trips here and there, but I find it worth it;
CCU Lv4
IC Lv 3 (I feel like getting it to level 4, 3d 8h isn't long)
Planetology Lv2
RS Lv3

If you can find decent hotspots, and have 2 advanced plants going, filling at a constant rate, you could earn 100 mil without do much at all. Sure, that isn't a lot, it's more of a bonus.

But the skill I wish I never trained?
Negotiation Lv2
Social Lv2
Missiles (I got drones) --> 5k SP
Remote Armor Repair Systems Lv2 (The **** was I thinking?)
Small Projectile Turret Lv 3
Medium Projectile Turret Lv 1 (I don't use Projectile turrets....)
Shield Emission Systems Lv 2
Energy Weapon Rigging Lv 1

I don't do missions, I don't support through defenses, and I sure as hell don't use turrets all that often... So much wasted time QQ

Defender Missiles... yeah...

Fighters
Projected Electronic Counter Measures
Capital Hybrid Turrets
Capital Repair Systems
Jump Drive Calibration
Jump Drive Operation
Jump Fuel Conservation

Basically any capital skill. I don't use capitals. Never will. Wish I could reallocate those skills into something I do use.
I know they could be useful if I ever do decide to use capitals, but there's a near 0% chance that will happen.

lowsec PI was decent until CCP decided to kill it by introducing POCOs.

I trained every PI "skill" to L5 on my main and two other alts... Oh the fail.

Gallente BS... dunno why...

Omber Processing

While I am a refiner by trade and use the rest of my processing skills often... why I even spent a single skillpoint for Omber is beyond me. I don't trade in it, and I certainly would never willingly strap on Omber mining crystals to my poor Retriever and actually waste time mining the stuff. Heck, I escaped Minmatar space and moved to Amarr to get away from it. Granted, Kernite isn't a gold mine either, but Pyrox on the other hand...