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Lived Through the Heat Death
In the BIS feedback forum ornahum asked "Is it just me or is Van Buren going to be focused more on the skills part of the PC and not the stats?" getting this answer from J.E. Sawyer:
<blockquote>In my opinion, future Fallout titles should condense all "skill++" perks into one perk called "Specialize" with sub-perks, much like Gain. They're pretty boring perks, and there's no need for a zillion of them.</blockquote>
So Doomsayer/Visceris made a pertinent question:
<blockquote>Kind of like the "+2 to <skill> and +2 to <skill>" feats in d20 Modern/DnD 3.5e?</blockquote>
Sawyer replied this:
<blockquote> I would rather have one perk called Specialize, similar to the 3E feat Skill Focus, than a few dozen little sub-perks that give bonuses to a couple of skills. Perks that actually allow the character to use their skills in a different way are usually more interesting than a perk that justs raises your skill; that's what skill points are for.</blockquote>
Link: Thread on the BIS feedback forum
<blockquote>In my opinion, future Fallout titles should condense all "skill++" perks into one perk called "Specialize" with sub-perks, much like Gain. They're pretty boring perks, and there's no need for a zillion of them.</blockquote>
So Doomsayer/Visceris made a pertinent question:
<blockquote>Kind of like the "+2 to <skill> and +2 to <skill>" feats in d20 Modern/DnD 3.5e?</blockquote>
Sawyer replied this:
<blockquote> I would rather have one perk called Specialize, similar to the 3E feat Skill Focus, than a few dozen little sub-perks that give bonuses to a couple of skills. Perks that actually allow the character to use their skills in a different way are usually more interesting than a perk that justs raises your skill; that's what skill points are for.</blockquote>
Link: Thread on the BIS feedback forum