[Official] Diablo III Information and Discussion Thread - Page 214

Originally Posted by Crazy9000 

I didn't really understand the skill system in the bit of beta I played. It seemed setup so that I can only put one point in every skill, and I get every skill eventually?

Originally Posted by Crazy9000 

I didn't really understand the skill system in the bit of beta I played. It seemed setup so that I can only put one point in every skill, and I get every skill eventually?

Originally Posted by firestorm1 

at first i was

then i saw the second pic.

Originally Posted by eternallydead 

You get a primary and secondary attack, then 4 other skills you can have active at once. You can choose the different abilities you want, but they need to match the criteria (ie you can't have 2 primary attacks). In addition youunlock runes that modify the said skills, they all unlock as you level up.
BTW, not in beta, but this is what I have learned from playing around with the skill calc.

Originally Posted by Bobotheklown 

This is how it works as default.
You can turn on elective mode in options so you can have 6 primary attacks if you really want. Elective mode will let you place any skill in any slot.