sinkingship

that's a real tall order for someone coming into the game blind. I don't even know what half these stats mean or how they interact with eachother. I don't know how many points I have to work with total (since some come from quests and sources other than levels). On top of that I'm only midway through level 30 - it's a long way from endgame so abilities that are useful now might not be useful at higher levels, I can't judge what's good or not good with my limited perspective. And worst of all I can't afford to experiment or test things myself because the only way to re-spec is through a cash shop item. It's a real frustrating conundrum.

hmm i notice now how old the OP is... that's unfortunate. Is there anywhere else I could look to find a guideline for how to use my ripper specialization points?

I've been playing this game, made a whipper and am following this guide but can anyone tell me why the skill list in the guide and the one in the game seem different? Like the guide says put "Flame Whip 16/16" but my flame whip in game has 18 slots. More importantly, the guide says to skip "Whip it good" and "Brutal scourge" but then says to take the next parts of that chain of skills that require them as a prerequisite... same with "ultimate soul shield" and "defender's might" I'm not sure what's going on. Is there something that unlocks at higher levels that changes my skill sheet to match the one in the guide or something?