hey, 3 questions, neither i can't find a straight answer too

1) is there anywhere to simpyl buy skills?

2) how do i "apraise" my scrolls, weapons, etc that say unverified?

3) when i equip some items, it does apparently equip it, but then after it on, there a red circle slash through it, what's that mean?

thanks

1) Yes. Skill trainers are available in several towns. You need to have available skill points and gold for the transaction. There is a trainer in Ember Camp who has every skill (except the elites) available.
2) I assume you mean "unidentified", not "unverified". Buy an identification kit from a merchant, open your inventory, double-click the kit, and then click on the item that you want to identify.
3) It's not really equipped. If, for example, you have a one-handed weapon and an off-hand item equipped, and then try to equip a two-handed weapon in your main hand, the off-hand will still appear equipped, but it really isn't.

For future reference, there is a comprehensive search function available, and I believe that answers to all your questions can be found by using it. Search can be your best friend...

1. Skill trainer. You find them in most towns (not mission outposts).

2. Identifying items requires an Identification Kit bought from regular merchants, which are in both towns and outposts.

3. Red circle slash through it means you're equipping an offhand item, like a focus or shield, but since your currently equipped weapon is two-handed, you can't use it and so it has no effect.

EDIT: I'm slow, and I doubt searching would pull up all of these questions. At least it's not like armor absorption or IWAY.

1- you can buy skills in a couple of place in post-searing. Skills seller NPC have [skill] in their name.

2- You can buy an Identification Kit at every merchant to identify your items. To use it, you double click on the kit and then click on the item to identify.

3- You are probably wearing a 2handed weapon with an off-hand item. So the off-hand item is unavailable unless you change to 1 handed weapon.

and im slower than you i guess

i tried using search, but none answer my question directly
thanks for the help guys, that makes alot more sense.
the flash map on this site says null everywhere i go, is it down or something?

oh, and i forgot to ask
4) when i click the overheard map in the upper-right area, it flashes red, or makes white lines if i drag, what exactly is this used for?

4) Used to "ping" a location so your teammates can see where you want them to go (or what you want them to attack), and the lines are used to show your team where to go.

The red dots and lines show up on everybody's map on your team.

When you click the radar, it will flash red. This is to basically tell "something" to your party, like to go there or there is a monster here etc.

When you drag on the radar you will be able to draw lines which your party can also see in their radar. This is mostly used to map out the path where you and your party would be trekking. I mainly use this for creating smileys. LOL!

ah cool

thanks for all your help people
if there anymore question, i'll search then ask again

Your best bet is to get all the skills you can from quests. You'll thank me for the extra skill points later.

For instance, on my necro, I bought most of the skills. I have 3 extra skill points. On my ele, I bought the bare minimum. I have about 23 extra skill points. Both are around the same experience.

what's so good about having extra skill points?

Having extra skill points means that you'll have them if you want to cap elites. It takes 1 skill point for each elite. Also for the new chapter you might want some extra ones in case of new skills being released. Plus if you change secondary professions, you'll have the extra skill points to buy/cap different skills when you need them for your build.