I wouldn't recommend saying "wala" again, the point would've been made without butchering the language!
As for skillbooks themselves I do agree the system has drawbacks, but ultimately one of the best games of the last 20 years had an interesting skill mechanic - Guild Wars.
Regarding someone foolishly proclaiming the game is "dumbed down" with a system that rewards players for being intelligent with their resources (in this case, skill points and which skills to take) is akin to believing that a classless system requires fewer brain cells activating in sequence. The classless system is just fine and worked out fairly well - obviously a few more companions would've been a boon but still, the game is enjoyable and those feeling it's "dumbed down" should stick to Sudoku to increase their brainpower.
