I had to register just to post this complaint. I feel this is a totally unfair change as Stardust/Moonstones and Bones are a very common ingredient + multiple vendors sell Pixie Dust including one that restocks 4+ regularly making it a very common ingredient, yet Witchcraft represents only 1/5 of the magic tree.
Given the difficulty of finding skill books, with the RNG factor included, I specifically leveled Crafting to [5] to make skill books so I can actually access skills at the appropriate level.
Now that its locked behind Essences which are exceptionally rare and very useful elsewhere, it seems that the only way to balance it out is the reverse the change back to where it was... or... add a new way to create essences?
Maybe Pixie Dust + Fire Resistance Potion = Fire Essence
Just a thought to help balance it back out without just adding them as a common vendor sell... Please fix... having skills gated behind book RNG isn't fun IMO... at least through crafting I could "discover" them with a little effort.
