The skill system has some other problems than just specialization. Many of the thieving skills are made unnecessary by the quick-save function. With many chests, traps and even some encounters, you can keep reloading and retrying until you?ve picked the chest?s lock, found the trap or met a monster you can destroy. Money is plentiful, so diplomacy is the only non-combat skill that will serve a character especially well. Combat is real-time, and although it is pause-able, ranged magic and missile weapons aren?t nearly as entertaining as they are in a turn-based system. Enemies close so rapidly that using distance attacks is just an additional challenge. Worse yet, diplomacy becomes outmoded after the early part of the game.​