I can see how some might view it that way. What is actually going on is for about a year or two after the game launched you couldn't unlearn skills at all. PoW was very much a hardcore gamer's game. We asked Nate for the ability to unlearn skills so we could change our builds around. When you unlearn with trophies or training points what you are getting in return is the ability to change your build which is huge; at least for us vets who remember the old days. There is a max of 100 skill points for a gladiator; I expect you'll be very happy to exchange trophies or training points for the ability to move skill points around down the road and then you'll really feel you are getting a lot of value in return.