The Lore has cerebral implants that are linked to the Arkship's database. You get the skil ltraining by "downloading" data. The real question is, if the Devs will implement a skillpoints maximum capacity, so we can avoid having people who are pilots / gunners / heavy assault trained,/ Power Armor wearing / Jet-pack using / hacking masters / haulers, cause that is not something normal, that's Steven Seagal levels of ridiculousness (and make new players pretty much impossible to ever hoping on catching up to veterans in skillpoints).
The system is fine, it requires no "grinding levels", but it needs a cap, so people can feel specialised instead of "golly, now I can be a trader in power armor, sweet!" It takes away from "specialisation" by a lot, and the role part of the RPG feels more of a "welp, you can be DaVinci^infinity."
So, you were only looking to play the game for a short period of time ?
I can understand why this system is frustrating for you then.
For the player looking at the game as an evergoing long term adventure, like EvE and other persistent mmos, their is absolutely no problem with the DAC/PLEX system running as an alternative to the monthly subscription.
As a player not infusing $$$ into the game , you would still be able to earn money otherwise using the game mechanics.
As long as it is not possible to progress your skills faster using money, DU can't be "pay-to-win".
Beodrick reacted to Anaximander in Skill Training