I had noticed that every skill i picked was unuseable..it actually made me laugh by chance that I picked all the wrong skills for alpha but i suppose it doesn't matter that much since characters will be wiped eventually. It's not that the skills dont work-the vendors simply didnt sell any items i could use.
I picked shape shifting,lance,summoning,protective magic(non elemental) & plate armor-which I wasn't sure if its compatible with shifting. I know i pick a odd mix but i figured it would be good for every situation with self buffs/armor/lance/summons & the ability to shift when needed(even if i have to take off my armor). I'm looking forward to later alpha when i can test these skills.
BTW i have gotten my hand to hand up to 13 since i couldn't use weapons hehe..

I fell into the same trap, needless to say, my second character can use it all in the alpha so I could test it out...