Is there any point in having low skill scores?

[DigitalDemon]

So, I'm planning to roll a Mindstalker, and it's going to be my Stealth and Mechanics specialist, just like my plain Cipher was in the first game. However, I'm still undecided about the background. Is there any point in picking up backgrounds that provide bonuses to my non-primary skills? For instance, Mindstalker already has 2 points in Bluff, 1 in Streetwise and 1 in Sleight of Hand. If I choose the Drifter background for roleplaying purposes, I'll get a bonus point in each of  those skills... but I'm not planning to invest any more points in them, at least not until I max out Mechanics and Stealth. So, will those points be completely wasted past the early game, or will there be any practical use for such skills in late game? IIRC, PoE1 was all about min-maxing skills, so I'm wondering whether anything has changed in PoE2...

[Voss]

It seems even more about min\maxing skills, not sure if their is a ceiling or not.

 

The stray points from class and background will contribute to other character's checks, but obviously its better if you can start your focused skills at 2 or 3.

 

I'm not sure stealth and mechanics works, by the way. At 1 point per level one or both may well fall behind.

[Enoch]

I'm not sure stealth and mechanics works, by the way. At 1 point per level one or both may well fall behind.

For what it's worth, the pre-release stream that featured a high-level area had traps that were disarmed with Mechanics of only 12 or so. 

[DigitalDemon]

Got it. Then I guess I'm gonna be a Raider from the Deadfire Archipelago

 

Update: But hold on a sec... Just hit my first level-up, and got 1 active and 1 passive skill point. Will it continue like that every level? If so, then there seems to be no point in having TWO primary skills with both in the Active category, as there simply won't be enough skill points to properly level them both. Sorry if it's a stupid question, but there's no info on the skill point allocation per level in the PoE2 Wiki, and I haven't been able to find it anywhere else on the Net...

Edited May 9, 2018 by DigitalDemon