There is something about perks progressions that i don't like, because they are wasted, this is not the issue of useful or not useful, but wasted or not wasted

For example, Heavy Armor perk, Fist of Steel, it is a waste perk for anyone who wear heavy armor and using weapon. The player wasting one level up to pick that to get Cushioned and Conditioning. It should be separated from the branch

Another one is Backstab in Sneak, it only benefit the one who use dagger, it is wasted perk for Archers who don't want to use dagger in sneak attack, it should be separated from the branch. The archer player wasting one level up to pick that to get Deadly Aim. Dagger backstabber player wasting one level up picking Deadly Aim to get Assassin Blade

Some perks are perfectly separated from the main branch for certain type of game-play like Dual Fury in One Handed and Dual Casting in magic, so for the one who favor these can choose a special branch in the tree.

Why some are forced upon the player while some others are not? Perk point is expensive commodity in this game because we only have one in each level up, to have some we not used but have to pick it to get the higher level we want to use is a waste

because it's funner, less linear, and encourages more diverse gameplay?

Picking perks you aren't going to use is fun? Well whatever floats your boat I guess.

is it because they HAVE TO follow the background picture? The Snake, Helmet, Anvil...and so they set the perk is like that

Well if you put it that way
I usually mess around with perks I get while on the way to something more important.

It's easy to complain that a problem exists, but do you actually have a better suggestion?

To level up one level is not easy especially in higher level...so one perk point is crucial in those time, then it is wasted on perk we never use because we have to take it to get the other perk we want to use.

It is better those wasted perks invested in other perks we will use


Separate the branch like any other special perks like Dual Fury and Dual Casting

I agree. I hate fists of steel. I also hate how in enchanting it goes Fire, Frost, Lightning, I only want Frost to go on my Stahlrim, but I have to take all three to get to the 100 skill point perks.