Maybe is because English is not my first language but I'm somewhat confused on how the talent tree works.

Let say I'm a BH with the Assassin specialization. Is legal to buy Grit, then Precise Aim and then Jump Up without getting Lethal Blows?

Thanks in advance for your answers.

To start with, you need to buy a Talent that is in the top row of the Talent Tree. After that you can buy any Talent that is either in the top row, or connected to a Talent you already bought.

As such, the example you use is totally possible. You are very much allowed to get Grit, then Precise Aim, then Jump Up. You don't have to get Lethal Blows.

After you get Jump Up, you could go right and get Quick Strike, or down and get Stalker, or you could go down from Precise Aim and get Targeted Blow, or you could start at the top again and get Dodge.

Of course you must have the correct amount of XP to purchase each Talent.

Get it?

Yes.

As long as there is at least one connection line to the talent, you can get it.

Cool, is it not!

Awesome! That's how I understood it but for some reason I doubt myself. Thanks!

A DIFFERENT Talent question dealing with the broken lines in some of the trees.

Mine is a Technician : Slicer.

I bought technical aptitude I (Cost 5) which is not connected to anything.

Can I purchase Technical aptitude II (cost 10)?

My reasoning is ... It is on the 2nd row and not connected to anything on row 1. If i wanted to be "technical" about it I could buy Technical Aptitude II with out buying Technical Aptitude I but I would only get the benefit of having one rank in the talent (but for a more expensive price)

Likewise I could NOT get Grit II without getting one of the talents to its left or right... ?

am I understanding this correctly.

A DIFFERENT Talent question dealing with the broken lines in some of the trees.

Mine is a Technician : Slicer.

I bought technical aptitude I (Cost 5) which is not connected to anything.

Can I purchase Technical aptitude II (cost 10)?

My reasoning is ... It is on the 2nd row and not connected to anything on row 1. If i wanted to be "technical" about it I could buy Technical Aptitude II with out buying Technical Aptitude I but I would only get the benefit of having one rank in the talent (but for a more expensive price)

Likewise I could NOT get Grit II without getting one of the talents to its left or right... ?

am I understanding this correctly.

You can only purchase the Technical Aptitude in Column 2, Row 2 after you've followed the line down from Codebreaker to Defensive Slicing, over to Improved Defensive Slicing, and then back up (see how the line works?). You do not need to have purchased the 5xp Technical Aptitude in Column 3, Row 1 (though the benefits do stack),

Same with the Grit talent in Column 3, Row 2; you need to follow the lines to purchase it, but you don't need the 5xp version in Column 2, Row 1.