You're totally right, but remember. we don't want the game to be TOO much like WoW.  An idea i had for skills like this is to have it like a minigame, where you heat your sword till it's malleable and then have a timing-based little game where hammering the sword too much or too little (to prevent mastery, make it a RNG for the perfect amount) will worsen the blade, but if you're closer to the "sweet spot" it either stays the same or gains small bonuses for a period of time

Actually, i'm using Windows XP Home (32-bit) with I believe SP3. I'm using a Logitech cordless mouse that works fine for every other game, but won't target an NPC when i click directly on one. If add-ons (like the Steam OverlayUI or Xfire) will screw that up, i'll be sure to close out before i play.