Hello and welcome.
ThatGamerBrad wrote:
I don't like the little bar at the bottom of my screen and don't plan on using it any time soon, either...
Probably just going to stick to skilling for a while
If by little bar you mean action bar that's the only thing I could actually appreciate about the EoC aside from dual-wielding (in some aspects).
I would recommend skilling just to get warmed up. You can use the action bar to help you skill in some areas, so try using it. As for EoC in general, I hated it (what a warm welcome).
Best wishes.