Concentration, Balance, Jump - how many SP's?

[GuntherBovine]

I came across the Is Concentration a Useless Feat? thread where the Concentration, Balance and Jump skills were discussed and I became less enlightened reading it. What is a good number of skill points to invest in each of these skills? Max Concentration, Jump to 10 with Str Mod and ??? in Balance?

[Impaqt]

A Wizard doesnt need to put ANY points in Jump. Jump items are plentiful and do stack with the spell. If for some reason you need to get that "40" Cast the spell and equip a +10 Item.

Balance is also not that important when all is said and done. It does NOT stop you from getting knocked down. It helps you get back up "faster" but in reality, most knock down effects have a very short duration nowadays. It expires in 3-6 seconds.

Concentration is it. makes you less reliant on Quicken and provides a buffer for scroll usage.

[fox5s]

Max concentration. Get jump with your str mod to +10 if you don't want to rely on items. Balance if you want to get up in 2 seconds rather than 6. Or if you like walking through grease. It's also a defense against things using the trip/improved trip maneuver.