Research - Am I doing it right?

[Galacticus]

From the Wiki :


"What is the skill cap?"

Research is a level restricted skill. As such, your max skill is: (Level - 15) x 5





For a level 34 (34-15) x 5 = 95

At level 34 my research only pet spell trivializes at 120

For a level 39 (39-15) x 5 = 120




So if I understand this correctly, I cant create my level 34 pet spell until I reach level 39 because of the skill cap, at which point I can already purchase a brand new level 39 spell from a vendor better then that research pet makine it useless.

Whats the point of that? Am I missing something?