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They are awesome and there are lots of different combinations that you can use them. They are great for syncing up all 4 fingers with 4 pick strokes, but as mentioned above - use different types of exercises to "trick" the fingers and keep them guessing.
Chromatics are great for warming up, but neo classical progressions are very good for the coordination of both pick and hand.
The sky is the limit.
Are you going for acoustic or electric guitar? in my opinion acoustic's are just difficult to play on for beginners so if you go this route I would suggest getting a cheaper classical guitar or anything that has nylon strings - they sound killer too.
If its an electric, try them all out, maybe even standing up. Then take it in order and don't be afraid to mess around and make some noise!
Roger is right.
Talent is a very small part of it. Now when it comes to creativity, talent definitely has a place, but I think that you can develop your own sense of talent in that area.
I'm happy for your progress, just don't forget to work with the small things as well. Work on your smaller techniques and accents, like vibrato, bends, harmonics, etc
- Develop your own style, formulate your own opinions about how a song should have sounded, or how you would have played it.
This was Randy Rhode's approach to guitar playing, and I think it works beautifully. Best of luck to you my friend - the guitar is such a rewarding, and joyful addiction 
Chromatic's are a great way to get started, because they build up good syncopation, but what it means is that if you plan on playing four notes per string very fast, then it will work great, but if you don't want to restrict yourself, then you need to work on other things as well.
Let's say two notes per string, then four on the next, three on the next one, etc. Or maybe string skipping or pedal tone passages.
Even if you get really fast, you really have to break everything down, and account for everything. If you start thinking like this, you'll start to see all sorts of combinations of notes and strings that you can work with.
A lot of guitar players can play fast, but they can only play certain types of runs fast unfortunately. Try and think about how you can mix things up to improve your accuracy. Hope this helps
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