Aleksander Black
Immortal Retribution
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Posted - 2013.09.03 01:13:00 -
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Mechanized Infantry wrote:Stupid of CCP
Make respecting a AUR item and in game ability and make some money off it. Give players 1 respec token when you make major changes.
Instead it seems they want issues with there player base and are not concerned about losing some players..
This is so wrong in so many ways I can't even start. My head hurts. I'm in a bad mood. I'll try not to be rude here, but these thread titles just... sigh...
Ok, so, first of all, every single beta character had their SP reset with Uprising. There was an optional respec soon after that, but there is no way you missed the first one (the skills were changed). So don't say that you asked for a respec to "have the same opportunity as others" because you had the same opportunities as the others. Even more so having played in the Beta and having Millions of skill points to spend from day 1.
If you want to try out that new fancy Plasma Cannon (don't) just do as everyone else: spend some SP to try the standard version (in this specific example that's were you should stop really) and if you really like it spend some more to unlock adv, proto, proficiency etc.. You can also buy the aur versions to skip a step, maybe to see if it is really your thing or to get some more performance before the time, but they are never as good as if you skill up.
In 99% of the time you don't need to go proto on something to figure out if you like it. The basic versions are usually enough to get a feeling for the class/weapon/role, and they usually don't cost too much in SP. Albeit, I'll have to agree with you in that CCP could do a better job to let us experiment roles and weapons and let us find out what we want, this is true, but this does not justify selling respecs. And this brings us to the point, selling respecs.
So, it is painfully obvious that CCP could sell respecs with AUR and make money with it. Do you really, I mean, really think they haven't considered it? That they haven't thought about it? No, you don't. But you honestly don't seem to know why they don't do this, do you? Since you are so vehemently stating that they will lose players and that this is stupid, I'll guess you don't. So let's get down to it.
It's simple, really, and in the end it all boils down to game design. If you were to sell respecs you would sell less AUR items because people could go from unskilled in, let's say, Laser Rifles, to fully skilled in it, bypassing any advantage in acquiring the AUR versions. This could only be financially justified - losing some income to gain some other income - either if the difference were very substantial or if this change makes the game clearly better overall. It does neither. Actually, it would make the game clearly worse and therefore impact negatively in the finances.
Why do I say that if you are so eager to spend your money in respecs? Because while you may pay for one, or even two respecs, and then drop the game because everyone can respec at free will in such way that being good at something is merely expected I will be here paying for months and years to come to get really good at something in such way that I and others can truly appreciate it.
It's a question of game design and to which type of player you are trying to appeal. CCP focuses in creating a loyal player base and selling respecs simply won't do it. Selling respecs will give you a pontual joy for pontual players and ultimately harm the game when those very same players run out of things to insta respec into and leave it while a loyal player base would stay and grow if the game is well developed. Sure, this may be pretty frustrating at times, but it is necessary. It is frustrating because it matters, and because it matters it can prevail. Plus, read back my first paragraphs. You don't really need to spec all the way into something to figure it out.
Being able to get good at something while taking the time to do it, and knowing that other people can't simply insta switch to your specialty by paying adds more value to doing what you do. That's why Dropship pilots are so proud, that's why Scouts and Heavies stick with their classes with pride even when they are not doing well. Because that's what they do, that's what they are good at and they took the time and effort to master it. Letting someone just switch to maxed out in everything you suffered so much and trained so much to master is unfair since that person wouldn't be able to make the effort and/or be a part of that class in the first place.
As for CCP rebalances that theoretically strip your power to make meaningful choices... well I can only tell you that it's just common sense. If you use Logi to do something which it is not supposed to do, don't complain when it gets changed to actually do what it is supposed to do. If a sidearm is being more effective than many Light Weapons, don't complain when it gets in line with other sidearms just because you spent tons of SP in it. Being able to be smart or stupid with your SP is part of the game, and part of what makes it great. It may not appeal to everyone, but it appeal to those that are likely to stay.
Finally, I wonder why I never see a thread in, let's say "WoW", saying that Blizzard should let me turn my lvl 85 Warrior into a Mage just because I want to pay them to. I'm not really sure from where you guys are taking that this is a legit concept outside of special scenarios, but oh well...
Finally, sorry if I sounded rude or anything. Doom and gloom really makes me mad, as well as these melodramatic thread titles, specially right before 1.4. I really hope you can find your place in DUST 514 and enjoy the game with the rest of us, but if after all this you decide that this game isn't for you I will also understand.
I will not understand if you keep asking for respecs though. That would be all. |