When we say our decisions matter, we mean that in a way that has a consequence. Not being able to change your mind after investing 10 million SP into scouts is a consequence. You are stuck with the scout suit skills and thus have to grind more SP to cross train into something else.

offering a respec once all suits and weapons are done isnt a bad idea at all. it would instantly create more variation on the field (instead of everyone running around with AR in one of the current suits) and balancing could be done faster (cause you dont have to wait till enough people get SP into specific weapons to collect meaningful statistics).

so your saying.... I don't matter?

And I noticed that the people that oppose a respec either don't like FotM or they think that their decisions matter. Well, I've already made a thread about my opinion of FotM, so I won't bother to repeat myself, but I have to ask people why exactly they think their decisions matter?

I mean, if I decide to use my most expensive gear, how does that decision matter? Increases my chances of winning? Too bad I don't get any better rewards from winning over losing. An empty reward if I have ever seen one.

If I had decided to spec into assault, scout, or heavy, does that decision matter? Not really, I am just one more to add to the crowd.

If I decide to use my good equipment, like my 80% nanite injector, does it reward me over using the militia variant? No, it actually penalizes me.(But that's a discussion for another thread)

I'm just wondering where everyone gets the idea that decisions matter in this stage of the game. Maybe this stuff will be different in the future, but right now decisions don't mean much of anything.

this stage of the game.

99% of respec threads are about dropsuit changes.

This is because having to spend 2.5 million SP before you can start using a suit is poor game design.

Tiericide dropsuits and I bet 95% of respec threads will disappear overnight.

In my opinion in not ready for a respec and don't really want one. If one where to happen I wouldn't cry about it . I have 11 mil sp I rarely spend sp without crunching the numbers or talking to a corp mate about what I'm doing. Also think what the next thing in going to get is be for I have the sp, then I rationalize if it will help or flop. Not saying I don't like wasting sp on needles things like PC or Sr and active scanners (witch are amazing)but I always put thought into what I need over what I want . Just be smart with your sp build you core before getting another proto or new weapons.use your head

You can actually skill into them with like 500k or something. That's when you start using racial suits. You use them while you earn SP to get the stronger advanced suit and even more to reach the assault. This is great game design.

Poor game design is giving out the top tier builds to start with.

And I noticed that the people that oppose a respec either don't like FotM or they think that their decisions matter. Well, I've already made a thread about my opinion of FotM, so I won't bother to repeat myself, but I have to ask people why exactly they think their decisions matter?

I mean, if I decide to use my most expensive gear, how does that decision matter? Increases my chances of winning? Too bad I don't get any better rewards from winning over losing. An empty reward if I have ever seen one.

If I had decided to spec into assault, scout, or heavy, does that decision matter? Not really, I am just one more to add to the crowd.

If I decide to use my good equipment, like my 80% nanite injector, does it reward me over using the militia variant? No, it actually penalizes me.(But that's a discussion for another thread)

I'm just wondering where everyone gets the idea that decisions matter in this stage of the game. Maybe this stuff will be different in the future, but right now decisions don't mean much of anything.

I'll be your big spoon bro.dont worry

This is my only exceptional reason for a respec (besides CCP restructuring things).
All basic racial things need to come out before they get even more specialized with suit types (COUGH COUGH, Commando suit)

Everything else, no. If you spec into something all the way, and then decide you don't like it anymore, oh well. spec'd into shields at level five because I'm an armor tanker and the wave of Massdriver 1.3 was a huge toll on my armor suit. so I had to convert it to a ****** shield suit. Now massdriver and explosives aren't present 98.6% of the time (now 76% of the time) and I don't need to stack shields on my suit anymore.

Am I bitching about a respec?

No, Even though I spent more than 2 million SP to get both shield skills up it was worth it not to die constantly from no skill explosive scrubs left and right.

That's what I'm sure a previous poster was talking about when he said everything has a consequence.

But when the game is still being perfected why should that 2.5 million someone spent go to waste when a huge change in gameplay takes place (new build/nerf)?

It's getting to the point I've had to go in so many directions from all the changes that I'm pretty insulated, but I'm not sure they have enough positive capital built up to pull off a HTFU mindset.

I'd rather see a more forgiving approach until the game is on more stable ground.