This. Is. A. Game.

Anyone who takes this seriously enough to say you have to live with your decisions especially this game might want to take a little break and reflect on that...

I personally don't think we should be able to respec any time we want but, no one wants to stick with a particular skill set which can change at any time and be punished for it.

We just need one respec when everythinh has come out (Racial suits/weapons, ect...).

This is Life

I spent money

I should be able to change my skills around if the company changes the product.

People aren't asking for a refund, they just want to use thier hard earned SP for something worthwhile.

Nobody has superior foresight that they can predict the next random nerf or buff.

Until the game is finished respecs should occur.

This game will never be "Finished". You know how MMO RPGs never finish? yeah, like that.

If CCP can't stick with their decisions, we shouldn't have to stick with ours.

Why do people blame players for FOTM? CCP are the ones that create unbalanced weapons and are stupid enough to release it to the community with no testing. Why should any players pay for the mistakes that CCP makes?

Mobius I gotta disagree with you on this one.

I don't think respecs are going to break or destroy the game.

The purpose isn't for FOTM it's to allow people to fix errors they made when spending SP.

I have scramble lvl 5 and AR lvl 5 and even though the scramble is buffed I'd like that SP back because I just don't like the weapon. More importantly, things like armor buffs on modules or new drop suits aren't FOTM they are game changing additions and people should be given the ability to spec into them.

Spent SP in unwanted skills is both a waste and unnecessary. Everybody isn't looking for an exploit some folks just want to alter their play style, with the significant changes that have been occurring with the new builds.

You want CCP to stick to their original decisions?

You want to be murdered by dual wielding flaylocks that can two shot you? You want to have impossible to kill tanks running about going 50/0? You want laser rifles killing you from hundreds of meters away just by swiping over you after being heated on a nearby piece of terrain? You want 1000ehp Cal logis stomping across the battlefield? How about the murder taxis? You really want all that? I can go on with the list of things that CCP has changed to make this game more playable for everyone if you like.

Do you really want to force CCP to give you some benefit just because they made changes to support the fun of the larger player base?

Mobius I gotta disagree with you on this one.

I don't think respecs are going to break or destroy the game.

The purpose isn't for FOTM it's to allow people to fix errors they made when spending SP.

I have scramble lvl 5 and AR lvl 5 and even though the scramble is buffed I'd like that SP back because I just don't like the weapon. More importantly, things like armor buffs on modules or new drop suits aren't FOTM they are game changing additions and people should be given the ability to spec into them.

Spent SP in unwanted skills is both a waste and unnecessary. Everybody isn't looking for an exploit some folks just want to alter their play style, with the significant changes that have been occurring with the new builds.

It is perfectly fine for you not to agree with me TcuBe3 but you are wrong. Players will abuse any respec system to skill into FOTM, even if you won't most others will and the results will be awful. I'm not going to say game ending because I'm not into that kind of doom and gloom but it will really suck for almost everone.

Think about your skill points in SR this way. They are an investment in the future not a mistake. Sure, you don't love using the SR now. That happens. A couple of months down the road though when you realize that you're coming up against a lot of people running shield heavy suits though you'll think, "Hey I can wipe the floor with all these sheild tankers using my SR," and then will immediately put together a fit and start cleaning house.

There are no wasted skill points in this game, or their won't be once all the equipment and skills are implemented. Any points you have misplaced now (and trust me we have all misplaced a few skill points) will pay out in the future when you decided that you do indeed need that [insert item you mistakenly skilled for here].

As to your complaint that you would like to be able to skill into the new equipment as it comes out this really isn't an issue that requires a respec. Just start saving up a couple of weeks in advance of each release. You'll quickly find yourself with enough sp to invest in the new goodies CCP makes available to you and all without sacrificing the skills you already have.

There is no such thing as wasted sp, just skills you don't understand the value of yet.

I'll say it before and I'll say it a million more times if I need to. No. No to respecs. No to your constant insistence that this bad idea is really a good one. No to the idea that it will help the player base, and no to your constant need for validation from the 3 people who agree with you.

All providing a respec will do is necessitate every player constantly rearranging their skills so that they are specced into the FOTM. The consequence of this would be a staggering decrease in weapon and equipment diversity, a phenomena we are already seeing with the ever increasing prevalence of assualt rifles, but one which would be so much worse with constant respecs. Imagine if you will every awful gamebreakingly OP thing that has happened recently. Now add to that the fact that with respecs every player would switch to that setup/weapon. What you get isn't a game at all. There would be no diversity and no fun. Just endless hordes of people using exactly the same gear in every fight.

If you are a new player you might think that this would give you a way to compete with the vets, but you are totally wrong. A player with 9 mil. sp will still only have 9 mil. sp specced into a build when the respec into a given FOTM. A vet with 22+ mil. sp will be much more capable with that build and, chances are, see the trend toward that build sooner meaning they will respec into it first. Vets have so much more invested in this game that any respec option only gives them a deeper advantage over new players.

Just drop your awful respec idea. Let it die and blow away like dust in the wind. Respecs would do nothing to make you a better player or the game more enjoyable. They would just ruin it for everyone.

I'll say it before and I'll say it a million more times if I need to. No. No to respecs. No to your constant insistence that this bad idea is really a good one. No to the idea that it will help the player base, and no to your constant need for validation from the 3 people who agree with you.

All providing a respec will do is necessitate every player constantly rearranging their skills so that they are specced into the FOTM. The consequence of this would be a staggering decrease in weapon and equipment diversity, a phenomena we are already seeing with the ever increasing prevalence of assualt rifles, but one which would be so much worse with constant respecs. Imagine if you will every awful gamebreakingly OP thing that has happened recently. Now add to that the fact that with respecs every player would switch to that setup/weapon. What you get isn't a game at all. There would be no diversity and no fun. Just endless hordes of people using exactly the same gear in every fight.

If you are a new player you might think that this would give you a way to compete with the vets, but you are totally wrong. A player with 9 mil. sp will still only have 9 mil. sp specced into a build when the respec into a given FOTM. A vet with 22+ mil. sp will be much more capable with that build and, chances are, see the trend toward that build sooner meaning they will respec into it first. Vets have so much more invested in this game that any respec option only gives them a deeper advantage over new players.

Just drop your awful respec idea. Let it die and blow away like dust in the wind. Respecs would do nothing to make you a better player or the game more enjoyable. They would just ruin it for everyone.

Still fighting for a respec!
Time and time again I'm told that's what they wanted a sort of consequence to spec'ing into different skills.
You have to live with the decisions you make.
But we make these skill choices based on the current information available and what we need them to do. We understand the consequences and figure ways around them!
Why then is CCP expanding the consequences?
All of a sudden there is ultra fine fine fine print saying differently!
If they want to keep making the consequences for the already chosen skills worse to the point you have to rework your entire class, why not give a respec?
You want players to keep spending money but breaking the skills they already invested in.
CCP plz for the love of God give ur head a shake, then another and another till you come to realize what's going on!

Seeing as CCP have said time and time again that no respecs would happen. IGÇÖve come up with a system to try and solve this issue with the idea of making those nerfed skilsl and gear worthy again...... Can be found here.

Now, tell me how someone related to me buying -50 shades of bullcrap-, with my money, is in any sort of way of value to me?

The concept of no respecs mean your are penalizing responsible AND irresponsible players alike for their decisions on gear and equipment.

A vet fully spec'd out in ARs isn't any better than a newer player fully spec'd in ARs. A respec isn't going to magically make either of them any better at ARs if they were fully spec'd to begin with!

Mobius I gotta disagree with you on this one.

I don't think respecs are going to break or destroy the game.

The purpose isn't for FOTM it's to allow people to fix errors they made when spending SP.

I have scramble lvl 5 and AR lvl 5 and even though the scramble is buffed I'd like that SP back because I just don't like the weapon. More importantly, things like armor buffs on modules or new drop suits aren't FOTM they are game changing additions and people should be given the ability to spec into them.

Spent SP in unwanted skills is both a waste and unnecessary. Everybody isn't looking for an exploit some folks just want to alter their play style, with the significant changes that have been occurring with the new builds.

LOL DONT U EVER LISTEN CCP SAID NOMORE RESPECS OK OK.

Poor sad blobs. CCP does not have POWER over their players. Players have power over gaming companiesTHe mere fact you DO think whatever a game company says its final its funny, ITs like Xbox one scrubs with their no game sharing + internet connection only policy, and THEY ARE MICROSOFT, a lot more powerful than CCP....WHAT PLAYER WANT IS ALL TAHT MATTERS, i mean if you want your game to be successful.... If The Player base request a respec with valid points , CCP will have to eventually give us one.

So, stop it. we already know what CCP said. We just dont care.

I have one question:

Why did you dump so much sp into SR before trying out the lvl 1 weapon?

Militia and basic equipment is there as a cheap (both ISK and - in the case of basic stuff - SP) way to try out a different play style. They can be effective so no need to spec proto just to try something out.

SP is easy enough to come by, just play the game and exercise patience before throwing your SP around.
Yes I have about 2mil SP in stuff I don't use. Do I want that back? Yes. Do I want respecs available? Not a chance in hell. They would be abused and create much more imbalance than we already have.