This is a different game. Fps players are different. We don't like clicking in space to move around and "fly wile waiting for a month for a skill

Maybe try out those Omega Boosters...that's like a respec.

so what your saying is your a spoiled brat with no patience....noted. No wonder your whole corp turns into a group of howler monkies when you proto stomp.

I just want to keep spreading this out there. A 30 day omega gives you an extra 720,000 SP.

6 months would give you 4.3 mil SP for $192

Sounds like a great deal.

so what your saying is your a spoiled brat with no patience....noted. No wonder your whole corp turns into a group of howler monkies when you proto stomp.

Or perhaps they said F it because they are bored and decide to play a different game.

Don't talk to me about grinding. I don't need a RESPEC. Most vets don't either.

I'd LOVE to see a bunch of the 10 mil guys specialize in one suit with a couple deifferent weapons. Maybe there would be some tougher fights in pubs.

My question to CCP is that if they keep slacking on bringing in a new generation of players or don't increase the influx of fresh blood, what happens then? Everybody will max out and then what, the same ole, same ole, all the time. I agree with Kody, give an optional AURUM paid respec. What would be the harm in that?

You see, the problem here isn't the skill points. It's the quality of the content we currently have. Do you really think that having respecs would save the game even if we still only have 3 game modes and 9 maps? Sure, the new equipment and play style might make it more fun for a few months, but that isn't the answer. We need content that actually improves the game itself. Such as PVE, a player market, more rewards from PC and more viable weapons and armour than a medium suit and an AR.

Giving a respec in 1.5 or at least 1.6 would save the game for a lot of players
Personally I'd only change a few things I'd still be the same class. It's just over time you changed a lot and I don't need some skills and I need new ones. Hell I'd take a free respec every 6 months or pay arum to ge One with a cool down

What would you consider FOTM right now?

My question to CCP is that if they keep slacking on bringing in a new generation of players or don't increase the influx of fresh blood, what happens then? Everybody will max out and then what, the same ole, same ole, all the time. I agree with Kody, give an optional AURUM paid respec. What would be the harm in that?

This is a different game. Fps players are different. We don't like clicking in space to move around and "fly" wile waiting for a month for a skill

To all this may offend, STFU, A.O.D, HTFU, GTFOH, Kitten Kittening Kitten!!!!!

On a serious note: give me 5 reasons respecs are bad for Dust at this point in time.
I'll give 5 why they will ultimately keep this game alive for CCP's 10 year plan.

well, I think it's been addressed, but here it goes:

respecs broaden the gap between the new and the old players. respecs make subtle balance issues glaringly obvious. when that happens the dev team wastes 3 months rebalancing it, often at the expense of new content and 'quality of life' updates. respecs begat more cries for respecs. they also take away the 'history' of your character. if you know a guy, then you know what he's got skilled, and you're surprised when he kills you with a new weapon. if you can buy a respec, or earn a respec, or receive one in any way, then your character has no history. you might as well be able to change your name.

it's unsatisfying, and turns the game into a 'title' not a 'service'.

when you're playing with a new guy in eve, he tells you that he just saw a ship. the first question you ask is 'what was his name?'. because a characters name matters in eve. he will always be that character, with those skills. he will always fly the ships that he's known to fly, and in the manner that he's known to fly.

lastly, respecs create issues with alts. a guy gets a respec, and all his 15mil sp alts are sitting with unspent sp waiting for the flavor of the month to show itself.

There is no need for a respec as there is no limit to how much SP you can get. There is absolutely nothing stopping you from skilling into something else, so why get a respec? Because you're too lazy to actually work to get stuff?

ARs and ARs.

well, I think it's been addressed, but here it goes:

respecs broaden the gap between the new and the old players. respecs make subtle balance issues glaringly obvious. when that happens the dev team wastes 3 months rebalancing it, often at the expense of new content and 'quality of life' updates. respecs begat more cries for respecs. they also take away the 'history' of your character. if you know a guy, then you know what he's got skilled, and you're surprised when he kills you with a new weapon. if you can buy a respec, or earn a respec, or receive one in any way, then your character has no history. you might as well be able to change your name.

it's unsatisfying, and turns the game into a 'title' not a 'service'.

when you're playing with a new guy in eve, he tells you that he just saw a ship. the first question you ask is 'what was his name?'. because a characters name matters in eve. he will always be that character, with those skills. he will always fly the ships that he's known to fly, and in the manner that he's known to fly.

lastly, respecs create issues with alts. a guy gets a respec, and all his 15mil sp alts are sitting with unspent sp waiting for the flavor of the month to show itself.

The last respec was a pretty good while ago (June I believe) and I haven't seen enough new content since then to support your claim that a new respec would jeopardize new content.

And please do not claim the worthless AURUM packs of late as new content...... the weapons and suits were no better than what was already available

the last respec created the assault rifle abyss that we currently live in.

it created the tac-ar debacle.

it wasted 100 pages of forums with qq threads (and still counting)

it wasted development time trying to fix things that were only a little broken before the respec.

it slowed down the whole train. before that last respec we were slated to get racial ar's, racial pistols, racial knives, and more suits very soon. in it's stead we (as a community) threw such a hissy fit that ccp had to literally stop everything and rebalance the game.

Whilst I agree it might give the game some life for a few months, it's still only a short term answer to a long term problem. This game needs to be interesting enough to hold peoples attention for years on end, but it's current iteration cannot achieve that.

Whilst I agree it might give the game some life for a few months, it's still only a short term answer to a long term problem. This game needs to be interesting enough to hold peoples attention for years on end, but it's current iteration cannot achieve that.