I'd like to answer post per post, but, you know, I like to be concise.
Why on earth would a respec encourage people to leave? Imo, it would encourage people to come back. Everyone, and when I say everyone I mean every single dust 514 player that at least created his character on the first month since official launch already have 11 mln SP at least. If someone left the game for many reasons during these months he would certainly come back and try out new things. In other words, if 1.8 is a success (good hit detection, fun etc.) people will stay and player base will grow.
Moreover, you'll finally see more variety on the battlefield: Dust 514 is becoming more and more rock paper scissor, so you probably won't see a swarm of Cal / Gal logis or whatever, but you'll probably see people playing the role they like. I want to be a glass cannon. Okay, go Minmatar assault or any Commando, but mind the commando is really slow. I really like to assault strafing here and there: great go for Cal Scout. I want to be invisible like a ninja : go Gal Scout and so on. If CCP plays its cards right, a respec and 1.8 will be a great opportunity to give Dust 514 the shine it deserves.

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It would be great if they don't limit SP gain per week till a certain cap (let's say 15 mln SP)

I had a character in the beta and my current SP is 9.7 million (and a bit) so your maths is a little off.

That said there is a kind of logic to the rest of your post, albeit a flawed one. You suggest that everyone who had a character made within the first month would come back and I think that's optimistic. A lot of those who left will have moved on to another game and won't look at Dust again as it wasn't ready when they tried it.

It'll drive away old players too. What value is SP if I'm not going to get what I spent it on? It's not something I'm going to spend my time & money on.

It'll drive away old players too. What value is SP if I'm not going to get what I spent it on? It's not something I'm going to spend my time & money on.

It'll drive away old players too. What value is SP if I'm not going to get what I spent it on? It's not something I'm going to spend my time & money on.

on the flipside, there is probably a good number of newer players who are starting to realise their original choices werent too wise, and this may give them the chance to rectify their character and enjoy it more.

RE: Respec. I don't want one. I have plenty of SP I used in **** I don't use any more with no fucks given. But I can't be assed to remember all the various stats of **** I am using either. If all of that gets wiped out I'm going to be annoyed.

Damn the respec.

Someone playin for a few months has accumulated a lot of lifetime SP, me myself i specced into stuff I don't use anymore or don't like to use (e.g Proto sniper rifles).

After the respec, ppl with experience in most of the weapons, suits and equipment, ppl that have been there before 1.8, won't spec into stuff they considered useless or not suitable for their playstyle. ( at least I hope they won't).

What does that mean: in my example, i will use the SP formerly invested in sniping and other skills i don't need/like to max out my favourite weapons I use right now, which i make quite some kills with. It will even be more OP (hint) than it is right now. I won't skill into any assault suit anymore, etc, just the stuff I like to use and work for my play styles.

That's actually what I like about a respec. Try new stuff, leave stuff u dont like aside.

TL;DR: From my point of view, a respec will drive away new players even more than right now, cuz they will face vets with 30 Mill SP or more, that invest all their SP in maxin out equipment, weapons and dropsuit they know like the back of their hands, whereas a new player will get devastated (in a wider array of racial dropsuits to choose from) by cloaked proto scouts and crazy buffed Proto Commandos or whatever.

My point is: A respec is gonna help seasoned players and vets more than attracting any new players. New players give a damn if there's a Minmatar heavy or Gallente Commando they can specc into from the beginning after 1.8.

They are too busy not being shot by anything out of 300m.

Respecs are gonna kill this game.

P.S.: that's my PERSONAL opinion, nobody needs to be offended.

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You're not supposed to play till you get better gear. You're supposed to play because you're having fun! And you probably don't have fun grinding for the new gal logi and rail rifle prof 5.

I'm not sure how someone else rearranging their SP somehow magically changes what you spent yours on.....no one forces you to change your SP allocation. In the perfect world an opt out system would be most ideal, for people who can't be bothered to take a few minutes to sit down and replicate their build, or to write it down before the respec happens. Respec does far less harm than good in an FPS environment, especially when you're altering the suits, equipment, and adding in entire new (old) suits, it's just common courtesy to give not only paying customers, but free customers the ability to spend their hard earned (unless you AFK, you devil you) SP in relation to the new changes and racial parity.

You do realize that everyone and their mothers save SP to dump it into the next FoTM right?

A FoTM is just that; a Flavor of The Month. So unless you are offering SP refunds every month (which would be idiotic beyond human comprehension), a SP refund would not advocate any FoTM use beyond what would already occur. Plus, the FoTM gear would be nerfed anyways.

Additionally, knowledge is power. You think the only thing stopping people from stomping new players is SP? Not even close.

If you put me in the Battle Academy I could probably go 30/0 with a MLT/STD suit.

Why? Because again, knowledge is power. If you believe that giving an SP Refund will be the thing that drives new players away, then your sadly mistaken.

Want to know the real problem? Matchmaking.

my scout suit was destroyed by CCP devs already.

My scout suit is just fine the way it is. What-¦s wrong with yours and how did CCP destroy it?

On one day guys like the OP will realize that the unbalanced of meta-gear is the problem and not the SP.

Stop talking nonsense and take responsibility on how you spend your SP.

A respec is ok if we have a change in the skill tree. Thats it. Should only be used if necessary.

I am also amazed about the lack of education in some countries, maybe it is just me but I consider basic reading skills as natural.

and btw your comment just revealed that you are trolling and dont play scouts or you just have no clue