DUST Search - Skill point "Un-training" system.

bogeyman m wrote:

Fox Gaden wrote:

Bethhy wrote:

bogeyman m wrote:

What if, more simply, SP investments only lasted 12 months (for example) before timing out and returning to your SP pool? You would effectively 'forget' a skill every 12 months, without loosing the SP credit, and would just retrain that skill, if you wanted to keep it for another year, or train something different.

Because this completely misses the entire point of having a persistent skill system with choices and consequences to unresearched skillpoint allocation.

Not to mention the pain in the rump it would be for those of us who put actual thought and planning into our skill plans having to wast time and effort trying to rebuild our skill plan every 12 months when all our carful planning suddenly gets wiped!

Ya... I think you all missed what I was suggesting. I said SP investments might only last 12 months (for example) before timing out. Meaning that SPs invested this June would go back into the pool next June, SPs invested this July would revert next July, etc. There would be no sudden wipe, there would be no need for future respecs and there would still be a semi-persistence to skill set training in that each decision would last at least 12 months (for example).

Hand/Eye coordination cannot be taught. For everything else there is the Learning Coalition.


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Fox Gaden Immortal Guides 3831	Posted - 2014.06.26 20:13:00 - [1] - Quote I liked this idea the first time I saw it posted in the Legion Progression thread. I still like it. It would mean that people can adjust for changes (nerfs/buffs), but it would take time and sacrifice to do so. I expect that I would never use this feature myself, better to just grind up the new skills, but some people would really like the option. Also, I donGÇÖt think the turning off Passive Skill point accumulation while unlearning was included the first time I saw this idea. That adds an extra element of sacrifice that makes me like it even better. Hand/Eye coordination cannot be taught. For everything else there is the Learning Coalition.
Fox Gaden Immortal Guides 3833	Posted - 2014.06.27 09:46:00 - [2] - Quote Bethhy wrote: bogeyman m wrote: What if, more simply, SP investments only lasted 12 months (for example) before timing out and returning to your SP pool? You would effectively 'forget' a skill every 12 months, without loosing the SP credit, and would just retrain that skill, if you wanted to keep it for another year, or train something different. Because this completely misses the entire point of having a persistent skill system with choices and consequences to unresearched skillpoint allocation. Not to mention the pain in the rump it would be for those of us who put actual thought and planning into our skill plans having to wast time and effort trying to rebuild our skill plan every 12 months when all our carful planning suddenly gets wiped! Hand/Eye coordination cannot be taught. For everything else there is the Learning Coalition.
Fox Gaden Immortal Guides 3843	Posted - 2014.06.30 18:14:00 - [3] - Quote bogeyman m wrote: Fox Gaden wrote: Bethhy wrote: bogeyman m wrote: What if, more simply, SP investments only lasted 12 months (for example) before timing out and returning to your SP pool? You would effectively 'forget' a skill every 12 months, without loosing the SP credit, and would just retrain that skill, if you wanted to keep it for another year, or train something different. Because this completely misses the entire point of having a persistent skill system with choices and consequences to unresearched skillpoint allocation. Not to mention the pain in the rump it would be for those of us who put actual thought and planning into our skill plans having to wast time and effort trying to rebuild our skill plan every 12 months when all our carful planning suddenly gets wiped! Ya... I think you all missed what I was suggesting. I said SP investments might only last 12 months (for example) before timing out. Meaning that SPs invested this June would go back into the pool next June, SPs invested this July would revert next July, etc. There would be no sudden wipe, there would be no need for future respecs and there would still be a semi-persistence to skill set training in that each decision would last at least 12 months (for example). So instead of having to fix my suddenly wiped skill points once a year, you want to make relearning skills that suddenly disappear to be a constant chore every time I log in? That is even worse. What makes you think that I wonGÇÖt still need the skill I train today 12 months from now? Hand/Eye coordination cannot be taught. For everything else there is the Learning Coalition.