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Maken Tosch
DUST University
Ivy League
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Posted - 2014.08.03 22:06:00 -
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Wow, here we go again. After two freaking years of dealing with "respec" threads like this, one would wonder if anyone bothers to do their research on the forums and use the search function to see what was discussed previously on the subject matter. Two years of this.
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Maken Tosch
DUST University
Ivy League
8967
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Posted - 2014.08.03 22:28:00 -
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True Adamance wrote:Personally I am not inclined to have players able to respec.
Unlike others I have made mistakes on this character with skilling...... would a Respec benefit me?
Yes.
Do I want one?
No.
Why?
Because players need to think..... they should not be given everything easily.....they should not feel entitled. In EVE and Dust actions have weight, they have consequences, and they have repercussions.
Agreed.
Respecs have a tendency to make players act before they think which can lead them to make reckless choices without having to worry about anything which is against the culture of New Eden. The culture is that we have to learn from our mistakes and make the most out of them while doing our best to balance those mistakes with better choices in the future. Players have asked for respecs in Eve Online in the past, but those players are a minority in the crowd and often face the metaphorical summary execution at the hands of suicide gankers and forum trolls while CCP flat out ignores such requests even if it's coming from their subscribers. If CCP won't listen to their own Eve subscribers asking for respecs, and Eve subscriptions are a major source of their revenue, then there is no hope in CCP giving respecs to free-to-play players.
But to be fair, there is only one logical excuse to ever give out a respec and that is only when racial parity of weapons, suits, or vehicles get introduced. CCP has done respecs like this in the recent past such as the respec for the introduction of the remaining racial heavy and scout suits. People will likely expect the same for the introduction of the remaining racial vehicles but the vehicle part doesn't seem very likely ever since Legion was announced.
But honestly, the best way to keep people from asking for a respec is simple. Overhaul the new-player experience in a way that better explains the skill tree and helps player get a good idea of how the skill books will effect them. Eve Online's ISIS system does this beautifully using a clear chart of all the ships in Eve Online in a way that helps new players fully understand which skills to go for. If that was implemented sooner into Dust, we wouldn't be seeing threads like this anymore.
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Maken Tosch
DUST University
Ivy League
8968
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Posted - 2014.08.04 07:12:00 -
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Apothecary Za'ki wrote:why dont we allow SP reallocation for players with 10 or 15 million sp or less to get a 1 time SP re-distribution? it wont effect you bittervets at all and remember FOTM changes all the time.. if they go FOTM now they got Delta or Epsilon to get F'd in the A with nerfs/balances
Some of us suggested to CCP to make it so that a one-time respec was offered to all new players who completed the academy as a reward for their effort to learn. This would be the last chance anyone would have. Beyond that, everything becomes your fault.
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Maken Tosch
DUST University
Ivy League
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Posted - 2014.08.04 15:02:00 -
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xAckie wrote:Maken Tosch wrote:Apothecary Za'ki wrote:why dont we allow SP reallocation for players with 10 or 15 million sp or less to get a 1 time SP re-distribution? it wont effect you bittervets at all and remember FOTM changes all the time.. if they go FOTM now they got Delta or Epsilon to get F'd in the A with nerfs/balances Some of us suggested to CCP to make it so that a one-time respec was offered to all new players who completed the academy as a reward for their effort to learn. This would be the last chance anyone would have. Beyond that, everything becomes your fault. Legion will have a respec mechanism. I guess CCP doesnt agree with you.
Don't be so sure. CCP Z said some time ago that there have been changes to the proposal he made for skill progression. He didn't say what those changes were. His comment is on one of the archived feedback threads I believe.
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