I would really like to have the option to start it from scratch. I will pay AUR for this ability.

We need simply a better orientation system; something with which we can have a better overview f what we are getting/doing.
Skill tree has been proposed and it's actually the best solution IMO: with that we would see better the choices we have and so less likely do something we could totally regret.

...CCP will need to make money from this game as its a F2P/ freemium business model - with a micro payment element. Perhaps Arum - as said above -could be their way to do this. It will stick to the idea that every action I take has consequences. - financial punishment.

Or if not Arum, to keep the game balanced, I have to pay some major major millions of ISK?

I would really like to have the option to start it from scratch. I will pay AUR for this ability.

Wow, didn't take long did it:

https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=96555

https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=69435

https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=60601

https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=53636

https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=59605

People suggest this on a regular basis in the EVE-O forums and note that it hasn't happened. Why, because in this sandbox you live with your choices, and hopefully the same will be for DUST. Pick a role and specialize in it, if you want a change, make a new character.

I agree with this entirely. What options / actions you are getting/ taking are not clear enough, the information isnt complex just really badly laid out.

Resetting Skill Points

but I have said before that if I grind for SP for 50, 60, 70, or even 200 hours and then I decide I want to play another way I may well say sod this game. I work and spend 12 hours out of the house when I come home I dont want to think well those 200 hours were great and all but now I have to start my character all over again...I am not sure I would (actually if the game is good, I most probably would but I and you are not most).

I realise that this is not in the spirit of 'Eve' etc and I dont want a carbon copy FPS etc. But this still is a FPS and its on a console - player base is different to PC. If we want people to play this game and stick with it its got to have some give.

CCP will need to make money from this game as its a F2P/ freemium business model - with a micro payment element. Perhaps Arum - as said above -could be their way to do this. It will stick to the idea that every action I take has consequences. - financial punishment.

Or if not Arum, to keep the game balanced, I have to pay some major major millions of ISK?

The skill system is fine. They just need to add more skills. They made it like EVE for a reason. If you think its painful now, I feel sorry for you when you earn skills 4x slower. It's going to take most people at least a month to get into a prototype assault suit with a prototype gun. (presumably), and that doesn't include high-quality mods either.

Put it this way, those other character slots are going to be far more valuable than they are right now.

Speaking off the extra slots.. Does anyone know if the other chars gain the passive SP or if it's like Eve-O where only 1 char can train at once. (and if that's the case, how do you pick which of your toons to passive train, since I didn't see any options like that in the menus)

As for my 2 cents on respeccing.. It's not needed, you can already BUY your SPs in the form of booster packs. The game is all about fitting, and if you can just respec at any time, it ruins that effect. Not to mention, it's only the specialized suits/fits/vehicles that need skillpoints.. All other stuff you can use in militia form or even train to 3-4 in a couple of hours, one should NOT be able to use an assault protosuit 1 fight, then respec so he/she can then use a logi the next etc.

We need simply a better orientation system; something with which we can have a better overview f what we are getting/doing.
Skill tree has been proposed and it's actually the best solution IMO: with that we would see better the choices we have and so less likely do something we could totally regret.

if they do allow re-specs it should only be once ever 6 months or something otherwise this could be really abused.

Respec only effects future skilltraining not the fails you have already made.
I hope this never gets adopted its very gey and un New Eden like

I pretty much know the route I'm going to take when the game goes live. I really don't need it but I can see where it would be useful for noobs that haven't played the game. You could call it an unfair advantage for us because we have made our mistakes already. So we know what to do and what route to take, we need to give other people the option of trial and error. For when the game goes live.

They would get more income as far as arum if it were more often than 6 months. But I can see your point, anyhow keep the ideas coming.

This is pointless in DUST.

Being able to respec your points is a system that's great for a game with a max number of points, but DUST isn't one of those games. There is no real mistake you can make with your skills, as having one skill doesn't prevent you from getting others. I remember hearing that at launch DUST will have 7 years worth of skills. You don't need to make an either/or decision about what you want to be. You can be a hardcore soldier then decide you want to train the logistics skills, and you'll have both.

It would be silly to have the ability to reset skill points in a game with no skill point cap.

I would really like to have the option to start it from scratch. I will pay Arum for this ability.

What if you don't want those skill sets anymore

I also agree that people need some sort of learning period, though, and would be ok with allowing a single respec that had to be used within, say a month's period of time from creating the character or it disappeared forever, to allow for "ok NOW I understand the skill system and boy did I screw up royally" moments for new players (or a more clear tree system so that doesn't happen in the first place).

What if you don't want those skill sets anymore and you would like to put them to use elsewhere? You wouldn't have to grind near as hard for SP. Just spend some money to reallocate.

Is the attention span of console players really so short ? Will we really loose so many over somthing like this ?

Just seems unfair that we get trial and error for free. Of course we won't need a reset, we won't make the same mistakes.

Why EVER grind? Just pew pew and enjoy the ride. Why must people be able to min/max every single SP?

*You have some kill points in vehicles but you're currently on foot* "OH GOD all those skill points are wasted! I'm being inefficient!"

You might enjoy the game more when you are actually playing it and not calculating SP per hour grinds.

Dust has already relaxed greatly in that passive skill gained is in each character slot. EvE does not get bonus SP, or multiple character training or have payed SP boosters.

Although you have to train basics for each one. you can make each specialize in multiple areas over a decent time frame.
You are already given an incredible amount of rope for a game in a "hardcore" franchise.

I would really like to have the option to start it from scratch. I will pay Arum for this ability.

I would really like to have the option to start it from scratch. I will pay Arum for this ability.

We need simply a better orientation system; something with which we can have a better overview f what we are getting/doing.
Skill tree has been proposed and it's actually the best solution IMO: with that we would see better the choices we have and so less likely do something we could totally regret.

1 free resprec within the first 30 days, 1 buyable skill level reset per 6 months (takes one skill and wipes it to lvl 0)

Delete the character and start again.