I think it should be a flat isk fee. Im an eve noob so i naturally made mistakes when first experimenting with this new and complicated.universe (which i think is incredibly refreshing and progressive for the fps genre). But to my dismay there iz no respec option. It feels like i shot myself in the foot weeks ago but just noticed when i failed to find a way to repec. Please dont punish the newcomers like me who are just now starting to understand this amazing eve universe.

I disagree with needing a respec system mostly because of the SP system design. Unlike other games that have respec systems they are generally SP capped. In this game you can literally max all skills (after roughly 7years) and just become specialized in multiple areas. Because of this continuous SP gain it really doesn't take too long to begin specializing in a different area. This creates goals for your character and hence creates a sense of progression.

In a game that is designed to be partially an MMO, it needs to have these progression hooks. Also making money from UVT etc hinges on that fact.

Personally I don't mind being the underdog because I lack lvl5 skills. Its takes less than a weeks effort to begin using a new weapon or ability. Plus its pretty awesome to take out a bunch of proto monkeys using militia/standard gear.

Don't get me wrong, I do like respec systems. I just don't think it makes sense for this game and in this eve universe. The eve universe is an unforgiving place. The guiding hand social club is a classic example The Heist - Corp infiltration and assassination The operation resulted in over 15k USD of lost money and several years of corporation effort. This is an extreme case but it makes the point. Another point is that CCP endorses this type of behavior since it doesn't violate any of the game rules.

In the EVE universe you are always accountable for your own actions.

Respec in a game about choices and consequences is simply a poor mechanic. Making it AUR only is even worse as that pushes the P2W side of things.

If this option is included choices cease to have a real implication you simply alter them as you desire. Want to solo for a day? Sure respec into it, want to go Heavy for awhile yup why not? Feel like using up all that salvage? Sure let's just respect into each specialized area to use the proto salvage until it runs out then swap to the next one. Nothing like that free proto ride. And when you run out of the pure proto from salvage? Sure just respec into support/core skills and run free fits until you have more free proto salvage.

Adding this option would ruin the player market as well as increase the "flavor of the month" build/exploits.
Furthermore there needs to be a certain degree of parity between both games in New Eden, and adding respec in fails to meet this bar.

-1 to respec

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I see the point for a respec especially as long as not all skills beeing implemented. There is so much more to come like racial dropsuits, racial weapons etc. So actually its quite easy to put your SP in the wrong direction as not all the cool stuff is implemented. This gets worse due to the slow progression with the current SP caps and SP system.

But this has great potential for abuse, if you just can respec for certain battle situations. In my opinion the abuse potential outweights the benefit.

If they ever implement a respec mechanism they should limit this to once per year or once per 6 month.
But generally I don't think a respec option is a good Idea....

You act like everythin you said is an issue........who cares if someone does this they will be spending alot of money for all of the respecs. I am fine with that. Its not pay 2 win its just pay to fix my stupid mistake.

Respec is an awful idea and will result in a loss of money. If people could respec, it'd take just a few months to max out the SP you need for a build, then when you want to switch builds you just respec and you're set.

The lifetime of the game would be shortened from several years to a few months.

It will cheapen the game. Learn to live with your mistakes.

Welp for starters we are Dust Mercs and we are clones. So if they can have consciousness transfers at the time of death, I cant see why at the time of death we cant respec into something different. OMG! We have technology to live forever but we cant respec.

Technology to live forever, but not technology to transform my knowledge about advanced Amarran armor systems into the know-how for Minmatar repair tools and Gallente pistols.

Also, as someone said before, if you can't spec into 'Scrambler Rifles' or whatever the new thing is, NEITHER CAN ANYONE ELSE. Earn the right to use them like anyone else will be doing.

How about the only way to respec is to 'buy' out of something. No instant fix, and no way to exploit it, as you'd just be blowing SP you could have otherwise used to skill up further. The feature is in there for OCD types who want the Perfect Build, and you would be able to set a skill you don't want to erase itself using passive SP while you're away, but it's not going to be touched by 99% of people who just want more things faster.

You could also give a small percentage of skill back on unlearning as a consolation prize.

In Dust the perfect build is tier V in everything That should keep the OCDers happy for a wee while.

Plus flavor of the month does not exsist in Corp battles...period. all specs are needed no I win button.

Yup and there might be 5000 people who like that, but the problem comes in when the decision doesn't exsist yet...I cant spec into scrambled rifles yet....and I don't know when they will come and there is so much other content as well...it is stupid business not to offer a respec especially when you could charge some AUR for it.

-1 This is a bad idea and you're a bad person for suggesting it and you should feel bad.

Neural Remap = a change in how fast SP accrues. Not the same creature.

(You pick the skill, then spend hours/days/weeks/months training it. The speed is incrementally based on attributes.)

No respec, please.

Given a relatively steady rate of gain with no limit on eventual SP total, I say pick your purchases carefully and save up if you want something new. If there were an overall hard cap, a "max char level," I'd look at it differently, but as it stands you can work your way towards anything you want from anywhere you may happen to be.

this is not a nice game, and never should be. if you fugged up you SP input. so be it you'll just have to work into what you actually want over time. besides, if CCP allowed for this you would see too many people gravy training the flavor of the month.

+1 For respec.

This isn't EVE, this is DUST 514.

I know the depth of skills aren't like most FPS' out there, and I know that this is meant to be a game that sticks around for a while - not just a shooter you pick up for a while then move on. I know that many people like the idea of having to really 'earn' something by grinding.

But I don't believe this game should be only for them.

I do believe that a respec option would be a good idea. With the proper limitations (for example, by limiting the frequency of changes, making it an appreciable cost [either AUR or ISK], and even by applying SP penalties) I don't believe that it would make higher level characters more OP'd that they currently would be, and I don't believe it would cause unbalance. The only way to become familiar with a build is to try it out... And the only way to really try something out is by associated skill points to it (some things like the mass driver even require some skills, since they don't have a militia version).

I think this game should be something that everyone can play and enjoy (while rewarding those who put the extra thought and time into it).

I would be ok with ONE respec, not now, but later down the road when all the weapons are online and all vehicles are online. And by the way no this isnt something that has never happened in Eve online, it has. When they did away with learning skills pilots got all the skills that they had invested in that area back and were able to reassign those points as they wished.

The respec I am ok with in DUST is when all weapons come out (ie Minmatar Assualt Rifles, Caldari Heavies ect and I know this has never been confirmed but you know itll happen) you can delete all your skills in say Minmatar Logistics and reassign them to perhaps Gallente Logistics.

However I am 100% against a full wipe where you retain all the SP you have garnered over the years and have a free ride and I am against paid repecs there you can change the entirety of your choices at the low cost of $35(or whatever).

I do agree with this, however. If I trained to use a HMG, then I should know how to handle one from another race nearly as well. Maybe just give us back 75% to represent the 25% of uncertainty that our clone has of using new gear.

Hahaha. EvEtards will be EvEtards. They won't tell you that once per year CCP allow them to change their attributes to suit them. Attributes -> skill points.

Welp for starters we are Dust Mercs and we are clones. So if they can have consciousness transfers at the time of death, I cant see why at the time of death we cant respec into something different. OMG! We have technology to live forever but we cant respec.