You have a very appropriate handle.

CCP has already stated that this is an option. This thread is pointless.

If it is an option then it is an option they are choosing not to implement yet while they are actively nerfing things. This thread would be useless if they were not nerfing skills or if they actually implemented it, but since a lot of us just took the ninja-nerf bat to the face again this thread still has value.

This will not be the last time they nerf skills and items. This thread will be just as relevant when it happens again. Although, I guess this thread could also be considered pointless if CCP doesn't read or pay attention to our feedback/request.

Just out of curiosity, why has this skill become usless? What does the skill do? I would check is I were on my PS3, but I'm not.

Nerfs have happened throughout the history of EvE and no SP has ever been refunded in the way you suggest. I wouldn't hold your breath.

It has been mentioned by a dev that a possible reallocation of SP upon introduction of racial variants has not been completely thrown out - saying CCP is considering it sounds a bit too strong a statement. Nothing has been stated about reallocation in the case of nerfs.

All the skill does itself is unlock the players ability to use afterburners. The effectiveness of afterburners has been drastically reduced similar to how the powerplants effectivness was cut in half.

Dropships had only 1 type of afterburner available and that was at lvl 1 at least. The afterburner is pretty much the only real defense a dropship could use to avoid fire. I don't fly dropships, but I do enjoy popping them. I agree 100% with what the pilots are complaining about as the afterburner is the only thing that would slow my efforts in popping dropships with a forge gun.

Tank pilots also feel that the extra propulsion is important for survivability and the smart ones would have invested in it. My 5'10 175lb body in RL can accelerate my 2 ton car in neutral faster than this futuristic tank can move itself despite the fact that we have mastered interstellar space travel....

Nerfs have happened throughout the history of EvE and no SP has ever been refunded in the way you suggest. I wouldn't hold your breath.

It has been mentioned by a dev that a possible reallocation of SP upon introduction of racial variants has not been completely thrown out - saying CCP is considering it sounds a bit too strong a statement. Nothing has been stated about reallocation in the case of nerfs.

This isn't true, I have had SP refunded on a few occasions. Just after being away for almost a year on EVE, I logged in and had almost a Million SP just waiting for me. I knew that wasn't there before. And when they did away with the learning books, they also refunded the SP from those.

I can see a possible refund when all the racial stuff is released however I can't see any other reasons for them to refund us.

Maybe an Aur transaction to reset your SP, who knows, maybe SP Tiered Resets sold through Aur, such as 1M being refunded cost 10,000 Aur, 2 being maybe 15,000, ect. Obviously those numbers aren't real but just an example, an idea of something they could implement that I would approve of cause as we all know, CCP, like any developer, needs to make money off their IP to pay their bills, staff, and building maintenance, and where Dust is F2P (no QQ about P2W cause it isn't), this is a viable option.

In EVE, I could see them doing some kind of Clone Alteration Maintenance thing that costs some serious isk to refund some SP, but since that isn't in there, I doubt it ever would.

But seriously CCP said it is possible they will do a reallocation, I'd even say it is more likely than not.