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Posted - 2013.06.21 04:24:00 -
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No more respecs.
I could write an essay, if you want but respecs are a bad idea. i'll give a couple reasons.
1. It would make the nerf/buff cycle much much worse. one thing gets changed, everybody respecs to the next thing until that gets nerfed. it'll kill any variance you see in weapons
2. everything comes full circle. the weapon thats weak now might become the next big thing after a patch, or there could be a weapon/equipment/mod that changes the balance of the game and there you go - your "wasted" skillpoints are now the biggest thing ever.
3. any purchasable respec is the worst ******* idea ever. I don't mean to sound hostile, but a purchasable reset is a really terrible idea. If it's done with ISK then the people with loads of money will always have all 13+ million SP perfectly optimized for their favorite fit. then when a change happens they can use their money to keep the edge at all times.
if its done with aur then the game becomes 'pay to win' for the same reasons.
no more respecs. ever. learn to live with your mistakes.
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Posted - 2013.06.21 05:12:00 -
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Samuel Zelik wrote:As long as there are still major game components, such as missing dropsuits, equipment, and vehicles, I think we should keep getting occasional respecs. Once those are in place, if more weapons, turrets, or niche suits/vehicles are added, there shouldn't be further respecs. Once all the core game components are in place, anything new added is fair game. Granted it may take a couple years to get the core components down, the proposal seems reasonable.
by the time the new dropsuits and whatnot are added we'll have enough SP to just spec into it. It'd be a better PR move to just cut people off now than let people get used to the occasional respec and then cut them off. This game will never be 'done'., so in a month, six months or a year we will always be in the same boat.
If they mess around with a skill too much they should refund it, but aside from CCP making a major change to the game there should be no more respecs or refunds.
Just adding new weapons or suits isnt enough of a reason to refund IMO.
a case could be made for a refund once all the racial frames are in, I must admit as those could be rather game changing, but I don't think its entirely needed.
In any case CCP has stated that they can't (not wont, keep in mind the language used) do any more respecs so be careful with your SP.
So heed this warning well - don't go proto or any higher than basic frame level 3 until you are absolutely sure you want to specialize into that role. there are plenty of core skills (fitting/ tank) for you to spend your SP on for now. |