If it only takes two weeks then why the need for respec?

I made this same mistake. I had to reset my character like 10 times because I kept making silly mistakes.

My belief is that they should have one last respec when they finished the core stuff that is missing right now. After that no more respecs is ok.

Yes to everything Crusher. Needs to be very steep. If we had spikes and clusters for sell this wouldn't be such a big deal because buying a level with a skills spike and a second with a cluster - I am just speculating on their function if the even still exist - coupled with an aurm item adds up to proto gear at level two actual skills. As long as their are ISK versions it isn't pay to win.

The whole argument of this thread is that a respec would somehow cure some of the problems with the game but in fact it would do just what Crush said. Balancing would be difficult with constantly changing skill sets and weapons that perform better would flocked to and broken items would be shunned.

No respects it gets abused and unbalances the game

Isn't that happening (now) without respecs too?

Anyway what do you guys think of untraining one skill-level a week with a loss of X% SP of that levels SP?

Isn't that happening (now) without respecs too?

Anyway what do you guys think of untraining one skill-level a week with a loss of X% SP of that levels SP?

I can get that people don't want respecs in line of decision making,...but making the game unbalanced? No, do you care to elaborate?

@CuuCH Crusher: Feel free to give a suggestion, how do you like the idea?

All weapons and suits AR cheap enough at entry level to get a feel for them. The problem is that these respecers want proto gear the day it comes out instead of having a goal to work towards. Try lower tier and if you like it then upgrade. Respecs are not the same as remaps in EVE. Selling respecs is P2W. If you want to try new gear then save SP. Balance cannot happen if the balance is based off of a merc running gear with perfect skills becase they got a respec.

This exactly. Why need a respec? No one is stopping you from putting SP into something new if you want to try it out. If enjoyment is really the goal, wouldn't this give you even more to "enjoy" by building your way back up. Then you are more well rounded as a benefit.

It seems that instant gratification is the word of the day.

Maybe for noobs have a one time respec. Once you use it your done. If even that.

Last night, RKKR came up with a pretty good idea to address the problems people are concerned about. Under his plan you could untrain one skill level per week at the cost of a certain percentage of the SP you acquire by doing this. This system would provide more flexibility while at the same time maintaining the SP system.

I'm doing as the ever wise OP instructs us to do.

I will keep my 14m unallocated SP from my recent respec unspent until CCP completes and balances the basic content.

Of course that means not playing for the next year, but the OP knows all.

Seems that the best idea at the moment, because at the rate things are getting nerfed you are sure to waste some sp.

Cool idea. Never going to happen though. Its in violation of the rules.

Well, at least you didn't create another thread. Better to necro a thread than copy one.