Poster: Ghostclaw at 10/11/2005 10:38:28 AM PDT
Subject: Blue--Give Cheaper or Free Respecs Please |
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The way the talent trees have been created, it is immediately apparent that some of these are stronger in raid situation and some stronger in pvp. Furthermore, some of the the talents are better for somebody soloing and some are better in a group. Off the top of my head, this certainly applies to priests, warriors, druids, and --but I'm sure this probably applies to some of the other classes as well.
Being the "wrong spec" can cause a lot of discontent and friction. Players who are certain classes get pigeon-holed into a spec for the needs of their guild---or can choose to play how they want (let's say pvp speced) and then feel bad they cannot contribute as much as they otherwise could in a better spec. Not only might some of the players feel bad they aren't contributing, they may actually be derided by other players and/or guild members for not being the "right spec".
If players had a way to spec the way they needed to, I think many people would feel a lot happier about their gameplay experience.
My suggestion is to significantly lower or make free the ability to respec your talents. Perhaps cap or limit the number of respecs possible in a certain amount of time or build some types of boundaries to it if such steps are necessary. I can't see how implementing more accessible respecs would negatively impact game balance.
I'm curious if others would like this.
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Poster: Caydiem at 10/11/2005 12:50:07 PM PDT
Subject: Re: Blue--Give Cheaper or Free Respecs Please |
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As has been stated earlier in this thread, the respec cost is there to deter the very sort of quick, situational switching you describe. The designers want to encourage sticking to a particular spec -- while you can switch depending on situations, there is a high cost. This is an intentional design decision and not something planned to change to my knowledge.
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Poster: Caydiem at 10/11/2005 2:04:57 PM PDT
Subject: Re: Blue--Give Cheaper or Free Respecs Please |
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If you choose to spec -- spec being short for specialize, mind you -- in PvE-related enhancements through talents, then that is your decision. If you choose to specialize in PvP, that is also your decision. If you desire to do both well, you can spread your talent points out if you so choose. If you absolutely must be at the top of the game in all situations, you can do so -- but you must pay for the privilege.
It is the intent of talent points to make your decisions matter; if they were free or low cost, these decisions would not have as much impact.
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Poster: Caydiem at 10/11/2005 2:20:12 PM PDT
Subject: Re: Blue--Give Cheaper or Free Respecs Please |
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I play a Restoration Druid -- over 40 points in the tree. I know well the sacrifices made when you specialize in PvE group play. It takes a great deal of time for me to solo anything, and in PvP I tend to outlast while someone else does the killing as opposed to doing any damage.
Yet those are the choices we make. If you wish to play in groups in PvE, the same mechanic can apply to PvP -- mind you, it's much harder, as the majority of people prefer to go off on their own in PvP rather than function as a group. By the same token, if you specialize in PvP, you'll do fantastic solo but suffer group-wise in primary roles.
If you want to do both, you can use your points equally among the talents and share the wealth -- but it won't be optimal. These choices are weighty decisions, and they're meant to be. If you could return to the trainer to respec after a Molten Core raid with little to no cost and jump right into Arathi Basin, your choices hold no real weight whatsoever. It's a level of customizing your character -- talents are not meant to be sloughed off like gear whenever you need to do something else.
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Poster: Caydiem at 10/11/2005 2:52:03 PM PDT
Subject: Re: Blue--Give Cheaper or Free Respecs Please |
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It is a conscious game design decision, Agios. What you speak of in other games are also design decisions made by their own designers. World of Warcraft's talents can significantly sway the power of a character, and as such, the designers made it so that the choices made when levelling up would have weight.
Being unable to change them at all would not be preferable, but at the same time, they wanted this level of customization to be something players stuck with, only occasionally switching their talents around. That is why the prohibitive cost is there.
The developers know how players feel about respec costs, however, for the time being there are no plans to change them. This is an integral part of class balance.
I sport a Tauren-sized browncoat...
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