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Respec Punishment!

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RevenOnasi
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This is the only MMO I have played where players are punished for Respecing. 10000 gold to respec is outrageous especially to a subscriber. Respecing should be free for subs both skill points and Champion points, for everyone else it should be cheap 500 to a 1000 for both champ and skill points. This is the only thing about this game that I feel is game breaking (other than pvp I'm not talking pvp here) to the point where I don't even want to play anymore better yet subscribe. Fix this ZOS and fix it soon or you will lose players!
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    Improvements. The Zenimax Concept

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  • Caza99
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    I umm...err....Wut?
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  • Unsent.Soul
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    How will they lose players? Hasn't it been the same for 2 years now?

    Little late to the pity party OP.
  • mb10
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    what? get back into your time machine and come forward back to 16/08/2016. You're making a complaint about something that was wrong a year ago you lunatic.
  • MerkzM8
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    wait, it isn't 1 gold per skill point any more???
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    MerkzM8 wrote: »
    wait, it isn't 1 gold per skill point any more???

    @MerkzM8 If they offer the low cost respec, it is usually for only a week or so after the updates that had the major skill changes.
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  • MerkzM8
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    Nestor wrote: »
    MerkzM8 wrote: »
    wait, it isn't 1 gold per skill point any more???

    @MerkzM8 If they offer the low cost respec, it is usually for only a week or so after the updates that had the major skill changes.

    well, I don't know about your platform but on console its been 1 gold per skill point for like forever. I respeced yesterday and it was only 1 gold per skill point, so I dunno.....
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    I hate this I don't know why they make it cost prohibitive to respec especualially since the don't offer an amory feature allowing you to switch on the fly.

    Unless they are pushing crown store respec scrolls which sucks even worse IMO.
    Edited by acw37162 on August 16, 2016 11:12PM
  • Unsent.Soul
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    acw37162 wrote: »
    whyvtheyvmake especualially

    Wtf?
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    Are you okay?

    Im sorry for your loss.
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  • WillhelmBlack
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    Sorry but I agree with OP, I have powers of deciphering. Basically, if you subscribe to a game, everything should be free.
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  • UltimaJoe777
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    MerkzM8 wrote: »
    Nestor wrote: »
    MerkzM8 wrote: »
    wait, it isn't 1 gold per skill point any more???

    @MerkzM8 If they offer the low cost respec, it is usually for only a week or so after the updates that had the major skill changes.

    well, I don't know about your platform but on console its been 1 gold per skill point for like forever. I respeced yesterday and it was only 1 gold per skill point, so I dunno.....

    The change back to 50 gold per skill point was delayed. PC got switched back long before consoles, which got switched back today.
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  • Gargath
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    I don't agree with OP, everything in game should have a value in gold, the same with respec.
    It's another reason to be an active player, earn gold on trading and use it for different things, including respec skills/attributes/cp. Still better it's a value in gold not in crowns for everyone.
    I'm glad the respec is so convenient in eso.
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  • darthsithis
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    the fact that they left it so cheap for so long and then changed it is *really* annoying.

    especially now that I can switch races, make a magblade instead, it''d cost me 3000 crowns AND 12k to spec her? lol no thank you, I'll wait till it 'goes on sale' i.e. they realize that race changes are absurdly op and you can get a haircut in real life for the same price as one in this game. lol.
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  • Unsent.Soul
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    darthsithis wrote: »
    the fact that they left it so cheap for so long and then changed it is *really* annoying.

    especially now that I can switch races, make a magblade instead, it''d cost me 3000 crowns AND 12k to spec her? lol no thank you, I'll wait till it 'goes on sale' i.e. they realize that race changes are absurdly op and you can get a haircut in real life for the same price as one in this game. lol.

    Race change prices most likely won't ever go on sale, only crowns and that's once in a blue moon.

    You can be upset or angry, doesn't change the fact it's still going to cost you.

    Don't like it, their ideology is then you can just make another character...
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    I started playing again 40 days ago. I've reset all my skills at least 30 times since. I have to reset them every time I switch between PvE, PvP, and arena content. I also have to reset my attributes and champion points every time I switch between these activities.

    If I don't then i'm not at my best.

    This is literally the worst kind of gold sink an MMORPG can have.
    Edited by pecheckler on August 16, 2016 11:06PM
    End the tedious inventory management game.
  • Necrelios
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    acw37162 wrote: »
    I hate this j do it know whyvtheyvmake it cost prohibitive to respec especualially since the don't offer an amory feature allowing you to switch on the fly.

    Unless they are pushing crown store respec scrolls which sucks even worse IMO.

    This right here. Whatever they said.
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  • Parablodia
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    All the MMO's i've played before ESO had gold cost for respec. And they were far more expensive than ESO.

    So yeah..
  • acw37162
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    Unsent.Soul wrote: »
    acw37162 wrote: »
    whyvtheyvmake especualially

    Wtf?

    Fixed just for you
  • Dromede
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    Lol.

    I'm sorry, let me be constructive.

    No, i can't. Lol :D
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    acw37162 wrote: »
    Unsent.Soul wrote: »
    acw37162 wrote: »
    whyvtheyvmake especualially

    Wtf?

    Fixed just part of it for you

    Fixed!
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    you want to know what is game breaking? Lore books
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  • Unsent.Soul
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    Nifty2g wrote: »
    you want to know what is game breaking? Lore books

    EVERY FRICKIN' TIME!!!
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    Nestor wrote: »
    MerkzM8 wrote: »
    wait, it isn't 1 gold per skill point any more???

    @MerkzM8 If they offer the low cost respec, it is usually for only a week or so after the updates that had the major skill changes.

    not true.

    I respecced several times last week before the console update for pennies
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    mb10 wrote: »
    Nestor wrote: »
    MerkzM8 wrote: »
    wait, it isn't 1 gold per skill point any more???

    @MerkzM8 If they offer the low cost respec, it is usually for only a week or so after the updates that had the major skill changes.

    not true.

    I respecced several times last week before the console update for pennies
    The key word was "usually". For some reason they didn't re-up the price *on console* after the last DLC. That isn't how it "usually" is, and isn't what happened with that DLC release on PC, either (it was upped long before this this DLC).

  • RebornV3x
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    I have to say ESO respec is pretty nice Ive played MMOs where respecing costs real money be glad its not a crown store item like race and name change
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    Apparently OP hasn't played a lot of MMOs because MOST do charge for respecing.
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  • Hempyre
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    WillhelmBlack wrote: »
    Sorry but I agree with OP, I have powers of deciphering. Basically, if you subscribe to a game, everything should be free.

    Lol, no...
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    acw37162 wrote: »
    I hate this I don't know why they make it cost prohibitive to respec especualially since the don't offer an amory feature allowing you to switch on the fly.

    Because it's a "Role-Playing Game" where you're supposed to be playing a role. It's not Barbie dolls where you can switch from being an astronaut to a [SNIP] in 5 minutes.

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    Edited by ZOS_PeterT on August 17, 2016 1:23PM
  • d3nbark3r
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    Miszou wrote: »
    acw37162 wrote: »
    I hate this I don't know why they make it cost prohibitive to respec especualially since the don't offer an amory feature allowing you to switch on the fly.

    Because it's a "Role-Playing Game" where you're supposed to be playing a role. It's not Barbie dolls where you can switch from being an astronaut to a [SNIP] in 5 minutes.

    65375810.jpg

    Made me laugh. Well done to you sir.

    On topic.... it's kind of irritating but to be honest you could earn the gold to respec in 30 minutes, not really all that much of a problem.
    Edited by ZOS_PeterT on August 17, 2016 1:23PM
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