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Should the cost of a respec in EOS be drastically reduced

  • Madval
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    Reduce the cost of respec
    I want a respec for morph and not just a respec for all attributes :/
  • cisadanepajsuxrwb17_ESO
    I vote for a 3rd way : Buy a tab a'la WoW where I can change specs without refunding all the traits

    But make it so that buying this tab makes you broke. 250,000 gold or something.
  • ZoM_Head
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    Id rather have an option to reset certain skills than everything,
    mDKs still need a lot of love!
  • Belitseri
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    Reduce the cost of respec
    It is pretty expensive, especially when you're fiddling with builds or fine-tuning stuff. I'd like to see the cost lessened considerably, so we can play with our toons more or try different styles of play within our class.
  • hk11
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    Reduce the cost of respec
    Free respecs might alleviate some of the anxiety players are having over classes. They could spend time finding something that works for them without a penalty.
  • Gecko
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    Respec cost is fair
    No. I know it seems high, but it is really one of very few gold sinks in the game. The cost can get a bit ridiculous, but it is kind of necessary at the moment. If they adjusted it, they would have to add a different sink.

    I do think that maybe they should add a time on morphs, maybe a week or 72 hours that allows you to change it to the other morph so you can try both out to see what synergizes better with your build, but that was not what the questions asked.
  • Morvoldo
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    Reduce the cost of respec
    respec does cost way to much but would also like a choice to respec Morphs or certain parts Not all
  • spinedoc
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    Reduce the cost of respec
    Has anyone actually come up with a valid reason NOT to have cheap respecs? I'm curious about Zenimax' silence on this as well, they should at least give us their reasoning behind this awful decision.

    It even adds insult to injury when they change skills which greatly affect classes yet don't offer any kind of respec at all.
    Edited by spinedoc on June 6, 2014 8:35PM
  • starlizard70ub17_ESO
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    Reduce the cost of respec
    Until they (ESO devs) figure out what they want the classes, weapon and guild skills to be set at, they should greatly reduce the cost of respec.
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  • wahirschub17_ESO
    Reduce the cost of respec
    Daethz wrote: »
    The respec cost in this game leaves no room for experimenting.

    This is exactly my problem. The game seems to be designed around the idea of having more than enough money-sinks so that the end-game economy isn't super inflated.

    As a result I barely have money to find a spec that I like, my inventory and bank are still extremely limited, and even just repairing gear is difficult.

    I realize this is a negative comment, so let it be said that I absolutely love this game - it's my favorite MMO ever. There are just a few tiny things that need to be ironed out (which is SUPER common in fresh MMOs).
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  • Archimonday
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    I don't believe that respecification should be cheap, or a common thing. While I do agree that occasionally I question whether my points could have been better spent, at the same time I realize that you have to reap the benefits of your choices.

    I don't think people should be able to endlessly experiment with different configurations, because then what is going to happen is the ideal configurations, which some mathematician spent hours calculating will come out on the internet, and then people will use these configs because they have no originality.

    While I regret some of the choices I've made with my character, I make it work, and you should have to make it work also. Decisions are decisions.
  • Opioid
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    Respec cost is fair
    The cost of respec doesn't bother me as much as the all or nothing method they used to implement it. It's silly to have to spend 20k+ gold just to move a couple of points in one skill line or to try a different morph. I think the cost per point is fair, but I would much rather be able to choose to respec one skill line at a time and perhaps just change morphs individually.
  • Hciliata
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    Update: exactly 0% of the hardcore old school this should be harder and gold is too easy to get and we really need a sink advocates have sent me any gold, despite my helpful invitation. It seems weird that 100% chose to hold onto the overabundant desperately in need of a sink gold that makes this game too easy for them. Yeesh, I was counting on at least a few griefers sending me 1g. Are you quite sure there's too much gold in this game? If so, why didn't you send it to me? Too much effort? Holding onto it because you might need to respec to the consensus epic build down the road? It's been too hard to find a primal motif, so you're saving up for a good opportunity? Or what? I don't even have a horse at level 40--too expensive. Do you hardcore old schoolers go horseless? Because it definitely increases the suffering, I highly recommend it to you. So this is another opportunity for you to ramp up the difficulty for yourself--please send me a very expensive horse.
  • Cogo
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    Respec cost is fair
    I still say increase it. I am level 45 now, and I still die like hell! Call me a bad player or whatever, but when ever I go on my explore ventures or follow questlines, I die a lot. I dont have that many damage abilities, so I think that it the main thing why I die.

    I do have skillpoints where I dont use em anymore. But I dont want ESO to make your choices where you put points to easy. Its good that it makes people consider where they put them.

    Feel free to flame me because I want a game thats challenging and harder then most other games.
    Edited by Cogo on June 6, 2014 10:56PM
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  • Buck
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    Reduce the cost of respec
    I just don't understand why anyone has a problem with someone untraining... what does it hurt? Would you rather they just quit? Why should it be expensive? It's a game!! And making it harder or cost more is not gonna help the population just because they don't play how you do...

    Are people afraid that someone might stumble onto a good build? :o or your current build? oh my!! How dare they experiment in a game with so many skills and play how they want!! lol It's a game get over yourselves and stop making it hard on others because your so awesome.
  • Soloeus
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    Reduce the cost of respec
    I want deciding my build to be an easily, and in fact free choice. I want "pure fun" and not "challenge". I want to be allowed to test and play every possible style out of my character to find what I like and continue to improve.

    Otherwise, just trying new things becomes really expensive. Expensive death loss and expensive respec aren't fun, they are annoying. They aren't a challenge either. Nothing is "hard" about recovering. What the recovery is, is boring slow and grindy. Note the keyword: Boring.

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  • Buck
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    Reduce the cost of respec
    ...the worst part is that some want respec to cost more or be harder to do and yet they somehow (like ZOS) over look the fact that they are still class balancing... should it cost me 30k to respec when they fix a skill I recently untrained because it was bugged? ZOS doesn't seem to understand this concept either. /facepalm
  • Soloeus
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    Then 3 days after you respec out of a bugged skill your new one is nerfed and even if you are refunded 2 points, the rest of your class might have been built around what was nerfed.

    I want all my gold from respec back NOW and free respec from here on out.

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  • Maverick827
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    Cogo wrote: »
    I still say increase it. I am level 45 now, and I still die like hell! Call me a bad player or whatever, but when ever I go on my explore ventures or follow questlines, I die a lot. I dont have that many damage abilities, so I think that it the main thing why I die.

    I do have skillpoints where I dont use em anymore. But I dont want ESO to make your choices where you put points to easy. Its good that it makes people consider where they put them.

    Feel free to flame me because I want a game thats challenging and harder then most other games.
    Restricted does not equal challenging.
  • Cogo
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    What do you mean restricted? Is there a max for respecing? I didnt know that.

    You also have 8 character slots right? You can test and try out as much as you want.

    I fail to see the reason in being able to respec for free or for nothing.

    The only reason for this demand I can see, is that people wants everything for free?
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  • Buck
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    Cogo wrote: »
    What do you mean restricted? Is there a max for respecing? I didnt know that.

    You also have 8 character slots right? You can test and try out as much as you want.

    I fail to see the reason in being able to respec for free or for nothing.

    The only reason for this demand I can see, is that people wants everything for free?

    How does someone respeccing, for what ever reason, have an impact on your game play? ...it doesn't! And if it was free it still wouldn't affect you. So why make it harder for those that want to try other skills/builds within their class skill tree... or would you just rather they quit? oh yea they have 8 slot so it's np to roll another vet and try the other morf out? lol /facepalm
  • iuki
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    Costs me close to 20k just to swap some morphs around depending on what I am doing. ie. PvE and PvP I have entirely different morph set ups and variations.

    Also when I go to respect, I gotta tap near 200 skill points in every time; that's stupid, sorry.

    Respect should be totally free, period. You say gold sinks? I say make gold sinks like costumes, gears, and other things instead of punishing people wanting to try different builds. Gold sellers love it though!
    Edited by iuki on June 7, 2014 12:04AM
  • EQBallzz
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    I think the price would be fair *IF* there was more granularity to the respec options.

    Options such as:

    -respec morphs only
    -respec specific trees only

    If they are going to keep it an all or nothing system it should be gated by time. Much cheaper if you haven't respec'd in a while and ramps up quickly after each respec or even after a single respec. *Some* option to make it more affordable to try different things out but still have some restrictions.

    I might like to respec my main but he has 225 skill points so I don't think I will be doing that because of the absurd cost at that level of skills gained.

    Come on ZOS..this isn't rocket science here. Some of these things have been done before with much higher fidelity than what we are seeing in ESO.
  • Nefar
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    Respec cost is asinine but in 2 days won't much matter for me.. back to eve online. I'll give ESO a year break (less it goes f2p before then).
  • Maverick827
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    80% in favor of less expensive respec costs.

    Zenimax, now is the time to add something to 1.2. This is a small change. Just go adjust the "100" per skill reset app setting to "25."
  • Mordack
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    Reduce the cost of respec
    At the very least it should be reduced, but honestly I think it should be free. What do Akatosh and Stendarr need the gold for anyway?
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  • Inco
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    Reduce the cost of respec
    I think the COST would be "FAIR" if they let us just chose a specific AREA to RESPEC. Like Light ARMOR ONLY reset instead of EVERYTHING.
  • tordr86b16_ESO
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    Reduce the cost of respec
    Moving around ability points should be no hassle free, acing to wildstar. Respecs should only be for stats, eg magicka ext.
  • markusloveFTM
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    I think it should be reduced drastically. I would like to try different builds and different morphs without being charged 20k a time. I am stuck in a build I don't like at VR12 because at max level money isn't easy to come by. I really hope it's reduced.
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