First, let me say what an incredible Game you guys created. Its so good you made me do my first ever review (steam) for a game ever.
I cant for what else is to come in the next months and years.
The only big negativ for me is that there is no possibility for respeccing and i dont get why. I did a pretty bad spec. kinda all over the stats.
I know i could do another new char and grind all of it again…
but why not let people just reset the points.
Right now im not playing anymore because i have some weapons i wanna try but cant. Also think the “try before buy” feature is not the same as a full stats reset. I wanna try different builds but see how they really play not a soft version of it that is not hitting as hard.
So why you guys think about this “workaround” and not just give the players what they want?
welcome to the forums! if you go and read around a bit in here, you will realize that this game will look much more different from it’s current state once it releases in 1.0; most people are discussing reworking entire aspects of the game. there probably won’t even be an attribute system by next patch; it may be swapped with a talent tree!
so yeah, we are in the veeeeeery early stages; respecing will probably come later down the line
This will be cool, but I also think the issue will be resolved once you can try weapons regardless of whether you are leveled to them, they’ll just be much weaker. Then they can make respecing more difficult as long as you know you like the feel of a weapon you want to commit to.
Besides that it might be irrelevant for the future state of the game, i have mixed feelings about respecs.
One one hand, it is better for trying out stuff if you know you can go back if it turns out to be bad. But on the other hand, switching your whole character on the way between foe11 and foe12 is usually a little silly.
If there are respecs at some point, i think the solutions of Diablo II or Path of Exile would be some good compromise.
You can respec, but there are only (e.g. 3) free respecs during the story, later you have to grind a little for it.
With that you could have the security to go back, but still it is the exception.
Addon:
Yes this is not done well at the moment, but maybe there is a different way than respecs, e.g. rings that give you 10 of stat X to try it out e.g.
Has anyone ever played a new game, created their first character and got it right ?
I figure your 1st character is always your initial playstyle character and you always get it wrong (maybe just a me thing)
And then you evolve them into your farmer / crafter etc build because they have all the recipes and skills needed
i build my characters as the game goes, and personally i like to keep the mistakes, instead of minmaxing the character every time i feel that i need a respec, cause it makes me much more attached to my character.
still, i dont see what the hurt in adding a respec would be so yeah agreed with you
