test server....
I agree with OP and ever since CO came out I've thought that we should be able to go back to the trainer whenever we like and change our latest choice after levelling up, until we level again. Only power selections should be changeable so once you get to a slot level you can't change the power anymore.
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it is abusable. people will level lock themselves and keep switching powers every 30 secs to get whatever is useful at the time. if we were not able to turn off xp, then maybe. but this is very abusable.
edit: this is why we have test server, detailed power info and mids.
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So set a timer on it, same as for switching builds for example. Being forced to maintain two copies of the game just to test out powers is a rather crude method when it could be made much more elegant and easier (for the user, at least).
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Originally Posted by Sharker_Quint
it is abusable. people will level lock themselves and keep switching powers every 30 secs to get whatever is useful at the time. if we were not able to turn off xp, then maybe. but this is very abusable.
edit: this is why we have test server, detailed power info and mids. |
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Test server doesn't solve the issue of accidentally selecting the wrong power by mistake or misreading it and getting stuck with that power until you do a full respec. It's also not worth doing a full respec just to adjust a single error on your current level and wiping your gear over it.|
Originally Posted by Sharker_Quint
test server....
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I also hardly think it can be abused much while leveling. Pay a fee, switch out powers all you want until you find what fits you best, level, and you're stuck with the last thing you settled on. You'd have to be pretty obsessive, hardcore, and creative to run back to a trainer to constantly rotate powers around until you're close to leveling again. None of which is worth the effort.
Now, at level 48, that could be a problem, if you've turned XP off and you stay there and switch your final power out a lot. Maybe at 50, if you move your extra slots around. But the fee to switch the power out could be pretty extensive, if they charge more at higher levels. To discourage people switching things around as much.
But for people who are leveling that mess something up or realize the power they've picked was a huge mistake, I think they need to implement something more lenient. Imagine a new player who selected nothing but attacks in their primary set, who realizes that they should have picked another secondary defense, or needs to switch something out, or just misread and selected the wrong power.
A full respec and the work earning one, is a pretty heavy price to pay for something that can be tweaked on the spot. Something that they might just need to patch themselves up to reach the next few levels.
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there are lots of ways they could make it not abusable, first one that comes to mind, only allow it to be switchable once.|
Originally Posted by Sharker_Quint
it is abusable. people will level lock themselves and keep switching powers every 30 secs to get whatever is useful at the time. if we were not able to turn off xp, then maybe. but this is very abusable.
edit: this is why we have test server, detailed power info and mids. |
Dont like this power fine take a different one, but you're stuck with that one.
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That's a fine idea, Ossified. Even that would be <i>something</i> in the right direction and would solve what Ralph Wiggum would call an 'Ut-Oh'.
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Originally Posted by Ossified
there are lots of ways they could make it not abusable, first one that comes to mind, only allow it to be switchable once.
Dont like this power fine take a different one, but you're stuck with that one. |
There needs to be a way to undo selecting a power without having to respec. This could help for a variety of reasons, including accidental power selection, discovering the power isn't working as you initially hoped, the need to switch to something defensive rather than offensive if you're having difficulty with the current level of mobs, and testing powers out to see if it's best for you.
A respec wipes everything and you might want build2 to function differently. This could be more of a means to wipe out your current level's power and only your current level. One way to do this would be to be able to speak to trainers and place some kind of undo option to remove the power/slots from your current level and then be able to reselect. Maybe with some kind of small INF fee.
It doesn't necessarily have to respec all your powers or do a full wipe, but just the current power of your current level.