So... No Freespec w/ I22?
Currently, there are no plans to issue a free respec coinciding with the launch of Issue 22.
My apologies to anyone who may be disappointed by this.
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I'm not disappointed. I just find it interesting.
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Currently, there are no plans to issue a free respec coinciding with the launch of Issue 22.
My apologies to anyone who may be disappointed by this. |
At least I retain any freespecs that were granted previously(I have been using those to spec in the new ATO's)
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Well, my guess...
1) Last I recall all characters that had used up all their free vet specs, got issued new ones with Freedom. Could be wrong, but I swear my DB/WP who had used them all before hand had gotten a bunch of new ones.
2) 3 respec trials (on red and blue side) in game.
3) respec recipe canbe purchased in game.
4) Most importantly, respec can be purchased in the market.
Giving it away free with all those other free options available, makes it hard to make money on the market one.
I expect to see less free respecs given out.
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Well, my guess...
1) Last I recall all characters that had used up all their free vet specs, got issued new ones with Freedom. Could be wrong, but I swear my DB/WP who had used them all before hand had gotten a bunch of new ones. 2) 3 respec trials (on red and blue side) in game. 3) respec recipe canbe purchased in game. 4) Most importantly, respec can be purchased in the market. Giving it away free with all those other free options available, makes it hard to make money on the market one. I expect to see less free respecs given out. |
Well, my guess...
1) Last I recall all characters that had used up all their free vet specs, got issued new ones with Freedom. Could be wrong, but I swear my DB/WP who had used them all before hand had gotten a bunch of new ones. 2) 3 respec trials (on red and blue side) in game. 3) respec recipe canbe purchased in game. 4) Most importantly, respec can be purchased in the market. Giving it away free with all those other free options available, makes it hard to make money on the market one. I expect to see less free respecs given out. |
Bingo. Also there are 2 more you can get from the patron arcs.
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When the Devs change powers, we shouldn't have to spend cash to adjust. Period.
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Currently, there are no plans to issue a free respec coinciding with the launch of Issue 22.
My apologies to anyone who may be disappointed by this. |
Zombie Man's post sums up my thoughts well on this, but I would not be too surprised to see BrandX's logic chain win out.
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Also: Six years of casual play begins to look an awful lot like one year of hardcore play.
Currently, there are no plans to issue a free respec coinciding with the launch of Issue 22.
My apologies to anyone who may be disappointed by this. |
And I've been pretty supportive of the market.
Based on the original philosophy behind why "freespecs" existed, we should not be expected to pay real-world money to adjust when you guys need to make changes to the game, whether you're buffing or "nerfing" something. If you expect us to do that, expect a lot less graciousness from players (from those who ever offer you any) when you make balance changes. If you expect me to pay to adjust, then expect me to expect less need for adjustment from you.
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American Steele: 50 BS/Inv
Nightfall: 50 DDD
Sable Slayer: 50 DM/Rgn
Fortune's Shadow: 50 Dark/Psi
WinterStrike: 47 Ice/Dev
Quantum Well: 43 Inv/EM
Twilit Destiny: 43 MA/DA
Red
Shadowslip: 50 DDC
Final Rest: 50 MA/Rgn
Abyssal Frost: 50 Ice/Dark
Golden Ember: 50 SM/FA
Some 8 year old characters just maybe have gone through them all. And even with all those options, they gave out free respecs with just about every Issue, even if there weren't changes made to powers before the Market was in play.
When the Devs change powers, we shouldn't have to spend cash to adjust. Period. |
Here to register my disapproval at the decision to not give freespecs for i22. Besides a couple of bugs (which I'm confident will get fixed in a timely manner) this is the first genuinely negative news I've had about the issue.
I can understand not giving them out when there's no major rebalancing, but there was quite a lot for this issue. UberGuy already explained quite clearly why this is disappointing.
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Well, I don't really need them (never used Grav, always took AS and slotted it on my Stalkers), but colour me confused as to the reasoning behind not giving one this issue. These aren't exactly small changes here. It certainly seems to go against the precedent...
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Freespecs are generally issued a week or so after the issue goes live to ensure that people get them when needed.
That said, the community team has been very quiet on this so I'm wondering if it'll happen.
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Freespecs are generally issued a week or so after the issue goes live to ensure that people get them when needed.
That said, the community team has been very quiet on this so I'm wondering if it'll happen. |
If you want to edit your post, I'll edit mine.
They decided they'd give a freespec if they got above a common on a DA reward table.
I'd say neither. Typically the free respecs went out on three occasions:
1) Anniversary 2) Winter Event 3) Massive change to an archetype or the entire game. This is a fairly major change to gravity, but only gravity. It doesn't meet the threshold for a free respec. |
So the entire way Stalkers run does not count as a massive change?
Here is the massive change that does count, the massive amount of $Change$ they are gonna get in microtransactions selling Respecs.
yeah, I feel jipped. I hoard my vet respecs, and delete characters (50s) that I start to use them on.
So the entire way Stalkers run does not count as a massive change?
Here is the massive change that does count, the massive amount of $Change$ they are gonna get in microtransactions selling Respecs. yeah, I feel jipped. I hoard my vet respecs, and delete characters (50s) that I start to use them on. |
Before you slotted Assassin Strike like an attack. Now it's a useable attack.
If you skipped it (and Im sure someone out there did), then you were skipping a major component of the Stalker AT to begin with
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I mean really. My slotting didn't change due to the stalker changes. My slotting changed due to the ATO set for Stalkers.
I really can't imagine that many who changed their slotting on their Stalker unless the change was trying to turn a 5 slotted attack to a 6 slotted. Is that the case?
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Actually, I'd say no.
Before you slotted Assassin Strike like an attack. Now it's a useable attack. If you skipped it (and Im sure someone out there did), then you were skipping a major component of the Stalker AT to begin with ![]() I mean really. My slotting didn't change due to the stalker changes. My slotting changed due to the ATO set for Stalkers. I really can't imagine that many who changed their slotting on their Stalker unless the change was trying to turn a 5 slotted attack to a 6 slotted. Is that the case? |
Some people slotted AS with 3 damage/acc HOs and 3 damage procs since it was very situational power recharge and end were never a big concern now they are.
I don't really care personally about the freespecs myself i have 4 vetspecs on every toon I make now so meh.
Some people slotted AS with 3 damage/acc HOs and 3 damage procs since it was very situational power recharge and end were never a big concern now they are.
I don't really care personally about the freespecs myself i have 4 vetspecs on every toon I make now so meh. |
I'm not saying it won't suck, but, what got done doesn't require a respec, it requires 6 new enhancements.
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There was actually a very big HO change. Example would be slotting centriole's in the thermal shields would actually give you a better resistance than other sets. Thats just a simple example but i have many toons affected by the HO change that all need respecs because i have enhancements in there doing pretty much nothing now.
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There was actually a very big HO change. Example would be slotting centriole's in the thermal shields would actually give you a better resistance than other sets. Thats just a simple example but i have many toons affected by the HO change that all need respecs because i have enhancements in there doing pretty much nothing now.
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Blue
American Steele: 50 BS/Inv
Nightfall: 50 DDD
Sable Slayer: 50 DM/Rgn
Fortune's Shadow: 50 Dark/Psi
WinterStrike: 47 Ice/Dev
Quantum Well: 43 Inv/EM
Twilit Destiny: 43 MA/DA
Red
Shadowslip: 50 DDC
Final Rest: 50 MA/Rgn
Abyssal Frost: 50 Ice/Dark
Golden Ember: 50 SM/FA
Blue
American Steele: 50 BS/Inv
Nightfall: 50 DDD
Sable Slayer: 50 DM/Rgn
Fortune's Shadow: 50 Dark/Psi
WinterStrike: 47 Ice/Dev
Quantum Well: 43 Inv/EM
Twilit Destiny: 43 MA/DA
Red
Shadowslip: 50 DDC
Final Rest: 50 MA/Rgn
Abyssal Frost: 50 Ice/Dark
Golden Ember: 50 SM/FA
Hmm... between the changes to Gravity and Stalkers, I figured there would be a FreeSpec. It's weird that this time there isn't one...
Ah well. Maybe with the 8 Year Anniversary?
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