Please allow dual spec or cap respec costs.

But then again do you hate being dps in groups?

if no then you have like 3/3 as a DPS
while only
1/3 as a healer
so still why complain then that respeccs cost money?

Why do people feel that they should have only positive sides on theire choice.

Yeah that's a ridiculous idea that will never happen in any mmo.

We aren't just "calling" it tedium, it is. And yeah they aren't going to give you perks for knowing your class, it's not hard to do at all.

Then I supposed traveling to the planets is tedium? Why not just click on a map and appear there?

How about a bank? It's ridiculous I have to go all the way across a zone to click on an object to access my cargo hold. Everything I own should be accessible at all times, from anywhere. Right?

So, if you support these ideas, then at least you're consistent.

But if you do not - why not?

Don't be so confident. It's a solid idea.

Then I supposed traveling to the planets is tedium? Why not just click on a map and appear there?

How about a bank? It's ridiculous I have to go all the way across a zone to click on an object to access my cargo hold. Everything I own should be accessible at all times, from anywhere. Right?

So, if you support these ideas, then at least you're consistent.

But if you do not - why not?

Don't be so confident. It's a solid idea.

Because there is no reason for negatives in this case.

in that case why not make a dual Ac aswell?

I'm leveling a Scoundrel Healer. While soloing and in groups I heal. I like it that way. I prefer it that way.

I enjoy PvP, but I HATE healing in PvP.

Come up with a decent proposal that lets me enjoy playing my character in all aspects of the game.

The following are NOT acceptable solutions:
-Suck it up and heal in PvP
-Level another Scoundrel
-Suck it up and pay Cr 1-200,000/day minimum to respec between PvE/PvP

I and several others who are in favor of either lowering the Respec Cost or implementing Dual Spec have offered variations and possible compromises. It's time for the "Single Spec Purists" to step up and do the same.

Hey Dewee - nice to see some of the 'old guard' still around!

I think your point about not everyone being a hardcore gamer is a good one - although probably opposite the way you mean.

Most casual players that are just here to have fun (i.e. most players) aren't even in these threads debating it. Heck, they may not even be aware they CAN respec their skills yet. Not because they're dumb, but because they're playing the game as much as we're analyzing it.

For them, they would never roll an alt of the same class to do a different thing. They would simply play their existing character as a viable option in any situation. They will raid, quest, pvp and whatever else on the same character with the same spec. I did it for years in WoW as a casual player. Most players do the same. But if for some reason on the occasion they DO want to tweak their spec, they can just visit a Skill Mentor and the cost is minimal or non-existent.

For the player that wants to do this all the time, it's a small minority. And the cost is designed to deter it. It's a way for the players to really optimize their gameplay, but it is in no way normal behavior. Heck, remember when Blizzard said most players don't even make it to level cap? Those are players just killing time and having fun - these discussions are far away from where they are. And that's the case with TOR, too. They're not here arm-chair designing, they're just playin'.

BioWare is definitely divided on the topic, every interview I've ever done where we've asked about this it has been either very tentative or the opposite answer from the time before. So they are very careful in approaching what they do.

That's why I like my suggestion in the other tread to reward those who stick with a spec longer, but not take anything away from those that don't (if they implement instant spec changing.)

As for subscribed longer - I don't doubt it. I only hope that isn't the primary motivation behind doing it for BioWare, it should be gameplay first. Any time you make things easier and make players do less to achieve more, it's always going to be popular.