Please allow dual spec or cap respec costs.

Sup

You indeed do have a very valid point. Pretty sure most casual gamer are clueless of the "right" template... well at first.

Then they start playing more, grouping with "more skilled" players, learn the tricks of the trade and your casual player, while still casual as not playing as many hours as more hardcore players, becomes an initiate.

I would say, short term, there's no need to dual specs but in the long term it will help everyone out.

Personally I'm certain, due to the current competition and speccing possibilities in others MMO, BioWare don't have the the luxury of the choice. Good of bad, soon or later they will be obliged to add dual specs and I dare even saying AC respecs.

Now IMHO allowing dual specs does not makes things easier, maybe even less as you then have more choices, more gear to grind, more mess in your inventory, more skills rotation to manage, more UI layouts to set and get used to.

P.S.: would you please parse the link to your other thread as search is disabled?

There are 8 character slots, roll another character. Respecs are only supposed to be there if you accidentally make a mistake as you are leveling due to lack of knowledge of your said toon. You should never have to respec more then once in a characters lifetime - maybe twice if tweaks and changes in patches make you not like your spec any more ( although most games will reset for you when they make major changes ). Pick a spec and stick to it or roll alts for the specs you want - simple really.

I wouldn't have a problem with it if they did, wouldn't hurt me or the game at all.

There would have to be a cap, if it gave a stat boost.

But what about progression? What's wrong with a perpetual boost to experience/social/valor/affection/legacy points if you consistently stick to a spec?

But what about progression? What's wrong with a perpetual boost to experience/social/valor/affection/legacy points if you consistently stick to a spec?

Yes it most certainly would.

In a game when there's already a limited number of classes, allowing people to switch between them would remove all meaning of them. At that point, you're just picking a "character" and he can be whatever.

Hardly the intention of an RPG.

Umm no it most certainly would not. It would allow healers to take a DPS spec to be more efficient in their solo time, as well as tanks being able to do the same. It will hurt this game if people stop playing tanks/healers because they are a pain to play solo. This isn't the days of EQ1 anymore, convenience is acceptable.

Other than "it ruins my immersion" what are the burning issues that Single Spec supports feel are so important? Sages roll NEED on Double-bladed Lightsabers because the mods inside them are upgrades. People roll NEED on gear for their Companions. So "Increased Loot Drama" really doesn't cut it for me. Hardcore Operations Raid Guilds will still require optimized/focused Specs over Hybrids, so that doesn't cut it.

What is the horrible consequence that has caused Single Spec adherents to be so vocal and vehement in their opposition? I'm really trying to understand...

Yes it most certainly would.

In a game when there's already a limited number of classes, allowing people to switch between them would remove all meaning of them. At that point, you're just picking a "character" and he can be whatever.

Hardly the intention of an RPG.