No respec ind 2r

[SandBurger-11537]

It was added in 2009, and was only added so they could test out D3 when it was under development.

[Shivan-11800]

Not sure what you’re trying to do here, but know this:

There will always be a respec ability in D2 or D2R.

Noone in their right mind would take “respec” out of this game!

[StormReaver-1628]

Honesty, I’m not even expecting anything really. I’ll still state my opinion, because you never know what might transpire. That process could affect D4 or even D5 through the butterfly effect. You would never impact the future by staying silent. By thinking and talking about game mechanics, it gets people brainstorming…

People spend way too much time suggesting to others to remain quiet. It’s a good thing over here we have freedom of speech, free from places like North Korea where you can’t even have your own opinion.

[mykromisfit-1146]

Ok Ok so if you could only get one respec per char maybe that would make everything fair for everyone.

[TheDarkJedi-1970]

Or we can just leave it the way it is, the way it has been for many years.

[Dems-1970]

I like having the three respecs. No need to revert, in my opinion. It’s ridiculously hard to make a pure vita sorc at the beginning of a ladder, since there is no gear available. Best to be able to invest some points in STR and DEX and respec to your final build once you have the gear.

I’m in agreement that respecs should be limited, however. Unlimited seems beyond the spirit of the game to me.

[Shivan-11800]

@StormReaver-1628

That process could affect D4 or even D5 through the butterfly effect.

“A kind smile to another human that appears down or upset can help create great change in our world.”

This is real and a mirror of the so called science fiction butterfly effect, put into real terms.

[Fellowship-11208]

Respec are fines as they are currently. No need to alter them.

What we currently have makes it just inconvenient enough without restarting a new character.

[MicroRNA-1507]

@SandBurger-11537

It was added in 2009, and was only added so they could test out D3 when it was under development

This is not correct. How respecs were handled in D2 & D2:Lod was one of the most common complaints in the game. After many years, the whole “novelty” of relevel as a form of respec was ostracized by many.

I will even go a step further. I suspect that D3 has free respecs due to feedback from veteran D2 players who despised that element of D2. I suspect that D3 has a shared stash because of the hatred for muling in D2. The list goes on and on…

[Fearophobias-1604]

One could argue that a lack of respecs is directly linked to the games replayability over the years. Ive made and leveled DOZENS AND DOZENS of characters over the years to above level 85. If all I had to do was level 7 classes to a high level then im done, how long before theres no more normal games with people leveling new characters?

replaying from the beginning is part of the fun of the game… respecs diminish that greatly after a while of the game being out

[Kasabian-1235]

For real. I hate it when people who have nothing to do with the development of a game feel like they can decide what is “true to the game” or not.

[StormReaver-1628]

I would say the original team decided that. But when they left, who changed things?

[Maddy-21505]

Please let respec be 3 times only

Yeah, they brought in respecs sometime after 1.10. I just don’t know how much of a time sink the essences are in order to do additional respecs after the original 3. To me the base 3 respecs feels fine for newer players who won’t have established builds and don’t just look up d2fans for instance. If the 4th (+) respec is a pain then I feel that the system is still punitive enough. If it isn’t then I don’t like it at all. I just don’t know because by the time the Respecs were put into the ga,…

Please give us Infinate respec in D2 (like in D3)

I know a lot of older players enjoyed the patched in system for respeccing in the current version of D2, but I also know a whole LOT of us who equally hated it. Limiting the players ability to respec is not a core game mechanic, and does not need to be preserved. I recently started playing D2 again with the plugy mod, which allows respeccing on the fly - and it has only made the game better and more enjoyable for me. Now I’m free to play around with my spec until I find a spec that I’m comfort…

Unlimited Respec?

You get one respec per difficulty through Akara after completing the den of evil quest. Beyond the three respecs from Akara you’re required to farm essences from Andariel, Diablo and Baal in hell difficulty. One of each of these essences in the horadric cube will grant a token of absolution. Upon using the token you can respec, so yes, infinite respecs.

Do you think skill and attribute respec should be easier in the remaster?

I personally think its a great QoL change, I know you get 1 respec per per difficulty cycle, but I think there should a be a more reliable way to respec if you messed up a build without having to make a new character. Also new players can change builds to adapt and learn. I know some die hard fans will not like this, but just dont use it if you dont want, you know your exact build the moment you start the game, many people won’t.

Talent/Stat Respec unlimited? QOL Improvement

Can we please get a very important quality of life improvement. Could we finally have the option to respec our talents/stats as much as we want over the 1 quest that gives us 1 respec per toon from act 5? Make us pay insane amount of gold or give a currency to allow for it, but please let us respec our toons so we don’t need to have like 5 paladins for different roles. Thank you

seems majority of change requester even want the oposite !
i have an idea: stop these discussions and start accepting the reMASTER !

[NEO-2313]

3 respecs - is fine for me, but infinite respecs should be eradicated

[MicroRNA-1507]

@Maddy-21505

i have an idea: stop these discussions and start accepting the reMASTER !

You do know that Blizzard has reiterated in multiple interviews that they are open to more D2R changes in the players want them. Moreover, they have explicitly stated that the designers have a list of items that they would love to do if the players agreed. You can search these quotes on this forum or use google.

Consistent with this idea, Blizzard themselves have sent out two surveys to it potential D2R customers seeking feedback on 19 and 7 changes, respectively. The most recent survey went out last week. These surveys (or at least screenshots of them) are also linked on this forum and are searchable using google.

Since Blizzard, themselves, asked for player feedback on additional D2R changes, why do you honestly think that players should not discuss things and give player feedback?

[Maddy-21505]

But still i believe they will rely to their words and stick to the core of the game. And actually that would be the smartest thing to do. The Respec change request is a perfect example for why they should: Some people want no respec, some people want 3 respec, some people want even more and unlimited respec and some people just want it to stay what it is. so the only way Blizzard does not have to justify themselves for their decission is to just stick to the original and to their own words and have the game untouched with just REAL QoL features, nothing to make game easier and nothing to make it unnecessarily harder

[MicroRNA-1507]

@Maddy-21505

But still i believe they will rely to their words and stick to the core of the game.

Their words are both an authentic experience and potentially more changes. These are not necessarily mutually exclusive but suggests more optional changes might be on the horizon.

Also, in both surveys they have asked about a dedicated charm inventory. In the latest survey, it is listed as a QoL feature. As you know, QoL features are typically not considered core gameplay. Given this, Blizzard may be defining “authentic” differently than what some think.

[Geezer-11142]

It’s pretty funny, because I really get the feeling that the devs intend to keep balance changes to an absolute minimum, based on everything written in interviews, and the videos I’ve seen of them directly.

They also seem to be itching to put their own spin on the game, and exclaimed with an almost giddy grin when speaking about how there were ‘things they’d like to do’ with the game.

I honestly think it likely there will be two realms. I just can’t see them doing nothing with d2r for years, and I just can’t see them changing 1.14 balance wise without leaving it playable.

[MicroRNA-1507]

@Geezer-11142

things they’d like to do’ with the game

In the Chris Lena quote as shown below, he actually used the word “love” instead of like and there is a “list of things” from the designers (implying several to many).

“I know our designers have a list of things they would love to do. So we’ll see how that goes going forward.”

The quote is from this linked interview

How Diablo 2: Resurrected is calling on the spirit of the original ARPG | PCGamesN

[Geezer-11142]

Yes he seemed very genuine in their intentions to change the game, and it’s only my opinion but I definitely got the feeling they were speaking about some major changes, not minor ones.

This, paired with how cautious they’ve been while designing, even in regards to if auto gold was too much of a change, suggests to me there will eventually be a separate realm.

The only alternatives alienate a large portion of the players base, and risk lower sales for their newer titles.