When I go solo adventure, I go with one spec.
When I go group play, I need to switch to another spec.
When I go DPS, I need to switch to another spec.
When I go tanking, I need to switch to another spec.
When I go kill world boss, I need to switch to another spec.
It’s likely I will switch between spec several times a day just to do these things.
When I’m at higher level, I DO NOT WANT TO waste my gold savings switching spec. Nor do I want to re-roll another character just to play another spec. It’s stupid design. This is not Diablo Immortal. Even Diablo Immortal has an armory where you can quickly swap specs.
This has to be changed. Respec should cost nothing, and you need to put in an armory so we can easily switch spec.
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I do agree.
But what you are asking is more like an in-game “live” build switcher.
Please report this in-game using Ctrl + B
It will flow directly in their ticketing system.
Better than forums.
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Strongly disagree, you shouldn’t have a spec for every situation, you should be strong at some things and weak at others and your decisions should be meaningful. No cost means you will only always take the best skill ever period, you need to have to make a choice between rock, paper, or scissors knowing that when you choose rock you will do well against scissors but poorly against paper.
You want to tank a boss, go build a tanky barb, you want a glass canon that deals out tons of damage, then go fire or shock sorc.
You want to play with groups sometimes, then don’t put all your points into your damage abilities and get some utility, you don’t want to die all the time, get some tanky skills.
Do you also think you should be able to do uber bosses in PoE without needing to cap your resists or get enough HP to not get one shot?
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I agree, respec should be free, Otherwise the game doesn’t value your time.
That’s not how you play the game.
I was doing solo adventure earlier, and then I heard a world boss call, and immediately I know my spec isn’t right for world boss fight. I had to quickly swap a few skills just to do world boss. This is a common scenario in Diablo Immortal and D4 is an all around upgrade. Not letting you respec for free or giving you an armory to switch spec is simply regressing backwards as a game company.
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Interesting, this is a good point, i dont want to have to spend gold just to switch back and forth to go from DPS to Support/Tank back to DPS builds all the time. Maybe something like the armory system in D3 should be implemented into D4. I think spending gold to respec is fine but maybe there should be a system where we can switch to a different saved spec for free.
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PoE’s respec philosophy is a terrible design to mimic. Respec should be free there is no reason to have it cost anything other than an arbitrary restriction or at the very least have a build manager system. Playing one character and having access to multiple builds is far better than leveling 3-4 of the same class to test or play other styles.
Respecs currently cost less than repairs. It’s kind of a weird mechanic that makes no sense.
Respec costs gold because in the future they will probably sell gold.
I agree that re-specing shouldn’t cost anything, at least not for some time. Right now on a barbarian playthrough I’ve had to Respec just to take down a boss into something very defensive based but it was very slow in damage when just running around so I re-specced again just to quest. I think there are far too many variables right now and it would be helpful for everyone to not worry about costs to Respec.
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Currently yes, but that will not be the case at higher levels according to the devs.
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Free respecs kills the roleplay element.
I would even go as far as no respecs at all after reaching some level. It makes the characters unique. As has been stated, strong in something, weak in something else.
Otherwise its just lame copying of some meta builds on the fly. Total fail in D3. Zero roleplaying, everyone is the same.
Sure, you will be stronger // more // less desired in a party, but that is the point, it should be for example harder to level and gear a PvP oriented character because it will not clear mobs so efficiently, but it will reward you with a unique character that is stronger in PvP.
Not just play the meta and then ez switch to whatever spec you want.
Maybe only when a ‘balance’ patch comes out, players should get offered a free respec, like they do in PoE. But it would be better to go easy with these patches and don’t overnerf stuff, thus not requiring to give players respecs at all. The choices should be permanent IMO. It should be meaningful to have more than one of each class.
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Guess I’m the only one thinking things are fine the way they are 
Sitting on 400k g btw
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Talk to us again when you have re done your skills a few more times. The cost keeps increasing each time. Kinda like when re-rolling for slots on your gear in D3.
Nah, it makes the character dead. Shelved. Never to be played again.
In Diablo 2, there were no respecs till 1.13
The characters were far from dead / never played again, as far as i remember 
It was the norm to make a new character of the same class to try different build.
It increased the replayability of the game.
I agree that it’s good to have an oportunity to try how the skills work, which can be achieved by giving respecs untill a certain level, but after that level make the choices permanent.
Honestly after being high enough in the game what else are you going to spend your gold on?
Most of the best equipment is found not bought. You will get the best equipment and after awhile there is nothing else to buy.
If you are going to just scrap everything to try a new build you might as well start a new character anyways. It’s going to take hours and hours of mindlessly farming for equipment to fit the new build and killing monsters you are alot stronger than (which isn’t fun).
Thank goodness you don’t design rpgs.
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No to on the fly spec switching. That is a horrible mechanic that destroys character development. I wouldn’t have a problem making respecs free tho. Just take away 10 levels of xp.
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At level 25, I do one dungeon, and vendoring even half the drops would probably pay for an entire respec.