If there gets to be free respecs then how do you expect all who bought training lessons to feel?
Also if this gets implemented I'm going level 35 longbow that can kite because FU.
Yes its going to hurt you guys, a lot... so perhaps we can come up with some kind of compensation. But from a utilitarian point of you, those players who have managed to buy training lessons in the past has been very few. The greater good (hate that phrase) needs to be thought through, but I totally get your angst. And yes you would have the right to be a lvl 35 archer, but you'd prbs get bored sooner or later ha.
I don't know. giving free respect to everyone kinda destroys the fun part of this game.
but srsly : i'd rather see gen 1-3 given free respecs than lvl 36 veterans.
the new player problem is the only valid point in my opinion.
maybe a dynamic respec/cost system would be a good solution - the higher your level and gen, the more you pay.
meaning that new players can respec at any time without having to pay while high level chars are given a little penalty which might counter troll- and exploiting motivated respecs.
also i like the 1 free respec per month idea.
I think you have really nailed it there Fin, if it is possible to create that dynamic system (as is done in Merc mod) this would definately be viable.
why stop there, If you cant compete at level 30 you clearly cant compete without full set of looms. Why not free loom respecs too!
As for alts i have my main at level 32, A gen 4 alt lvl 30. A gen 2 lvl 30 a Gen 2 lvl 29 and a lvl 28 (i respec my alts pretty often) If i didnt need alts my main would just be level 35 and whatever class i wanted How would that help new players?
heh I doubt you'd put that same amount of time to get to lvl 35 now anyway ^^. The amount of lvl 35 players is extremely low, so I don't reckon that would be much of a problem short term. Also newer players could be able to get to the higher lvl's quicker (lets say lvl 33) over the longer term in which case they could compete better. The difference betwene lvl 35 and 33 is minimal, the difference between 30 and 33 is definately noticeable.
Edit: the loom system is fine just the way it is, they are already easy to get hold of with joining clans etc, imo character lvl comes before loomed items.