Difference between revisions of "Respec"

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Respec is slang for respecialisation and refers to a game feature that allows players to partially or completely reallocate the points they have spent in various skills, 'talents', 'attributes', 'feats' or other character values. Respeccing in Diablo 3 will allow players to reallocate most or all of their skill points, thus allowing high level characters to change their play style.

This was not a feature offered in Diablo 1 or 2, where characters could never change their stat or skill points once they were placed. (Respecs were added to Diablo 2 in the v1.13 patch.)

Respecs are a player-friendly feature found in most RPGs, notably Blizzards MMORPG, World of WarCraft.

Diablo III Respecs

In Diablo II, prior to v1.13, characters could not alter any of their attribute or skill points after they were initially placed. Not even a single point, just to fix a mis-click.

The Diablo 3 designers have committed to including some form of respecs in the game, though the precise mechanism remains to be determined. Game Director Jay Wilson has said [1] that respecs will be one of the main gold sinks in Diablo 3, but no other details are yet finalized.

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-'''Respec''' is slang for '''respecialisation''' and refers to games where you have a [[skill]], 'talent', 'stat', 'feat' or similar system that you develop as you level up. Respeccing is in that case a matter of resetting all the skill points, feats or the like, and start from scratch, without having to [[reroll]] your character.
+'''Respec''' is slang for '''respecialisation''' and refers to a game feature that allows players to partially or completely reallocate the points they have spent in various [[skill]]s, 'talents', 'attributes', 'feats' or other character values. Respeccing in Diablo 3 will allow players to reallocate most or all of their skill points, thus allowing high level characters to change their play style.
-The word is mostly used in RPG-type games, such as [[Diablo 3]] or [[World of WarCraft]].
+This was not a feature offered in Diablo 1 or 2, where characters could never change their stat or skill points once they were placed. (Respecs were added to Diablo 2 in the v1.13 patch.)
+Respecs are a player-friendly feature found in most RPGs, notably Blizzards MMORPG, [[World of WarCraft]].
 ==Diablo III Respecs==
-In [[Diablo II]], a character always had all their skills and stats as they were allocated. If you made any mistake, the only solution was to start over. There has not been a definite word on talent/skill respecs, but [[Jay Wilson]] has said that he didn't like that you were limited in the old system, and that regardless of how the skill system will look, respecs are probably going to be available.
+In [[Diablo II]], prior to v1.13, characters could not alter any of their attribute or skill points after they were initially placed. Not even a single point, just to fix a mis-click.
+The Diablo 3 designers have committed to including some form of respecs in the game, though the precise mechanism remains to be determined. Game Director Jay Wilson has said [http://g4tv.com/games/pc/28197/diablo-iii/articles/68225/BlizzCon-2009-Diablo-III-Game-Director-Interview/] that respecs will be one of the main [[gold sink]]s in Diablo 3, but no other details are yet finalized.