Respec from zero?

[Battler]

#giving you the opportunity to restart your build from Level 1 with new starting proficiencies, attributes, spells, and cantrips.#

Does this mean that we can change absolutely everything except race and starting class? Or what?

[Alvarius]

Yes, you can change everything except your actual character and starting class.

Which is weird because you can change the classes of your origin companions, but when you respect you basically reset your initial class to level 1.

This respec tool was implemented with the purpose of giving players the ability to "experiment freely with multiclasses" more than a true tool to remake your character from scratch. Words from Larian themselves.

[Battler]

Originally posted by Halewar:

Which is weird because you can change the classes of your origin companions, but when you respect you basically reset your initial class to level 1

You mean origins? Not mercenaries? It seemed to me that their classes definitely cannot be changed, since they are too much intertwined with their stories.
And if it can really be changed, is there an official statement about it?

[Wraith]

Originally posted by Battler:

Originally posted by Halewar:

Which is weird because you can change the classes of your origin companions, but when you respect you basically reset your initial class to level 1

You mean origins? Not mercenaries? It seemed to me that their classes definitely cannot be changed, since they are too much intertwined with their stories.
And if it can really be changed, is there an official statement about it?

There a video from fextralife saying you can change companion class

[Battler]

Originally posted by Wraith:

Originally posted by Battler:

You mean origins? Not mercenaries? It seemed to me that their classes definitely cannot be changed, since they are too much intertwined with their stories.
And if it can really be changed, is there an official statement about it?

There a video from fextralife saying you can change companion class

Checked... I hoped to the end that they wouldn't do it(((

[Wraith]

I don’t mind it

It optional

Unless you have no self control to not change your companion lol

[Runic Tunic]

Originally posted by Battler:

Originally posted by Wraith:

There a video from fextralife saying you can change companion class

Checked... I hoped to the end that they wouldn't do it(((

Sorry to say but seems like you can. I think Fextralife also mentioned it may influence dialogue choices later by doing this but isn't sure.

I'll likely adjust them a bit for optimization' sake, but keep them close to their original class for their story.

[katzenkrimis]

Originally posted by Wraith:

It optional

Unless you have no self control to not change your companion.

That's exactly what they don't have.

Last time I was in a Larian forum, which was DoS II years ago, people were restarting the game constantly. They couldn't make up their minds.

They'd play for a while, get bored, and then start over with a new character.

It's no wonder why the achievement rates are so poor in RPG's.

They spend more time in the setting screens than they do on the battlefield.

[PocketYoda]

I like it myself. Choice is always a good thing.

[Alvarius]

Originally posted by Battler:

#giving you the opportunity to restart your build from Level 1 with new starting proficiencies, attributes, spells, and cantrips.#

Does this mean that we can change absolutely everything except race and starting class? Or what?

By the way, Woflheart says you WILL be able to change your base class:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhLlc3ia44s

So ye, not 100% sure exactrly how it will work.

[DDkiki]

Honestly, finally devs have courage to allow me to respec their builds(Im looking at you, Owlcat Studios!), allowing to respec companions is HUGE up for replayability and more field for party comp imagination. I will prolly still try to stay in lore with their initial classes, at least close to it, but who knows what we can come up with.

Respec mod for PF games was must have if you wanted to try more unique classes and archetypes or fix terrible builds made by devs *cough* Sosiel *cough*...

[Battler]

Originally posted by DDkiki:

Honestly, finally devs have courage to allow me to respec their builds(Im looking at you, Owlcat Studios!), allowing to respec companions is HUGE up for replayability and more field for party comp imagination. I will prolly still try to stay in lore with their initial classes, at least close to it, but who knows what we can come up with.

Respec mod for PF games was must have if you wanted to try more unique classes and archetypes or fix terrible builds made by devs *cough* Sosiel *cough*...

Pathfinder was really unplayable without respec. The developers seemed to have specially chosen the least interesting classes for companions.
The main thing is that respect does not deprive us of something in the plot plan (unique dialogues, etc.)

[DDkiki]

Originally posted by Battler:

Originally posted by DDkiki:

Honestly, finally devs have courage to allow me to respec their builds(Im looking at you, Owlcat Studios!), allowing to respec companions is HUGE up for replayability and more field for party comp imagination. I will prolly still try to stay in lore with their initial classes, at least close to it, but who knows what we can come up with.

Respec mod for PF games was must have if you wanted to try more unique classes and archetypes or fix terrible builds made by devs *cough* Sosiel *cough*...

Pathfinder was really unplayable without respec. The developers seemed to have specially chosen the least interesting classes for companions.
The main thing is that respect does not deprive us of something in the plot plan (unique dialogues, etc.)

KM was much better(we had inquisitor, alchemist, eldritch scion, arcane trickster wannabe, pretty good caster cleric etc, so it was fine) but WotR for some reason outside of Woljiff, Regill and Lann was pretty bad at character builds, dont get me started about Staunton build for a lich PC...so respec mod was fundamentally needed to play game on hard and actually enjoying it.

[LinkToReality.ttv]

Originally posted by katzenkrimis:

Originally posted by Wraith:

It optional

Unless you have no self control to not change your companion.

That's exactly what they don't have.

Last time I was in a Larian forum, which was DoS II years ago, people were restarting the game constantly. They couldn't make up their minds.

They'd play for a while, get bored, and then start over with a new character.

It's no wonder why the achievement rates are so poor in RPG's.

They spend more time in the setting screens than they do on the battlefield.

But it's for exactly this reason the ability to change all but your race mid game is good. If you have played for 20 hours and then realize your class isn't doing it for you you can now pay 100 gold and change it to try something else that you might enjoy more, rather than having to start over from the beginning of the game.