Comments on: Is Dual Spec Worth 1000g?

By: Tuna

Tuna — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 11:01:07 +0000

There are many raids where some boss fights you need multiple tanks, and some tanks you only need one. Those extra tanks would then swap over to DPS. I’ve been to plenty of raids where there have been multiple respecs for that reason.

By: trollhard

trollhard — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:52:51 +0000

respec multiple times in one raid? i dont think so, i think ive see that maybe once when we switched out a healer for a dps, and vice versa, but multiple times in one raid? Unless your raid really sucks that much that they have to spend time to go alll the way to a major city to respec, then as you said 5-10 mins of work getting glyphs. I’m sorry but I’m calling that bluff.

By: Spicytuna » Blog Archive » Dual Spec Compared to Other Gold Sinks

Spicytuna » Blog Archive » Dual Spec Compared to Other Gold Sinks — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:51:33 +0000

[...] got enough gold saved up for when Patch 3.1.0 hits so I can purchase my Dual Spec. I will probably continue to save up gold just in case the cost is actually more than 1000g. I was [...]

By: Zuggy

Zuggy — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 07:15:16 +0000

Just being able to avoid the hassle is reason enough. It will be so nice to swap between pve and pve at any point without any regard to when I'm "supposed" to be be spec'd for raiding for arena. I can't wait for 3.1! Zuggys last blog post..Ulduar Legendary Mace Info

By: Zahrah

Zahrah — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 15:33:48 +0000

For those who like and will utulise their 2nd spec 1000g is decent. Its 20 respecs of value. But if you are only respecing once a month i don't think it is worth it. Would having that 2nd spec encourage you to play it more if it were a simple transisition, probably but I will get it.. I just will be picking an offspec that is important to me. Zahrahs last blog post..Pushing 8k Dps on Thaddius

By: Muckbeast

Muckbeast — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 10:30:30 +0000

I have to say, this 1000g dual spec idea sounds like a huge bone thrown to the gold selling companies. They have to be jumping for joy over this.

The dual spec idea was heralded as a huge boon to some of the classes that “have to” spec a certain way for their group utility, and that group spec is horribly for soloing, grinding, dailies, etc. Now it turns out such people are 1,000g in the hole.

For people who respec a lot, this may be a small savings in the long run, but aren’t most respecs done out of a desire to tweak rather than just swapping back and forth between the same two specs all the time?

If they felt the need to charge for this, 50 or 100g would have been sufficient.

-Michael
Muckbeast – Game Design and Online Worlds
http://www.muckbeast.com

By: Gnomeaggedon

Gnomeaggedon — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:02:22 +0000

Can you utilize the saved 2nd spec (spec templates let's call them) and spec editing features without the 1k outlay? ie. Still return to trainer to respec and pay the gold each time, but with the convienince of only having to choose a template rather than individual talents? I change spec once in a blue moon. And of would be good for the occasional change or spec refinement. But 1,000 gold for that would be too steep. Gnomer and Out! Gnomeaggedons last blog post..Guide: Friend or Fowl Achievement

By: Zuggy

Zuggy — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 23:19:10 +0000

I guess it all depends on how much you're already currently respec'n. At the very minimum I respec to PvE spec tuesday evenings and I respec back to pvp spec on thursday (after 25 man raids). Even if the only factor I weighed here was the 100g per week I figure I come out on top fairly quickly. Furthermore, this allows me to pvp or pve at any time without having to worry about changing my glyphs or spec only to have to spend the gold to change right back if it happened to be a raid night. For my money I'm lovin these changes. Zuggys last blog post..Glory of the Raider Achievements Removed