Just wondering if there has been confirmation as to whether or not you can change your perks when you get deeper into the game? Being able to reset perks would be nice, as I tend to be a fail and put points in trees where I end up saying soon after "doh! What was I thinking??"

My advice is to save early and save often.

Confirmation of no ability to respec.

Make sure to save before choosing a perk.

CAN I HAVE DUAL SPEC?????!?!?!?!


sorry for that.

Ha okay noted.

TRI spec for thief, warrior and mage!

ontopic: the only confirmed way to reset your points is to create a new character. I don't see it being possible to reset it though because that defeats the purpose of choosing a perk.

Mods will fix it.

Recreate your character from the beginning. An important part of the game is living with your choices.

Storm

You need to pic your perks carefully. Don't be a Fool.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5J0fdimtHM&feature=related

Sorry, I just like this song. It seems to be about making good choices. (relevant)

Whatever...have fun with your stupid mods while the rest of us enjoy the game.

Never understood this attitude. Having mods is like having unlimited free DLCs. Console players LIKE DLC, so what exactly is the difference?

DLC good, mods bad? - it makes no sense.

Well, DLCs bring consistency, mods bring PC users a way to maximise their experience on their already highly customizable rigs. Oblivion and Oblivion moded are two completely different games telling the same story.

Mods are amazing, and what people get to do with them, from Team Fortress in 96 to Oscuro's Oblivion Overhaul (to name just a couple of great examples) is just incredible.

But the thing is, especially in highly modable games like TES, is that there can be such a thing as to many mods for certain players. A lot of them can be game breaking, lore-ignoring, cheating, simply silly and on and on... That doesn't stop from those mods to be popular, what better to do with your imagination in a sandbox than actually create this awesome starship from your favourite show because you can?

DLCs on the other hand are technically mods (they load up just like regular mods in TES) but they are built by a dedicated team that works full time on them and are meant to be 100% part of the official lore and canon. Some can be doubtful (like the horse armour), others just perks to enrich your class (class lairs) and some are just plain awesome like Knights of the Nine (which although cool, the armour set was maybe a bit to practical) or a true example of what Bethesda still has up its sleeves: Shivering Isles.

And lets not forget what they where called before Bethesda made DLCs popular around the gaming world with their horse armour pack (wheren't they like the first to offer actual "DLC"), as ExpansionPacks have been around for years, adding a lot to popular games while waiting for the next sequel. Morrowind's Bloodmoon which added the oh so popular werewolves back in TES.

The advantage, and problem with DLCs is that they usually cost. This can be a good thing since they help fund future projects and hopefully great games, but if the DLC svcks, then you waste money for something you might not even touch in-game.... And the way companies implement DLCs is also interesting. I feel like Bethesda went from a slow start with minor DLCs in Oblivion, but actually have come with some great content that has actually been praised by reviewers with the two Fallout games, and therefore I can't wait to see what they might do with Skyrim in the future. As long as they don't start with some crummy schemes like Activision's map packs and other stuff like that which just feels way to overpriced!

but do get back on topic (so nobody can accuse me of ninjaing this topic ) I believe that they want you to live with your choices throughout the game, either while questing or levelling. So it is a good thing they don't allow you. They never did in the other games either. I just don't understand why they can't put in barbers in freaking Tamriel! Is it so much of an arcane art? Even the wasteland had them!

That is just the thing, being able to re-spec is the worst kind of dumbing down a RPG can have. Having mods that make the game easier like this is exactly the reason why I prefer playing on consoles first. I can't trust myself with these kinds of mods, and I'll only ruin my own game enjoyment. I'll check out the best of the mods in a few years from now when I need a new PC.

They are called console players most often.


Mods and DLCs add to the game. Most importantly though is that they add what you the user chooses to the game. 90% of mods and 75% of DLCs are worthless to most people because the inspiration for the mod/DLC is not something that inspires you as the player.

Most users aren't game designers. It's easy to install mods that do everything you want a game to do. It's not as easy to not ruin other aspects of the game when doing that.

Nice question that has turned into a mod-or-not war down here where no moderator is to be seen.

The mod-hate is ridiculous.

Nobody is holding a gun to your head and forcing you to use them. Or use all of them instead of the "experience-enhancing" ones or whatever other nonsense arguments people have come up with.

If you lack so much self control that you actually feel compelled to go out there, hunt for, download, and install a mod that "breaks the game experience" for you, you've got a LOT of other problems than playing a "non-faithful" Skyrim.

There s always the reroll option OP.

And great news there s no official way to reset perks!!!! I wouldn t use itanyway, but people have to live with their choices

Role play a character that isn't allowed to re-spec. Problem solved.
I don't see what the issue is with the choice being there. You are not forced to use it.

NO! That's like saying, "is there a way to reset my character after I messed up?"

So in your experience of using mods, where are the worst 3 occasions when your game was ruined by mods you applied?

As to the OP's question. Yes you will, in all probability, though the console on the PC version of the game. Living with your choices or re-starting is going to be the only practical way for most people.

The funny thing is, if you had quoted my whole message then your response would have sounded unconvincing. This isn't politics people, lets have an honest discussion.

Like I said in *my actual* post, I don't have the self-control to not use such a feature if it is in the game. If I know I could potentially respec, I will simply be more lighthearted when it comes to making such decisions as I know they dont have meaningful consequences anyway. I had the same issue with Divinity II, nothing mattered at all. I could change everything about my character at any point in the game, from the skills to the looks. At the end I didnt re-spec because I was satisfied with my character but throughout the game I really didnt care for the character development because I knew it didnt matter. So even if I dont re-spec, not having the option but so much more importance on making those decisions, which for me equals fun.

I want Bethesda to deliver a game that sets the ground rules, without rules games simply aren't fun for me. Not being able to re-spec means it really does matter how I develop my character. As a result I get invested in the game and have a better time with the game.