Summary
In any game that has a skill tree - or multiple skill trees, as we often see - respeccing is a crucial feature. Because honestly, with all of those abilities and numbers to consider, it’s inevitable that we’ll mess up somewhere. Most games that offer this don’t let you do this as much as you want though, and make it cost something.
However,Dragon Age: The Veilguardtakes a very different approach. As our Editor-in-Chief Stacey Henley noted while reviewing the game, The Veilguard lets you respec as much as you want, and with no fee. This means you’re able to mix up character builds without having to worry about spending too much gold, letting you play around with different types of abilities.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard Is Doing Respeccing A Little Differently
Respeccing in Dragon Age: The Veilguard is a little more limited than, say,Baldur’s Gate 3. InLarian’s RPG, you could turn Karlach into a cleric, or if you’re feeling evil, Gale into a sorcerer. However, since mages being able tonotbe mages anymore would havehugelore implications, you can’t change your character class in The Veilguard.
Well, mages can be made Tranquil to get rid of their magic, but that would make for a pretty boring player character.
Instead, respeccing lets you redistribute the points you’ve spent, as you’d expect, but also change your specialisation. This is the first time aDragon Agegame has let us do this, meaning we’re finally not locked in if we don’t like the one we’ve gone for.
Companions can be respecced too, but it’s a little more limited. Here, you may redistribute points, but you can’t change their specialisation, as this is locked in. This means that if you want a particular person in your party at all times, you better hope your abilities match up well, or you’ll have to re-specialise in something that works with them.
In any case, it won’t be long until you’re able to try out different builds yourself. Dragon Age: The Veilguard launches on October 31.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard
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Dragon Age: The Veilguard is the long-awaited fourth game in the fantasy RPG series from BioWare formerly known as Dragon Age: Dreadwolf. A direct sequel to Inquisition, it focuses on red lyrium and Solas, the aforementioned Dread Wolf.
