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Deletion of Unwanted Skill - No Skillpoint Refund - CCP

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Shivan Wraith
Doomheim
#1 - 2012-01-04 04:07:35 UTC
I would like some CCP feedback on this if possible.

What do you guys think of having an ability to delete unwanted skills? This would not include a refund of any skillpoints. Main reason behind this is to clean up your skillboard.
Alara IonStorm
#2 - 2012-01-04 04:10:03 UTC
Clean it for what?.....

Do you have guests coming over?
Palovana
Inner Fire Inc.
#3 - 2012-01-04 04:12:29 UTC
I'm assuming because some skills might get you ridiculed/rejected when applying to a PVP corp.

Something like: "You trained ICE HARVESTING to level V? GTFO!"

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Dirk Magnum
Spearhead Endeavors
#4 - 2012-01-04 04:12:33 UTC
This is the most baffling request I've ever seen. And the weird thing is this isn't the first time someone's requested this. Previous requests also didn't want SP refunds for the deleted skills either. Shocked

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Alara IonStorm
#5 - 2012-01-04 04:14:07 UTC
Dirk Magnum wrote:
This is the most baffling request I've ever seen. And the weird thing is this isn't the first time someone's requested this. Previous requests also didn't want SP refunds for the deleted skills either. Shocked

Perhaps it is a new kind of masochism.
Ai Shun
#6 - 2012-01-04 04:18:50 UTC
I'm trying to fit my incredulous face, but I don't have spare capacitor for that. Why would you want this rather than an option to HIDE skills?
Surfin's PlunderBunny
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#7 - 2012-01-04 04:19:02 UTC
Why would I ever get rid of mining 1? It came with the character when I made it, it sets me apart Blink

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Shivan Wraith
Doomheim
#8 - 2012-01-04 04:24:13 UTC
Ex. Lets say you built a Amarr toon years ago, you were given Amarr frigate and/or you trained small energy turret to level 2. At that time you decided to go full Winmatar, never wanting to train anything Amarr again. Well instead of having 2 eyesore skills that are never used, just be able to nuke them.
Shivan Wraith
Doomheim
#9 - 2012-01-04 04:24:50 UTC
^^ Or like Surfin said
Kehro Urgus
Dark Nebula Academy
O X I D E
#10 - 2012-01-04 04:36:47 UTC
Shivan Wraith wrote:
I would like some CCP feedback on this if possible.

What do you guys think of having an ability to delete unwanted skills? This would not include a refund of any skillpoints. Main reason behind this is to clean up your skillboard.



I had asked this in regard to strategic cruiser skills some time back, reason being I had serious issues with skills not applying and losing said ship. As far as I can tell the problem is still there from what I've seen on the test server. The response from the GM was a flat out no. The policy is skills will only be removed if it is a problem with the skill itself.

Yeeee! 
Ai Shun
#11 - 2012-01-04 04:39:12 UTC
Shivan Wraith wrote:
Ex. Lets say you built a Amarr toon years ago, you were given Amarr frigate and/or you trained small energy turret to level 2. At that time you decided to go full Winmatar, never wanting to train anything Amarr again. Well instead of having 2 eyesore skills that are never used, just be able to nuke them.


I can see the desire to have things tidy. I can't see why CCP would/should spend a finite resource to include it in the format you are suggesting. Think it through for a few seconds ...

How many players do you honestly expect to make use of this functionality? 1% of the player base? More? Less? So how many hours would be needed to code it, test it (And I'd want deletion of skills to be thoroughly tested and have safe-guards in place) and so forth?

Seems silly.

How about the ability to create a resume for your character? This can be used in Corp applications or used to view your character. This way, you get a benefit in that you can submit only pertinent skills to a Corp when applying and you can view only those special skills that fit your mood.

Even that has limited use though.
dukonata
Rise Of Exiles
Shadow Ultimatum
#12 - 2012-01-04 05:23:20 UTC
doesn't the skill points also affect the price of clones?

Maybe started a miner years ago and wants to clear out 1-2mil skill points to make it a little cheaper
Alara IonStorm
#13 - 2012-01-04 05:27:45 UTC
dukonata wrote:
doesn't the skill points also affect the price of clones?

Maybe started a miner years ago and wants to clear out 1-2mil skill points to make it a little cheaper

Clones are not mandatory. If you don't buy one all you loose is...

OP I think I may have solved your problem.
Chainsaw Plankton
FaDoyToy
#14 - 2012-01-04 05:41:02 UTC
awww but I just wanna nuke mining lv 1 off my char sheet :(

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Jita Alt666
#15 - 2012-01-04 05:46:14 UTC
Shivan Wraith wrote:
Ex. Lets say you built a Amarr toon years ago, you were given Amarr frigate and/or you trained small energy turret to level 2. At that time you decided to go full Winmatar, never wanting to train anything Amarr again. Well instead of having 2 eyesore skills that are never used, just be able to nuke them.




How about you be patient, max out your winmatar skills, then once they are all 5s, cross train amarr to keep things tidy.
Kahega Amielden
Rifterlings
#16 - 2012-01-04 05:49:16 UTC
Quote:
I'm assuming because some skills might get you ridiculed/rejected when applying to a PVP corp.

Something like: "You trained ICE HARVESTING to level V? GTFO!"


Alternatively, you could join corps without pretentious assholes.
FIX IT
Numbers Inc
Mekharist Combine
#17 - 2012-01-04 06:31:06 UTC  |  Edited by: FIX IT
I would very much like that option, however ccp will never be so nice as to do it.


to those who ask why would anyone ever want to - to me the character sheet is like... a bonzai tree. you need to trim it sometimes to make it just right. no i dont want to have some of the skills i have on it, no i did not make a "mistake" these skills were forced upon me during character creation, so the only "mistake" was signing up to eve. i have never used them. i never will.

to the haters - how can us removing skills/skill points from our character sheets and geting nothing back possibly unblance the game for you?

clearly there are people to whom this is an issue. sure its a minor one. a minor eye sore that has been there for years every time i look at a character sheet.
Ai Shun
#18 - 2012-01-04 07:35:02 UTC
FIX IT wrote:
to the haters - how can us removing skills/skill points from our character sheets and geting nothing back possibly unblance the game for you?


It won't, oh one unversed in the finer arts of reading and comprehension. It will however consume finite development and testing resources that could be better spent on something that will affect and be useful to more than just 2 players.

Cost / benefit ratios and all that, you know.
Fredo Lai
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#19 - 2012-01-04 07:55:57 UTC
Worst idea I have ever seen.

I paid for the time to train those skills. I would expect a refund equal to what I am removing.

PS . bad economics = bad economics
CausticS0da
Shrubbery Acquisitions
Blohm and Voss Shipyards Alliance
#20 - 2012-01-04 08:47:24 UTC
It's called OCD.
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