"Save scumming" and "Respec" are not the same thing.
Nowhere does it say it is.But it's equally ridiculous to complain about both.
The former refers to an unavoidable issue in single-player games,
Saving, and loading a saved game....is "an issue"????
while the latter is intentionally designed as a part of the game, encouraging players to use it.
How exactly are players -encouraged- to use respec?
Therefore, the attitude of "don't like it - don't use it" cannot be applied to Respec.
It absolutely can be. You are in no way encouraged or forced to use that in the game. Just like you are in no way encouraged or forced to play a certain race, class, subclass, Origin, use a certain type of weapon, certain type of armor. It's there, and it's YOUR choice to use it or not.
Some players may choose to enhance their gaming experience by using cheat mods, and that is their personal choice, which can be understood. On the other hand, some players refuse to cheat, even to the extent of not using "save scumming," and that is also their personal choice, which is perfectly fine.
How is loading a save = cheating?
However, why should players have to actively control their use of a cheating feature that exists within the game design to improve their experience?
What?
Actively control?
What are you talking about?
And what cheating feature?
The (ridiculous) example of someone respecing from a "dumb" Barbarian into a whatever to pass a dialogue DC ? Sure, put all point in attributes, you can still fail the die roll. You don't start rolling natural 20s after you respec. And the amount of players going through all that effort, for one DC, multiple or all has to be probably....0.01%.
Yes. Allowing players to respec if they made a mistake during character creation or level up, and potentially respec the companions a bit - is absolutely reasonable and in no way whatsoever affects your playthrough.
Additionally, the game provides easy modes for players who do not wish to be challenged, and in those modes, it's fine to have Respec.
But why would you choose a high difficulty mode and then cheat? It's difficult to comprehend.
1) Still not cheating
2) Still not a multiplayer game, still not a competition, still not encouraged or forced to use something in the single player game you're playing, that you do not want to use.
