Tigole answered a query on the official forums yesterday about the possible ability for characters to be able to swap between two specs without going through the respec process, something that was last mentioned at the WWI and hasn’t been heard of since. But his response sounded very positive, and even indicated we might see this in place quite soon after the expansion:
[BLUE=“http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=10532601983&sid=2000”]We’re defintiely pursuing the ability to switch specs. The details are still being debated internally but we do have plans that would allow for players to switch between specs.
We want every spec to be viable, as you say. But the truth is, in end game raiding or end game PvP (Arena in particular), there is a big difference between “viable” and “the best”. Players will always perceive certain specs to be better than others in end game activities and it would be misleading to imply that all specs are going to be universally ideal for all situations. But viable is a different story.
I imagine by this stage we wouldn’t see it until a patch after release?Most likely in a patch but it’s not too far off.[/BLUE]
What? No I’m not crying tears of joy. That’s just ... that’s just some Arcane Dust that got in my eye. /sniff That’s all. ; )