History Main / SkillPointReset

** ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsIII'' uses Pale Tongues for the same purpose, which you get either for successfully [[PlayerVersusPlayer invading and killing another player]] or as a [[ItemFarming rare drop from a certain enemy]]. This time, though, the procedure can only be done up to five times per playthrough.

* The Nanofield Reboot ability from ''VideoGame/{{Iji}}''.

* ''VideoGame/Ruiner'' allows the player to redistribute all skill points and change their special abilities between and even during missions (when not in a fight.) This becomes mighty convenient if the player runs into trouble where a build just isn't working out for the situation and keeps having to reload at the checkpoint before a tough battle over and over.

* ''Ruiner'' allows the player to redistribute all skill points and change their special abilities between and even during missions (when not in a fight.) This becomes mighty convenient if the player runs into trouble where a build just isn't working out for the situation and keeps having to reload at the checkpoint before a tough battle over and over.

* ''VideoGame/Ruiner'' allows the player to redistribute all skill points and change their special abilities between and even during missions (when not in a fight.) This becomes mighty convenient if the player runs into trouble where a build just isn't working out for the situation and keeps having to reload at the checkpoint before a tough battle over and over.

* ''[[VideoGame/Ruiner RUINER]]'' allows the player to redistribute all skill points and change their special abilities between and even during missions (when not in a fight.) This becomes mighty convenient if the player runs into trouble where a build just isn't working out for the situation and keeps having to reload at the checkpoint before a tough battle over and over.

* ''[[VideoGame/Ruiner]]'' allows the player to redistribute all skill points and change their special abilities between and even during missions (when not in a fight.) This becomes mighty convenient if the player runs into trouble where a build just isn't working out for the situation and keeps having to reload at the checkpoint before a tough battle over and over.

* ''VideoGame/CityOfHeroes'' has "Respecs", which allow you to re-choose your powers and re-distribute the enhancement slots of those powers. They can be earned through completing Respec Trials, among other ways, and sometimes the developers give all characters free respecs when an update makes major changes to multiple powers.

* Skill reset functions are almost universally RevenueEnhancingDevices in FreeToPlay {{MMORPG}}s. The standard practice is to make them unavailable for purchase with in-game money or auction-able for vast amounts of it while being [[BribingYourWayToVictory one of the cheapest perks]] in the [[{{Microtransactions}} cash shop]].

* ''{{Pokemon}}'' has the Move Deleter, which allows you to [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin delete a Pokemon's move]] and is the only way to remove certain techniques. Some games also have berries that allow you to remove [[StatGrinding Effort Points]] from one stat, so you can build another one. There is also the "move relearner" which allows Pokemon to re-learn any move from a previous level-up. But while the Move Deleter performs his service for free, the relearner typically charges a Heart Scale, a hard-to-find item.

** ''[[VideoGame/{{Diablo}} Diablo II]]'' added a SkillPointReset with a patch: given as a Quest Reward once per difficulty level.

* ''VideoGame/XMenLegends II'' allowed you to redistribute skill points for a price. The price increases by a couple orders of magnitude for a second reset.
* Played very differently in ''MarvelUltimateAlliance,'' which allows the player to freely redistribute skill points at any SavePoint, with the caveat that a skill can never be completely unlearned (must still have 1 point in it).

* GuildWars at release had "reset points" that built up with experience and allowed characters to change skills. Shortly after release, they switched to allowing free respecs at any outpost.

** ''VideoGame/DiabloIII'' allows players to reset their entire skill point allocation whenever they want and there are several encounters built around having the proper skill selections. This feature has become a BaseBreaker as the camp that appreciates their newfound freedom and the camp that decries it for cheapening build choices are just about even.

* ''VideoGame/PathOfExile'' contains the Orbs of Regret, which gives exactly one passive skill point refund per use. Some quests also give a Book of Regret as a reward, which gives 2 skill point refunds.

* ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]''[='=]s 1.9 patch allows you to give 'Legendary' status to any maxed-out skill, resetting it to 15 (from 100) and refunding any perks you put into it. This allows you to level-up indefinitely by re-training the skill over and over again. Completing the ''Dragonborn'' DLC campaign gives you access to a special location where you can reset all perks (but not levels) in a single skill for one dragon soul. The reset perks are fully refunded and can be spent freely right away.

* ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim's]]'' 1.9 patch allows you to give 'Legendary' status to any maxed-out skill, resetting it to 15 (from 100) and refunding any perks you put into it. This allows you to level-up indefinitely by re-training the skill over and over again.

* ''VideoGame/PathOfExile'' contains the Orbs of Regret, which reset exactly one passive skill node per use.

* ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsII'' introduces the Soul Vessel, which is used to reallocate all your stat points above the ones you started with.

* Don't know about the official version, but on private ''RagnarokOnline'' servers there is usually an NPC where you can reset your stats and/or your skill points for a price.

* ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsII'' introduces the Soul Jar, which is used to reallocate all your stat points above the ones you started with.

** ''Retiring'' somebody works similarly: that character leaves the Guild and is replaced by an 'apprentice' who starts at Level 1, but gains extra skill points to invest ''and'' retains any stat boosts the original character gained from single-use items.