Arc Raiders Skill Tree Reset Guide: Respec Costs & Steps

With the Cold Snap update release, Embark Studios has put in a real-world technique inside the game to reset your skill tree, thus solving a problem that has been around for the community for quite a while without breaking the game’s progression design. The article below serves as a guide to this new feature, its usage, and the costs involved.

Why Players Wanted a Skill Reset Feature

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Arc Raiders’ skill system is emphasized for the significant decisions that it offers. Gamers receive a few points only in their level-ups, and each decision in Conditioning, Mobility, or Survival branches alters the behavior of their Raiders in combat and exploration. Since these points are limited, the first errors can have an impact on your gameplay later, especially at higher levels.

Before the Cold Snap update, it was only possible to change your skills by the game’s big Expedition Project, which is a seasonal wipe/reset system that changes the whole character’s progression, including levels, gear, and skills. Changing skills in this manner was considered too severe for players who just wanted to change their skill build.

How to Reset Your Skill Tree

Resetting your skill tree in Arc Raiders can be done in the game’s menu itself. The process is as follows:

Open the Game and Go to the Raider Tab
You can navigate to the Raider section either from the main menu or from the hub.
Select the Skill Tree Option
Click on Skill Tree to check out the skills you have already distributed.
Click on “Reset Skill Tree”
After the Cold Snap update, you will now find the option to Reset Skill Tree just next to your skill tree.
Confirm the Cost

Once the selection is made, a confirmation window appears indicating how many coins are required for the respec, and then you confirm it.

Cost Breakdown and Limitations

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Unlike a free respec system in other games, Arc Raiders charges an in-game currency cost. This design makes players think before they reset, but still gives flexibility.

Cost Structure

It‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‌ takes 2,000 Coins to reset a single used skill point.
At the top level of 75, a full reset costs 152,000 Coins
In the case that you have only partially used your points (for example, a low-level player), the reset price will be ‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‌lower.

Key Limitations

No‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‌ Partial Resets: It is not possible to individually reset the points of a single skill. With each reset action, the entire tree is cleared.
Entire Tree Only: There is no option to reset by skill category or only one branch.
Coins Only: The feature is available only with in-game coins and not with premium or external ‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‌tokens.

Respec vs. Expedition Reset: Understanding the Difference

Arc‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‌ Raiders is still holding on to its Expedition Project system, the full character reset that happens regularly and deletes the levels, gear, and skills for special rewards and boosts. It is still the main way for seasonal resets and prestige.

The fresh skill tree change solely changes the skills and keeps the player’s character level, inventory, and workshop progress, thus providing a considerably lighter and more versatile ‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‌choice.

Conclusion

The incorporation of the Skill Tree Reset option in Arc Raiders represents a significant shift in the game’s approach to player freedom. The ability to reverse a skill point allocation and assign new ones with the use of coins, rather than basically starting over with a character, makes the whole progression of Arc Raiders more fluid and pleasing to the players. They are thus free to try different things while still having a sense of achievement.