Talent Tree Functionality Changes
TL;DR: You get 6 more talent points for passive stat bonuses and a free Absolution from Brother Orrian for characters that have reached level 5.
Old system: 4 points in passives allows you to spend your 5th point on a T1 talent. 9 points of total investment in the tree allow you to spend your 10th point on a T1 or T2 talent.
New system: 5 points in passives will allow you select a T1 talent without spending a talent point. 10 points in passives will allow you to select a T1 or T2 talent without spending a talent point.
The end result of this change is that characters will have 6 more talent points to spend on passive stat bonuses at level 30. The number of T1 and T2 talents characters can have is unaffected.
It's easier to give everyone a free respec than to implement a way to make these changes retroactive, so all characters that have reached level 5 will receive 1 free Absolution from Brother Orrian in Town.
Old system: 4 points in passives allows you to spend your 5th point on a T1 talent. 9 points of total investment in the tree allow you to spend your 10th point on a T1 or T2 talent.
New system: 5 points in passives will allow you select a T1 talent without spending a talent point. 10 points in passives will allow you to select a T1 or T2 talent without spending a talent point.
The end result of this change is that characters will have 6 more talent points to spend on passive stat bonuses at level 30. The number of T1 and T2 talents characters can have is unaffected.
It's easier to give everyone a free respec than to implement a way to make these changes retroactive, so all characters that have reached level 5 will receive 1 free Absolution from Brother Orrian in Town.