Flipout wrote:ah at one point i heard respec'ing talents would be availiable.. i have no proof, maybe i heard/read it wrong.
Nope, it seems like you were correct and I was using outdated information. A recent post by a Blizzard rep states that there WILL indeed be ways to respec talents in retail. They don't say how many times you can respec or what the stipulations to it are, but it will be possible.