Quote Originally Posted by MysticTheurge View Post
Likewise, a DM who'd just let you retire a character cause you wanted to (cause you're tired of it or you want to try out your new Build of the Week) probably needs to find a bit more backbone.
The DMs in PnP almost never have you repeating the same adventure. They always have something new- or even if they try to repeat an adventure, it will likely go very differently.

Since DDO does not have anywhere near the same level of new content, it is even more important they allow easy respeccing than in PnP. That way, at least if players can't vary the quests they can still vary the character they use.