Steps to get a respec pot:
Complete Gidbinn quest in Norm
Complete Norm codex trial
Complete Gidbinn quest in NM
Complete NM codex trial
Complete Gidbinn quest in Hell
Complete Hell codex trial (level 95+)
You get 1 potion for doing all of that. It currently has no level req because it's in as a hp+mana pot recipe while testing but it will have a level req on release (Possibly 85ish so you can maybe trade for one and swap your build at the end of normal if you're not enjoying it or if you start to group up with a similar build and want to change to something different for more party variety, but 95 is more likely as thats the trial level).
There is no limit on how many times you can use it, just a limit on the level you can use it and how many you can get per character. They can be traded freely. If you want to farm another you need to do all the above again on a fresh character. As most will know, the hell trial means each character needs to be well geared and played to just survive on the map.
It's worth noting that due to the way 1.7 is set up, there is no real use x build to beat y then respec, as all builds are pretty equal and are simply played/geared differently. Also that gear doesn't add much in the way of STR/DEX that isn't available in normal difficulty so you can't boost STR to wear gear early game then respec all VIT later and bug gear on, because the stats simply aren't there to allow you to do so.
Nobody has been a stronger supporter of no respec than me I don't think, but I came to the decision that if I don't want it then I don't have to use it. Some people do want it, and who am I to say they shouldn't have the option of switching from a build they finished and no longer enjoy/play, to trying some funky combination of items/skills for an unconventional build without having to start from scratch for a build that may or may not work. Who knows, people might come up with really neat builds we never even considered and if they are fun, we can create new items in later patches that are aimed at those builds.
It can be removed in 1.8 if it's really a problem, but we've had much worse things to put up with than having a patch with a way to respec IMO.
Edit: 1.9* As Brevan says below, it will be up to Ensley/Whoever is doing 1.6 > 1.8 if it stays for 1.8
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