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WildStar |OT| The biggest MMO since the Big Bang
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arts&crafts
Member
DAMNIT 5 hours now! jesus
only about 1600 people waiting ahead of me!
down to 1400....YEeaaaah!
only about 1600 people waiting ahead of me!
down to 1400....YEeaaaah!
HappyPuppy
Member
Someone reached level 50 in my realm ... I'm level 14.
Queues aren't really an issue unless you want to play on any PvP except the newest.
They do suck though, as I can't really get at my main and may just have to create another one on Orias (PvE) so I can start redeeming my beta/pre-order rewards.
arts&crafts
Member
Ya I am not rushing I am level 11 and enjoying trying to do all the challenges and exploring secrets and the like.
Some people have been training since winter beta and most likely used group grinding to get along faster. More power to them but I'm not going to rush this one, enjoying the scenery far too much.
it's pvp or bust for me so it'll have to be a pvp server.
arts&crafts
Member
I have breached the 1000 person in queue! only 3 hours to go!
Your pre order and beta stuff/Digital Deluxe edition is available account wide. Doesn't matter what realm you are on and what char you made.
Well duh, but I want to redeem it on the character I use the most.
arts&crafts
Member
after an hour and a half I am at 500 in the queue, Oh yeaaaaa
OldAsUrSock
Banned
From the OT nothing separates this game from other MMORPGs. Can anyone tell my why y'all are so excited?
arts&crafts
Member
Its a new mmo! If you don`t like mmos you won`t like this one, because at its core it is pretty much WoW. I am not complaining though.
It separates itself because it is good and fun.
I was wondering also and didn't play in beta. Combat in this game is extremely fresh, very fluid and IMHO unlike any other MMO. If they can keep pvp balance for classes I am willing to bet this game takes off big time in the streaming community for end game PvE and pvp. Outside of combat yeah it's very similar to many other MMOs.
HiddenWings
Member
I'm actually surprised that this is the case. I'm also on that server, but SA declared that as one of their servers.
Customisation is a big key to WildStar and separating itself from other MMOs. Carbine wants you to feel unique in how you create your character's journey, be it through class choices, house choices, PvP and even PvE dungeon/raiding.
One of the key differences is the content for me. WildStar straight out of the door has more content than any other MMO I've seen. We have these huge, luscious zones filled to the brim with things going on, and then we have dungeons, hard-mode dungeons, adventures that let you choose your own style of play, raiding and PvP. PvP is broken up into battlegrounds, arenas, warplots and world PvP meaning you won't ever be "bored" from just doing PvP, and you can level purely through that avenue.
WildStar has a lot of potential to be the next big MMO because it is big, and not just in size of the content but in its scope of longevity. This I think will help it survive far longer than your typical MMO that has come out in the last five to six years.
CmdrShepard
Member
Yeah already losing momentum in this game and i am only level 18. The latency is just so bad - think i might wait a few days till after launch and come back and hope it has improved because i am simply dying due to no fault of my own and it is incredibly frustrating.
Note everyone: there IS a memory leak, if your frames go to shit after awhile (I average 40-50 normally everywhere) and you start getting 15-25 check your task manager and see how the memory is on the game. It can get bad, reset your entire client and make sure it leaves task manager before rebooting.
Odd, not really having that issue here. There's been a few lag spikes other wise it's smooth as fuck despite the memory leak and queue's.
JumpJeff84
Member
What's the combat like in this game?
LithiumSpade
Member
Same here, had a couple of queues but that aside it's easily the smoothest MMO launch I've ever seen. And there's so much content, and the combat is actually fun!
Its very much normal mmo, but they are all skill shots to my knowledge so you have to aim everything. Combat is alot like smite if you played that moba.
I'm almost there man.
SatelliteOfLove
Member
Bingo. Except for the quest design, it's not gamer bribery. Their interviews and blog posts prove it. That's RARE.
HappyPuppy
Member
Anyone got kicked out of the server? It is stuck at retrieving account information. Read on the official forums that other people are having the same issue. I just don't want to wait for the 3 hour Q ... QQ.
Got a question if someone could answer. Going back home in about two weeks to spend some time with my family. My brother and I are thinking about picking this up when I get there to mess around with and then be able to play with once I leave. Can we jump straight into pvp/dungeons off the bat or do we have to level up to 10 or something?
helloresolven
Member
Queue for two hours, start playing right after Game of Thrones over... play for 15 minutes... disconnected from server and now can't get past "retrieving account information" on logout.
gg carbine.
gg carbine.
pvp at 6, first dungeon at 20
HappyPuppy
Member
At level 15 you unlock Adventure. (Dungeon-y with multiple paths to choose)
CmdrShepard
Member
Wish i could report the same but you must be on East Coast if your getting 240 because i have not seen anywhere near that in WA, normally hovering around 270-300 and PVP is almost unplayable.
Still hoping that comes down after launch but...
Yeah Brisbane side. I'm going to look into tunneling just to see what ping I can get out of that, but hopefully someday we'll have proper oceanic servers. Maybe I can convince Mammoth to house servers :-D
Today I got to do that first Shiphand Mission which was cool. Loved how Alien inspired it was and how atmospheric it was as someone said. Then got to do the first Adventure. We got our asses kicked in in but was a lot of fun, and it's pretty cool that you can mix it up with different ways to complete the mission. Been a really fun opening weekend.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
I shouldn't have bought this game, it sucks
all the time from everything I want to play right now because it's awesome.
Stephen_drewz
Member
Same thing happening here man. Posted the same thing about an hour after we were discussing the lag last night.
Sydney and Melb appear to be getting around 190ms which would be amazing compared to this 280ms shit.
I finally made it out of the damn starting zone. Definitely got to be a drag to finish about half-way through.
I regret trying to level up tailoring because everything in this game is a money pit. Need to save up now to finally get a mount.
So far I'm definitely having fun with the game, though quest management is becoming a real pain. Trying to micromanage quests along with explorer points of interest is pretty tiresome and not something I have been great at doing. I usually end up doing a lot of extra traversing back and forth.
I regret trying to level up tailoring because everything in this game is a money pit. Need to save up now to finally get a mount.
So far I'm definitely having fun with the game, though quest management is becoming a real pain. Trying to micromanage quests along with explorer points of interest is pretty tiresome and not something I have been great at doing. I usually end up doing a lot of extra traversing back and forth.
I just hit 20 and I have to say this is my biggest issue. It feels like I spend more time micromanaging my quests and walking than actually doing the quests.
Doing it at level 15 probably won't give you the best impression though since it's 15-29.