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Deceptive Thinker posted:As did Illium, again - amazing Still some work to go on that, but it does feel far more city-like now at least. 
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Kingtheninja posted:As far as paths are concerned, are there any classes (warrior/soldier?) that really aid certain paths? Or is it more of a "choose whichever path you think sounds fun" kind of thing?
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Cyster posted:Still some work to go on that, but it does feel far more city-like now at least. It's still not as good as Thayd - but it definitely feels like a city rather than an encampment like it used to edit: I was also going to whine to you about something else here but I've already posted it in the appropriate place and you've probably already read it Deceptive Thinker fucked around with this message at 17:11 on Feb 7, 2014 |
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Feb 7, 2014 17:07
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Deceptive Thinker posted:It's still not as good as Thayd - but it definitely feels like a city rather than an encampment like it used to Probably.  I'm an incurable forum jockey.
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Kingtheninja posted:As far as paths are concerned, are there any classes (warrior/soldier?) that really aid certain paths? Or is it more of a "choose whichever path you think sounds fun" kind of thing? Choose whatever's fun. That said, I've found the Soldier to not add nearly as much gameplay wise as Explorer or Settler. Haven't done scientist but I don't give a poo poo about lore.
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Feb 7, 2014 18:20
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Doh004 posted:Choose whatever's fun. That said, I've found the Soldier to not add nearly as much gameplay wise as Explorer or Settler. Haven't done scientist but I don't give a poo poo about lore. Solider is great fun for the guy or gal that really just wants to kill poo poo and doesn't want to bother with extra platforming, resource collecting, or lore delving. It's all about personal preference.
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Feb 7, 2014 19:12
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Kingtheninja posted:As far as paths are concerned, are there any classes (warrior/soldier?) that really aid certain paths? Or is it more of a "choose whichever path you think sounds fun" kind of thing? Stealth is handy if you're an Explorer, but that's about all I can think of. Actually, my first Explorer was a Spellslinger and Gate was also real useful, so it's probably a wash.
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Feb 7, 2014 19:23
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Scientist is more like "mad scientist" to be honest. Sure you're scanning stuff for info but there's also times where you just poke a thing to see what happens. And usually something silly happens. It's my favorite path by far. Plus robot buddy!
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Feb 7, 2014 19:31
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Riftling posted:Solider is great fun for the guy or gal that really just wants to kill poo poo and doesn't want to bother with extra platforming, resource collecting, or lore delving. It's all about personal preference. Yep! I know for launch I won't be doing soldier, but that's a-ok
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Just a reminder: If you want in SAMCRO, whisper unicoroner, wiggans, frankenslash, or ozymorf. Or you can just friend request unicoroner and I'll add you once we're both online. GlazedMcGuffin fucked around with this message at 01:15 on Feb 8, 2014 |
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Feb 8, 2014 01:13
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This is a weird question, but in Wildstar, do player characters have last names? It's a huge annoyance to me in some MMOs when you don't have a surname.
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Dodgeball posted:This is a weird question, but in Wildstar, do player characters have last names? It's a huge annoyance to me in some MMOs when you don't have a surname. Not a mandatory one, no.
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Barfing Cumlord posted:Not a mandatory one, no. Sweet deal! 
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Feb 8, 2014 05:31
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Does anyone have a dominion side guild going or would like to start one?
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We definitely should start a Dominion guild because the cuteness of the Exile is starting to make my eye twitch.
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I've been oddly fascinated by the Mordesh, anything about them besides lore?
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Feb 8, 2014 18:47
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Is this game in closed or open beta?
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Feb 8, 2014 19:25
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Closed beta. Seems pretty difficult to get in right now, too.
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Miles O'Brian posted:Closed beta. Seems pretty difficult to get in right now, too. From what I've gathered, there are probably plenty of beta buddy keys, but their policy is basically "You can bring your friend along, but if he's an idiot and gets banned, you're getting banned, too." I think that's deterring a lot of people from passing out keys all willy-nilly. Surely it's what's keeping me, shining beacon of frog-avatar-having brilliance, from getting one, right? ...right?
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Saxophone posted:From what I've gathered, there are probably plenty of beta buddy keys, but their policy is basically "You can bring your friend along, but if he's an idiot and gets banned, you're getting banned, too." I think that's deterring a lot of people from passing out keys all willy-nilly. Surely it's what's keeping me, shining beacon of frog-avatar-having brilliance, from getting one, right? ...right? They sent a small wave of friend keys out to current testers a while ago to test their friend/referral/whatever system out. It wasn't a gigantic amount of keys. They may do it again in the future, but they also may not. Class/Path choice seems to matter a lot more in Wildstar than in other MMOs. Usually I can get by playing any class in an MMO. I ended up stalling on my current character and decided to roll a new one with a different class and path and I'm having a blast now. Carbine has done an amazing job at letting you specialize the content you want to experience.
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Man, reading this thread makes me really loving jealous. Now I really wish I had just gone "gently caress work" and tried the game while I had the chance (I missed two stress tests). 
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Any new word on release time? I've been signed up for beta, for the longest time. My wife applied not so long ago and she got in. :< the fact they don't let a lot of people on beta is good and that they are polishing this game so granularly gives me hope this will be my next 7yr game to play. I also wanted to ask if someone could delve a bit more on the settler path and the engineer class. What has been your experience so far?
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badr posted:Any new word on release time? I've been signed up for beta, for the longest time. My wife applied not so long ago and she got in. :< the fact they don't let a lot of people on beta is good and that they are polishing this game so granularly gives me hope this will be my next 7yr game to play. Somebody who works in a gamestop said they got their "Release Sheet" and if memory serves me correctly it said July. EDIT: 
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Doesn't that happen for basically every game ever? Retailers ballpark a release date, etc. I'm pretty sure that unless it's announced by Carbine, it's bullshit.
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CLAM DOWN posted:Doesn't that happen for basically every game ever? Retailers ballpark a release date, etc. I'm pretty sure that unless it's announced by Carbine, it's bullshit. Yeah, if GameStop's release date for a game isn't in the next couple of months, they're pretty much pulling it out of their rear end.
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Otacon posted:Somebody who works in a gamestop said they got their "Release Sheet" and if memory serves me correctly it said July. I like how they don't list a Sims 4 normal edition.
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RandomBlue posted:Yeah, if GameStop's release date for a game isn't in the next couple of months, they're pretty much pulling it out of their rear end. While the date is purely speculative, I really don't see the game launching earlier than mid-June. Between comments from beta testers, and comments made by Carbine, it seems like everyone agrees they still have a lot of work to do. Unless they are willing to throw away all the goodwill they built up and go with a half baked release, there is no way this comes out in Spring.
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TyrantWD posted:While the date is purely speculative, I really don't see the game launching earlier than mid-June. Between comments from beta testers, and comments made by Carbine, it seems like everyone agrees they still have a lot of work to do. Unless they are willing to throw away all the goodwill they built up and go with a half baked release, there is no way this comes out in Spring. That puts them right in the danger zone of getting their collective asses smashed in by the new WoW expansion. Doubly so for Wildstar, given that their whole shtick is pretty much iterating on BC era WoW.
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So I read that the NDA is sort of lifted for some streamers and on some info. Can I ask a question about the races/class system? How are the races restricted to what they can do? Or can every race be every class. I'd also like to tell a story. My long time girlfriend used to play a lot of videogames, back in the prime days of the platformer. Spyro, Banjo, Sly Cooper,Jak and Daxter but most of all she loved the ratchet and clank games. I showed her some twitch streams of the explorer path and some of the gameplay of the soldier and spellslinger and she actually jumped up and down in excitement. I know they aren't nearly the same kind of game, but the fun art style and humor of this game coupled with the more action oriented front end experience makes it really seem like something new in the world of MMOs. I'm not going to be retarded and say it's a WoW killer or anything because I think that WoW and this game have completely different fan environments. Wildstar is going to be a MMO for people who don't like to play MMOs. All in All that's the trouble with the MMO market. F2P or subscription models aside, the genre isn't attracting new players, and every time a bland POS comes out it kind of jades the members of the MMO community, and once they become to jaded you either lose them forever or create a person who hate plays the poo poo out of something for reasons unknown. I wish Wildstar could do something to bring back what made playing an MMORPG special back in the day, the expansive sense of community and when just by playing you could meet people from every walk of life and nation. (this still happens but not near as much). Mrfreezewarning fucked around with this message at 19:42 on Feb 9, 2014 |
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Mr.Drf posted:So I read that the NDA is sort of listed for some streamers and on some info. Can I ask a question about the races/class system? how are the races restricted to what they can do? or can every race be every class. There are race/class restrictions, unfortunately.
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Mr.Drf posted:What about gender? Are the races available as male and female? All except the Chua which are an androgynous race.
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VanillaGorilla posted:That puts them right in the danger zone of getting their collective asses smashed in by the new WoW expansion. Doubly so for Wildstar, given that their whole shtick is pretty much iterating on BC era WoW. The funny bit is the WoW expansion is The Burning Crusade: Prequel Edition. So this winter in terms of new (western) MMO to play you can pick from two flavors of TBC or Skyrim: the MMO. The most innovative industry. Mr.Drf posted:Wildstar is going to be a MMO for people who don't like to play MMOs. From every thing I've watched and read I'd caution you to temper those expectations way, way down. The leveling looks to still be loading up quests at a quest hub and heading out into the wilds to click and punch the requisite checklists of things down. End game looks to be chasing +1s on gear from random drops. Which is great for those looking for a new iteration of the classic MMO design. Edit: I could be completely wrong, as I don't have beta access. I kinda hope to be and they have some real neat innovations for end game hidden up their sleeve that they've been completely mum about. My Gimmick Name fucked around with this message at 20:57 on Feb 9, 2014 |
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My Gimmick Name posted:The funny bit is the WoW expansion is The Burning Crusade: Prequel Edition. So this winter in terms of new (western) MMO to play you can pick from two flavors of TBC or Skyrim: the MMO. The most innovative industry. It doesn't stray far from that formula. Really, it doesn't stray at all from it
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Stanley Pain posted:It doesn't stray far from that formula. Really, it doesn't stray at all from it It embraces it in fact. If that's what you're looking for then you'll like this game.
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My Gimmick Name posted:From every thing I've watched and read I'd caution you to temper those expectations way, way down. The leveling looks to still be loading up quests at a quest hub and heading out into the wilds to click and punch the requisite checklists of things down. End game looks to be chasing +1s on gear from random drops. Which is great for those looking for a new iteration of the classic MMO design. You're not wrong at all, you're dead on.
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Riftling posted:All except the Chua which are an androgynous race. I thought the Chua still have the male/female choice, and different hair and faces and such, but the actual model is the same for both of them, because they're space hamsters and not sex robots or catgirls.
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CLAM DOWN posted:You're not wrong at all, you're dead on. Yeah, as someone who has played a lot of Wildstar let me promise everyone that it gets more MMO-y than you can possibly imagine.
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My Gimmick Name posted:From every thing I've watched and read I'd caution you to temper those expectations way, way down. The leveling looks to still be loading up quests at a quest hub and heading out into the wilds to click and punch the requisite checklists of things down. End game looks to be chasing +1s on gear from random drops. Which is great for those looking for a new iteration of the classic MMO design. You've nailed it - but from what I've seen, this game does seem to perfect this formula
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kafziel posted:I thought the Chua still have the male/female choice, and different hair and faces and such, but the actual model is the same for both of them, because they're space hamsters and not sex robots or catgirls. Nope, there is no gender button for them at all. Although you could argue that there are 'feminine' characteristics to choose from, I guess?
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