125289-can-someone-sell-me-on-this-game

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			I'm currently downloading the free trial to give it a shot with my friends. I have heard bad things from old players, and I have also heard the player-base is nonexistent. What  makes this game worth paying for? I'm going to give it a shot, but I just need to hear some positive aspects from players because all I have heard is bad.	
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I'm currently downloading the free trial to give it a shot with my friends. I have heard bad things from old players, and I have also heard the player-base is nonexistent. What  makes this game worth paying for? I'm going to give it a shot, but I just need to hear some positive aspects from players because all I have heard is bad.
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I'm currently downloading the free trial to give it a shot with my friends. I have heard bad things from old players, and I have also heard the player-base is nonexistent. What  makes this game worth paying for? I'm going to give it a shot, but I just need to hear some positive aspects from players because all I have heard is bad.
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Hey, welcome to Nexus!
 
First, I encourage you to not listen to what others have to say. Launch made some people very bitter. There were also a few managerial and systemic decisions early-on that also made people upset.
 
Since those first months of anguish, the Dev Team have made massive leaps and bounds in terms of accessibility, stream-lining and overall performance. Really, it's still fundamentally the same game, but so many things have changed, even an old Beta Tester like me has had to re-learn the game.
 
The population on the PVP servers is ... well ... it's abysmal and there is no denying that. The vast, vast majority of players moved to the PVE servers, where things are doing just fine, population wise, for the most part. Is it as populated as older games or those with 10 million subscribers? Of course not. The good news is, new players like yourself and returning players like me are coming back with increasing frequency, so in time, if things continue along the path they are now, WildStar will be just fine.
 
As for positives in-game:
 
1. We have a great community. Helpful, friendly and most guilds are willing to help new players get up to speed.
2. The best action combat going, hands down.
3. The soundtrack and graphics are just flat-out the best round.
4. The game is hilarious, doesn't take itself too seriously, and is just fun to be in.
5. We got most everything the big boys have: crafting, dungeons, solo content, dailies, raids, costumes, battlegrounds and economy.
6. If you apply yourself to farming in-game currency, it is entirely possible to play for free for an extended period of time, using the CREDD system.
7. The Lopp. 'Nuff said.
 
Anyways, feel free to pop over into any Coffee thread to introduce yourself, find friendly people (or a guild!) and ask any questions you might have.
 
Best of luck and I hope you enjoy yourself!	
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			Any who left before drop 4 can't tell you jack shit.......to put it bluntly 	
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Combat system is the best hands down. Once you pickup the game, you won't want to play any other MMO.
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once drop 5 hits can people who quit right now tell you jack shit?
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Any who left before drop 4 can't tell you jack shit.......to put it bluntly 
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once drop 5 hits can people who quit right now tell you jack shit?
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EDIT:  Thanks for reminding me, Mr CK.  @SgtBalanced, this game has the most egregious forum/game dichotomy I've ever seen.  The in-game community is amazing, helpful, nice, and generous. The forum community is bitter, angry, prone to insults and CONSTANTLY begging for sub model change.
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Well, not all of us are bitter, angry or begging for a model change.
 
Prone to insults ... well. Only at the bitter and angry people!  :lol:
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			Thanks for all the feedback everyone. I'm glad to see the hype. One more question if any of you read this. Are classes race-restricted? Can I be a Rock-man Stalker? >:D	
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			They are restricted unfortunately. Couldn't tell you the exact combinations off the top of my head, but no... no granok stalker..	
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			Granok can be Warriors, Engineers or Medics. Cassian/Exiles (humans) can be everything. They are the only race that CAN be everything.	
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			Blah. Human favoritism. I'm willing to bet if you walked into Carbine's offices, a majority of their employees are humans. They need to hire more Mordesh. We know what's fair.	
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			Come for the combat stay for the raids. Seriously DS is some of the most fun I've had in raiding for a long time, since Burning Crusade anyway. 	
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Not really the same is it now......the game was so broken before drop 4, you know it, I know it.......even Carbine knew it
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			When the "essence" of a game changes.. it's usually for the worse. Personally, I hope everything that makes Wildstar what it is, stays. Just give us MORE :) :)	
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just saying that the overall feel for the game has not changed since launch. there is new content and things to do but the essence of the game is the same. depending on what his friends said they might still be true.
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When the "essence" of a game changes.. it's usually for the worse. Personally, I hope everything that makes Wildstar what it is, stays. Just give us MORE :) :)
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hi new nexian, so for you the same advice as al, cause these are kind of FAQ for new players:
 
1 go to pve server entity on NA or jabbit on EU (the pvp servers lack population, you will find more fun with us on pve)
 
2 activate hold to cast in your combat menu, press escape>combat>input options> hold to cast
 
3 join the global channels, if you are on entity :
 
exile side: /chjoin lfg
dom side: /chjoin entitylfm
to talk write /1, ask anything there the community is very welcoming, for doubts there is too the advice channel, use /a to talk
 
4 people tend not to use the looking for group tool meanwhile they are leveling, they tend to do premades so you will get faster queues if you make a group the old way, spamming in zone chat and global channels. but at lvl 50 most of the people use  the lfg tool to solo queue (approx 30 mins for dps, 5 mins to heals, insta for tanks)
 
5 when questing the xp given are tied to the class of the quest, there are 5 classes
world story: gives the most exp, a must do quest Regional story: gives less than world story, do this ones too Zone story: gives a good chunk of exp but less than regional
task: gives the minimal xp, dont overstay in a place doing them, just do the other 3 classes of quest and move to other hubs
path quest: these dont give exp to level but to increase your path, you can come do this ones when you are level capped or do it for the sweet perks of your path for leveling (btw if you are maxed in your path these kind of quest will give xp instead)
 
6 Moments of opportunity are the best dps enhancer in the game, to make one interrupt a mob when he is casting something, his hp bar will turn purple abd you will do 150% of damage (for interrupt, stun him or use abilities that say "remove x interrupt armor"
 
7 there is a lot of exp enhancers to make leveling fast and smooth (but the adventure is in the journey not the destination so if you want to feel the world and not rush it just dont use them)
 
8% xp buff from guild
8% xp from flask (you can buy it with renown if your guild has unlocked this perk)
2% from authenticator
5-10% from house (at lvl 15 you will get your own house, visit it once a day to get a buff for leveling, it can be 5% or 10% depending on the day)
when log off leave your char into your plot, it will get rested xp (you can get more rested xp if you decorate your plot or even leave it in a fried plot who has the max decor buff)
 
8 dodge a lot
 
9 almost all in the UI is customizable, so you can move it to where you feel more comfortable, some people use forge UI as an addon for this, but there are addons out there for specific clases, cause well your interface changes a little between classes)
 
10 there are a tons of usefull addons, i just use strikehardmeter for dps, latency meter for get a visual of the ping and LFG Board for getting groups (like the premade group finder on wow).
 
11 when creating a char you can skip the first 3 levels by marking skip arkship, but if you are new i recommend not to skip it cause it will teach you some usefull things
 
12 join a guild, this game its better with friends to play it and guilds give good perks
 
13 exiles have the bulk of the population and you will find easy players to do pve content but the dommies have the edge communities on pve and if you want to pvp you will find easily opponents
 
14 even if you are a pvper dont go to the pvp server it lacks population and the good guilds and good old pvp is running in the pve servers, if you are in NA go to entity ill suggest lords of the deads on exile side, those guys do warplots fridays and saturday nights and its awesome the few times i had gone, in the dommie side you should check gatlike gangstars those guys break my spirit when i enter BGs with my medic exile
 
i think that cover the basic, good luck on nexus
 
PD: we should make a sticky with this and more recommendations from all players, and can someone give me feedback on the global channels of dommie side entity, and all the globals on jabbit to add it to the post. even some good pvp guilds in jabbit will be usefull too to redirect the new players	
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			As a recent returner and reroller onto exile-Entity, The game feels amazing again. I resubbed after watching an EU guild kill Avataus.. I saw it, i like it. I want THAT kind of raiding.	
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As a recent returner and reroller onto exile-Entity, The game feels amazing again. I resubbed after watching an EU guild kill Avataus.. I saw it, i like it. I want THAT kind of raiding.
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OP, for me, this game really shines in the dungeons and raids. If that's not your thing, you might not get to experience them propertly until cap cause there aren't a lot of people queueing at lower levels, but I promise it's worth it. If you like raids, you won't leave after you try GA.
 
If you are into housing, PvP, questing, or other stuff, I'll let hose guys speak for those features.	
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			Simply put, it's a great MMO that is making a lot of progress. of the 2-3 other MMOs worth playing out there, this is the only one that's kept me playing for more than 3-4 months of raiding. If I ever picked up another MMO it'd be XIV, but XIV really isn't very fun if it's your 2nd time around. As far as I know, they've never addressed any of the small things like addons nor done any 24man raids that weren't a total joke still.Overall, people that aren't playing the game left due to some gripe with the attunement, grinds, or difficulty. None of which are the same as they were at launch, difficulty itself didn't drop but players have all improved and gearing isn't hard anymore.	
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I'm currently downloading the free trial to give it a shot with my friends. I have heard bad things from old players, and I have also heard the player-base is nonexistent. What  makes this game worth paying for? I'm going to give it a shot, but I just need to hear some positive aspects from players because all I have heard is bad.
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Get ready for my super amazing marketing skills.
 
 
It's fun
 
Hire me pls carbine	
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There's a 10 day free trial!
 
Sure, I love this game, but don't even take my word for it.  Let the game sell itself!
 
It does.	
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There's a 10 day free trial!
 
Sure, I love this game, but don't even take my word for it.  Let the game sell itself!
 
It does.
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Pfft, I sold the game way better
 
"It's fun" Quote of the century boooy
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Silly Goren.  People don't play games because they're fun anymore!
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OH RIGHT, I forgot...
 
This game will challenge your critical mind, you will be in literal shock when your desire to bash this game to the ground disappears because you are actually enjoying yourself, this has caused many strokes, heart attacks...and even rampant insanity. 
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You don't have to tell me.  I did vet KV tonight.
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The rotation during a boss fight in the last MMO I played:
 
4,3,2,1,1,1,1,1,5,4,3,2,1,1,1,1,1,1,4,3,2,1,1,1,1,1,<side step two meters>4,3,2,1,1,1,1,1,...
 
My rotation during a boss fight in Wildstar:
 
4,2,1,1,1 <GET OUT OF THE RED!!! DASH DASH>interupt! 2,1,1,1,<SPRINT STRAFE SPRINT STRAFE WHILE ATTACKING!!!>4,2,1,1,1,<SPRINT STRAFE NO THE OTHER WAY!!! SPRINT STRAFE WHILE ATTACKING!!!>interupt! 3,2,1,1,1,1<JUMP JUMP OUT OF RED!!!>ARRRRGGGGHHHHH!!!
 
 
 
Or, if you would like a musical interpretation.
 
 
The music my mind plays in the background during the other MMO's combat:
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJkxFhFRFDA
 
 
The music playing in the back of my head during Wildstar combat:
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRU1AJsXN1g	
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			The best thing about WS is the dungeons! Absolutely solid and good!.....only problem...there are too few...and my personal fear...what happens when i'm tired of the dungeons?......I pray myself to sleep every night hoping I will not fail with the attunement like I did last time....and that I like raids!...	
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The best thing about WS is the dungeons! Absolutely solid and good!.....only problem...there are too few...and my personal fear...what happens when i'm tired of the dungeons?......I pray myself to sleep every night hoping I will not fail with the attunement like I did last time....and that I like raids!...
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The raids are even better than the dungeons :)
 
You won't fail attunement. There are plenty of guilds recruiting that can help, and if that doesn't work out, pugs are completing the vet dungeons every day.
 
I not be the norm, but I've lost count of how many times I've run STL Vet, and I still enjoy it every time I do it.
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			Zavvi will sell you the game, it's certainly the cheapest I've found it. Money well spent imho, so much to do...	
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			Stealth drop 5 tomorrow come and check it out!	
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			Drop 5 on 5/5?! *mind blown	
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Drop 5 on 5/5?! *mind blown
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and 2015
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			Would be perfect if they added a 'high five' emote too.	
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For anyone in the US interested Wildstar is $20 at gamestop now. 
http://www.gamestop.com/pc/games/wildstar/113678	
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