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Of course, first off, coffee for everyone. 
 
 
Whether it's a quest, a raid take down, a pvp encounter, or some other event - what is your favourite moment in WildStar over the past year and why is it special to you? :) 
 
Mine is still the event below in Whitevale, no matter how many times I do it, I just can't help but giggle (pictured below is my baby medic alt making her way through the zone). 
 	
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Good Morning Chillia,
 
Wildstar. I don't know what's wrong with Illium lately, but I have been noticing an increase in latency quite a lot. Yesterday before logging out, I could see my latency spiking at 2.5 seconds. I'm aware that my provider is part of the problem, but the servers themselves are most likely part of this as well.
And when F2P is going to hit us, I'm actually pretty worried about how this is going to affect us when so many people hit the servers.
 
That said, I spend yesterday over 2.5h together with Meshi on changing my runes for my Healslinger.
We used a spreadsheet to list out all the runes and the target we wanted to achieve.
2.5h and 20 plat later, I'm now sitting at a 20% gain in stats and output.
But by doing so, I'm actually quite sad about our class.
It seems there's only one decent build and way to go, and this applies to any class really.
It's either play this specific build/rotation or be hopelessly behind. Really hoping Carbine does something about, because I hate playing these cookie-cutter styles where you need to follow one specific pattern.
I want my freedom.
 
Working together with Moska now and trying to organise more Roleplay events, even cross-faction again when possible.
We've got several ideas that we're working on, and we'll probably make them openRP events as well, allowing non-guild members to join us as well.
We've been seeing a steady influx of role-players lately in our guild, and it's time we step up our game a bit.
 
Last but not least: Vacation!
Going to Italy for a week next week :D
So one week with Oli on the forums.
No worries though, will make up for it when I'm back.	
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Wildstar. I don't know what's wrong with Illium lately, but I have been noticing an increase in latency quite a lot. Yesterday before logging out, I could see my latency spiking at 2.5 seconds. I'm aware that my provider is part of the problem, but the servers themselves are most likely part of this as well.
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Morning!
 
My all time favorite moment was in Whitevale too!! The quest for the Lopp groomsmen leads you to a Lopp hitting up on a Snowgirl and the Lopp says to her "Damn girl! Why you gotta be so cold?".
 
That was the moment I fell in love with Wildstar and after all this time it's one of my favorite areas (anything with Lopp actually). After that I started 'looking for love' while questing and I can name 6 scenes off the top of my head that involve floaty hearts, words of love or people looking to hook up but I don't really want to spoil it for folks  :ph34r:
 
I do worry a bit for Wildstar with the F2P transition. I worry that they will 'fast track' people and that all the wonderful easter eggs will go away and folks will miss a lot of things that make Wildstar so incredibly special  :wub:	
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I don't think I could pick just one, but here are some favorite moments (I really like clutch kills!):
First kill of Blade-Wind on normal mode. THIS $#^$ JUST GOT REAL
First wipe on Stormtalon normal because we didn't know we were supposed to interrupt. TS sounded like this "Hey guys! Move in, move in! We have to get to the middle!  Oh. LOLOLOLOLOL"
Getting Trigger Fingers (back when it was going for 20 plat) as a level 43 in Malgrave.
First kill with my original guild of Stormtalon on vet. I was the only one up after he hit the enrage, I strafed and hit him with an assassinate for the final blow.
Killing X-89 pugging another guild's run where I was raid healing for the first (only?) time. I was the last healer up for the last 5% of X-89's health, and we ended up with three players left and two tiles. Second to last tile went down with myself and the tank, and the remaining DPS got one more blow in to kill him.
Wiping on Phagemaw. It hasn't gotten old yet.
This past weekend's kill of Phagemaw where we got him to 0% before the air phase, and the spellslingers void slipped to avoid death, recharged the generators, and killed him in the MOO.
My wife's first run through normal SSM, where suddenly everything "clicked" for her. She finally experienced just how fun it was to spend some time chatting with guildies and 5 manning an instance. Seeing someone experiencing the fun of instances in MMOs for the first time is always cool.
My wife, who I knew had never done a vet dungeon before, texting me at work one day to tell me "So, I'm doing this guy and he keeps throwing the discs at me and I'm having trouble dodging them". She had decided to do a random vet and was on the final boss of KV. And yeah, her group killed him.
Doing Mordaci Redmoon last week were two DPS died immediatly and my wife, myself, and a guildy three manned him. My wife struggled so much with Mordaci initially (as did everyone), it was great to see her improve to the point that we could (easily) three man the boss together.	
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Was this before or after the scheduled downtime (just making notes, we've had a few other reports of this in the bug section and it doesn't seem to be linked to the 'generic' lag that the EU servers have had for some time due to providers). 
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Good morning everyone, still dealing with some pains so not doing much. I got my medic to level 20 with a bit of geleras still to go.
 
As for favourite moments...hmmm I've got two that will stick with me...
 
One is when I was PvPing on my Draken warrior Montka in halls of the bloodsworn...
We were caping one of the side points in the 2nd area and an Aurin was trying to run away and jump off the side of the platform, BUT it just so happened that I for whatever reason had tether missle on my LAS from doing walatiki instead of kick. When I used it the aurin got caught by it mid air and they just dangled from the platform like a pinata(Which we proceeded to beat the crap out of like a pinata)
 
Although she doesn't play anymore or as often. I'd have to say that my favourite moment would be meeting my girlfriend in beta.	
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Good Morning Everyone!
 
Breakfast to go with Chillia's coffee:
 
Thank you Chillia for starting the coffee! +10 likes for your post (really wish we could like dev's posts).
 
I have several favorite moments, but the one that sticks out in my head is a recent one. The day I was able to see someone (Tex :wub: ), who has been playing this game off and on since beta, finally do some group content. The excitement Tex had for seeing Vet Crimelords for the first time was very infectious. I have done that one several times and had lost the 'newness enjoyment' of it. Tex brought that back to me with his joy.
 
For me, the best parts of the game are:
*The new/returning players that are discovering the game with all the beautiful places and funny sayings. Their enjoyment and excitement makes me smile.
*Finding a bunch of people who are like me to play with. :wub: my guildies!
*The community. This is one of the best I have ever played with.
 
Have a great day!	
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Good morning, Nexus!
 
My favorite moments in WildStar (aside from finally doing some group content with the guild, which was AWESOME) mostly come from the very early days:
 
1. Logging the very first time. Plopped down at the start of Northern Wilds, level 3 and no freakin' clue what was going on or how to play or even what to do. Glorious confusion.
 
2. The Night The Server Burned. Ah, yes ... "Of the Wrecking Crew" well-earned that evening. Yeah, we actually caused a server to catch fire.
 
3. The Stress Test Friday when the Mods zoned in a dozen or more 100' tall raid/dungeon bosses. Twelve Gods versus Ten Thousand Screaming Newbies!
 
4. THE CRATE!
 
5. Head Start and Launch Day Madness. I was sitting at my computer, giggling madly at the queues and feeling very, very excited that the year I'd spent in Beta had helped assure this game's long and prosperous life. That was a good feeling.
 
6. Starting the Saddles. Probably the highlight of my time here, was having six people give me all the money they'd earned so we could start something that's lasted to this day, and is still going stronger and better with each passing Drop.	
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5. Head Start and Launch Day Madness. I was sitting at my computer, giggling madly at the queues and feeling very, very excited that the year I'd spent in Beta had helped assure this game's long and prosperous life. That was a good feeling.
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			Favorite thing in WildStar: the little pile of poop that a sneaky artist put on an unsuspecting doorstep in Illium.	
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The very first time I encountered Drusera, it was in Whitevale I think : I was like  :o then I was like :blink: then I was like  :wub: !!!
 
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The very first time I encountered Drusera, it was in Whitevale I think : I was like  :o then I was like :blink: then I was like  :wub: !!!
 
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			Ahahaha! These have been so great to read through! Thank you all for sharing. :) 	
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Oh man, good topic Chilla!There are so many, but for me two really stand out... as perhaps the best MMORPG gaming experience I've had in any game.1) Cryomere.Hands down, most fun I've had in an MMO. Totally dark when you enter, completely disoriented. Not sure what happens if you fall, if you'll be able to get back up... not sure what monsters are around the corner.The the quest that finally leads you to power on the lights and you get a sense of scope and scale for where you actually are! You see other players running around who are probably still seeing it as "dark" and it's just an awesome experience overall.And then... the icing on the cake... basically every quest in there is a reference to Van Halen or Rush, my two favorite bands! I don't know who designed this but mad props to them! 
2) Farside, Derelict Silo E-23 (I think)!This was another dark-ish space, and the story and the puzzles were so satisfying.As a bonus, the way you are introduced to Drusera (random sightings that make you think you're going crazy, at first...) and then the whole storyline. One of the best ever.	
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And then... the icing on the cake... basically every quest in there is a reference to Van Halen or Rush, my two favorite bands! I don't know who designed this but mad props to them!
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I honestly can't even tell you all of them...but here's a few:
 
1) The moment that login screen first loaded up in beta and I heard the Wildstar music. My Exile pride was already soaring ready to tackle and survive on this new planet.
 
2) The first time I discovered bouncy mushrooms.
 
3) The first time I met a Lopp, and the second, and the third....
 
4) When I hit Farside...hello low gravity, where have you been all my life?
 
5) Every time I saw a new zone for the first time. The game is beautiful.
 
6) Last, but certainly not least: After taking a long break from the game because it didn't feel *right* for me...coming back and seeing that Carbine has weathered some tough times (with many casualties) and have a tremendously better game for it. Mad props to everyone who worked on the game, even the more vocal people I could not stand or agree with, because it all led to here. The game has become what it always had the potential to be, with so much more room to grow.
 
I'm very happy that a transition is happening because I think it will let more people experience the game in a state that is fit to be bragging about. Thank you so much for persevering. 	
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Whether it's a quest, a raid take down, a pvp encounter, or some other event - what is your favourite moment in WildStar over the past year and why is it special to you? :)
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Wait- what were the Rush references? I caught the VH ones, but perhaps I just clicked too quickly through the others. Rush is easily my favorite band and I'm embarrassed to know I missed a reference anywhere . . . :(
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Logging into the live game for the first time (and actually managing to get in fairly sharpish), to have helped test the game was an honor, and whilst I didn't get a wrecking crew title, I did get the privelege to be one of the first to be turned into fuzzy meatblobs the consistency of chunky salsa by Avatus :D
 
I remember stumbling upon the "path" between auroria and wilderrun during beta, and my first reaction was "oh my god, we can go this far out of the map boundaries!?!", normally games would put up an invisible wall, so to be able to just go out and find NOTHING was a joy (not being sarcastic, most devs would have made the place too steep to climb and put invisible walls up just in case, then not bothered with the rest of the map, since "there's nothing there". it was actually incredible that they'd put the time in to make sections of the world that were empty, rather than world holes and walls)
 
realizing that it's possible to translate the gibberish that cross-faction /say creates, and finally being able to communicate somewhat (yes, I know reporting spam translates for you, but learning a new alphabet is fun, across MMOs I can now read Eorzean, Tyrian, and ...whatever the untranslated gibberish is)
 
being part of C.H.U.A's first clear of Kel Voreth, and hearing the unified "Oh god! What!?!" on teamspeak as the bullet hell part began :P
 
sadly, after the strain ultradrop, I ended up needing to leave because of real life interrupting without warning, but returning was one of the best feelings in a long time, I'd almost forgotten how fun hoverboards were :D (oh that reminds me, Olivar, my past self will need to unexpectedly vanish for a few months, he'll be back about three days ago)
 
it's astounding to see just how much the game has grown and been polished since beta.
 
my one regret is that it's now near impossible to do the 5-player quests because everyone else has already done them :<	
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I wish I could run through there again and do the quests... but I know there was at least a Limelight quest and Department YYZ. I am positive there were more!
 
Love the "Might as well Jump" challenge... that whole place was awesome. I may level an alt just to do it again!
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the dark places
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			It is awesome to see the different things that people remember the most or are their stand out moments in WildStar. :)	
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Morn... er Afternoon folks!
 
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Whether it's a quest, a raid take down, a pvp encounter, or some other event - what is your favourite moment in WildStar over the past year and why is it special to you? :)
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Omg omg omg it's here!
 
Shameless self plug, Chestnut did a video on my commission for Nikson Cutts, and here is the video!
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9qHV0ESAFI
 
In other news, (trying to keep topic on Wildstar), I have been spending a lot of time playing Heroes of the Storm XD, and not in Wildstar, so not much has been going on unfortunately.
 
On a more fun note, the GA tier Heavy Shoulders evade us again! Delve Deep has completed GA at least a dozen times now, and yes we have had 1, and I mean, only 1 set of Heavy Tier Shoulders drop. The dam thing is the unicorn of our guild. Have you guys seen something similar? The RNG gods simply seeing fit to deny you a particular piece of gear?
 
EDIT: Favorite moments in Wildstar...
 
 
I did very much enjoy my first playthrough of the storyline. A couple of friends and i were trying to do most of the content together and were taking it slow and enjoying it. I still remember the new game smell as I worked through everything! Also I loved and still love Farside. And the Lopp village in Whitevale is always my favorite! I know some people that dislike Whitevale and even the Lopp (I don't know how) but every time I do that quest and head out to find the Lopp groomsmen I have a smile on my face.
 
I think my other favorite moments are mostly in raiding and housing. I seriously love my guild and our core group has come together over the last year and we're a very tight knit bunch that has a lot of stupid and hilarious moments in our raids. For instance, the first time we killed Phageborn Convergence? Accidental pull as our engie tank was crossing the room. Everyone panicked then snapped into place and we got it down. Another time was how we spent all night on our first kill of Genetic Monstrosity, only to realize that we had been using the wrong strategy which was why it was like 10 times as hard XD. The wail of panic as our medic healer accidentally fell into the Ohmna hole (now a Delve Deep meme). Lots of good moments with these guys :), here's to hoping for many more!	
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I also really really liked the dark, creepy zones/quests etc. Space madness is one of my favorite shiphands for that reason. I would really like to see more dark places that are more dark =D. I really like how some of those almost felt like survival horror and I think it would be really neat if mobs jumped out at you from the darkness or if there were hidden pitfalls etc in the dark. I'm a huge fan of weird fiction and lovecraft. 
 
Some of my other favorite moments of wildstar
 
First time entering the Datascape! It was just amazingly wow. 
All those really high cliffs I used to climb for my explorer path	
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First time doing a shiphand and being in SPACE.  While it takes me ~ 10 minutes now to run through the whole thing now (if not less) when i first did it as a lowly esper I was there for a LONG time.
 
It was SO SO SO cool.  The environment just STRUCK me (it still does) all the colors in space, jumping around on an asteroid, seeing nexus far away.
 
Then you go crawling around in the mines with a flickering light to hunt down parasites.  It had that nice "creepy fun" feel to it.
 
The top-side of farside hit me the same way, and it's still my favorite zone to level in (its way too short up-top :'[ )  Jumping around at low-grav and seeing the wonderful starry "sky" is so amazing.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jumping up the falls in celestion also really hit me.  I was exploring and seeing wonderful sights - climbing higher to get a good look at things.  I loved climbing the trees and exploring the forest, seeing beautiful meadows or dense canopies.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Whitevale, wilderrun, Auroria, malgrave... everything has hit me in some way with just a huge "W O W" factor.  The only zones I haven't been too fond of is grimvault -  The only parts I liked are the crashed ship and the big eldan facility at the end, but the rest is very unmemorable (strain strain and more strain)
 
The drusera quests also really hit home on discovering things.  finding out more about the story and whats REALLY going on made things seem so much more in depth.  What was already a fun, amazing game, just got another layer of awesome.
 
And My most recent top moment?  when I went into OMNI-core and went into the data-scape portion of the adventure.  Just the zone in gave me literally GOOSE BUMPS and has now solidified my want to go into the actual raid.
 
So my top moment is "everything"	
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Good morning all! (hey, for another 31 minutes it's still morning here)
 
My favourite moments are all tied to doing dungeons.  Stormtalon during beta, KV during beta with 4 players that were friends and in a guild (too bad they were pvp server bound), all the dungeons during live... I can still remember my first and ONLY SSM.  Honestly dungeons are the cream of the cream of this game and bums me out a bit having to deal with adventures to get geared up for dungeons.  I wish I could just jump in to the vets but in crafted 88-120 finesse gear, I still don't break 2700 AP yet (not enough AP runes, spread out between crit/finesse as the items I own allowed).  
 
Yesterday I did the event in Defile... we failed (people started getting involved too late I think).  Was awesome fun though and I will be watching for the days when that event is on the contracts to do it again.  Or maybe it's a time thing?  I only play 8-11pm on Tuesdays.
I saw someone from Saddles tanking around, omg, I was so excited to recognize a guild name! I think it was Duffy.  The exiles outnumbered the Dominion greatly... I don't think I saw 3 other Dominion by the end versus 20ish Exiles by the end.  oy!  The pain of being a Mechari, eh?
 
Thanks to Tyro, I now have the AMP I needed... getting close to 400 Elder gems to get 1 ability point and the build will be complete.  I fussed with the RuneMaster enough to get Technophile and Weapon Specialist sets in, but quite a few runes are crit and finesse rather than AP. I put in as much AP as I could.  I DO notice a difference, things are getting murdered faster!
 
Stepped into Star-comm basin for the first time... quite interesting.  I like the challenges there, but I should find out what some of those rewards are.  I always choose colors because I am an addict, but I wonder what else I could get from challenges.  The description "interesting things" really leaves a lot to be desired.
 
I need another coffee... I'm bored at work and falling asleep haha.	
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I wish I could just jump in to the vets but in crafted 88-120 finesse gear, I still don't break 2700 AP yet (not enough AP runes, spread out between crit/finesse as the items I own allowed). 
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Not sure if I'm misunderstanding here, but 2700 AP is way more than enough to do vet dungeons. It's almost enough to step into GA :D
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I saw someone talking about hitting 2900, maybe they were a raider?
 
Is 30k HP okay as well? 
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Thank you all, best news all week!
 
Vet Stormtalon or KV this weekend methinks... Might even try that LFG chat I see bandied about in Ilium! Or go #hardcore and queue with randoms. I hear people are queue-ing up with inadequate gear levels, should make for some interesting challenge!  	
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I know it's not morning but hello! I have quite the story to tell from yesterday that'll fit quite well in this topic.
 
So in raid, there's this one miniboss that fires a barrage of missiles (I can never remember which one, all the Malfunctioning miniboss names blur too much for me so I separate them between missile/color/bar/repeat guy) and halfway through all the healers died from lockdown/electrical current. And then the tanks died. And then the DPS kept falling one by one. By the time it was at a sliver of health, there were only the spellslingers left.
 
...And with the one at highest threat pulling movement shenanigans us spellslingers managed to down the miniboss. That was pretty hilarious.
 
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Aside from that, I can't think of anything off the top of my head, since my memory is pretty horrible.	
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Favourite moment is probably finishing my first ever house, a little Piglet tavern:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
And along with this, realizing just how much you could do with the housing in Wildstar. Jeebus! :wub:
 
(bit of a late post... tried to reply to this from work today, but damn IP detector thingy wouldn't let me.)	
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