122052-been-gone-since-launch

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			Decided a few weeks ago I wanted to come back to wildstar and pulled the trigger today. Trying to figured out which faction/server I want to go. How are the populations on Warhound and Entity? I imagine Exile is more preferred than Dominion, but are they still pretty even? Anyway, thanks for any insight in advance and looking forward to playing with you guys!	
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			I also decided to return to Wildstar a few weeks ago and I can say it is still dismal populations on Entity. On either side the starting zones are primarily empty. I so see more people on Exile side in the citiy but they are all 50s and they all just stand around.So choice is yours really there isnt really a difference in Domi or Exile imo.	
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Actually, Entity's got a fairly large population.  Warhound has had issues, but Entity does have quite a few people playing.  Most people have the impression that the Group Finder is a bad way forward, which makes guilding up and chatting extremely important since people aren't queueing up very frequently.  However, there are a lot of players on Entity, particularly on Exiles.  I mean, I just logged in and made a new character on Exile, and I started alongside two people in the very first platform in the first area at about 2:30 pm EST.  So people are around.
 
Keep an eye out though, they don't usually display a nameplate, so you can easily miss people standing around since they look no different than an NPC.	
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My experience is primarily on Exiles side.  My main focus in the game is RP and housing but I also do level alts and do non-raid group content several times a week.  I have noticed that most of the people I know who play are either in housing for the majority of their play time, doing dailies in the 50s zones or are in instanced areas of the game (like raids, shiphands, etc.)  Just standing in the main city does not seem to be a very accurate portrayal of the population because of this.
 
I would suggest you ask around for a guild or circles to join where you can visit with people.  Queues are unreliable, no one I know uses them really because we've always wound up with REALLY BAD random strangers that don't respond in instance chat and behave more like bots than actual real players--with a few exceptions.  Again, my experience here in the group content is limited, but I definitely feel like having a guild or circle to run things with is a far, FAR better experience at this time.
 
Both factions have a channel you can join for group content, /chjoin LFG.  There are lots of people looking for groups that way, almost any time of day I see chatter there.
 
I hope these will help you guys find people to enjoy the game with!	
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			Thanks for the responses, and I leveled a Granok to Algoroc (sp?) and i did see people so i wasnt concerned, obviously the game doesnt have the cult following it did at launch which is fine haha. I was just more curious on grouping wise if i would have better chances exile or dominion. I do like both so i dont really care. That usually seems to be the case though, guilding up and having a constant source of conversation definitely makes the game better. Can any of you state how the pvp is? It was one of the reasons i loved the game when i last played, is low level or 0-49 a thing anymore or is it only 50?	
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Welcome back. I came back about 2 weeks ago now too. I had taken  a 3 month break to see what would happen. I rerolled Exile and i havent looked back since. Well thats a lie i miss being dominion, but i like seeing high population more.
 
Theres deff ppl but no unless ur a tank expect exorbitantly long queue times.	
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			Well thanks for all the insight guys, even got my fiance to buy and sub to the game, looking forward to getting back into it!	
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welcome back fellow Granok!!!!
 
lvling is easier it seems since launch	
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