135436-returning-player-play-new-or-old-character

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I'm a returning player and had a level 50 engineer. The last time I played I had finished all story zones and was doing repeatable quests for reputation in one of the latter zones that had that Phoenix world boss. Upon returning to the game I'm not sure if it would be better to return to my engineer or have a fresh start with a new character. 
 
I just feel like there's so much to my character that I have forgotten so playing a new character would be a nice fresh start. However, it would suck losing all quest progress and items I have acquired. 
 
Im sure there are others in the same boat as me so I'm curious of other returning players, are you planning to play your old or a new character, and why?	
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I am a fellow returning player and decided to get a fresh start for several reasons:
1. I had already grinded pretty much all the rep that mattered and farmed myself a raid ready set of gear. There wasn't much left for me to do outside of raiding and I barely remember how to play the game after all this time.
2. I've always wanted to go Dominion side and this was the perfect opportunity for me to do so.
 
Assuming that you re-roll on the same server and faction as your max level toon, you could still use its crafting/gathering skills and even transfer his money to the new character, so your previous progress wouldn't entirely be wasted. Besides, nothing says you can't play him again once you've re-familiarized yourself with the game.
 
I hope this help, have fun out there!	
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			Another returning player here. This is the third time I've come back to Wildstar (Played beta, a couple of months after release and play for a month after the megaservers hit). I've always started fresh. I have a lvl 50 Medic and a 46 Warrior. Jumped onto my Medic when f2p hit and got a bit overwhelmed. It wasn't just because I forgot how to play, but all the changes since last I was on was insane and I ended up being barraged by mail, unlocked, etc. Ended up deleting both and starting new again. Much easier to get back into the game that way.Quite a lot has been cut from the beginning of the game though, just a heads up. Some cutscenes and lore friendly areas are completely gone from the Arkships.	
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I'll be starting again, going to level one up with my wife.
 
My 50 is Dominion and she wants to go Exile.	
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That's cool you guys decided to make new characters and have a fresh start. I logged in last night to my Engineer and took some time to explore the new interface, gather all the new items in my mailbox, and messed around with the updated abilities and amps. While I'm still a little shaken on getting adjusted to some of the changes, I think it'll be manageable. Plus I like the changes made with Engineer to use Target Acquisition and Mortar Strike build, so it looks like I'll be dusting off my DPS Engineer and getting back to where I left off.
 
What I'm curious now is if there have been any further story zones for me to progress after the current zone I'm in with the Phoenix open world boss? If not, it means I'll probably be spending my time doing Veteran dungeons to gear up, since I never did any veteran dungeons since I last played.	
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			I am making a new character because I want to experience the game with all the new players! I've decided to level a tank and help people who need it in dungeons by being patient and explain the mechanics if anyone finds it a bit hard. 	
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			I've been playing my 50s for a while, but it's fun making a new character and join in with all the new people and help them out. Also it's fun showing off my RIP Maker and Crab Mech mount to the new players.	
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			I also returned and decided to start new characters.  I never capped before, but it's been since like 3 months after launch since I played.  The truth is, I wasn't expecting much.  But I'm happy to say I was surprised how improved the game is.  I'm having a great time when I can actually play ;-) 	
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