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I saw an advertisement for Wildstar some time ago but avoided it due to the fact that at the time I was playing FFXIV/WoW.
 
Having burned out FFXIV at long last, the game is designed well but the grind and graphics load was a bit rough to bear. WoW, well now that's my first long-running MMO and my second played (SWG before they ruined it was my first). WoW began with one hell of a gauntlet of patches and maintenance.
 
Much of the vanilla game I spent solo or in now long-dead or defunct guilds and umpteen patches and expansions later, the upstart in the MMO community is still alive, even after periodically hemorrhaging veteran players.
 
What does that tell us? That idiots like us love our silly little escapes from reality, hell yeah!!! That we all enjoy the feeling of the long wait being finally over as you load in and slaughter hundreds upon thousands of hapless foes all designed to die by your button-strokes? Of course we do!
 
My fellow newbs and veterans, I totally understand the angst that is permeating the lot of us, having been drawn in by the vibrant gameplay and style of Wildstar only to have the road to such fun barricaded by, dare I say it, a good thing? Too many players?! What?!! By the gods of gaming, this game is having stability issues due to too many players?! That is awesome by any standards.
 
So frikkin what, we can't play a few days, hell maybe this will last a while until those most nerdiest of us (the devs and techies working on servers) resolve the sudden and amazing reception this game has gotten. Return to your netflix, xbox, facebook and other aspects of 'real' life, fellow gamers, the game will still be here. For now have a little faith that the people who designed this game we all apparently love so much that we spend hours chatting away about how much not playing it troubles us are isolating the problems and fixing them to the best of their ability.
 
Any WoW vets out there know as well as I do that that game was god-awful its first few months, truly a wreck, but it trudged on and recovered. Yes, the market is now saturated by MMO's, but as WoW took the torch from everquest (thank frikkin god), maybe if we give Wildstar some time they can capture that bit of awesome we all once clung to with gaming, being lost in a world crafted by like minded people.
 
Once this is all behind us I look forward to playing with all of you, even the most repugnant ones (you know who you are :P) because despite it all we're all here for the same thing: playing the game together (even if that means just running by each other in Illium without saying a word).
 
While we bide our time, what kind of MMOs and RPGs did/do you play before Wildstar and what drew you in?	
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Once this is all behind us I look forward to playing with all of you because despite it all we're all here for the same thing: playing the game together
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			I started EQ in 2000, worked through IDK how many games. I even vaguely remember using illegal means of playing other country only MMOs in my olden days (most way back vets know what I'm talking about). I agree so what we can't play, though I do hate wasting the money I've already invested in this game. I kind of laugh when I hear all these people complaining about launches and quoting other games' bugs and junk. I'm going to quote one and win all the wins that nobody else seems to remember... Vanguard. Ok done.	
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While we bide our time, what kind of MMOs and RPGs did/do you play before Wildstar and what drew you in?
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I'll add onto this nice topic with responding to the question -
I play Final Fantasy XIV as well, which while it has been fun, Alexander Savage has drained me. Combat is boring (especially because I heal), mechanics get tiresome after that 1000th wipe because that DPS did a bad, etc. I played Wildstar back in beta but due to poor optimization I had to quit. Wildstar going Free to Play was timed well for me, in a sense, because of my frustration with FFXIV. I love Wildstar's combat...when I can actually play, it'll probably help with my FFXIV burnout as well.	
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I started EQ in 2000, worked through IDK how many games. I even vaguely remember using illegal means of playing other country only MMOs in my olden days (most way back vets know what I'm talking about). I agree so what we can't play, though I do hate wasting the money I've already invested in this game. I kind of laugh when I hear all these people complaining about launches and quoting other games' bugs and junk. I'm going to quote one and win all the wins that nobody else seems to remember... Vanguard. Ok done.
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I'll add onto this nice topic with responding to the question -
I play Final Fantasy XIV as well, which while it has been fun, Alexander Savage has drained me. Combat is boring (especially because I heal), mechanics get tiresome after that 1000th wipe because that DPS did a bad, etc. I played Wildstar back in beta but due to poor optimization I had to quit. Wildstar going Free to Play was timed well for me, in a sense, because of my frustration with FFXIV. I love Wildstar's combat...when I can actually play, it'll probably help with my FFXIV burnout as well.
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			I guess I am somewhat of a virgin I started wow in 07 when I got out of prison but have played nonstop since then. I am currently at 100 of every class and over 15kach points and I in in the top ten of pet collector's for my realm	
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			But nothing explains why this game is unplayable for the most part after 4 days. The character to loading to character is bs and has been here since day one with no fix.	
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I guess I am somewhat of a virgin I started wow in 07 when I got out of prison but have played nonstop since then. I am currently at 100 of every class and over 15kach points and I in in the top ten of pet collector's for my realm
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But nothing explains why this game is unplayable for the most part after 4 days. The character to loading to character is bs and has been here since day one with no fix.
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			I love you JABIII	
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			and another Boo-hoo from Joe Dirty . anyways started on * muds* (( shows my age )) moved on to WOW and now am a complete WOW burn-out.. the whole fleet thing did it for me (( ohhh look a facebook game in WOW .. how neat!! .. yuck pooty .. yeeeccchhh !!!!!!! ))  anyways  hope wildstar is as fun as it looks and we'll get to play soon ! so buckle up boys and girls !! gonna be a wild ride !!	
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			Apparently "Plan B" was not in their vocabulary when considering the re-launch  :P	
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*snipP
 
While we bide our time, what kind of MMOs and RPGs did/do you play before Wildstar and what drew you in?
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and another Boo-hoo from Joe Dirty . anyways started on * muds* (( shows my age )) moved on to WOW and now am a complete WOW burn-out.. the whole fleet thing did it for me (( ohhh look a facebook game in WOW .. how neat!! .. yuck pooty .. yeeeccchhh !!!!!!! ))  anyways  hope wildstar is as fun as it looks and we'll get to play soon ! so buckle up boys and girls !! gonna be a wild ride !!
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			Dabbled in a few MUDs, Played a bit of NWN Online (gogo AOL), Spent 7 years playing what I still consider to be one of the best MMO's out there. FFXI, flopped to WoW a few times, could never hold my interest. Spent a couple years in Rift, Start of Alpha til a year after, and then moved to XIV from Beta v1 to current. Taking a break as I am trying NOT to burn myself out on Alex as I felt I was getting to that point.	
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Twitch just updated with the unfortunate same news of "They are still looking into it" but at least they said something. It must be one doozy of a problem, they may have to bring in some of their competition to help figure this one out.
 
If they had a roll of duct tape and a small bottle of gorilla glue, it would be fixed by now.	
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			Lineage 2 here. Loved it and played for a long time. Never played WoW, because it's the devil.	
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FFXI was my very first. Had a very love/hate (mostly hate) relationship with it. Played CoH during beta until a few months after launch. Got into GW1 for a short stint before getting into WoW for a good 4 years straight. After I bounced around between CoH, Champions Online, DCUO, GW2, and FFXIV:ARR before moving here.
 
What drew me in was the setting. I was sick and tired of the numerous fantasy setting out there, and I always had a guilty pleasure of watching spaghetti westerns.
 
I was also intrigued at how every class in this game is capable of support.
 
I play rogue-ish classes in all of the MMO's I play, but one thing I hated about it was that I was pretty much stuck in one role. This game would allow me to step up to a support role if needed.
 
Cant wait to get in again ;p 
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Was raiding in WoW and a guildy of mine was yammering on about this new MMO about to release.  So I checked it out and played some of the WS beta.  It was fun, i loved runnign around as a little chua and was impressed, but not really sold on it.
 
I did some more digging on my own though and once early access was announced I jumped on it right away and had tons and tons of fun.  The biggest thing that hit me while playing WS the first time was being reminded of Ratchet and Clank, one of my favorite games.  I just love the art style and goofy nature of it, while it can still have a pretty serious story line.  The gameplay feels amazing as well - never thought I could play an action based MMO till now.
 
Still doing hardcore raiding in WoW - but WoD has been just.. painful.  Raids are fun but WS is a great for non-raid nights.  Really want to get into more raiding here on WS (Only done a few GAs, and I was mostly just carried through as a buff bot lol).
 
I've dabbled in other games like GW2 and wanna give FF a try, but so far I'm happy with just WoW and WS - too many games makes me feel overwhelmed.	
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Lineage 2 here. Loved it and played for a long time. Never played WoW, because it's the devil.
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Was raiding in WoW and a guildy of mine was yammering on about this new MMO about to release.  So I checked it out and played some of the WS beta.  It was fun, i loved runnign around as a little chua and was impressed, but not really sold on it.
 
I did some more digging on my own though and once early access was announced I jumped on it right away and had tons and tons of fun.  The biggest thing that hit me while playing WS the first time was being reminded of Ratchet and Clank, one of my favorite games.  I just love the art style and goofy nature of it, while it can still have a pretty serious story line.  The gameplay feels amazing as well - never thought I could play an action based MMO till now.
 
Still doing hardcore raiding in WoW - but WoD has been just.. painful.  Raids are fun but WS is a great for non-raid nights.  Really want to get into more raiding here on WS (Only done a few GAs, and I was mostly just carried through as a buff bot lol).
 
I've dabbled in other games like GW2 and wanna give FF a try, but so far I'm happy with just WoW and WS - too many games makes me feel overwhelmed.
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This seems to be the overall state of affairs on the forums at the moment...
 	
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My roommate also had the Ratchet and Clank impression. How was GW2? Seen a few reviews but never played it.
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Always been a PvE player myself, even with GW.
 
So, I got about an hour of gameplay this morning before I went to work, very satisfying, and then I get home and now I am becoming very familiar with the hamster and his wheel, lol. It's an hour and thirty past the hotfix so I'm assuming some connection there.
 
Anyone else have that issue? A perpetual character retrieval?	
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			And I'm in :D	
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			When I was a young teen I started my MMO dabbles with runescape. ME and my neighbor both really liked it, mostly because of that sandboxy "do anything" feel. I wasn't really good at combat, however I always loved running into the dangerous PvP areas and trying to steel gold drops off players farming dragons. :D From there on end I moved on to Perfect World. Never hit max level.  The game itself was very grindy, however I befriended a low level player early on. We even made a guild. However said person had no real life pretty much and a lot of issues with depression because of it. They moved on and I got bored of the game I guess. Played WoW for 6-7 months on and off with my boyfriend. Once again I would only play when he would play, so I never got really far with it. I did get 1 character to level 90 in Pandaria though :D Spent the longest time in Guild Wars 2 and that game broke my heart. Arena Net broke almost literally every promise that they ever made. And despite all that their product was good enough for me to invest odd 3000 hours over the course of 3 years. I played with my significant other and without him. Got 8 characters to level 80. Got to fractals level 50. Not to keen on having to rebuy the base game to play an expansion that seems the size of a DLC though so I don't think I'll be returning there for a while. Wildstar probably got me the happiest and the saddest in my gaming career. I was here from beta to collapse of Luminai. And boy did we try to keep it alive. Probably that's why some of the people here remember me as being sour... But I wouldn't be so harsh on it if I didn't desperately want it to live. They improved a lot of things. I hope that they'll recover and continue updating the game :) After the collapse of Luminai I went to FFXIV. And I'm still there. While it's old school the players are very nice and helpful and the current PVE is challenging. I do like how you can be everything on one class and how the hardest content rewards you with ponies :D It doesn't quite scratch my PvP itch though and Wildstar had something special that I just can't let go. So I'll play 2 MMOs. Why not?	
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So frikkin what, we can't play a few days, hell maybe this will last a while until those most nerdiest of us (the devs and techies working on servers) resolve the sudden and amazing reception this game has gotten. Return to your netflix, xbox, facebook and other aspects of 'real' life, fellow gamers, the game will still be here.
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Lovecraft_Jones(nice mish mash btw), your quote clearly missed the overall tone of my post, which is quite upbeat when compared to a fair number of other 'whining' posts.
 
Your opinion has been noted. Regardless, happy hunting :D
			
				
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Your post is obviously in response to the amount of complaints on the forums. And my response is, take your own advice. If the complaints on the forums bother you, then feel free to go do any of the things you just suggested other people do. The forums will still be here when you get back.
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mirta000, very in-depth. I like the passion and I understand the feeling of dejection when a game fails to deliver, WoW being my ultimate disappointment.
 
I played from the closed beta right up into WotLK which sunk that poisoned dagger into my back. They traded flexibility for a larger audience. I remember the days when quests needed WOWhead and when having a black qiraji mount was something only the most dedicated could flaunt, many who earned it all but gone from the game.
 
Blizzard wanted more $$ so they sacrificed their veteran players for children. Maybe an oversimplification but it sums up my resultant extended 'breaks' from the game.
 
I admit that I do return from time to time to do some daily activities with my toons but I always leave again feeling dirty, lol, not to be too melodramatic or anything.
 
I hope Wildstar can scratch the gamer's itch for a long while, metaphorically of course :P	
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mirta000, very in-depth. I like the passion and I understand the feeling of dejection when a game fails to deliver, WoW being my ultimate disappointment.
 
I played from the closed beta right up into WotLK which sunk that poisoned dagger into my back. They traded flexibility for a larger audience. I remember the days when quests needed WOWhead and when having a black qiraji mount was something only the most dedicated could flaunt, many who earned it all but gone from the game.
 
Blizzard wanted more $$ so they sacrificed their veteran players for children. Maybe an oversimplification but it sums up my resultant extended 'breaks' from the game.
 
I admit that I do return from time to time to do some daily activities with my toons but I always leave again feeling dirty, lol, not to be too melodramatic or anything.
 
I hope Wildstar can scratch the gamer's itch for a long while, metaphorically of course :P
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			To the OP- Mostly agree with and well written. I still play ESOL and am also enjoying Elite Dangerous. After you get enough creds to fully equip a Vulture, thats when the fun begins ; )	
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