129276-this-is-an-incredible-game-but-im-a-bit-worried

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 I was looking forward to Wildstar even before it came out, the art direction and world showed an MMO like I've always dreamed of playing, an amazing cartoony sci-fi yet online world. However as MMOs go having time for more than one is simply not possible. At the time I was busy with TERA and Neverwinter(as my casual off MMO), then FF14 which i still love and actively play and now GW2 as my again casual 2nd/off MMO if you will.
Still I'd follow and look into Wildstar ever so often aching to add it to my MMO collection :) 
 
I still love the MMOs I play less, like TERA, Neverwinter, WoW...WAR(RIP) and I still absolutely adore the ones I do play GW2, FF14, a bit of Skyforge and now Wildstar...finally.
I'm new to the game and while I enjoy MMOs I'm not a hardcore player, I don't care much about endgame and only do it if it caters towards my casual playstyle and if it doesn't I don't hold that against the game, so whatever Wildstar has in store for me once I hit max level I won't mind(tho i hope for casual goodness like FF14 lol)
I might be early into the game but I'm experienced enough in MMOs to know this is it, this is everything I want from an MMO much like the games I mentioned above so this is where my concern comes in.
 
How do we keep Wildstar active and alive? Even with it going free to play I have a feeling not many will be interested simply because of the terrible, terrible hive mentality the internet has nowadays, I want to see this amazing game pull a Real Reborn, I want it to be filled with players running left and right, interacting with each other...and this is where another amazing thing about Wildstar and its caring developers should be mentioned, something many MMO developers forget to do.
 
I'm a legally blind person, an artist and illustrator sure, but legally blind nonetheless and reading small or difficult to see chat boxes(looking at you Aion, Skyforge and even GW2) is simply impossible for me, Wildstar absolutely SHINES in this department, allowing for big, clean, easy to read font in the chat box! I can not thank the developers enough, as if the charming and wonderful world wasn't good enough they put heart and soul into the chat itself making it accessible to disabled users like me too.
 
So my point is, how do we convince people this amazing game is worth their time now? The game got too much IMO unjustifed hate, too much unjustified criticism since everyone and their mother on the internet offers "constructive criticism" on anything and everything.	
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How do we convince the internets that Wildstar is awesome? We can't. People can find one thing they don't like and rage quit or people will just come to forums or other websites like reddit and just troll. There is no stopping them. All we can do is offer up different opinions and stand fast in the flames of 'Fan Boi' being hurled at us.
 
Wildstar is a terrific game with tons of stuff to do at max level even as a non-raider. Raiders will tell you that the dungeons and raids in Wildstar are some of the best in the business but you cannot convince the interwebs of that point.
 
Personally, I adore our close knit community but I understand that Carbine (and their overlords) need to make money, after all this is a business.	
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Its difficult to convince those that dont play the game that its worth their time. Consider how similar every MMO game is out there (Same combat system, rushing with quests, people with best gear gets respect etc etc), many people
never really feel adventurous of trying something new. I myself was a bit sceptical about playing WIldstar for the first time, as i thought it was World of Warcraft in space.....but i am so glad that it was not the case.
 
Out of all MMO games, from the boring slow paced Everquest, to the depressing, greedy community of Eve Online, Wildstar definitly the best mmo game i ever played.
 
People are often sceptical when they see Wildstar, as some of the trailers may make it look like something Cartoon Network would be hosting, as many sees it as a child's 3d cartoon, but
little do they know, that Wildstar has probably the best content an mmo could possibly have, and people judging by how the game looks makes it unfair for it.
 
The best way we can do, as Khandi said it the best. Share our opinions.
This game deserves millions upon millions of players to play this wonderful game.	
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The only way this game will survive is if it broadens its appeal and become more user friendly. This doesn't have to equate to dumbing down if handled properly. There just needs to be content aimed at a wider range of players and play styles and a clearer, less confusing UI. Big steps have been made since launch and more will follow with F2P launch, but I feel they still aren't enough.
 
The game has an excellent core design concept, a fun and exciting combat system and one of the best player housing systems to be found in MMOs.
 
But there's too many fundamental issues and design choices that caused launch problems and continue to hamstring the game. A lack of optimisation, a muddled and flaky UI, a truly unhealthy obsession with RNG, too much clutter, too little casual content, too much focus on hardcore mechanics and content aimed at huge raids, poor PvP choices and .... the real showstopper .... the lag.
 
Too much of the game feels half-finished, still, a year after launch. For example, the OP mentions the ability to change the font size in the chat window. Yes this is wonderful and to be applauded. But this is counterbalanced by the fact that we can't change the font size in the UI for quest text, menus etc. Half-baked. Until the UI is improved it will continue to drive players away. And no, addons are not the answer because these do not and cannot solve many of the core UI issues.
 
And there's no getting away from performance issues. The game is not properly optimised and the servers cannot handle the design philosophy of the game - what's the point of honey-potting large numbers of players to the same location for contract events, world bosses, zone events etc if all it does it lag everyone to pieces and drive players away?
 
This game has the potential to be one of the best MMOs on the market, but it needs to get the basics right and become more accessible. Unless it does, it will sink. I hope not.	
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Honestly we as players can only do so much. I'd feel confident in saying that the players of Wildstar have actually gone above and beyond in some cases to promote Wildstar, but Carbine/NCsoft hasn't really done much promotion after maybe Drop 2(which is when I think many glaring issues started to become more noticeable). It's been noted by people a number of times when the topic often comes up.
 
Carbine/NCsoft never seemed to actually promote much outside the areas that are pretty much congested with the current playerbase. When I run into people I often still get people who have never heard of Wildstar and those that have were former players with a bad taste in their mouth from Drop 0 to 2 era, STILL think Wildstar is a #hardcore game, have tried the game but their performance is unplayable by their standards(Optimization of Wildstar has been a longstanding problem as Cern noted for many players), only just heard of Wildstar because of recent F2P promotions. This is jsut my own personal encounters with people and not to be confused with me saying it is everyone, but I'm not surprised anymore when I mention Wildstar and people ask me what that is or if it's still around.
 
Much of the content resolutions we have now are from a long string of changes to mechanics and early decisions that for lack of a better word "poor", with some lingering issues still that irk a few people. I can't dispute or argue that some people are stubborn from the initial impressions, but at the same time I do not blame them for being skeptical with their money if they felt a product was not what they were looking for. Come F2P those who are on the fence due to whatever financial reasons will no longer have that wall and then it's all up to the game to convince them to play.
 
So just do what you're doing..play, share your experience, have fun. All you can do really...rest is up to the game and marketing...	
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			 If carbine can stay focused on its potential it will do great things.. if your the creative casual type.. this game has the best housing system in the industry and might be the very thing to keep you logging in for more. The community is very friendly and helpful in this corner of nexus. Ive got a few who are coming in when f2p hits just because of housing alone so there is a lot of potential here.. the raids are also a very strong point to the game as well. With the new upcoming casual friendly raid. Players that arent hard core will have even more to do once that comes out. One of the things people tend to forget about this game is that when it started up there wasnt that many players compared to other mmos so when they lost a lot of them it wasn't just a blow it was a near death experience. Once this game has settled in with f2p word of mouth and lots of promotion both from carbine and the community will help push this game back to where its supposed to be.	
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Wildstar did a lot right... a lot of its issue was the "this is hardcore gaming" what the problem is the bulk of the people playing are not "hardcore". Look at other games such as when wow first started.. hardly anyone saw the end game raids when you compare to population of the game. Wildstar did that to there 5 man content. Many just couldn't pug it as it was very unforgiving. This just drove them away. Then add the need for very smooth game play to the content. With so little room for error you add a graphic stutter or lag spike and you were dead and maybe caused a wipe.
 
Then when you add WoW becoming over casual people came from there to here and it was like a culture shock. So they left.
 
They have made things more accessible such as 5 mans while leaving raids to the "hardcore" should bring more people back to try it when it goes f2p... just not thrilled that WoW is getting another expansion as that always has negative effects on other games.
			
				
	Edited August 8, 2015 by Happy_Puppy	
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I just started, i bought the game when the f2p announcement came out.. so i was like blah maybe i should have waited.  I like it but it seems lonely. I haven't grouped up with anyone and the only interaction i have had with someone i ngame has been an annoying person lick emoting my female toon as i quested..  
 
As of now i am clear how long will continue to play, i will at least cap.. i am  half way there. 	
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I just started, i bought the game when the f2p announcement came out.. so i was like blah maybe i should have waited.  I like it but it seems lonely. I haven't grouped up with anyone and the only interaction i have had with someone i ngame has been an annoying person lick emoting my female toon as i quested..  
 
As of now i am clear how long will continue to play, i will at least cap.. i am  half way there. 
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The same advice we give everyone : Join a guild.
It gives you nice buffs that will help you during your leveling adventure, and people to communicate/play with as well.
Not to mention the possibility to actually run the lower level dungeons with a good group.
 
This game is so much more fun when you have people around you, and almost everyone that is enjoying this game is doing so through a guild.
And yes, like any other MMO out there, there's weirdo's in it that do this kind of thing-
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Yeah a guild is what I need!  that social aspect is huge, it used to be easy because i had RL friends to play with then later i got online friends to play with but that all fell apart so i got out of MMOs for a while. I just hope i don't end up in my back MMO.. i asked the 8 ball if i would go back to my old mmo... it said  most likely  lol 
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Well, just bought the game yesterday, downloaded it, and got to around level 6 before I made myself go to bed way past my bedtime so I could get into the office at a decent time today.  But before I hit the sack I texted three of my friends with "You guys have GOT to get this game."
 
I'm pretty sure this is going to eat up a lot of my time.
 
Oh, hi all.  /waves	
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If you haven't already you may wish to join the player created global channels or get the LFG addons.
 
https://forums.wildstar-online.com/forums/index.php?/topic/124662-addon-groupfinder/
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I'm worried too,
Carbine please don't destroy your game, the raid must stay hard, it's this point we love.
 
If the assault become too hight it reduce the duration/ the length of ths boss's hard phases, be focus and do any mistake 1 second is far more easy than during 1 minute or 10 or 15! :)	
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