111430-this-isnt

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This isn't an 'I will never return' post. It is, though, an 'I am leaving' post. I have never made one of these in all of my years of playing MMOs. Why now, you may ask. Well I think mostly it is because I loved this game so much, or at least I loved what it could have been. 
 
I have been talking about this game to anyone who would listen since Beta. I pre-ordered my copy. Shared all of their dev speaks. Was constantly on Youtube channels trying to get people to talk about this amazing game. I knew my computer was a bit outdated so as release came close I went and found out the recommended specs and purchased a new computer that either met those, or exceeded them. I subbed instead of buying CREDD with in-game money so I could support the game.
 
So why am I leaving? Two reasons.
 
The first and most important: Optimization. As stated my computer should run this game perfectly. I am not even asking for 60 fps at all times. I just want to be able to quest/pvp/dungeon without my frames dropping out and stuttering all the time. The thread for this issue has reached close to 90 pages. Those pages are very light on Dev responses. I think even a, "Guys we are not sure, but we are constantly working to try and fix this." would make people feel a bit better. 
 
Maybe a Wildstar weekly response by someone working on it? IDK, but I can't complain about PVP imbalance or Attunement struggles, because I can't actually play the game.
 
The second and smaller(but still important) reason is, the questing seems really off.
 
I play this game with my wife and questing together seemed very disjointed. I felt like it was more of a chore to quest together than a benefit. I know that MMOs are ongoing processes, but I think questing truly needs to be looked at. I love quest it is actually one of my favorite things to do in MMOs so if I am complaining about it then something is off.
 
Also I would like to point out it isn't the quest themselves, it is more how they are delivered and the tracking of parties.
 
I do love this game, I think the story is amazing and I have played all classes and races and enjoy each of them. Still the game feels like a shell of what I hoped it would be. The one bright spot was housing. I didn't have many issues with my FR there and really enjoyed building and coming up with cool new ideas.
 
Like I said at the beginning, this is not an 'I am never coming back' post. I will check with you guys over the months and see what is being said. I am not angry, I just feel, as I said in the Optimization post, I feel beat down. Like I put so much energy into hoping this game would be my new home for MMOs and it is a chore to log on and do anything but housing.
 
I truly hope you guys can find your way out of the darkness and make this game what it could and should be. I hope to be back. Not just playing, but as someone who is spreading the word about an amazing new MMO.	
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Thank you very much for your feedback. I'm sorry that the optimization threads we currently have pinned here in general and in the tech forums were not able to help you out with your performance, I know that's always a major thing in any game. I hope that you do come back as you have indicated, and wish you the best of luck where ever you find yourself. :) 
 
- Team WildStar 	
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