123022-returning-player-all-advice-wanted

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Hey all, returning to Wildstar after many months away. How I've missed this game. :)
 
First things, I have been a bit of a forum lurker these past few months and I've skimmed a few of the major issues still around. That being said, I WANNA RAID!!!! I need some of the crushing difficulty back in my life.
 
Ive got 2 50s - Dom side - Medic, Stalker. Im currently on the PVP US Servers, though I think based on the advice I read I'll be switching to PVE. So... who, what, when, where?? What do I need to do to get into a raiding guild? Aside from posting a want add on the server/guild recruitment side of things. Is there a global chat channel I should join? I need advice on what amps and stages to progress towards to help meet my goals.
 
I *believe* my medic is currently, was stuck on, the silver dungeon part of the Gen. key chain and my Stalker is on the silver adventure part. I know the dungeons now require bronze, is it the same for the adventures? Is it worth leveling a new toon to try and *relearn* the game at this point? Should I try and PVP still?
 
Sorry for the barrage of seemingly stupid questions, Im just very excited to be back. :)
 
Thank you for any and ALL of your advice, guys. Hoping to see you live soon.	
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As for server changing, that option is on the character selection screen, to the right I think.
 
I think there's a global channel on Entity, but I play on the EU servers so I wouldn't know. As for a guild, have a look around the Entity sub forums or just stand in Illium for a while. There are usually guilds recruiting there. A lot of guilds are clearing GA and looking towards DS, but I'm sure you can still find some more casual guilds that don't mind taking newer players in. Also with the change to dungeons, better gear and overal more experienced playerbase the dungeons aren't that much of an issue anymore. Bigger issue might be finding people for adventures (which are still silver), as people don't really need them anymore.
 
As for heading towards GA, try to do some Vet SSM and Vet protogame runs, those drop epics that are just below GA gear, which will actually make you outgear the earlier parts of GA. I don't think it's really necessary to lvl a new character. Just try to do some of the vet shiphands solo to get a feel for your character again and then try some normal SSM (which drops veteran tier gear) and when you get used to it try to dabble in the veteran dungeons, starting with stl/kv. In the end lvling up a new character won't teach you anything that a run through the lv50 daily zones doesn't teach you already.
 
As for PvP, on EU I've been getting queues for practice BGs these past few days and with the US servers being more populated I'm sure you can find some matches there as well. Just don't expect to be find any open world PvP.	
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			Good news also you only need bronze for dungeons now so they go by pretty quick, world bosses are still a horrible issue though. 	
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			As far as I know world boss kills are now retroactive though, so you can do them whenever you want during the attunement. They've also had their respawn timers cut down massively, so they're not so rare anymore.	
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			Huge thanks guys/gals. Im off to get refreshed!	
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			Welcome back :) !	
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			Welcome back!  Definitely check out the Entity subforum and look for a guild that fits you.  Or, failing that, just plug into the community here.  If someone's gaming sounds like the kind of gaming you want to do, ask them if their guild is recruiting.	
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