124488-getting-ready-to-start-my-sub

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			Can I get some advice on a populated realm to start on and which faction will have more players? I just dont want to waste time leveling and find out I should have started elsewhere. Also any broken classes I should avoid?	
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			Hello and welcome to Wildstar :) For choosing which server to play on , pick the PvE ones on either NA or EU . As far as faction is concerned , most will tell you to go exile , cos they are more populated , but dominion is not so far behind and you will not have problem finding ppl to play with . I'd say that you pick one that you like more .	
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Ill copy something i wrote in a similar post "nice a new nexians, same advice as all:
 
1. go to pve server entity on NA or jabbit on EU (the pvp servers lack population, you will find more fun with us on pve)
2. activate hold to cast in your combat menu, press escape>combat>input options> hold to cast
3. join the global channels, if you are on entity:
 
- exile side: /chjoin lfg
- dom side: /chjoin entitylfm
 
to talk write /1, ask anything there the community is very welcoming
 
4. people tend not to use the looking for group tool, they tend to do premades so you will get faster queues if you make a group the old way, spamming in zone chat and global channels
 
4. when questing the xp given are tied to the class of the quest, there are 5 classes world story: gives the most exp, a must do quest
Regional story: gives less than world story, do this ones too
Zone story: gives a good chunk of exp but less than regional
 
task: gives the minimal xp, dont overstay in a place doing them, just do the other 3 classes of quest and move to other hubspath quest: these dont give exp to level  but to increase your path, you can come do this ones when you are level capped (or do them cause the abilityes from path are so sweet)5. Moments of opportunity are the best dps enhancer in the game, to make one interrupta mob when he is casting something, his hp bar will turn purple
 
6. there is a lot of exp enhancers to make leveling fast and smooth
 
 - 8% xp buff from guild
 - 8% xp from flask (you can buy it with renown if your guild has unlocked this perk)
 - 2% from authenticator
 - 5-10% from house (at lvl 15 you will get your own house, visit it once a day to get a buff for leveling, it can be 5% or 10% depending on the day)
 - when log off leave your char into your plot, it will get rested xp (you can get more rested xp if you decorate your plot, or log of in a friend plot who have it decorated)
 
7. dodge a lot
 
8. almost all in the UI is customizable, so you can move it to where you feel more comfortable
 
i think that cover the basic, good luck on nexus"	
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Exile actually seems to be leaps and bounds ahead population wise from my perspective. I have a max level toon on both factions on Entity. I can say for PVP and Top progression PVE go Dominion. If you can't stand being alone in a zone or only a few ppl at the AH at 5pm EST (im looking at like 10 ppl ) then go Exile.
 
I prefer dominion just because of the lore and races but Exile is good too. :) if u wanna help balance the population though come Dominion!	
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path quest: these dont give exp to level  but to increase your path, you can come do this ones when you are level capped (or do them cause the abilityes from path are so sweet)
 
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