121705-hows-drop-4-looking

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Hey all,
 
I can't get into Wildstar until Friday due to working away.......again :(
 
I've read the patch notes and things look decent.
 
Has anyone had a good amount of playtime today to say if it feels decent?
 
Kory	
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Like a Drop.
New things, changes, and broken things.	
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Like a Drop.
New things, changes, and broken things.
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Overall I would say it's good.
 
For negatives, I haven't found many. There's a list of known bugs but so far I haven't experienced anything frustrating and it doesn't seem as... commonplace?... as in the past. That said I'm most likely to notice functionality bugs. As long as my menus work and my housing widget doesn't freak out I'm satisfied. :p
 
There are a bunch of positives. New daily quests, new vendors to check (glory, renown, some EG updates like currently the Datascape Window can be bought by anyone). Shiphands, glass decor, lots of costumes. New dungeon. General tweaks. I would say this feels like the cleanest and densest patch to come down the pipe.
 
I only see one question mark, but it's the biggest one: How active is the game? The population is, of course, jacked up right now— Illium currently has the population of primetime and it's not even noon, so that's a good sign. But the queues are still slow so if you're not in a guild (like me) you may be taking a shine to the new stuff but quietly wondering if the actual day-to-day experience is going to change much.
 
In a phrase, I am cautiously optimistic. If the dungeon and shiphand queues start popping later tonight, and the quality of the players' attitude is high, I will be excited for the future. :P	
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			Have they put in a reward system if you do a random pug for a dungeon/adventure?	
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From the patch notes, in the general section:
We have updated the way Renown is earned from Veteran Shiphands and Veteran Adventures. Players will now earn bonus Renown from Medals, Daily Quests, and using the Random Queue. We've also added a new currency called 'Glory' to Veteran Dungeons and Raids. This currency will be used to purchase Veteran Dungeon and Raid quality gear. We have removed many of the progression-based rewards from the Elder Gem vendor and moved them to Renown and Glory vendors. Elder Gems will now award mostly cosmetic items such as Dyes, Costumes, Mounts, and Customizations.
Players will now receive additional money, Renown, Glory and Prestige from using the random group finder queue for Veteran Shiphands, Veteran Adventures, Veteran Dungeons, Practice Battlegrounds and Rated Battlegrounds.
 
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Have they put in a reward system if you do a random pug for a dungeon/adventure?
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Thanks, couldnt see the wood for the trees
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			This is how I'm feeling from my brief login. Can't wait till work ends, and I can get back to it!	
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It's now 12:30pm EST - Entity - Dominion
 
40 players 'near' me in Illium, est. 60+ total
 
First group finder veteran dungeon queue took 35m of a 22m queue (healer) - successful clear 30m silver, quiet but tolerant atmosphere
Second run, instant queue - success, helpful leader, 27m silver
 
loot rains from the sky	
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It's now 12:30pm EST - Entity - Dominion
 
40 players 'near' me in Illium, est. 60+ total
 
First group finder veteran dungeon queue took 35m of a 22m queue (healer) - successful clear 30m silver, quiet but tolerant atmosphere
Second run, instant queue - success, helpful leader, 27m silver
 
loot rains from the sky
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			My only complaint is that we didn't get a free hat. Other than that? Really liking it.	
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Have you tried the new emote /makeitrain yet? LOL
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			Overall, the drop seems pretty impressive so far.  :)	
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			Thanks for the input guys. 2 days and counting until i;m home!!	
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			LOVING it!!!	
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I haven't had a chance to have a good look at it myself yet either.
 
Impatiently waiting for downtime so I can get in there :D	
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My drop 4 reaction:
 	
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My drop 4 reaction:
 
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I think we're the only 2 people who havent had a good look at it yet lol
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I haven't had a chance to have a good look at it myself yet either.
 
Impatiently waiting for downtime so I can get in there :D
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You are not alone LOL.
 
I did log on last night, but only to get sucked into all the new housing shinies :wub:
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			Well that's all my money gone then :D	
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I think we're the only 2 people who havent had a good look at it yet lol
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When you do Fragment Zero for the first time, make sure you don't accidentely hit escape for the opening cinematic : it's priceless  :lol: !
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