108053-update-notes-8132014

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Classes
Combat
Addressed exploits with instant-casting and charged abilities.Stalker
Client should no longer crash when ‘Hold to Continue Casting’ is on while trying to cast ‘Tether Mine’, then casting something else while the Tether Mine targeting telegraph is still visible.Dungeons
Stormtalon's Lair
Bladewind the InvokerCan no longer be interrupted when casting ‘Sonic Barrier’.Paths
Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented path missions from unlocking if a player was teleported to an area they had not explored.
Players who were unable to unlock certain path missions due to a previous bug will now have those missions unlocked when they next enter the zone for that mission.	
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			About dat Trigger Fingers hotfix. Again as I mentioned yesterday, a Carbine rep said he would check the status of this last week, and never responded afterwords with either an update or atleast acknowledgement of the high priority and game-breaking-ness this bug has; nearly as bad as HTC.	
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Stormtalon's Lair
Bladewind the InvokerCan no longer be interrupted when casting ‘Sonic Barrier’.
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Classes
Combat
Addressed exploits with instant-casting and charged abilities.Stalker
Client should no longer crash when ‘Hold to Continue Casting’ is on while trying to cast ‘Tether Mine’, then casting something else while the Tether Mine targeting telegraph is still visible.Dungeons
Stormtalon's Lair
Bladewind the InvokerCan no longer be interrupted when casting ‘Sonic Barrier’.Paths
Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented path missions from unlocking if a player was teleported to an area they had not explored.
Players who were unable to unlock certain path missions due to a previous bug will now have those missions unlocked when they next enter the zone for that mission.
 
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Classes
Combat
Addressed exploits with instant-casting and charged abilities.Stalker
Client should no longer crash when ‘Hold to Continue Casting’ is on while trying to cast ‘Tether Mine’, then casting something else while the Tether Mine targeting telegraph is still visible.Dungeons
Stormtalon's Lair
Bladewind the InvokerCan no longer be interrupted when casting ‘Sonic Barrier’.Paths
Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented path missions from unlocking if a player was teleported to an area they had not explored.
Players who were unable to unlock certain path missions due to a previous bug will now have those missions unlocked when they next enter the zone for that mission.
 
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I notice you didnt mention this
 
"Ban and remove all gear/rating from those who used above mentioned exploits in addition, we've restored all rating lost to players who lost due to said exploit. Sorry for wasting your time valued customer"
 
May I ask why this is missing?
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			Will this need another 2 hour maintenance coming back up like last night?	
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			Why there is no mention of the crafted ITEMS TURNING WHITE WITH NO STATS (since BETA) hotfix that cougar promised for today?They cost a lot of money and game time. I know Carbine loves an astronomical GOLD SINK, but this should be top priority.http://www.reddit.com/r/WildStar/comments/2dddog/crafted_items_still_lose_their_stats/	
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Like I said before...
 
I wonder if the fixes for the exploits also had the side effect of fixing spellslinger heals.
 
I sure as hell hope so, it's getting more than a little ridiculous that they're still busted, considering it's been known about for weeks now.
 
Not to mention the issues with spellslinger cooldowns and such as well.
 
And hopefully this time the servers don't explode.	
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Will this need another 2 hour maintenance coming back up like last night?
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			Read this in the morning http://dulfy.net/2014/08/12/wildstar-nexus-report-livestream-qabig-changes-to-rune-attunements/  so we will wait and see	
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Yes. When you patch an MMO, not matter the size, you need a full server restart so the changes take effect. 
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I was talking about the 2 hour emergency maintenance which rolled this patch back 5 minutes after the servers came back up yesterday.
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Constructive post
 
Hi Carbine,  Boosters in Arena have caused me more frustration and anger than anything else in any video game ever made. Every day for the past 2 months I wake up thinking "Hmm wondering if Arena is safe today.. maybe it's been fixed"
 
So I get my partner together, we do a bunch of practices until we're warmed up then we hit the arena only to be absolutely crushed by an 1800.
 
I would suggest to you the following
 
Make ending boosting your number 1 priority above all else. Do not release any more patches or content till it is fixed. Drag all your devs, artists, writers, produces and even the "Oh Sh^t you leveled up cupcake" guy into a room and do not let them leave until they have come up with a workable solution.
 
Then I would take all those hundreds of reports you got from players who reported boosters over the past 2 months. Locate the booster, remove all his gear, plat, and rating then ban them for 72 hours. Do the same for all the exploiters.
 
Once that is complete, pat yourself on the back for a job well done.	
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so like.... are yall going to be stealing back my subscription time EVERY night? or just 4 nights a week..? i mean, fixing whats broke is a good thing and all... but... coulda just made it right the first time.... and these nightly patches are robbing us of the time we,ve already payed you for to play... i gotta patch for you.. charge players by the time theyre actually playing... not monthly subscriptions and then waste half their sub. time fixing what should have been done right b4 the game was ever released... i remember when you could buy a game, come home and play it! without drm or subscription times or updates or "always online".... since ive purchased this game ive only gotten to play it 1/2 of the time ive wanted to... and its not just NCsoft... everyone does it.... "oligopoly" look it up
 
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Make ending boosting your number 1 priority above all else. Do not release any more patches or content till it is fixed. Drag all your devs, artists, writers, produces and even the "Oh Sh^t you leveled up cupcake" guy into a room and do not let them leave until they have come up with a workable solution.
 
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			Can you please FOR THE LOVE OF GOD fix the stealth bug in stalkers	
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hmm Trusera Instance still bugged? - Lone guardian
Trigger Fingers still bugged?
Stealth Bug Stalkers...Still bugged: Quest Light the SKYStill bugged: https://forums.wildstar-online.com/forums/index.php?/topic/105260-quest-bug/?hl=loyal+subject Quest a Loyal SubjectWhen can we expect PATCHES for this issues?I will wait until the end of this month, then I'll cancel my subscribtion and leave the game, if nothing changes so far. Won't buy for a beta...I want also more information on the status, as customer.Ticket system is useless as it exists by now... 	
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so like.... are yall going to be stealing back my subscription time EVERY night? or just 4 nights a week..? i mean, fixing whats broke is a good thing and all... but... coulda just made it right the first time.... and these nightly patches are robbing us of the time we,ve already payed you for to play... i gotta patch for you.. charge players by the time theyre actually playing... not monthly subscriptions and then waste half their sub. time fixing what should have been done right b4 the game was ever released... i remember when you could buy a game, come home and play it! without drm or subscription times or updates or "always online".... since ive purchased this game ive only gotten to play it 1/2 of the time ive wanted to... and its not just NCsoft... everyone does it.... "oligopoly" look it up
 
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ATTUNEMENT QUEST 4/13 is Bugged and Broken. PLEASE FIX THIS!!
 
 
Hey DEVS can you Please fix this attunement quest. when i talk to the NPC to go to Farside in that mech suit. i get sent to farside. but no NPCs and No mechsuit appear. im all alone. 
and as you know. i cant really progress further to the dungeions before this is fixed.. please take a look. its been 5 days now and 3 patches later but still nothing :( PLEASE HELP ME !
 	
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Some of you are so entitled and demanding. I'm just glad it's playable. This is probably one of the better "on release" MMOs. I can understand bringing up grievances and asking for a fix, but holding your subscription hostage in an effort to make the Devs fix what you want isn't necessary. Also if people aren't complaining about bugs and glitches, they're complaining about the time it takes to fix them. A little bit of patience and respect would go a long way. The Devs can't just wave a magic stick and fix everything instantly. Carbine can't keep everyone happy.
 
Keep up the great work Carbine. Just keep tuning this baby up and you'll make this good game into a great one. Some of these guys have legitimate problems so don't forget to keep an eye out for them.	
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Classes
Combat
Addressed exploits with instant-casting and charged abilities.
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i cant log in .... i always get the error message definition mismatch - connection closed by remote host.
 
 
HEEEEEEEEEEEEELP!!!	
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i cant log in .... i always get the error message definition mismatch - connection closed by remote host.
 
 
HEEEEEEEEEEEEELP!!!
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			Everyone is all...bugs! Here I am, still waiting on that AMD optimization they were going to share with us next week...for the last month/month and a half.	
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Constructive Post:
Fix PvP boosters. Fix matchmaking to only let equally equipped players fight each other instead blues vs 1,8k gear. Ban all those boosters and exploiters.
 
This should be your prio #1
 
Constructive enough? Or do I get a warning point for that?	
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ATTUNEMENT QUEST 4/13 is Bugged and Broken. PLEASE FIX THIS!!
 
 
Hey DEVS can you Please fix this attunement quest. when i talk to the NPC to go to Farside in that mech suit. i get sent to farside. but no NPCs and No mechsuit appear. im all alone. 
and as you know. i cant really progress further to the dungeions before this is fixed.. please take a look. its been 5 days now and 3 patches later but still nothing :( PLEASE HELP ME !
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Some of you are so entitled and demanding. I'm just glad it's playable. This is probably one of the better "on release" MMOs. I can understand bringing up grievances and asking for a fix, but holding your subscription hostage in an effort to make the Devs fix what you want isn't necessary. Also if people aren't complaining about bugs and glitches, they're complaining about the time it takes to fix them. A little bit of patience and respect would go a long way. The Devs can't just wave a magic stick and fix everything instantly. Carbine can't keep everyone happy.
 
Keep up the great work Carbine. Just keep tuning this baby up and you'll make this good game into a great one. Some of these guys have legitimate problems so don't forget to keep an eye out for them.
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hyDIE, as far as I remember you need to press "t" to actually summon the mechsuit. I think it's even written in the quest description.
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what are you talking about? demanding stuff? is it unfair for me to demand that a game works when i pay for it?, and this is a CORE element of the game. and where do you see me holding my "subscribtion hostage". if you dont got a solution, why not just go away?.
 
and stop your selfrightousness with that "im just glad its playable" ofc it should be playable its a game.
im just asking for a fix to a prettty huge problem. and i have contacted Devs respecfully, but they dont anwser.. 
 
so just go be glad you can play the game.
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Constructive post
 
Hi Carbine,  Boosters in Arena have caused me more frustration and anger than anything else in any video game ever made. Every day for the past 2 months I wake up thinking "Hmm wondering if Arena is safe today.. maybe it's been fixed"
 
So I get my partner together, we do a bunch of practices until we're warmed up then we hit the arena only to be absolutely crushed by an 1800.
 
I would suggest to you the following
 
Make ending boosting your number 1 priority above all else. Do not release any more patches or content till it is fixed. Drag all your devs, artists, writers, produces and even the "Oh Sh^t you leveled up cupcake" guy into a room and do not let them leave until they have come up with a workable solution.
 
Then I would take all those hundreds of reports you got from players who reported boosters over the past 2 months. Locate the booster, remove all his gear, plat, and rating then ban them for 72 hours. Do the same for all the exploiters.
 
Once that is complete, pat yourself on the back for a job well done.
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			Lol i dont know why. but now it worked :D so thanks what ever happened :D and just close this thread again	
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I wasn't targeting you dude. I believe players should be able to bring up problems. It was just the way some people are acting.
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I was waiting for technologist boosts to go up in time to half hour, you know, like every other MMO. Then, you ruined them for me completely by making them so short they're only useable in dungeons, where you never find me, because I can't get four or more people to like me. So I guess I never have to make one of those again. On the up side, my technologist has plenty of eldan data fragments. Oh wait, that's not an up side.
 
 
Settler was not fun from the beginning. Now that you ruined that, I get no buffs from settlers putting up buffs, because they won't, because you ruined it.
 
I think that's kinda sarcastic, but constructive.
 
There, now you can say whatever you want about what I had to say, because I won't be back to see whatever it is you say.	
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About dat Trigger Fingers hotfix. 
 
Again as I mentioned yesterday, a Carbine rep said he would check the status of this last week, and never responded afterwords with either an update or atleast acknowledgement of the high priority and game-breaking-ness this bug has; nearly as bad as HTC.
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			I wish people would watch the nexus report there is a bunch of new updates and fixes coming "geez"
			
				
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I wish people would watch the nexus report there is a bunch of new updates and fixes coming "geez"
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			You people are unbelievable. First off, Carbine is working there asses off trying to get bugs fixed to make you people happy. If you honestly expect EVERY bug to be fixed, you are out of your mind. World of Warcraft has been out for like 15 years and still has 'game breaking bugs' as you people so eloquently put it. I for one, am extremely happy at the rate in which bugs are being fixed, and content is being dropped. Watch the Nexus Report. There are SOO many things that they are aware of, that you guys cry about every patch. The game has been out for about 3 months. So guys, really...SHUT UP. If it hasn't been addressed yet, IT WILL. Give the guys at Carbine some time.	
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You people are unbelievable. First off, Carbine is working there asses off trying to get bugs fixed to make you people happy. If you honestly expect EVERY bug to be fixed, you are out of your mind. World of Warcraft has been out for like 15 years and still has 'game breaking bugs' as you people so eloquently put it. I for one, am extremely happy at the rate in which bugs are being fixed, and content is being dropped. Watch the Nexus Report. There are SOO many things that they are aware of, that you guys cry about every patch. The game has been out for about 3 months. So guys, really...SHUT UP. If it hasn't been addressed yet, IT WILL. Give the guys at Carbine some time.
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We were told that we were going to be able to sell/repurchase Eldan-Point gadgets, that a fix was in, and it would be in the next update.
 
 
Is there any word on when this is going to happen?	
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			I am seriously surprised that these patch notes are so light.  There are quests that cannot be completed and are halting progression.  When you can't progress, you don't play.  When you don't play, you play something else.  If it takes weeks to fix a progression bug, by the time it is fixed, you may have already lost a sub.	
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			I'm tired of reading about things in notes being fixed then going in client to find out there not. like simple things like the advanced control on décor items being fixed its fixed when you enable them but the secound you click them they switch then behave differently then your curse moves... and thats just for starters my sub is cancelled i have game time thanks to credd. but its been 2 weeks sense ive played i keep looking back while i have time to see if things are getting fixed but there not and we get weak and i mean WEAK content drops every month if there 1 thing why even bother hold off another month and stick that 1 thing in with a bunch of other stuff this game kinda sucks im turning my friends who are curious away telling them that its a crashing ship which sucks because look at my post history i liked this game i wanted it to have a fair chance well nearly at the 3rd month and nothing has improved from beta.... I'm done good day carbine I can't say you'll be missed.	
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			Got patience with game fixes but the bots in bg's have had far too long. Seriously fellas, I see the same guys doing same botting paths in bgs for a month now. Should I just put a collage together of all my screenshots of the bots and embarrass the company?	
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you guys are killing me here.
 
where's the price reduction on nr pvp gear that was supposed to be with and justify the randomized runeslots change?
 
where's the gear based power gap crunch that we were assured up and down was already on the ptr for drop 2 1.0 but in reality was diametric opposite?
 
where's the rune rebalance?
 
the above combined with the fact you guys push patches to live that are so broken that you have to revert them because they break the servers or w/e it is at 4am has me shaking my head.
 
in my professional life i and many of my coworkers have a motto: do it right the first time so you don't have to do it a 2nd 3rd or 4th time.
 
maybe less streams and chatting on social media and a little more legitimate quality productivity folks.	
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maybe less streams and chatting on social media and a little more legitimate quality productivity folks.
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			Oh wow, nice to see you yet again were working on the important stuff! <---sarcasm. How about as I said before, fixing the classes that are all jacked up. For instance the espers soothe telegraph has been broken for like two moths! Lets just get rid of all healing telegraphs all together since you can't even get around to fixing the one. Also spellslingers are still jacked up with their CD's and their spellsurge and then there is the stupid stalker stealth bug. It'd be great if you guys would focus on fixing the very characters we play the game with. Idk it seems like a good start. Stop with the constant content push if you cant even manage what you have out already. It's like trying to cover up crap with more crap, it just makes more of a mess. 	
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Wow, I am completely underwhelmed by this patch.
 
How long till we get some real fixes for the string of serious issues Wildstar is having?	
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I am no longer able to log in.  It says "Invalid account name or password" after I've entered the authentication code.  I've verified both are correct via NCSoft website log-in.
 
Edit: Works fine after a computer restart.  Odd.	
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FIX PVP MATCHMAKING!
 
It's been months, with nothing done about it.
 
Win 16 points, lose 40.  Every time.	
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Thank you Carbine for continuing your hard work.  The steady pace of the fixes and minor changes is refreshing.  I recall going MONTHS in WoW with bugs and broken gameplay, even years after launch.  That game would never fix anything fast.  I also recall SWTOR devs making promise after promise, and then... we saw nothing.  It was like they all made promises to fix this or change that, then all quit (or got fired) so none of it was ever implemented.  Roughly 3 years after launch, they are beginning to get the picture and are fixing and changing things on a somewhat regular basis. 
 
Kudos to you guys...
...for being bold enough to bring servers down intentionally, multiple times a week, to ensure you are working towards a polished AAA product.
...for being audacious enough to communicate to your playerbase with multiple forms of communication regarding your product.
...for actually listening to feedback and adjusting-fire to ensure the players are as happy as possible.
...for actually doing the above within months of release!
 
Keep the faith.  Keep trying. 
 
Who has two thumbs up and isn't blinded by elitist entitlementism?  
<=== This guy!	
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			Is anyone else getting the "Cannot connect to NCSoft login services" after patch? Maybe its a coincidence.	
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			Fix the pvp boosting so that I can actually have a fair match in arena. I mean how hard can this possibly be to fix. Your are losing many fresh pvp players for this reason alone so GET ON IT. I dont care if waiting in que will take a long time. I would rather wait for a fair match than be thrown into a guaranteed loss against boosters.	
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ATTUNEMENT QUEST 4/13 is Bugged and Broken. PLEASE FIX THIS!!
 
 
Hey DEVS can you Please fix this attunement quest. when i talk to the NPC to go to Farside in that mech suit. i get sent to farside. but no NPCs and No mechsuit appear. im all alone. 
and as you know. i cant really progress further to the dungeions before this is fixed.. please take a look. its been 5 days now and 3 patches later but still nothing :( PLEASE HELP ME !
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			Thank you, I can now use tether mines in the arena! :)	
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			no fix for white crafted gear?	
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			Does anyone here that is complaining about bugs realize that the game is only 3 months old? Carbine only has so much time to devote to certain things. They are going to fix things, it might not be this instant, but wait till the major content patches.  These daily/weekly patches are HOTFIX patches for what they deem important enough and game changing enough to warrant a fix right now.  Like i said....it's 3 months old...name an MMO that doesn't have bugs...please...	
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			and because of this and all the other bugs I have been dealing with from launch I will no longer play when my game time is up. I have one more credd that will get me to October 1st. good luck with the game.	
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I don't care that I can't overcharge a craft on my first go. I don't understand why this is being given the time of day at the moment. A crafting nerf. Ta!
 
Final straw for me I'm afraid. Three major reasons.
 
Still no news on the catastrophic healing nerf in PvP we had that's made us nigh on useless in BGs. You turned it down quick enough, then you can turn it back up quick enough - you don't seem to test it anyway.
 
Still no news on addressing the huge issues with regards to stalkers being knocked out of stealth because they dare to wear a gadget - major QOL issue for a stealth class.
 
Still no news on what's happening with servers that have plummeting numbers on them - there are multiple threads with lots of posts in them pleading with Carbine to address this issue and not a single Carbine member of staff has even suggested they've looked at it.
 
Unsubbed. Will potentially have a look back when the game is currently playable for the two characters I've spent the last two months on. 	
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I notice you didnt mention this
 
"Ban and remove all gear/rating from those who used above mentioned exploits in addition, we've restored all rating lost to players who lost due to said exploit. Sorry for wasting your time valued customer"
 
May I ask why this is missing?
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game is 3 months old and the devs make a hotfix to change the look of the chua, YEAH cupcake !!!!! that thing was priority
 
whole reason why people are complaining: punish!!!!!! boosters - tank raters and exploiters
 
if people played the pvp system like it was intended there was no reason to say it had a huge gearcap, but they didn't punish those exploiters, so they still doing it.
 
honest players are being punished instead and they don't want to play in such inveronment.	
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I played 2 pvp matches today.
First one was a win, gained 5 points, from 1203 to 1208.
Second match, loss, down to 1172.
 
Naturally, I logged off in disgust shortly afterwards.
 
Carbine, your pvp rating system is very, very bad, and it needs to be redone from scratch (not tweaked, not adjusted, a complete rework is needed, to a completely different system)
I realize this might not happen, but in the meantime, players who aren't paying to get their pvp ranks boosted are leaving the game in a steady trickle.
 
Personally I'm not leaving (yet, anyway) cause I still have hopes for PVE (maybe we can get some pve focus for SS, hmm? All the pvp-related ss nerfs are really hurting SS pve), and I want to believe that, even though it will probably take a while, the pvp in this game can be saved. That would require drastic measures, and there is a big chance it won't happen, but it would be really awesome if it did :)
 
The game mechanics themselves (movement, telegraphs etc) are awesome for pvp. It's just so sad that the pvp meta (rating, pvp stats etc) is sucking the enjoyment out of pvp like a giant, mutated leech.	
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			For all those who have the "what about the million other bugs?" mentality remember to refer to Cougars post on patches: https://forums.wildstar-online.com/forums/index.php?/topic/16069-carbine-processes-patch-types/ 	
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			Um.  The UI is now missing it's mail button for me.  Anyone else?  It's neither on the bar nor in the menu.	
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Is that stalker crash what was causing my "Reference memory at 0x0000" error that I was pulling my hair out trying to fix?
 
-Zeroden	
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			Thank you for fixing my computer crashing while using my Tether CC ability. Glad the PC crashing all the time literally making the game unplayable was put to the front of the fix list.	
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Um.  The UI is now missing it's mail button for me.  Anyone else?  It's neither on the bar nor in the menu.
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This can be resolved by relogging. Iunno what causes it, but it fixes pretty quick.
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ATTUNEMENT QUEST 4/13 is Bugged and Broken. PLEASE FIX THIS!!
 
 
Hey DEVS can you Please fix this attunement quest. when i talk to the NPC to go to Farside in that mech suit. i get sent to farside. but no NPCs and No mechsuit appear. im all alone. 
and as you know. i cant really progress further to the dungeions before this is fixed.. please take a look. its been 5 days now and 3 patches later but still nothing :( PLEASE HELP ME !
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