115489-the-general-state-of-the-game-to-new-players-opinion

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First of all, I'd like to state that the following statements are purely my opinion on the state of the game and what I've experienced thus far! My highest char is only 30 so I know the applicable "you haven't even experienced the game yet to be able to judge fairly" comment will ensue. Maybe my experiences are limited to the server I play (Pergo-Dominion) but that's exactly what I'm going for...my experiences and (probably) a lot of newcomers experiences have been kind of the same.
 
This game is really fun and the little I've experienced as a solo player is great but it comes with a few severe letdown's that make me ask "Why am I paying for this?"
 
My first HUGE (in my opinion) letdown is the community primarily combined with the population base. I am a social player who loves to group/level with people and do activities or whatever with other people (even 1 person) and so far in the month I've played this game, there seems to be NO opportunities to get into the community of players. I've posted in the forums asking for a casual leveling guild and I got like 100 views and 0 replies, I mean that really sucks. I've spammed chat in the major city and haven't received any replies! I see many versions of the same thing I went through on the forums every single day...with 0 replies and I just have to think...is every new player looking for something in the game to keep them going and not receiving it?
 
Before playing the game, I went to these forums and seen many people having problems with finding other people to group with on numerous servers and the general solution to this problem...was transfer to pergo! So I make a character on pergo and start to level...I don't see barely anyone in zone chat or anyone out in the environment doing the same quests as me. Even the people in the same zone don't seem to care or notice people looking for other people to level with or trying to get a group together for the group quests, people just skip them and move on because the reward isn't great enough for the hassle of getting the people for it.
 
I know as gamers, some of us can be socially inept and some might dislike other people in the community because of what we've experienced in other games. You have every right to do your own thing in the game, but from my experience when there is a shortage of players...the community tends to band together in a tight-knit group and help each other out to continue enjoying the game!
 
From what I've heard: People don't like to level alts because "it's a hassle". Exile > Dominion in it's player base. The level cap and the content offered after 50 is where it's at and it's worth it to endure the crappy gameplay of leveling to experience level cap.
 
The available community's acceptance towards new players seem absolutely ridiculous. I know you're gonna tell me things will change once megaservers drop but I think we may have an even greater problem that might surpass the influx of stable players joining 1 server. If we can't get people to play this game...combined with the experience of being a new player with all these setbacks...I think we may be setting ourselves up to fail.
 
Feel free to express your opinion on the subject and give any feedback you deem necessary. Remember I'm just a player trying to find joy in playing the game and I'm not here to bash the game or anyone else' experiences! =D	
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Did see recruitment forums of server, and approached guilds?
Guilds will not approach you unless in need of members.	
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Some might say that's part of the problem within the community! =/
 
But to answer your question: No, I did not care to peruse recruitment spam on the forums looking for people to bolster their numbers. Chua a person, not number...Chua provide humanity not whatever they need to level their guild. =(	
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Some might say that's part of the problem within the community! =/
 
But to answer your question: No, I did not care to peruse recruitment spam on the forums looking for people to bolster their numbers. Chua a person, not number...Chua provide humanity not whatever they need to level their guild. =(
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When Megaservers hit, Seek out VicVanMeter if Exile ( for Blazing Saddles ) or Typrop of Dominion ( for Skullkickers ) both on Elvindra if you want to make the jump now ( NA-PvE).
 
I know you are on a PvP server but, I think those guilds actually have what you may be looking for. ;)	
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Not quite understanding how to quote someone lol, I'm not a forum viewer/poster usually =/
 
Olivar: I guess you are right, I guess it's just not something I'm used to and it has to be done in order to get anywhere lol. I'll try it out!
 
Kytar: I actually made an exile SS on Elvindra a couple weeks ago and got to 14-ish. I experienced mostly the same things in the zones while leveling up so I didn't see any need to continue. Zone chat was pretty much dead but I saw some RPers at the quest hubs lol. I'm pretty invested in my current characters but I guess if I don't get anywhere soon, I might make the switch.	
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Just combed the entire recruitment thread on Pergo(PvP) and didn't see any casual leveling guild available on the dominion side. Lots of Exiles though! Oh and a lot of people looking for a dominion casual leveling guild! Either I'm blinded by my own bias or maybe what I've experienced is sort of the reality at this point!
 
This is kinda getting old, really fast! =(	
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			Chua recommend pressing "Quote" button under post wanting to quote ;)	
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			Yup, see that's what I thought too...and it gave me the popup box to type...and I type...and when I post it shows me that I'm not quoting! lol	
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Yup, see that's what I thought too...and it gave me the popup box to type...and I type...and when I post it shows me that I'm not quoting! lol
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			Another IE user. :P	
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Yup, see that's what I thought too...and it gave me the popup box to type...and I type...and when I post it shows me that I'm not quoting! lol
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My friend I wish you the best in finding a guild I am seconds away of just making one on stormtalion A open Rp/PvE guild, my reasioning is abit off the wall but at least there will be some one there for socal players. In the short time wildstar has been around it has been like a rollarcoster Up an Down with it's commuinty. In the end it will be the killing blow for wildstar. The other day I ran into a play that wanted to do nothing with the game, just to raid an max level the game. Sad fact is my friend the worst part of this game at the moment is the players themselfs not the game. If you are ever on Stoemtalion or Elvindra you are welcome to run with me, just message so I can catch up.
 
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	Edited October 8, 2014 by Chillia	
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Ok so maybe a dumb question - but what, exactly, is a "leveling" guild?
 
Do you mean a guild that's just focused on the sub-50 game, and you go somewhere else once you get to 50?
 
Do you mean a guild that groups up for normal mode content?
 
Do you mean a guild that has people at all levels, and not just high level players and the occasional alt?
 
 
I'm asking because I think there are probably a LOT of guilds active (especially on Stormtalon and Evindra) that would fit what you really want, and so I am confused that you are both having so much trouble finding a good guild to join.  I'd like to understand better what you're really looking for.
 
Guilds aside, the server merge and the upcoming drop cannot happen soon enough.  There are a ton of players that are logging in very infrequently right now who are waiting for both of those events to occur, and that is directly contributing to the "quietness" that you all see, especially in lower-level areas during off-peak hours.	
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I can't speak for Pergo or Stormtalon, but sounds like you'd want to speak to various guilds and or circles on Evindra who play in the manner that you're seeking, either ads Dominion or Exile.
 
Speaking from my own experience so far, Evindra is comprised of a lot of rp,casual pve/pvp, and or social groups that may fit what you're loking for. As NepheleVG did though, it'd help us to help you with more clarification on what you're expecting out of a guild, but also the best thing you can do is just talk to someone in a guild.
 
You're also in a time though where things are a bit...quiet as people are waiting for upcoming changes that may or may not effect their gameplaying experience.	
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When Megaservers hit, Seek out VicVanMeter if Exile ( for Blazing Saddles ) or Typrop of Dominion ( for Skullkickers ) both on Elvindra if you want to make the jump now ( NA-PvE).
 
I know you are on a PvP server but, I think those guilds actually have what you may be looking for. ;)
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NepheleVG: A "Leveling Guild" is a guild primarily used to house leveling players where you can find MASS amounts of players at all levels...leveling up and you can usually find someone to quest with and such. This is an alternative to what I'm actually looking for. Leveling guilds are usually comprised of people that join for the perks of being in a guild for sub-50 content and usually some casual 50 content then, like you said, leave to find another guild that is focused towards what you're looking for...and for the record I would take this is an alternative 2nd choice over nothing.
 
I am looking for more of a family guild, a community, that gets to know one another and has a lot of all sorts of level players that aren't primarily focused on end game content, be it new players or alts or whatever. I am primarily looking to join a group where I can find a group of people that I can enjoy playing with in the game. I understand the "quietness" of all these servers, but from past experiences in other games...I'm usually a part of a guild that focuses on trying to combat these problems by seeking out these new players by whatever means they can and recruiting them to their cause of building a friendly, helpful community.
 
 
I've never been into RP nor the lore of games...honestly I pretty much skip cut scenes and don't care too much about the story. It's not something I've ever done! I had a feeling I would be out-of-place in an RP environment...even casual-rp (I'm not a creative person in the least)..and I think I would just feel awkward and make people uncomfortable for my lack of interest in RP itself. But like you guys said, the RP guilds seem to have what I'm looking for in a guild at this point in time.
 
It's weird though because I really enjoy world-pvp and I like to gank and get ganked by the other faction, it adds a new layer of fun to the game for me...getting revenge and seeking out players to drop whatever it is I'm doing just to participate in the faction vs. faction stuffs. I was also in a few hardcore progression guilds and I was used to that sort of environment and attitude...but I think I've evolved as a gamer away from that.
 
Ultimately, what it boils down to for me is that I enjoy playing mmorpgs with a group of people whom I can consider friends that actually care whether I'm on or not. I enjoy participating in any aspect of the game as long as I have someone to do it with. If I'm by myself doing my own thing, it will be fun at first but over time it will become monotonous and a just a burden to level up and experience new parts of the game. I get burned out too quickly and someone being there with me provides, I don't know maybe, a sort-of comfort. It's kinda hard to explain without sounding absolutely ridiculous lol.	
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Eidolon6,
 
Even if you are not a hardcore RPer, I still think you would enjoy the Elvindra guilds I mentioned above for the reasons you are looking for a guild.  Just seek out the guild leaders in PMs here to discuss what you are looking for. ;)	
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Kytar: It's not that I'm worried I'm not a hardcore RPer, I'm not a RPer at all! I don't think a single fiber of my very being has any interest in RP. It's not something I've done/been around/or have any interest in doing really (I'm not creative...for example the housing aspect of this game: I can't do it! lol I set up the furniture that gives me buffs in random places and that's it!...You should have seen my houses when I played the oldschool Sims games...I am absolutely ridiculous when it comes to creativity lol).
 
Having stated all of that, I think I will take everyone's advice and start over on Evindra. I put in a lot of time and effort into my dominion characters and it's hard to leave them, but I barely play them at all anyways cuz it's horrible playing by myself. I've seen a few posts by VicVanMeter saying he was a "metalhead"...so I think we may have a few things in common! So my next move will be to PM him I guess! =D	
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Hope it works out for you Eidolon6 and welcome to Elvindra. ;)  All my exiles will be in Vic's guild come megaservers, so see you in game then! ;)
 
Again, if you want to play PvE Domi .. seek out Typrop too. :D	
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I put in a lot of time and effort into my dominion characters and it's hard to leave them, but I barely play them at all anyways cuz it's horrible playing by myself. I've seen a few posts by VicVanMeter saying he was a "metalhead"...so I think we may have a few things in common! So my next move will be to PM him I guess! =D
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Hey OP, if you're Dominion side check out Ansible on Evindra.  We're always looking for people and we're pretty laid back and casual.  We do regular World Boss Kills and broadcast in Zone Chat for people to come join us, we've got lots of people leveling together, we're involved in the lvl 50 dailies (Tree, Eloyna, Containment R-12).  I can also get you invited to a PvE Circle on Evindra (again Dominion side) that does those things regularly.
 
We have a post up in the Evindra Guild Recruitment sub-section (that I've linked too above) and we do broadcast when we're out in the world doing stuff.  But I guess we don't overly go out of our way to spam low level area's with recruitment advertisements.  I suppose that can be a problem, but I know a lot of people who hate that kinda spam.
 
As for chat zones feeling empty I'll agree with you on that matter.  Though I think you'll find that guilds with VOIP servers are the culprits here.  I know that's the case with me.  When I play I'm generally on the guilds TS Server and busy talking there and doing things and don't necessarily always even see zone chat.	
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			Thanks again everyone for all the help and recommendations! I think I may have found a home! =D 	
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