Wildstar: If you want to know about Wildstar....

[Lyonheart]

Is there small group content yet or is it full group or solo only?

Other than tons elite mobs that have been added in last patch ( meant for 2-5 players ) There are also "Shiphand missions" that are instanced quest zones that scale with group size. There are lots of them starting at around level 13..they are repeatable. I had an epic drop off a trash mob in one.

The last patch changed exp in open world to "encourage" grouping.. they upped the exp for groups and added the elite mobs for that reason.

[pox67]

Other than tons elite mobs that have been added in last patch ( meant for 2-5 players ) There are also "Shiphand missions" that are instanced quest zones that scale with group size. There are lots of them starting at around level 13..they are repeatable. I had an epic drop off a trash mob in one.

The last patch changed exp in open world to "encourage" grouping.. they upped the exp for groups and added the elite mobs for that reason.

That is good news. This game really seems to be shipping with a lot of features whereas you often have to wait for small group content. I can't attest to howbuggy the game is as I haven't played enough but it does have the features there.

Now that I pre-ordered I am automatically in the remaining beta weekends. I'll probably use the time to perfect an ISBoxer config before release. I am thinking of setting up forward/backwards/strafe on the arrow keys for the companion character. That way I can move them out of the way from telegraphs. Or maybe tie those keys to dodges.
Does dodge use a resource in this game? I know ESO uses stamina to dodge which makes it worthless as you want the stamina for attacks/blocking.

What about the secondary professions (paths)? It would be easier to have each toon on the same path but on different paths would provide more abilities.

[Lyonheart]

Now that I pre-ordered I am automatically in the remaining beta weekends. I'll probably use the time to perfect an ISBoxer config before release. I am thinking of setting up forward/backwards/strafe on the arrow keys for the companion character. That way I can move them out of the way from telegraphs. Or maybe tie those keys to dodges.

Does dodge use a resource in this game? I know ESO uses stamina to dodge which makes it worthless as you want the stamina for attacks/blocking.

What about the secondary professions (paths)? It would be easier to have each toon on the same path but on different paths would provide more abilities.

There is a "bonus" beta weekend this weekend..its not on the scheduled, they announced it in the forums. Open beta is soon as well.

I highly recommend you check out the links in my OP ( if you haven't already )..the guy has videos about every feature in the game, and they will get you excited. The double tap dodge has its own resource, you have two charges.. so you can dodge in any direction two times back to back, then you have to wait for the charges to regenerate... 10+ seconds per charge i think. It works a lot like chi roll for monks in WoW, accept you can do it in any direction.

For paths.. i chose soldier paths on all my guys for simplicity sake. They seem to take place right in the mix of the mobs your questing. I have also tried explorer..and if i were to solo.. that's what I would take. Have not tried any others though. Explorer has you go off the beaten path a lot..which is fun..but it has you climbing high cliffs and mountains...and has you using the "double jump" feature a lot..it would be hard to manage more than a few toons i think. Soldier path is all about fighting. But if your in no hurry, i think choosing more than one path would be most beneficial.. but im sure it will slow down your over all progress quit a bit, as each path has a TON of content. IF you have the patience though.. that would be best long term im guessing.

As far as buggyness/performance. They are smashing bugs fast..this last patch added a bunch..as to be expected..they added a a ton of content and a new UI..but they are very active on the forums and seem to address this stuff asap. Thats why they have had a few unscheduled beta weekends.. to make sure they plenty of time testing in high population situations.

My PC is almost 3 years old now. It has 16GB a ram..580gtx 3gb video..2700k i7 etc.. ATM its very hard to run 5 accounts in high pop areas ( everything turned to low ).. i can run 3 fine. I will be upgrading asap.

[pox67]

Watched all Fevir's primer vids. Great source of information and the amount of features this game is shipping with is amazing, very very cool!

I can't find the /target addon, I did a search and had a look through Curse...

Going to jump in game now and try a couple of different classes.
I had thought of Engineer + Medic but then learnt that Medic is actually close/medium range so I might choose a different healer.

[Lyonheart]

Watched all Fevir's primer vids. Great source of information and the amount of features this game is shipping with is amazing, very very cool!

I can't find the /target addon, I did a search and had a look through Curse...

Going to jump in game now and try a couple of different classes.
I had thought of Engineer + Medic but then learnt that Medic is actually close/medium range so I might choose a different healer.

There has never been a game launch with this much content..the real test will be how often they can bring out new content after live.

Im going to get Mumble going and ill be on that tomorrow if you want to chat about Wildstar!


Sorry for the two separate posts back to back.. had a brain fart!

[pox67]

i just got home and am patching. I am going to try eng+spellslingers and eng+epers. Eng is a ranged tank and both the SS and Esper can be heals and are also ranged. I think Medics would work well with Stalker or warrior.

I heard spellslinger is very movement based so went eng + esper. Will save medic for warrior duo as you said.

There has never been a game launch with this much content..the real test will be how often they can bring out new content after live.

Im going to get Mumble going and ill be on that tomorrow if you want to chat about Wildstar!


Sorry for the two separate posts back to back.. had a brain fart!

I have a 3 year old and 6 month old so don't get much time to game. Get to play a lot of toy trains though

[pox67]

I found the in-game follow - it is in the bottom right corner pop-up menu under Non-Combat Abilities. There is a bunch of things in there like interact and the dodges. Very handy. Those abilities can be dragged out and placed on the secondary bars that can be set (ESC --> HUD and then enable Left and Right Secondary bars)