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WildStar Advances the Action Combat Paradigm for MMORPGs
Disclaimer: I have not yet played WildStar in Beta, and as the NDA is still in place, even if I do start participating in Beta I’ll honor the NDA. So I won’t respond to questions about what I actually...
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What is the One Thing You’d Change in Your Favorite MMO?
What is the one thing you’d change in your favorite MMO? Here’s my take for 2 excellent games I played over the past year: World of Tanks (WoT) and Guild Wars 2 (GW2). What I’d change in World of Tanks...
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You Tell Me: Is Elder Scrolls Online Must-Play, Should-Play, or Pass?
I lasted all of one hour, if that, in the Elder Scrolls Online (ESO) Beta. Simply put, I disliked the UI, I didn’t like the feel of the combat, and the experience seemed disconnected from other...
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How Ready are You for WildStar?
We’re less than a month away from the most anticipated MMORPG launch since Guild Wars 2. WildStar! As I wrote earlier this year, WildStar game developer Carbine has thoughtfully diverged from...
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WildStar PVP Video: Esper DPS Gameplay @ 19
In this video, I discuss the class mechanics and combat tactics for the Esper class in a 15-29 Walatiki Temple PVP battleground in WildStar. I’m playing Esper as my main for the following reasons: I’m...
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Guide to the Esper “Melee Mage” PVP Build in WildStar
This guide covers the “Melee Mage” melee DPS build for the Esper class in WildStar for Battleground, Arena, and World PVP. The Melee Mage build differs from other melee lifesteal Esper builds in that...
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Guide to WildStar Keybinds
Editor’s Note: I was going to wait until I hit level cap before publishing this guide, but people have been asking for it, and I recognize that sharing it sooner than later may help players who want to...
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My Thoughts on the Esper July Update for the “Melee Mage” PVP Build
I wanted to share my thoughts on the impact of the proposed Esper changes, posted last week, to the “Melee Mage” Esper build :...
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WildStar: Great Combat System, Horrible Endgame PVP Sytem
Editor’s note (2014/08/06): MuffinMan just announced that they are making changes that are almost identical to what I had suggested as Option C below. Way to go Carbine! Like many #WildStar players, I...
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WildStar PVP Video: Esper “Melee Mage” in PVP Drop 2
In this video, I provide an update to my “Melee Mage” Esper PVP build for the PVP Drop 2 patch. I’m glad to report that the build is performing well :) I discuss the patch changes, adjustments to my...
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Two-Thirds of the Top-Rated Players in WildStar 2v2 Arena are Inactive
I’ve been wondering how accurately the WildStar PVP Leaderboards reflect the current meta and player activity, so I compared the 2v2 Arena Leaderboards from September 25th and October 10th. You can...
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WildStar (Finally) Going F2P
Two notable MMORPGs launched in 2014 with subscription models: Elder Scrolls Online (ESO) and WildStar. Four months ago, Bethesda Softworks announced that ESO was going B2P (buy-to-play). Today,...
View ArticleIs Class Customization Going the Way of the Dinosaur?
In MMOs, on opposite ends of the spectrum there are two models for class design: Each class supports very high customization, where the player can invest in particular skill trees / talents / abilities...
View ArticleIs It Worth Your Time to Alpha Test?
Let me start by sharing with you what I don’t do: I don’t buy every new MMO on the market I no longer feel a strong interest in playing on the first day of Alpha Much of this has to…Read more ›
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