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Wildstar want to do anything but WOW
http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/06/15/wildstar-aims-to-be-anything-but-wow/
(Executive Producer Jeremy Gaffney ) was asked what sets this MMO apart from the pack.
Gaffney had a laundry list in reply, saying that the largely ex-Blizzard team's motto is, "We just crunched for six years, we want to do anything but WoW."
Layered content is a big buzz-phrase for WildStar, and Gaffney attempted to provide an example of the game's flexibility. "You're on a mission to kill alien jungle cats. You see one that's irradiated and start scanning it. Or it's too tough, so you scare some prey away from you into the cats, and they start attacking the prey, and then you jump in when everyone is weakened. They're tough, so you see a huntress and drag them to her to get her cheering on for rep -- you see a second huntress and now you're bouncing between them for double rep rewards."
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I have serioous doubts about this game. I'll believe it when I play it. Words mean squat these days with talking dev heads promising the world and giving pig poop.
I make spreadsheets at work - I don't want to make them for the games I play.
So in short, go kill 10 alien jungle cats ? Sounds familar to me without actually seeing it.
Grim Dawn, the next great action rpg!
http://www.grimdawn.com/
Sure, if you just want to go for the top layer of the quest. That's doable. But if you want the full WildStar experience then you have to embrace the Momentum Mechanics layering principle they're implementing.
They cover this fairly well in a presentation they gave at PAX Prime/Gamescom which you can watch over on WildStar Central.
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Thanks zap, nice to see somone dedicated to this game at this early stage, great website.
I loved the housing trailer for this game and it generated some interest with me.
But then I saw trailers and videos of the combat, and that killed everything. Essentially you get bright red shapes all over the ground showing you exactly where a mob is going and where they plan on attacking next. Works for melee, ranged weapons, thrown objects, fire breath, everything. You always get a warning .. It just seems so dumbed down now for me
Example picture .. the red shapes could be circles, triangles, cones, etc, depending on the attack .. It just seems so mindless and numbing
Don't stand in the red stuff .. Zzzzz....
Want a nice understanding of life? Try Spirit Science: "The Human History"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8NNHmV3QPw&feature=plcp
Recognize the voice? Yep sounds like Penny Arcade's Extra Credits.
You can probably disable those warnings, like you can in GW2, which makes it a whole new game where you rely on nothing but your own eyes and ears in order to predict enemy attacks.
Sheehs man, you dont have to wear the padded helmet, but if you take it off you should expect to get hurt
Anything but WoW?
This game had my interest until I saw the Halloween stuff several months back so you can guess that all the other typical holiday crap will be thrown into the mix a la WoW.
early mmos had seasonal events before WOW made mmos popular
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I cant wait to give this game a try, but cant these companies stop comparing themselves to other games. It doesnt matter what they are, or what they are not....they are going to be similar in several way. No company is going to change the MMO way of life in one game....these things happen gradually from game to game. You know on day one, theres going to be ppl complaining how the game is a clone of this or that, others will stick around and see what really makes it different......but dont say what you are or are not, because theres always going to be people comparing it to something thats already been done....and you CANT change their mind on how they view it.
Yes they did, however Blizzard took the holiday idea to new levels that many later MMO's have found difficult to ignore in their efforts to stay popular. So, if you include holiday events in an amusing and cartoon style (which Wildstar is) are you more like WoW or less like WoW?
That's unfortunate.
So far no game that actively seeked to be anything but WoW failed HARD.
Clones don't do much better, but at least they're enjoyable (Rift, SWTOR).
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Heres the problem with a wow-better game. WOW has like a decade and a half of polish behind it, the basics of that game are flawless. If you into that style of game, and enjoy wow...your going to have to trade heavily looks for mechanics. This is the flaw with everyone and their mother trying to make the next wow...the basics are the same, and for those of us who never got into those basics to begin with, we are stuck with attempt after failed attempt to reinvent the wheel.
The problem is, everytime they say its going to not be like wow...it ends up being the same game with a slight twist here and slight modification there. Your still quest hubbing (dynamic or non dynamic lol) in a mad dash to race to the end so you can instance your pvp and pve, grind for gear, with the occasional attempt to bring the instance pvp into an open world type instance.
Combat in this game does look like an improvement...however it looks so incredibly dumbed down and easy that it wont matter much...to me it seems like wow raids on a normal mob level type deal where you have to dance out of the super obvious "dont stand there" attacks.
Real question is...whats this game geared towards...mindless mad dash to endgame then...then what....instanced pvp, raids...hard mode dungeons...my guess is yes, thats endgame, the same game model again, with some new stuff.
Problem is the new stuff is typically during the mad dash to endgame part of the game, people tend to blackout from racing so fast and dont even notice...all they see are pvp queues, tierd gear, hard mode dungeons and raids....again...for the 100th time.
If this is what your looking for, youll probably love the game to death as you race to endgame, still love it for a few weeks or month while at endgame, then probably go back to your old game once the rest of the community whos fed up with these types of games wanders off in a fit of rage. Why they keep going back for the same punishment, same cycle of hype/dissapointment/rage is beyond me...
Someday we will get some new game mechanics to enjoy
Anything but WoW... except the art style which is almost identical. Check out this shot:
http://www.zam.com/Im/Image/231535.jpg
The screenshot looks like it could have been taken in the Barrens from WoW.
The designer just wants to spin something out of the anti Blizzard-WOW stuff on forums.
It is the X th proof this industry is in a downward spiral that will only hit the bottom of the barrel with a complete shake off in a few years time.
look how that quote turned out.
- game almost identical to WoW visually
- battleground structure the same
- dungeon setup the same
- raiding endgame focus
- pvp arena setup the same
oh but we added housing totally not WoW!
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Now playing GW2, AOW 3, ESO, LOTR, Elite D
Which can be turned off like it has been said many other times. Do you post the same complaint in every WS thread?
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-The art style is similar, but the amount of detail in characters and environments is far superior to WoW.
-Since when does WoW give me the ability to build a fortress (warplot) and PvP against other groups/guilds?
-My Warplot can also spawn raid bosses I have beat in the past on my enemies. Can WoW do that?
-Does the available raid content in WoW change every couple weeks so it does not get stale? I don't think so.
-Does WoW have different paths that you can go on based on the play style you like?
Really seems like a clone to me. People throw around the term WoW clone like it is their job. So funny.