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WildStar: Carbine Introduces Players to The Strain

SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
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As part of Carbine's promise to release meaningful content on a monthly basis, the team is proud to introduce the first major WildStar update. Called "The Strain", the patch will feature a new zone, new solo content, new gear, housing items, costumes and mounts and some existing areas will be overhauled.

The Strain content update includes:


  • New Zone, Blighthaven: a massive new zone that includes Cankertube swamp and the gastrointestinal terrors of the Globellum!

  • New solo content: a new group event like a tower defense game (Guardians of the Grove) and a dungeon-like area for group combat called The Nursery that includes a Boss fight against the Strain-corrupted Elyona the Mad.

  • Players will also unlock new Strain-themed gear, housing items, costumes and mounts.

  • Players will be able to revisit areas from Nexus that have been drastically altered; Northern Wilds becomes Northern Wastes and is now a crash site.

Find out more about The Strain on the WildStar site.



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  • falc0nfalc0n Member UncommonPosts: 385
    Sounds legit. I wish I hadnt put my money on ESO. Hate when that happens.
  • SaluteSalute Member UncommonPosts: 795

    Preview by Bog Otter

     

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhOtFqd4Nfg&feature=youtu.be

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  • EnterTheWombatEnterTheWombat Member UncommonPosts: 112

    Not planning on playing this title but happy none the less to see it doing well and to see a developer at least attempt to keep their word on releasing solid content on a steady basis. 

    I think this has the potential to illuminate the path for future developers of AAA titles on how to release a game and content updates. 

  • nerovipus32nerovipus32 Member Posts: 2,735
    Dungeons and fluff that's all you ever get these days.
  • ButeoRegalisButeoRegalis Member UncommonPosts: 594

    "New solo content: a group event..."

    ???

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  • Russ915Russ915 Member CommonPosts: 4
    New pvp map. New emote. Housing additions!
  • NorewonNorewon Member UncommonPosts: 100
    Love the fact they are adding solo content for those who are not into raiding
  • KaladinKaladin Member Posts: 468
    Originally posted by Norewon
    Love the fact they are adding solo content for those who are not into raiding

    On top of the HOURS upon HOURS of solo content they already have, I agree.

    The solo story quests [commonly referred to as the "Drusera Instances"] are amazing!  Especially that they give more detail about the game's lore than raiding will.

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  • TheHavokTheHavok Member UncommonPosts: 2,423
    That strain emote is hilarious.
  • daltaniousdaltanious Member UncommonPosts: 2,381
    Love Wildstar every day more and more. Just hope they rethink their decision about only 1 toolbar for spells and add more spells. Only thing that started already to bother me is this. Starting to feel sick of using same (optimal) spells in pve. Yes, there are more, but have been filtered out as less ineficient or useless. Only reason I left TSW was dumb decision to limit active spells to single toolbar.
  • loulakiloulaki Member UncommonPosts: 944

    well after the Saints Row, Far Cry's Dragon Blood it has become mainstream this attitude.. :p

     

    but overall its good they focus on updating the title, hope they wont stop on Strain !  even if i wont play the game, i love this norm of adding new content in a regular base aka GW2

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  • Laughing-manLaughing-man Member RarePosts: 3,655
    Originally posted by nerovipus32
    Dungeons and fluff that's all you ever get these days.

    unless you're playing wildstar! :-D

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