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    Wildstar Launch Thread - Server: Stormtalon | Faction: Dominion

    Us neither, but it was either this or nothing this week. Good news is once the class drops start they won't stop for six weeks.
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    Wildstar Launch Thread - Server: Stormtalon | Faction: Dominion

    I'm not generally going to speak for "Carbine" when it comes to design philosophies; I have my own thoughts and opinions on the matter but it wouldn't be appropriate for "random Community guy" to pontificate on the topic instead of the actual people responsible for making the game and design...
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    Wildstar Launch Thread - Server: Stormtalon | Faction: Dominion

    Before the end of the year, and yes, we'll be starting up regular waves of invites (as opposed to our previous schedule which had us sending out one wave per phase).
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    Wildstar Launch Thread - Server: Stormtalon | Faction: Dominion

    As of right now, all our raids are one-size-only, so scaling wouldn't be immediately possible for us. Who knows what that means down the line though.
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    Wildstar Launch Thread - Server: Stormtalon | Faction: Dominion

    We're not at a point where we're playing it regularly for fun and rewards; that's basically the last step of development that comes in at the very end. I will say that everything they've shown me so far has gotten me very excited to watch the pro PvP guilds battle each other, adjust strategies...
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    Wildstar Launch Thread - Server: Stormtalon | Faction: Dominion

    Having just seen the new version this past week, I can elaborate a little. Warplots are basically a giant base/fortress that utilizes the same tech we have for housing. Normally it floats in the sky (Instanced, like your house). You and your "Warparty" (which can be a totally different group of...
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    Wildstar Launch Thread - Server: Stormtalon | Faction: Dominion

    Gear - there are PvP stats on gear. I believe the goal is for both types to maintain a 10-15% difference between PvE and PvP gear, which is made up for in the PvP Offense and Defense stats. Raid bosses - I actually just saw how this works for the first time today. There will be consumable...
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    Wildstar Launch Thread - Server: Stormtalon | Faction: Dominion

    Instanced. It's a matchmaking system with ratings and such. But oh man open world Warplots would be so insane. Except everyone would name theirs "Death Star" and float around dropping superweapons on other players.
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    Wildstar Launch Thread - Server: Stormtalon | Faction: Dominion

    Class info will be dropping soon. You won't have to deal with the burden of information for long. Also hi everyone. Longtime lurker, first-time poster, aka "David Bass, Legendary Asshole." I tend to hang around most of the WildStar "megathreads" around the web (Rerolled, Penny Arcade...