If wildstar launched today, it would probably be a success. it really did hit at the wrong time. with the mmo market collapsing. and transitioning from subs to f2p.
Firefall was a fantastic underlaying game, that was completely tanked by mismanagement. wasted money. studio head coming in with "new great ideas" that need to be implemented every other day.
That was Grummz/mark kern. he is a moron.
Almost a precursor to helldivers, deep rock galactic, etc.