Warriors are fine DPS wise but need gear (like in so many other games) to really start shining. Biggest gripe anyone might have with the class is it's very limited kit of feasable damaging abilities - for PVE you essentially spam 3 (4 if counting the innate) abilities over and over again. Apart from that they probably offer the most group/raid utility and they can field the most Interrupt Armor removal without significantly sacrificing DPS (own or groups).
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Sutekh
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First I had myself talked into playing this even though I wasn't too impressed by the beta. Then I went to preorder and backed out because I've been down this road too many times (fuck you Bioware.) Today I'm sitting at work reading these inspirational posts about good times with good people in a guild having fun in a new MMO. I just fucking preordered see you fags Saturday afternoon =)
P.S. I hope we are on Eastern times.
P.S. I hope we are on Eastern times.
iannis
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The best thing about warriors is that they were intended to be completely fluid I think. I say I think because the beta servers were so fucking awful. It wasn't even latency it was the server itself constantly shitting the bed.
A lot of mobility. Stalkers have a harder time moving and derpsing. But holy GOD are they boring. It really is 3 buttons, that's not an exaggeration.
If they've fixed their servers then warriors should be a lot better. I doubt they're any more fun, though.
A lot of mobility. Stalkers have a harder time moving and derpsing. But holy GOD are they boring. It really is 3 buttons, that's not an exaggeration.
If they've fixed their servers then warriors should be a lot better. I doubt they're any more fun, though.
Chua is the only race that can't be a Warrior. I was actually commenting on which races are the coolest.
I'm 30/70 on it being worth it. 30% being worth it. Depends how bored I am this weekend.
I've played most classes up through 15-20 in some build or another in the last year or two. Stalker was the most fun because their class mechanic is actually fun to use (not a 1-2m cooldown). The Esper was a close second. Engineers are really cool but it seems like everyone is playing them and they felt bland to me. Essentially just using your start ability just killed everything. But then I only played them when they were first released to beta and never played them with tweaks.
Medic just felt really slow and clunky. Didn't enjoy it personally.
Spellslinger felt boring and pretty simple to play.
Warrior never played past level 3. Boring.
I haven't played the game in 5 months so everything is probably different to some degree or another.
Useful links for choosing classes :
Which WildStar Class is Right For You? - IGN
Character Creation - Wildstar Wiki
Build tool (site also has semi useful build dB ) :
WildStar Build Guides :: WildStar Builder by WS-Base
Class Poll result (from first link) :
Which WildStar Class is Right For You? - IGN
Character Creation - Wildstar Wiki
Build tool (site also has semi useful build dB ) :
WildStar Build Guides :: WildStar Builder by WS-Base
Class Poll result (from first link) :
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I just did the same thing. Didn't last in ARR but maybe this will be different.
iannis
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I found the trick to engi's is just timing your stuns to get your +opp damage in (if you pay even a little bit of attention you can boost your damage significantly) and a really small amount of pet ability management (if you feel like it).
Esper and Engi felt like variants on a single class to me with engi more active, esper more passive. But it's basically the exact same idea. With esper you just self heal, dodge, and soak while your blades/points spinup. With engi you stun and pet.
They both get the thumbs up from me. I just wish that they had an AA or a weapon that turned your electric zot beam into a flamethrower. Because shit needs to go on fire in the future. For science.
Cinge
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I'm pretty much in the same boat. I can do 5 days a week for maybe 2-3 weeks and that's for a specific reason(IE difficult check(dps, gear etc) boss that needs beaten asap) but I have pretty much given on up that(5 day schedule) for any kind of long term.
I must be one odd bean, all these post about people not liking medic and it always low on polls, but I loved it.
Xevy
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Warriors are least unique class. Very much classic warrior from every other MMO. You might hate that, you might love that.
They're going to be the 'FUCK THIS GUY' class. By which I mean people are going to see 'that warrior' coming at them in BG and just run, even with their friends. He may not necessarily be a oneshot class like stalker can be, but he'll be annoying enough to fuck your crew up with CC and utility shit while not dying. They get some pretty good amps for PVE stuff too. Can be good with waiting for your buff-stars to align and then kapow.
I personally didn't tank with one, but it looked like we had plenty of tools. I haven't looked at the very latest incarnation of our tanking amps, but they were okay not super. Like we had one that gave us +50% healing when under 30% hp. Except as soon as you hit 31% hp it faded. Not so great.
They're going to be the 'FUCK THIS GUY' class. By which I mean people are going to see 'that warrior' coming at them in BG and just run, even with their friends. He may not necessarily be a oneshot class like stalker can be, but he'll be annoying enough to fuck your crew up with CC and utility shit while not dying. They get some pretty good amps for PVE stuff too. Can be good with waiting for your buff-stars to align and then kapow.
I personally didn't tank with one, but it looked like we had plenty of tools. I haven't looked at the very latest incarnation of our tanking amps, but they were okay not super. Like we had one that gave us +50% healing when under 30% hp. Except as soon as you hit 31% hp it faded. Not so great.
Here's a good post to look at addons:Personal thoughts on Warrior. - Page 3 - Warrior - WildStar Forums
If the google docs list is any indication you're not an odd bean, as there is massive amounts of medics. Seems people are eating up the warrior hate though, which makes me an odd bean.
On the whole over the years SFA has had the philosophy that we strive to accomplish what most guilds do in 5 nights week, while only raiding 3. With new content we often added a 4th, or after awhile have an optional 4th night on the weekend for old content. We have every intention of going very hard at Wildstar however, so I guess a finalized schedule will really come down the vote of the masses. But honestly, most of us ended up with SFA due to the fact we wanted to play with great players and kills bosses at a competitive rate, but didn't want to raid 30 hours a week for 6 nights.
THis game has to have the worst "deluxe edition" ever. What is supposed to entice me to spend an extra $15?
Zindan
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I always found it funny when watching run around in circles when fighting a mob, its as if they think they are avoiding damage. I felt like screaming at them...you can't avoid normal attacks! Normal attacks are hitscan, they either hit or miss, regardless of your position relative to the mob at the time it attacks.
I wish Carbine had went more with the futuristic sci-fi armor designs. All the raid gear looks like it belongs in a fantasy setting, rather than a "sci-fi / space based mmo".
I wish Carbine had went more with the futuristic sci-fi armor designs. All the raid gear looks like it belongs in a fantasy setting, rather than a "sci-fi / space based mmo".
Zindan
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Free mount, a title and an ugly costume!
Btw, I can't stand playing as a warrior. Never got one past lvl3 I think. The chunky animation for its builder attack just ruins the whole experience.
Xevy
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Xaxius
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I just chalk that up to their horrible tutorial/newbie experience. They spend an inordinate amount of time telling you shit you already know (i.e. WASD is to move) and very little time explaining the nuances of their game.
The raid gear as a whole, looks really dull and uninspired... almost like they're unfinished in someways. If a pillar of your core game is going to emphasize raiding, I'd expect the gear rewards to look amazing. Some of the artifact weapons, on the other hand, look pretty cool though.