The Indie Game Magazine April 2015 | Issue 48 | Page 7

GAME WATCH

The Invasion Cometh!

by Nick Cescon

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repare for invasion, fellow Nexians! That’s right, 2015 is
in full swing and we’re already looking at our next major
content update! I know, like me, you’re probably still up to
your elbows in Protostar fun, however there’s no time to lose.
INVASION: Nexus went live on the PTR (Public Test Realm) halfway through last month, and that means that the invasion will be
starting sooner than you think!

we’ll soon be able to bring our
non-combatants out for a jog.
Contracts are going to be a completely new form of mission in the
game to keep play interesting. Meant as short, single-objective jobs
that emphasize fun over a large amount of playtime, Contracts
should be an ideal solution for when you want to play for twenty
minutes. They have three difficulty settings, but should still tote
some impressive loot rewards so that the time completing them
feels well spent.
Bay of Betrayal is the newest Adventure that is going to be set in
an alternate version of the Levian Bay zone. Designed as another
Sim-Core simulation, players are tasked with the job of infiltrating
the Ascendancy and dealing with its leader. Taking on the role of
a technopath candidate, you’ll enter a competition against other
candidates to get you closer to the enigmatic leaders vault, and
spoils within!

There are a lot of new features and content coming in the latest
of Carbine’s patches. From new game systems and companions
to new adventures and PvP, the INVASION patch promises to be
chalk full of the type of content that makes me think this year will
make WildStar great.
Besides the game-changing updates, there will also be a few lifestyle convenience upgrades. Players will be able to change their
costume’s appearances from anywhere on Nexus remotely, rather
than having to find a Protostar Appearance Modificator for one.
We can also look forward to the addition of vanity pets; from living vegetables to the infamous and always popular Rowsdower,

PvE content isn’t the only part of the game getting love, though,
and PvP-oriented players have a lot to look forward to as well. Factions will now be able to fight against each other in Exile-on-Exile
or Dominion-on-Dominion action that should be able to shorten
some of those PvP Queue times.
There’s a whole lot more coming out too, so make sure to stay
tuned. Good luck on the frontier, Nexians, and we’ll see you all
next month!
Developer: Carbine Studios
Platforms: PC, Mac, Linux
Website: https://shop.wildstar-online.com/
Twitter: @WildStar

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