REVIEW
This method creates a
does the rest of the work, also if
person that can add +20 assault
you come across someone already
unique opportunity for those
power to an item, making you the
mining a node then feel free to
entrepreneurial minded gamers
go to person for these possessions.
hit it yourself. While you won’t get
who love to play the auction house
the contents, you can still earn XP
as you’re able to create fairly diverse
towards levelling your profession.
items rather than trying to battle
For a fresh MMORPG launch,
Wildstar has a huge amount
This makes mining less of a race
of content; from PvP which
between players when it comes
starts at level 6, to the
dungeons, veteran dungeons,
to levelling up, unlike World of
Warcraft where it was a cutthroat
world bosses, player housing and
environment on gathering nodes
raiding content, there is something
in which Tauren Druids dominated
to keep you occupied for a long
herbalism; fuck you flight form and
time. The attunement process for
your 0.5 second herb gathering
raiding is hugely ridiculous and
speed racial talent.
should serve well to weed out
the shitters from those who are
competent players which leads
The actual crafting
of items is also a little more
me to a potential downside to the
complex than just gathering
game, which I shall capitalise for
what is required to receive
great emphasis. WILDSTAR IS NOT
CASUAL FRIENDLY, if you’re the
the item after a button
press. In Wildstar
kind of player that likes to
you can select what
jump into WoW, join LFR and
attributes the item
potter about, then this really
isn’t the MMORPG for you.
may have and adjust
This is definitely tailored for
the rarity of components
players looking for a more hardcore,
in order to increase the
overall stats that it may have.
over prices on the same regurgitated
time consuming experience. The
Additionally you can overcharge
item. As you continue crafting items,
levelling is a grind fest, veteran
to try and craft something even
you unlock further tiers of your
dungeons require precise teamwork
more special, though this runs the
talent tree, allowing you to specialise
and will gladly punish mistakes
risk of having the craft completely
even further. This could mean you
made, along with co-ordination in
fail, break in-front of your eyes
end up being the only weaponsmith
a group to be able to remove the
and destroy all the materials you
to be able to forge a greatsword with
interrupt armor on tough mobs.
used in the attempt of crafting.
a certain stat range or be the only
42 // WildStar Community Magazine
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