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Harrow posted:There's a difference between "similar" (as in, both can be described as "cartoony," absolutely) and "let's copy WoW." In motion, though, recent WoW animation seems more similar to how Pixar/Dreamworks do things (see: pandaren), while WildStar reminds me more of a Saturday morning cartoon vibe, or Ratchet and Clank, that kind of thing. I don't watch cartoons to have a good comparison, but it seems like they've been able to make a wide range of environments fit well within their art style. There are rigid robots, fine details on structures and vehicles, blob things that expand and change shape, and decent particle effects. I suppose having somewhat modest graphics also makes it attractive for playing on a wide range of platforms and broadens who can do stuff like stream/record. It's really not bad looking at any rate.
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ItBurns posted:I don't watch cartoons to have a good comparison, but it seems like they've been able to make a wide range of environments fit well within their art style. There are rigid robots, fine details on structures and vehicles, blob things that expand and change shape, and decent particle effects. I suppose having somewhat modest graphics also makes it attractive for playing on a wide range of platforms and broadens who can do stuff like stream/record. It's really not bad looking at any rate. With the added benefit of aging well. To me, Carbine's chosen art style indicates that they plan to support Wildstar for years.
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May 27, 2013 19:39
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ItBurns posted:I don't watch cartoons to have a good comparison, but it seems like they've been able to make a wide range of environments fit well within their art style. There are rigid robots, fine details on structures and vehicles, blob things that expand and change shape, and decent particle effects. I suppose having somewhat modest graphics also makes it attractive for playing on a wide range of platforms and broadens who can do stuff like stream/record. It's really not bad looking at any rate. Yeah, even WoW does this well, despite the cartoony art style there are some really good environments and even sharp textures and whatnot. Cartoony doesn't necessarily mean lovely at all.
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May 27, 2013 19:42
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CLAM DOWN posted:Yeah, even WoW does this well, despite the cartoony art style there are some really good environments and even sharp textures and whatnot. Cartoony doesn't necessarily mean lovely at all. I am going to start a stupid nerd fight right now and say that the Shrine of the 2 moons and Ulduar in WoW are the 2 coolest places I have ever been, aesthetically, in any mmo.
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Failboattootoot posted:I am going to start a stupid nerd fight right now and say that the Shrine of the 2 moons and Ulduar in WoW are the 2 coolest places I have ever been, aesthetically, in any mmo. I don't know what that first one is (didn't play Pandaland), but Ulduar is incredible looking I agree. The atmosphere is so well done.
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May 27, 2013 21:02
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CLAM DOWN posted:Why do you make an exception for WoW for this cartoony graphical style but not this game? Because Arus, I was hopelessly addicted to WoW as one of the first generic fantasy mmo's I played. Now that I am older and (relatively) smarter, I don't really jump down the throat of WoW clone games. But still, no need for me to judge too early, I'll play a bit of the open beta if there is one before giving a solid opinion on the game. To write it off because I don't like the graphics style exclusively is a bit silly. P.S. Ulduar was awesome and with Karazhan, two of the pinnacles of WoW.
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May 27, 2013 21:06
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A Tartan Tory posted:Because Arus, I was hopelessly addicted to WoW as one of the first generic fantasy mmo's I played. Now that I am older and (relatively) smarter, I don't really jump down the throat of WoW clone games. Give me all your money in GW2, I'm going for a legendary, thanks.
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May 27, 2013 21:10
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WoW peaked with the train to Mimiron and the Spark of Imagination area. If Wildstar has anything as cool as that, I'll be officially on-board. edit: Pun not really intended but coincidental.
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May 27, 2013 21:21
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If they promise us a fight like M'uru (prenerf ofcourse) and deliver, I'll even buy a copy for my friends who didn't get to bask in the awesomeness of Sunwell!
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May 27, 2013 21:47
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Carbon Deity posted:Not a lot of stuff we didn't already know. Stop linking videos of some awful nerd who isn't related to the game in any way talking about video games into a camera, no one ever wants to watch poo poo like this.
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May 27, 2013 21:49
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Rhymenoserous posted:Stop linking videos of some awful nerd who isn't related to the game in any way talking about video games into a camera, no one ever wants to watch poo poo like this. Fair enough. I personally couldn't make it through more than a few seconds of that video.
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May 27, 2013 22:34
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Failboattootoot posted:I am going to start a stupid nerd fight right now and say that the Shrine of the 2 moons and Ulduar in WoW are the 2 coolest places I have ever been, aesthetically, in any mmo. Ulduar is the best raid zone ever done in WoW.
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Carbon Deity posted:With the added benefit of aging well. To me, Carbine's chosen art style indicates that they plan to support Wildstar for years. That's what is great about WoW's art style. Love it or hate it, their art direction allows them to have a completely uniform style throughout the game that at the very least looks decent and also allows their game to run on your grandmother's netbook. Having little variation between character armor models within classes allows the game to run well, and also let's players identify player classes at a glance just by looking at the silhouette of the model. Having played a dozen other sweatshop-developed MMOs that lack any kind of cohesion in their art style really makes me appreciate how much Blizzard has done with so little, even after I've long grown tired of WoW's gameplay. Karazhan will always be my favorite WoW raid zone, and Shadowfang Keep was another instance that I always enjoyed going back to. I think I just like castles that were designed by drunken madmen.
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May 28, 2013 14:53
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Carbon Deity posted:With the added benefit of aging well. To me, Carbine's chosen art style indicates that they plan to support Wildstar for years. This makes sense. SWTOR came out and confessed this early on, pretty much saying that any realistic art style would date quicker than their planned predictions for the life of the game. I quite like the art style being presented for Wildstar. It's "cartoony" enough to support the humor they want, plus it has some anime looks that will keep the furry crowd appeased.
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May 28, 2013 15:44
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Yeah the art style grabbed me quickly, it's bright, vibrant, easy to read and pretty diverse. They also have some of the best looking animations in any MMO.
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Any goon-routes to getting a beta key for this? I've signed up for it, but I'm wondering if there are any shortcuts. Edit: Also, any goon-groups? w00tmonger fucked around with this message at 00:32 on May 29, 2013 |
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May 29, 2013 00:15
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w00tmonger posted:Any goon-routes to getting a beta key for this? I've signed up for it, but I'm wondering if there are any shortcuts. There are some goons in beta, but no, there are no Wildstar devs that I know of that post here. I know Starfleet Dental (check PGS for their thread) is going to play, but I don't think there is like a 'Goon Squad' thing being organized yet. VVVV Oh, my mistake. No quick way into beta at least though. eonwe fucked around with this message at 01:20 on May 29, 2013 |
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Eonwe posted:There are some goons in beta, but no, there are no Wildstar devs that I know of that post here. I know Starfleet Dental (check PGS for their thread) is going to play, but I don't think there is like a 'Goon Squad' thing being organized yet. I'm pretty sure we've had at least 2 Carbine employees posting in this thread (at least that have said they are) - only one has said she's a dev though
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w00tmonger posted:Any goon-routes to getting a beta key for this? I've signed up for it, but I'm wondering if there are any shortcuts. I'm considering organizing a guild on Exile side, PvP server, but I'm not at all qualified to organize an official <Goon Squad> sort of situation so I'm not even trying. I just want to get some people together who will play like adults with actual lives but are also laid back enough to joke about stupid internet poo poo like any upstanding individual should. Harrow fucked around with this message at 01:51 on May 29, 2013 |
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May 29, 2013 01:32
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Are there male and female versions of each race? Because man would I love yo be a fembot.
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May 29, 2013 12:58
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Some datamined info on the Spellslinger, since literally all of you are making one:quote:
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In regards to those "item talents," I think they're called Milestones, and they're WildStar's version of a "talent tree." One beta tester I talked to compared the character building to Guild Wars 1 in a way, where your build is composed of your stats (class-specific skills in GW1, six primary attributes in WildStar) and a limited skill bar that makes you decide which skills to bring with you at any given time. Increasing the six main stats (Brutality, Finesse, Moxie, Tech, Insight, Grit), both by leveling up and by equipping gear, unlocks Milestones. Long story short, it's a way to make it so that every stat is useful for every class, while simultaneously making it more interesting than stats simply increasing your raw power.
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Carbon Deity posted:Character creation background (click for big): That picture is interesting because it gives us a hint at the fourth race they have planned for the Dominion (apparently like an evil short bunny thing). We still have 2 races and 2 classes that need development. I wonder if they'll get those done in time for release.
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Korlac posted:That picture is interesting because it gives us a hint at the fourth race they have planned for the Dominion (apparently like an evil short bunny thing). Chua and Mordresh are already in the game but it looks like they need to tighten up the graphics. We've also seen some brief clips of the unrevealed classes in the devspeak videos, so I would expect them to be included at launch. We'll probably know a lot more after E3.
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Hugo from Lost interviews Stephen Frost: http://youtu.be/nvy36f0mTNk
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Carbon Deity posted:Hugo from Lost interviews Stephen Frost: I have no idea why I actually thought this video would involve Jorge Garcia or why I was so disappointed when it didn't.
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jerichojx posted:Are there male and female versions of each race? Because man would I love yo be a fembot. Yes, you can be a fembot with metallic boobies.
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Schubalts posted:Yes, you can be a fembot with metallic boobies. Now there's a wave of MMO grinding that's easy on the eyes.
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CLAM DOWN posted:Give me all your money in GW2, I'm going for a legendary, thanks. Sorry Arus, I gave away like 3k gold the day I left to SFD players, or I would totally dump my gold down your throat. 
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A Tartan Tory posted:Sorry Arus, I gave away like 3k gold the day I left to SFD players, or I would totally dump my gold down your throat. drat, got any ectos or T6 mats?  Carbon Deity posted:Hugo from Lost interviews Stephen Frost: I actually was incredibly disappointed when this wasn't Hurley 
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CLAM DOWN posted:drat, got any ectos or T6 mats? I probably have some t6 mats left, let me download the client on this comp and have a look. P.S. To make this relevant to the thread, the exiles are probably getting space zombies and the Dominion creepy furry gremlin things.
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A Tartan Tory posted:Dominion creepy furry gremlin things. I guess SFD will have to enforce our anti-asura style racial purity standards like GW2, at least it's not anime bunnies. (thanks buddy, I'm Arus.1482 if you forgot!)
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Arus why do you hate the 1984 classic Gremlins? Because that's what you're telling us right now. That you hate Gremlins 
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A Tartan Tory posted:P.S. To make this relevant to the thread, the exiles are probably getting space zombies and the Dominion creepy furry gremlin things. Yeah, I vaguely remember from the Exiles video one of the fists raised had a zombie like appearance (or tattoo) and then they had some kind of Crypt thing that the chick said they don't talk about. Sounds like it could be interesting though.
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i am tim! posted:Arus why do you hate the 1984 classic Gremlins? Because that's what you're telling us right now. Ugh they look like furbys.
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CLAM DOWN posted:I guess SFD will have to enforce our anti-asura style racial purity standards like GW2, at least it's not anime bunnies. Hey now, Aurins can get all kinds of animal ears, even bat wings as ears. Also, ridiculously long fluffy tails are perfect emergency pillows.
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New update posted. lore welcome. http://www.wildstar-online.com/en/news/wildstar_wednesday_the_luminai.php
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CLAM DOWN posted:I guess SFD will have to enforce our anti-asura style racial purity standards like GW2, at least it's not anime bunnies. Well, as long as you don't discriminate against robot ladies we will get on fine in this one Arus. Knowing SFD, I guess we are going Dominion?
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