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It looks like r/wildstar is continuing its player survey. I have no clue how accurate this is because I am not going to take the time to look at their methods but what they are finding is pretty dire.r/wildstar posted:50,244 unique characters between all server/faction combos have logged in in the past week.. Id be amazed if that was equivalent to 20,000 active accounts. For a free to play game that needs a large player base in order to keep people buying this cant be good. Of course the player base seems to think this is a good sign for the game's health.
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I went to the forums to check out how much of a dumster fire this game really is and my forum profile pic is this. Were we doing some dumb joke when the game launched? I can't imagine why I would have this guy as my pic. 
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Apr 27, 2016 03:40
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CoffeeBooze posted:It looks like r/wildstar is continuing its player survey. I have no clue how accurate this is because I am not going to take the time to look at their methods but what they are finding is pretty dire. A fair number of that is farming bots, but I can't imagine why they would even bother.
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Apr 27, 2016 05:38
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jabro posted:I went to the forums to check out how much of a dumster fire this game really is and my forum profile pic is this. Were we doing some dumb joke when the game launched? I can't imagine why I would have this guy as my pic. He's one of the old devs. Hasn't been working on the game for some time now. Here is further context.
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Apr 27, 2016 07:19
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Hey it's Merkal. He was the guy responsible for repeatedly screwed up medic dps rebalancing. Every patch would involve some huge class ability rework, which caused them to oscillate madly between woefully underpowered and unstoppable god-kings (depending on the particular nature of that patch's ability bugs). All they really needed to do was minor number tweaks. I checked back on the state of dps medic when it went F2P - a long time after he'd left - and it had turned it into an utter clusterfuck. You literally had to hold down one of your ability buttons 100% of the time while using all your other abilities. I'm guessing the problem was probably poor management rather than individual incompetence, so I feel sorry for Merkal for the amount of flak he got from the community as an individual.
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Apr 27, 2016 15:42
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Anoia posted:WildStar was made for him. And rant non-stop about the moral degeneracy of those scantily clad Aurin  (that's what the rabbit people were called right?)
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Apr 27, 2016 23:52
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hit button posted:Hey it's Merkal. He was the guy responsible for repeatedly screwed up medic dps rebalancing. Every patch would involve some huge class ability rework, which caused them to oscillate madly between woefully underpowered and unstoppable god-kings (depending on the particular nature of that patch's ability bugs). All they really needed to do was minor number tweaks. I checked back on the state of dps medic when it went F2P - a long time after he'd left - and it had turned it into an utter clusterfuck. You literally had to hold down one of your ability buttons 100% of the time while using all your other abilities. I'm guessing the problem was probably poor management rather than individual incompetence, so I feel sorry for Merkal for the amount of flak he got from the community as an individual. Medics were chart toppers when I left. Slingers were still a bit of a mess w/a high complexity rotation.
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Apr 28, 2016 22:11
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Rhymenoserous posted:Medics were chart toppers when I left. Slingers were still a bit of a mess w/a high complexity rotation. When I last looked at the game the chart position wasn't the issue, it was how horribly awkward they'd managed to make the gameplay. I'm a veteran of horrible MMO control schemes, but that one really outshone them all with its finger-breaking majesty. Although I imagine it's most likely had several total reworks since then.
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Apr 29, 2016 01:47
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I think a lot of the problem was requiring several rotations, using dodges, stuns, and interrupts for almost every mob while leveling. It became a real grindy chore when you have a bunch of buttons to press every time. You never really got to feel powerful by mowing through mobs.
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Apr 29, 2016 02:49
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this game was and probably still is a big loving mess. please correct me if I'm wrong
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Apr 29, 2016 16:58
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Theyve made some improvements but it was too little too late.
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Apr 29, 2016 17:27
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CoffeeBooze posted:Theyve made some improvements but it was too little too late. curse your poor attention span!!!
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Apr 29, 2016 17:38
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But if you don't finish your bowl of poo poo how do you know you won't like eating it?
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Apr 30, 2016 03:17
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Morglon posted:But if you don't finish your bowl of poo poo how do you know you won't like eating it? And isn't it premature to judge all the bowl's contents when you can't know for sure there won't be icecream, or at least a block of tofu underneath the feces? Keep eating!
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Apr 30, 2016 11:47
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Archonex posted:If they brought CoH back and somehow managed to resume development NCSoft would probably make a ton of cash. I know a few people who are still pissed that game was shut down. I don't quite get it, but it's apparent that game was like virtual crack to some people. Last page, but part of it for me personally is how it was handled - it was This loving Industry at its worst. Paragon Studios was just truckin' along with patch development, including what were shaping up to be some really meaty, attractive updates that might've even segued into a new expansion, and then the axe just came down mid-development with no warning or indication at all (rather nearby to a holiday, too, if memory still serves). The game was even in the black - not by very much, not really showing huge numbers for ~the investors~, but it was producing profit and keeping people employed and players happy. The CoH shutdown was terribly handled, and yeah, I do still nurse a bit of a grudge over it. If nothing else, I can never quite forgive being that lovely to your developers/employees. quote:That they supposedly used part of the CoH servers to host Wildstar just adds hilarity on top of this mess. Admittedly, this doesn't help. Also, hope you're keepin' on, Cyster. Still want to see the housing system of this game go into something better.
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Apr 30, 2016 15:39
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SpaceDrake posted:Also, hope you're keepin' on, Cyster. Still want to see the housing system of this game go into something better. Yep. The team we've got are all solid people at this point and while resources are understandably limited we're still moving forward. I'm in design because I like to overcome challenges and solve problems, in part, so hey. 
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Apr 30, 2016 17:58
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Cyster posted:Yep. The team we've got are all solid people at this point and while resources are understandably limited we're still moving forward. I'm in design because I like to overcome challenges and solve problems, in part, so hey. Yo you should check and see why NCoins are listed as "unavailable" on Amazon at the moment.
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Apr 30, 2016 21:25
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Rhymenoserous posted:Medics were chart toppers when I left. Slingers were still a bit of a mess w/a high complexity rotation. Slingers were loving impossible to play without mouselook/aim mods anyway, their control scheme was a shitshow.
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Minrad posted:You've got to realize that the people on reddit are NOT a good source to get a feeling for the vibe of the game. not at all. You will NEVER find "genuine positive vibes" here. Doesn't mean that the game is doing badly though. If reddit was right with how they see the game, it would've been shut down long ago. it ain't, cause things are nowhere as bad as the doomcallers around here make it seem. Is it perfect? no. but the game lives and does fine. There are players. Not alot, but enough. And Steam is right around the corner and -will- boost player numbers. And yes, there IS dev support - god damnit they just released a big update days ago adding new content and stuff.
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Minrad posted:You've got to realize that the people on reddit are NOT a good source to get a feeling for the vibe of the game. not at all. You will NEVER find "genuine positive vibes" here. Doesn't mean that the game is doing badly though. If reddit was right with how they see the game, it would've been shut down long ago. it ain't, cause things are nowhere as bad as the doomcallers around here make it seem. Is it perfect? no. but the game lives and does fine. There are players. Not alot, but enough. And Steam is right around the corner and -will- boost player numbers. And yes, there IS dev support - god damnit they just released a big update days ago adding new content and stuff. Lethality?
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May 7, 2016 19:54
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Father Wendigo posted:Lethality? Doesn't sound nearly aggressive enough to be Lethality
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May 7, 2016 21:06
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We're at the point of sinking where the water's in the 3rd class cabins at nearly ceiling level and people are still screaming that it's been a great voyage and the people who already bailed out just don't get it. "We have POOLS in our CABINS now you INGRATES!"
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May 8, 2016 04:08
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This is going to end up like TNA Wrestling isn't it? Where it is terrible for years but somehow doesn't die ever.
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May 9, 2016 09:31
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Thats how most MMOs go these days. They dont really die, they just limp along on life support eeking out a profit as the game's owner hopes to recoup at least some of their investment. I really doesnt seem to take many players to do basic stuff like keep the lights on. If you want to actually try to develop new content and grow the game though, that is a very different situation.
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May 9, 2016 15:43
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I'd play a Wrestling MMO. The classes would be heavyweight (tank), middleweight (dual spec tank/dps), lightweight (dps) and manager (healing). Hulk Hogan as the first raid boss.
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May 9, 2016 15:44
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WoWWF. I'm in.
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May 9, 2016 18:11
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gently caress yes. I want to grind out matches as a jobber and earn cooler-looking trunks.
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May 9, 2016 19:03
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Father Wendigo posted:Lethality? He whiteknights star citizen now. You've got to be a shameful shameful fanboy to be recognizable over different gaming dumpster fires
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Berious posted:He whiteknights star citizen now. You've got to be a shameful shameful fanboy to be recognizable over different gaming dumpster fires I wish I had his money. I have medical bills to pay. 
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May 10, 2016 19:22
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When's that 1st quarter earnings report coming out so we can have people say "well arcterra just released lets see what happens guys
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May 10, 2016 21:19
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The last quarterly report got a pretty realistic response from the Wildstar crowd, I was surprised. I think a lot of them have moved past the denial stage of grief.
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Pierson posted:I'd play a Wrestling MMO. The classes would be heavyweight (tank), middleweight (dual spec tank/dps), lightweight (dps) and manager (healing). brock lesner have to be unkillable boss right? like pre wow bullshit level boss that takes half a day to kill with the entire server fighting him.
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SpaceDrake posted:Last page, but part of it for me personally is how it was handled - it was This loving Industry at its worst. Paragon Studios was just truckin' along with patch development, including what were shaping up to be some really meaty, attractive updates that might've even segued into a new expansion, and then the axe just came down mid-development with no warning or indication at all (rather nearby to a holiday, too, if memory still serves). The game was even in the black - not by very much, not really showing huge numbers for ~the investors~, but it was producing profit and keeping people employed and players happy. It seems a bit wierd to shut off an mmo still in the black. While yes you can allocate those funds elsewhere, mmos are really about permanence and that really seems to show that they have no care for that.
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Arcland posted:It seems a bit wierd to shut off an mmo still in the black. While yes you can allocate those funds elsewhere, mmos are really about permanence and that really seems to show that they have no care for that. I think the danger of a CoH shutdown is always there. It's a good thing wildstar isn't owned by a company that would shut down an mmo making money like city of heroes.
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Lant posted:This is going to end up like TNA Wrestling isn't it? Where it is terrible for years but somehow doesn't die ever. I can't wait for this game to be sold to neo-nazis
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Another major round of layoffs yesterday. 
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May 13, 2016 13:46
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How are they still laying off enough people that it's considered "major"? Who still works here?
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May 13, 2016 14:47
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Saw this floating around earlier and holy   Q1 2016 numbers are the lowest yet. Here's another graph with the numbers to scale: 
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Sounds like Cyster's okay, at least: https://twitter.com/TisCaydiem/status/730987421010006021
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