In WildStar , the discovery feature has been part of the repertoire since beta – now the attractiveness is being increased again to score in the Free2Play model!
New Pets and Costumes for Diligent Explorers
No matter where you are in WildStar, discoveries are a fixed part of the game world. A shimmering mound of earth appears at random locations in the environment, granting a special gift to the first player who clicks on it. Currently, these range from small things like 15-minute buffs and green gear pieces to a mini-event where waves of aliens must be defeated. Nevertheless, the incentives were not big enough to really search for these discovery points – while players were happy to find them, they did not actively seek them out.
This will change with the Free2Play patch in the fall! Then, the discoveries will receive some upgrades: On the one hand, they will appear more frequently, may contain longer buffs, and furthermore have a chance to drop unique pets (one per zone) and armor pieces from 9 different costumes. In this way, Carbine hopes to ignite some competition among the players.
What do you think, a clever timesink or a useful addition to the mechanic?
Of course, the F2P transition brings many other changes, such as the revision of character stats.
