In the SF-MMO WildStar, the third content patch has appeared on the test server. After the second patch addressed the PvP issues of the game, the third will fully focus on PvE again.
It introduces a new story zone and revamps mob abilities across the world. A new 20-man raid and a 5-man instance are also available on the test server.
The third content patch clearly follows in the footsteps of the first. Again, it will revolve around the mysterious plague “The Stain.” Therefore, the patch is named “Defile” or “The Corruption.”
The story of the presumed ghost girl Drusera continues in the new story zone “The Eastern Tomb.” The Drusera missions form a common thread throughout WildStar and are what one would call in other games an “epic quest.”
5-man Instance for “Beginners” in the World of WildStar Instances
The new 5-man dungeon “The Ultimate Proto-Games” is a kind of game show hosted by the green capitalists of Protostar.
According to information from a stream a few weeks ago, this new 5-man instance will also feature a mode that turns it into a kind of “beginner” dungeon. So far, switching from questing to the world of instances has been quite harsh. The two dungeons awaiting players at level 20 confront dungeon newcomers with the harsh realities of group play in WildStar. It has been a rude awakening for some.
With the “Tutorial” dungeon, they hope to soften this culture shock. However, the instance is currently only playable on the test server in the level 50 mode.
It is also not yet clear whether the “Tutorial” mode or the level 50 version will even make it into content patch #3. According to a dataminer, the “Ultimate Proto-Games” are only intended for the fourth content drop.
20-man Raid Harder or Easier than the Gen-Archives?
Very little is currently known about the new 20-man raid. It will not go live with this drop yet, as it simply is not ready. Carbine seems to have already pushed the raid “Augmentor 20” onto the test server just to gather feedback.
It is unclear whether the new raid will be easier than the Gen-Archives or harder than the current 40-man raid. The topic of “raid difficulty” in WildStar is a sensitive one. With the newly surfaced 20-man raid, Carbine could adjust things or not – that will reveal itself in the coming weeks and months.
By the way, the raid is planned for content drop #6 in the “potential” timeline, so not until the end of the year.
Many Balance Changes and New Quotes for the Taxi Driver
Content drop #3 does not only kick off at the end and pile ice cream scoops into an already full cup, but also aims to change quite a bit about the experience up to that point. So, mobs across the board will receive new abilities. The Technologist (a sort of futuristic drink brewer and consumables crafter) will be revamped – and the taxi driver will finally get new quotes. The old ones have become dull. The taxi driver in WildStar is a chattering robot modeled after a New York cab driver.
As is typical for Carbine, the patch notes are the size of a small-town telephone book. You can find them in the sources. Finally, we recommend taking a look at the new zone, compiled by wildstar-arkship.de:
