The power of the character in the shop? This will soon be possible in WildStar.
Pay2Win or just a catch-up aid?
We are also getting tired of writing news about new mechanics in games that can easily be interpreted as “Pay2Win”. But now it affects, at least to a small extent, WildStar as well. The shop has been revamped on the current test realm of the game. In addition to some new items from the “lottery” of the overly cheerful Lopp lady, there are also a number of new items that directly affect the power of a player character.
When the current patch goes live, the shop will allow the purchase of ability and AMP points (comparable to talent points) directly through the shop. This gives faster access to stronger variants of one’s abilities and passive traits that also provide an advantage in PvP.
So far, this is only on the test server, and it remains to be seen how the players will react to this change.
Mein-MMO says: In this case, one could again have a long discussion about whether this qualifies as “Pay2Win” or just represents an acceleration. The fact is that ability points are currently primarily obtainable through PvP currency and “ancestor gems”. At least ancestor gems are weekly limited, so you can only farm a certain amount of them before you have to wait for the weekly reset.
On the other hand, most players have had many months to earn ability points and AMP points, so at least for veterans, no real disadvantage arises. However, if two new players were to start at the same time, the person with the deeper pockets would have a clear advantage – at least for a few weeks.
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