“Polishing” is the magical word that has been circulating in the WildStar forums for weeks. It refers to the ironing out of bugs, improving the framerate, and balancing the classes. Essentially, the final touch – the last polish – before an MMO is unleashed on the player base.
And this final touch seems to have arrived for WildStar, and it has quite a few surprises in store!
In addition to the countless small class changes, some disruptive gameplay elements have also been removed: group play is now rewarded with significantly more experience points than when wandering through Nexus alone. Moreover, each character now receives an additional teleport spell that takes them directly to the capital of their faction – incredibly useful, as this means you have a total of three recall options with your own house and fast travel.
The Chua out of the bag: More character models!
The biggest unexpected change is the fact that each race will receive multiple character models and some new hairstyles.
Previously, there was exactly one model per race and gender, and the last statement was that this would not change before launch. Sometimes it’s nice when developers do not keep their promises! According to rumors, Carbine felt compelled to do this because many players criticized the reduction of the bust size of the Aurin in one of the past patches – now everyone might get their wish after all.
Due to maintenance work, we unfortunately have not been able to take a look at the new models yet. This will only be possible again on April 18, during the next beta phase.
Housing – More, Better
Further tweaking is also being done on the housing system: the previous number of neighbors has been increased from 25 to 100 – now everyone should be able to accommodate their friends list there.
In addition, it is now possible to furnish some of the “dead spots” on the property with furniture and decorations; now the entire area is really available.
Have you read my article about Housing in WildStar? I hope so! It contains over 100 hours of content! You should also read the preview by Schuhmann, it’s a must-read.
Many, Many Details
It would be too much to address each of the over 500 points here, but it’s clearly recognizable that the game is heading towards its final stretch: voiceovers for instances and cinematics are in, endgame and PvP are being rounded out, plenty of new icons, improved emotes, and a more sensible user interface.
If you want to take a detailed look at every change – and you are fluent in English – you can do so here.
Nexus, here we come!
