New skills, new attributes, new resources – WildStar wants to provide more endgame development.
In February, WildStar wants to present its players with a new character progression system, the Urmatrix. Players at maximum level will then have the opportunity to gain power beyond the existing systems.
The Urmatrix is a large grid with many checkpoints – similar to a talent tree. Gradually, new connections and abilities will be unlocked that enhance the character. This includes the “usual suspects” such as more ability points or AMPs to distribute a few more points. There are also completely new abilities that can only be unlocked through the Urmatrix. Finally, three new attributes are introduced, which can also be improved through the Urmatrix system.
- Toughness: The lower the character’s HP, the less damage it takes.
- Tenacity: The lower the enemy’s HP, the more damage the character deals.
- Hope: The lower the target’s HP, the stronger the healing cast on the target.
However, you cannot simply allocate points randomly. To unlock bonuses, 4 different essences are required. For example, if you want to collect Fire Uressences, you need to do a lot of PvP, and if you need Water Uressences, you should kill world bosses. Which game content grants certain Uressences rotates every few days. This way, no one is forced into specific game content if they don’t want to, and can farm a lot in their favorite activity when the corresponding Uressence is available.
As an additional bonus, WildStar introduces new difficulty levels for its content. The “Overwhelming” mode starts at level 0 and can increase to level 10 – this is set by players at the beginning of an adventure or dungeon. Higher difficulty levels mean not only stronger enemies but also potentially better loot. Initially, this feature will only be accessible for a handful of dungeons, expeditions, and instance content but is expected to be expanded over the months.
More about this can be found here: WildStar introduces Paragon system and scalable instances.
