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FWIW, a good friend of mine has been talking it up non-stop since he started playing a few weeks ago. He even put together a new rig to play it (and a couple other games) on better settings.

I told him I've already got GW2, STO, and SWtoR that I am hopping in and out of, so I don't really want to commit to a subscription MMO again. I will note that none of these three are difficult MMOs, and I have read that Wildstar actually has some difficulty/challenge. That's actually pretty neat -- I used to push my builds as best as possible in WoW, and I enjoyed the tougher boss fights and the achievements involved in them. While I really, really enjoy GW2 and STO (SWtoR I mostly play for lightsabers and the story), anyone with a mouse and a keyboard and a pulse can be successful in either's PvE. Edit: Sure, it's really easy for the average player to put together something horrible or that ignores the current meta of the games, but that usually isn't enough to prevent a dungeon from getting completed and won't keep them from progressing story or contributing to the zerg rush when beating world bosses.

I also have another friend trying to get us all to play Defiance, but that's another story.

In any case he speaks very highly of it, and this is a guy who's bought/played other MMOs and dropped them after a couple of weeks. That suggests to me that at least the setting and class styles are interesting. He also liked the visuals and art style, though he did say it was cartoony.

Also due to the hours he keeps he's up very early our time, which means he gets to play alongside a lot of Aussies and got into a guild with them to do group content. I got the impression this makes it easier to get through parts of the game that a solo player might find to be a roadblock.


I cannot offer a personal opinion, and none of the rest of my friends are playing. So maybe this was not helpful, but I trust his opinion.