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Stress Test Part One: The Stressening

WildStar had it’s very first stress test recently, and man were those servers stressed! If you participated you know just how hectic things got. Instances were broken, programmers were stressed, and critical mass was reached. As far as a “Stress Test” goes it was a smashing success, and the WildStar team is already using the information they obtained to start improving the game.

If you missed the test itself, or even if you were on of the world breakers, and want to hear how it went you are in luck. Troy “Aether” Hewitt, Community Director for WildStar, posted some info on how the test went for the team. You can check out the whole story if you continue reading, and we would love to hear your thoughts about the test in the comments section. Continue reading →

WildStar Economy 101

See the man in that picture? That’s Charles Durham, one of the men in charge of keeping WildStar’s economy all sorted out. Anyone familiar with an MMO economy knows that making funds available to players, without giving them too much cash and making things a little too easy, is no easy task. Luckily the WildStar team has some plans on how to keep their economy flowing they way they want, and they wanted to share some of those plans with the players.

Durham posted a nice piece today describing some of the ways the team plans on keeping the economy in check. Anyone who likes to make money selling of items and equipment to other players, or is just interested in how the economy of an MMO works, would do well to take look. And be sure to tell us what you think of these ideas in the comments section below. Continue reading →

Video: DevSpeak- Paths

We got not one, but two different videos today to show off the different Paths in WildStar. In this video the Devs themselves give us a little insight into the different Paths and why they chose to incorporate them. Check it out and let us know what you think.

WildStar Teaser Image Surfaces

This image was posted today on the official WildStar site hinting at some new info coming in the next couple days.

What do you think it means? Let us know in the comments below.

Video: DevSpeak-Movement

For those unfamiliar with WildStar’s DevSpeak videos let me give you a quick run down of what they are. The game developers (or Devs if you will) make a video that talks (or speaks. See where I’m going with this?) about some of the features in their upcoming game. Got that? Good, let’s move on.

This time we get a thrilling video that introduces us to an amazing feature of WildStar; movement! Okay, I realize it may not sound that exciting. However the video itself is actually pretty funny, and it does give us a look at some of the unique abilities players will be able to use to get around when their exploring the world.

Give it a look for yourself, and let us know what you think in the comments below.

Stressed Out In Nexus

It’s Wednesday boys and girls, and that means it is time for some WildStar updates! This week’s WildStar Wednesday is all about the weekend stress test event that should (hopefully) be taking place soon.

In the article Craig Turner, the Live Producer for WildStar, talks to players about his job and how he’s going to be trying to manage all the players who want to get in and try WildStar out during the stress test. Now the end point is to see just how much the servers can handle, and as such it is inevitable that they will eventually crash. But the journey from letting people into the game to the fiery death of the servers is an important one; the developers need to know just how hard they can ride their servers before they crash.

You can read the full article after the break, and make sure to keep an eye on WildStar Life for more info on when the stress test will be taking place. Continue reading →