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Medic Is The Focus Of The Latest Class Drop

It’s been a big day for WildStar fans due to the announcement of the final two classes, the Medic and the Engineer. Both classes look like a lot of fun, but this week the focus is all about the Medic. That means you can learn a whole lot more about the class by checking out its official class page, and by tuning into the AMA reddit on Thursday and the livestream showing off the new class on Saturday.

Continue reading to see the official announcement from Carbine, and let us know what you think of the class in the comments below. Continue reading →

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It is official – Medic and Engineer last two classes

Carbine Studios just released an awesome trailer showcasing all the classes you’ll be able to play once the game launches, including the two unrevealed classes. They are Medic and Engineer! Medic will obviously be a healing class. There is a Dev Speak video released about the medic (more about that in the next news post) and they are ultra high-tech, close range, hybrid healers and damage dealers. They carry these sci-fi looking cannon-guns called Resonators into battle and I am not sure if they fry you until you are healed or heal you until you are fried. Engineer is not there to change your oil and tighten your screws (as the main character in the video trailer so regretably says). They seem to have robot pets that will take care of all your pest problems and more. They seem to be able to have all four robots active at the same time and carry a shotgun type weapon which makes them a mid-range/long-range class with pets (hunter anyone?). I am sure we will find out more about these in the next Carbine class drop, but in the meantime enjoy some screenshots from the trailer and the trailer itself.

Video can be found after the break

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The Stalker Sneaks Onto The Screen In The Latest Class Drop

It’s week 4 in WildStar’s Epic Class Drop event, and this week it’s all about the Stalker. If you want to sneak around and sink your claws into opponents Wolverine style, then the Stalker in the class for you.

The usual order of events the Carbine has been following for the past few class reveals is going to be a little altered due to Thanksgiving being this week. Continue  reading after the break to see the new schedule and hear all about the (re)reveal of the Stalker class straight from the devs. Continue reading →

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The New and Improved Spellslinger

I like to imagine the idea for the Spellslinger came out of brainstorming session devoted to making the idea of a cowboy in space even more appealing. It’s not necessary an easy task at first glance, some of the most iconic and recognizable sci-fi characters define what a space cowboy truly is. Then the folks over at Carbine studios, geniuses that they are, said “Let’s give them magic pistols!” And thus the Spellslinger was born.

For the third week in a row the WildStar team is showing off their new and improved class designs, and this week it’s all about the Spellslinger. Continue reading to see the news post containing links for all the info on the Spellslinger. Continue reading →

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Esper Dev Speak Video

It is that time of the week – time for another class dev speak. This time Carbine developers go into more detail about Esper, the ranged dps/healer of the game. It also has various crowd control abilities (snares, roots, knockbacks, knosckdowns, subdue, “monitor turn-offs”), buffes and de-buffs and a freakin’ psionic blade that he manifests into existence to kill enemies.

As always, the video has some easter eggs in the disclaimer section and we have ripped out the frames for easy browsing of what the Disclaimer guy had to say (and to find out what he had for dinner that night apparently).

Click here to see the Disclaimer guy’s rant

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The Warrior Reborn

The Warrior is a class that was already introduced, but it’s received a new coat of paint since then and it’s time to take a second look. The warrior is exactly what you expect if you’ve played any MMO before; they have big weapons, big armor, they can tank, and they can dish out the damage. The interesting twist with WildStar’s warrior is their arm canon, which looks like it will give the warrior a few options when it comes to dealing with enemies at a range.

Head over to the official Warrior class page to get the full details straight from the developers themselves, and let us know what you think of the Warrior’s reintroduction in the comments below.

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First WildStar Livestream This Saturday

The very first of the WildStar livestreams will happen this Saturday, November 9th, at 12PM PST. The stream will be focused on a particular class, though there is no mention of which one will be featured. The team did state that it would be one of the classes that are already known, but there is a ton of new info that the team will be showing off during the stream.

Make sure to tune in to WildStar’s Twitch Channel on Saturday to catch the stream. If you can’t watch the stream live don’t fret, the footage will be made available to watch on YouTube about a week after the livestream.

You can read the official announcement from Carbine Studios here.

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