The Colors of Nexus

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carbine studios, closure, games, gaming, MMO, mmorpg, shutdown, sunset, video games, wildstar

Of course I was going to write about this story. Even though I’ve seen the writing on the wall for this game a long time ago, it doesn’t make ultimately saying goodbye to WildStar not suck. Just suck a little bit less, as I’d made my peace with the matter a while ago.

Still, I’d be remiss if I didn’t provide a few final words regarding what was one of my favorite flawed MMO gaming experiences.

And this bright pink bastard in particular.

30 Videogame Answers, No Likes Part 2

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carbine studios, classic games, eve online, final fantasy iv, final fantasy ix, final fantasy vi, games, gaming, MMO, mmorpg, modern games, ratchet and clank, rpg, splatoon, uncharted, wildstar

So a couple of days ago I decided to turn an image that was circulating around Twitter in to a writing prompt. Which, overall, felt like a good idea but it ran awfully long. So this here’s part two of that blog!

I’m also re-using this image just because.

Blaugust Day 5 – The WildStar Stuff Post

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beta, business model, carbine studios, free to play, ptr, testing, wildstar

I had changed my mind about today’s Blaugust posting.  The original idea I had will be for tomorrow, but today I wanted to sort of jaw a bit about the coming patch for WildStar.

Massively OP’s aggregate post of all of the information that’s being dished out from multiple sources incited this post.  More specifically, the fact that, once more, WildStar has just sort of become this roller coaster ride in more than just its aesthetic and overall design.  It would seem that the business and development side of things enjoys vertical G’s.

I mean, this LOOKS like fun, but for a business I don’t know that it is.

WildStar Through Wolfy’s Eyes

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carbine studios, launch, MMO, review, state of the game, wildstar

It’s difficult being a fan of Carbine Studios and of WildStar.  The game’s meteoric flomp at launch has been the stuff of internet comment legend–the effigy held up over the pyre as a warning to every MMO that follows the “WoW-clone themepark” design model.  To say this game and its devs have been kicked while they’re down would be the understatement of videogaming 2015.  This game, its devs, its publisher and its fans have been absolutely ground in to the dirt, fueled by a combination of distrust of NCSoft, delight at underdelivery and just general internet jackassery.