Wildstar Community Magazine Issue 1 | Page 33

with my in-game friends, I resigned when you start playing with others. being able to experience it piece by myself to playing solo for a while. Far too often, the focus on the story piece; without pressure, and with takes a back seat to efficiency. Solo complete freedom. Even with my play, in contrast, brings out the best short play sessions, I delight in every of the “RPG” from an MMORPG. The new encounter and experience every focus is all about the immersion, new area with pure enjoyment. -Filthy (Solo) Casual Gamer“Solo” is kind of a dirty word in an MMO. MMOs are meant to be and WildStar really succeeds in played with other people, and the creating an experience on par with content is designed that way. The single-player role-playing games- disgruntled at how much time dungeons, end-game quests, and -if you take the time to notice. developers spend on solo content. The way gamers like to rush through raiding are all made so multiple players can coordinate with one There may be critics who are When I slowed down and paid content like it’s an obstacle to another. And the common attack attention, I discovered amazing their end-game makes questing against playing solo is this: “If layers of detail hidden in plain sight. seem like a waste of time. I think you don’t want to play with other The history of Nexus is deep, yet almost everyone playing now can people, why play an MMO at all?” the major players in it were right agree that the story in this game is in front of my eyes. I would find a amazing, and in my opinion, there journal penned by an influential is little need to rush through them. I’ve found from personal experience, there are times when it figure in a faction, who I then found just isn’t feasible to play with others. myself defeating a few minutes Some people are natural introverts. later in combat. I would discover this: take time and explore the Some do like to team up with others, paths which take me high up on world, even if you came to WildStar but find solo play relaxing. Some the treetops and find breathtaking for its raiding scene or the PvP people just enjoy playing alone, while views of the surrounding area. action. You may be amazed at still having a dynamic economy that Perfectly preserved datacube what you miss out on during is influenced by real players. In my recordings gave me glimpses of your two-day rush to level fifty. case, I simply didn’t have the time. Eldan experiments gone awry. The What I’ve discovered in Wildstar is sheer amount of back-story hidden That’s not the end, though. that, even if you do decide to go it in the lore journals could jump-start The best part of all of this is that alone, it’s still really fun to play. a whole series of fan-fiction novels. I’m not in any way restricted to My suggestion to everyone is staying solo. If I do find more time -100% Immersion- What I found here is one of the on my hands than usual, I can join richest, most vibrant worlds I’ve One of my complaints about MMORPGs is that immersion suffers some friends, or find new ones to had the pleasure of being a part of. attempt dungeons with, or join a And the best part of playing solo is random battleground just for fun. WildStar Community Magazine The GameOn Magazine // 33