I like WoW, and my Final Fantasy project isn't going anywhere, but I decided to take on something new. I dabbled in Wildstar when it came out but haven't really touched it. It looked fun and is now free-to-play. Time for another try.
(Part of what got me revved up for this was a First Impressions video by the Lazy Peon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdAntKMOTcM )
The gist of this new project: I create a character in Wildstar and every time I hit a new level, I post about the stuff I do at that level. The zone I'm in, the story, the mechanics, the difficulty, the professions, the dungeons, the new abilities I get or choices I get - WHATEVER.
Also, I don't really care about spoilers too much for Wildstar. MMOs are different in that way to me than the FF project, where I hate even the smallest expectation spoilers. If you post, just try not to reveal massive story spoilers for Wildstar. Mechanic discussion and expectation spoilers are totally fine.
When in doubt: use rot13.com.
The pace for this project will be super casual. I plan 2-3 posts per week, Monday and Friday with Wednesday if time allows.
LET'S GO!!
Character Creation
Sci fi isn't usually my thing. When I start a fantasy game, I usually have a very specific archetype of a character in mind. A human mage or an orc warrior or something that speaks to me for whatever the setting.
I don't have that for Wildstar. I want to randomly roll a character and see what develops. I'll go to random.org when I have a choice. Like, if I am picking between four races, I'll list them and go to random.org, randomize a number between 1 and 4, and pick the race I associate with that number.
There's a guild that interests me on the Entity server on the Exile side, but beyond that faction the character will be random.
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Experience: Interesting! They tailor the starting experience to my prior MMO experience. I can pick "Novice," "New to Wildstar," or "Veteran." I go with "New to Wildstar."
Faction: The Exiles are rebels looking for a home. I get vaguely Browncoat vibes from them. Cool.
Race (1-4): Granok - Mordesh - Human - Aurin -- #4, Aurin
A small race with ears and tails. The Dominion destroyed their planet. Led by Queen Myala Everstar. If I remember correctly, they're kind of elfish in terms of loving nature.
Gender (1-2): Female - Male -- #1, Female
No real preference here. Female Aurin it is!
Class (1-3): Esper - Spellslinger - Stalker -- #1, Esper
The description here shows espers to be healers or spellcasters, with mind-based magic. I like it! Always interested in mental superpowers.
Path (1-4): Explorer - Scientists - Settler - Soldier -- #4, Soldier
I have vague memories of what the path in Wildstar means. Side quests or something? Again, no preference, so soldier sounds good.
I don't roleplay in terms of participating in "roleplay" in taverns or guilds and the like, but I do like to have a story for my character, a personality. I already see the beginnings of this character. A small and brutally fierce soldier who kicks ass with mind-magic? Yes please.
A quote from the Dresden Files book pops to mind, where Sanya describes the radiant Karrin Murphy as "tiny, but fierce!" Maybe this Aurin will be like that.
Customization (1-10): #9
The game gives me a TON of customization options. I won't touch them. This will be a randomized character, and that applies also to appearance. The game provides a "Randomize All" button. random.org picked #9, so I'll click that "Randomize All" button nine times. Let's see what she looks like.
Big mass of light blue hair, pink/purple skin, bright blue fox tail. Badass.
Name (1-10): #2, Forlla Needlefern
First and last names can also be randomized. The second randomization gives me Forlla Needlefern.
