So I am a gamer, I love all forms of games from RPGs (Role Playing Games), RTS (Real Time Strategy), FPS (First Person Shooters), MOBA (Multiplayer online battle arena).
However my all time favourite pass time is found in MMOs (Massively Multiplayer Online) I started off playing Everquest as a kid, then when World of Warcraft launched and it was my all time favourite, it was a great game that got me involved in various gaming communities which to this day still game together and have formed great gaming guilds.
However like most good things the magic that was WoW slowly got old and mu guild and I moved from one game to another picking up new members along the way, right now we are 50 close friends who have tried each MMO looking for the next big thing that would capture us the same way WoW did.
And now it feels like we have found that in NCsofts new MMO Wildstar.
when Wildstar launched on June 3rd 2014 it was well received but was mired with various gameplay issues and the other competing MMOs such as The Elder Scrolls Online where launching the same time as well. Regardless the guild came together to level up and play this new game, however after a year and with various communities leaving to try other games Wildstars popularity dwindled, and the core to any MMO is its community.
Just like that it felt like a great MMOs chance of success was gone, the guild stayed strong but divided in various other games that each member preferred playing.
However 2015 would see a Wildstar relaunch, the Devs decided that moving their payment plan from subscription based to free to play would breath new life to the game, at first I was sceptical, being a fan of MMOs does make you jaded to revamps, however I was still hopeful that Wildstar would rise from the ashes and that it did, with a massive boost of players, improved gameplay, improved graphics and a greater depth in story telling Wildstar saw a great reception and now with the other competing MMOs out of the way the path is clear for Wildstar to make its comeback.
Again the mind of an MMO player is still jaded, I logged online and was pleased to see many new players, but in today's day and age of a new game coming out each month that players loyalty to games is very rare.
The greatest feeling was going onto the Wildstar forums and reading praise on who beautiful Wildstar is and what a great game it is. Old school WoW players such as myself post on how Wildstar gives us the same feeling of exploration and fun that we had when first playing WoW.
The next amazing thing to see is players new to MMOs in game talking about how great the game is and how much fun they are having. This was enough for me to load up the game again, and jump back into the heart of Nexus, a few of my Guild members have joined me, a few others are still sceptical, I cant blame them as I said the mind of an MMO player is jaded. Hopefully with time this community will stay strong and more and more of my Guild members will join us on Planet Nexus. Time will tell on how well Wildstar does, but for the first time in a long time I am not worrying the future of a game but just happy to be playing it while I can and hope many more gamers new and old to the MMO experience will join me in this great game.
