Saturday, September 8, 2018

See You Nexus Cowboy!

See You Nexus Cowboy!
( Or my Final Thoughts on Wildstar)



It is with a heavy heart, and a  bit of sadness to be writing the final bit of content creation for the 
MMORPG Wildstar.
Made by Carbine Studios hands down in my opinion encapsulated all what I felt should have been perfect for this type of game. I don't even say this lightly, I'm not young, nor jaded, nor a fanboy, I simply have a level of respect a game project and those involved deserve. Let me get a bit more intricate and explain why I feel this way. So I've been a gamer since I was roughly 7 years old, waaaaaaaaaay back in 1985, as I said I'm not young lol. I just got into computer gaming though roughly around 2008-2009 through a Mountain Dew Promo for "another" MMO...I doubt I have to name it to be honest. I went through A LOT of  MMOs and I mean alot...If there's one I haven't played I'd be surprised and some I enjoy and some I do not.
When the pre-Alpha/Beta news began appearing for Wildstar I saw it and had doubts, it was sci-fi for one and most sci-fi games don't work, I love sci-fi books and movies but many games just are broken. So even though I signed up for the beta I was a bit disillusioned at that point from a dozen or so sub par MMOs I'd already tried. I don't want to praise this game as perfect, nothing is or ever will be, but I can point out a couple things that some may know, others may not. First is the dedication for the core of what I feel no MMOs do that they should, but simply fake it or skip it....community. It seems fundamental for a Massively Multiplayer situation where community can drive the game, but it's a funny thing really.
Now I want you to understand something, I've seen communities in other games, plenty, but mostly toxic, or lackluster, and especially simply driven by greed or hollow thoughts permeate these places often. Little did many know that back in pre-beta, before even the game was playable hard working people at Carbine did things above and beyond to promote their game. Joining and talking on fan made sites forums and boards, talking on fan podcasts, and joining people in weird little chat rooms having silly talks and discussing future possible game items. This was all unnecessary things with already fans invested in the game. I was involved in MANY and I mean many forum posts, and discussions and even DMs on Twitter with people like the music composer who I seriously consider a friend to this day. This wasn't some "oh hey look we are cool, play our game please!" It was people being people proud of their jobs and wanting to share in the fandom.
These devs, and community staff, and voice actors never "had" to do any of the personal talks, autographs or the company didn't have to make a plushie simply because a couple hundred people were like "That would be an awesome thing to have" but they did. All this and I'm not even getting into the game itself which while I could go on for days about i'll simplify it. In a world of half finished, sub par, "early access", and mediocre games Wildstar launched 100% complete, as much content and some areas more than most on the market and it continued to produce valid content for years. That's it, it's not perfect but if people can say anything the level of work ethic had to be close.
Why did people like or dislike it is a strange question. There are the fanboys I'm sure and there are the haters but I can say based on my personal interviews (In this very blog actually) it came down to likely 3 categories. The first being a love for the work accomplished and proud to play the game. The second falls in the middle was the difficulty, some relished the hardcore-ish aspect but others were like "forget this I die less in the other game...see ya" which makes me laugh but I digress. Third is the other end of the spectrum who want something that does not exist and therefore "Wildstar Sucks" is the best they can say, whether they whine on things like the graphical style or the combat or whichever flame of the week those situations are unavoidable.
What this comes down to is a weird situation I fail to fully understand. The game is fun, tons of content for various play types, Likely the most creative cinematics I'd have a hard time believing anyone could argue about. and as I said a development team so connected and approachable it all meshed into an unreal situation. In the end I know that many "gamers" are fickle and a bit odd at times, only latching onto either brand loyalties or "the next big thing" so how some...games....continue that I feel don't deserve it and others don't may be a bit of a mystery, wrapped in an Enigma, that maybe just maybe sits in a case in a museum on Nexus that someday a crazy Chua finds and finds a way to blow up the Universe. Hey until that day to all my fellow Wildstar fans, Nexians, I suppose you Exiles, and those  proud Dominion of  Domination members, yes even the Chua, The Sun may be dipping below the horizon for a final time but  Nexus shall never truly disappear.



Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Nexus Newzflash in 2017!!!



It's 2017 Cupcakes!!!

A New year of fun and dangerous exploits all across Nexus! Ages ago (well a couple years) Nexus Newzflash kept people up to date with all kinds of information across Nexus and beyond (This is where normally i'd say FOR MONEY) and now a new studio has been built, a few select individuals on Nexus have been hired and Newzflash returns in 2017 Soon all the real and maybe some "exaggerated" aspects lol but isn't that the Cassian way...sorry had to.:)

So most 2nd and 4th Wildstar Wednesday tune into both https://www.youtube.com/mrzilvis78
and
https://vid.me/The_Z_Files for all your informative and most importantly silly Newz!

Friday, October 2, 2015


Hello, hello new players and old to Nexus and all those wild stars above to behold!
WildStar has been revamped and I for one am quite glad,
and this new change I can see no real bad!
So grab yourself a drink-maybe a snack or two,
and check out what Mr. Z has in store for you!



Sunday, July 19, 2015

RESURRECTION DAY! Protostartopia returns soon!

RESURRECTION DAY IS COMING!!!!

Greetings and Salutations! It's nice to say that again, I am -Z- as some know me, others Zil or Zilvis is fine. Being that I'm playing Wildstar quite regularly again plus starting some weekly WZW(Wild Z Wednesday) on my you tube channel found here https://www.youtube.com/user/MrZilvis78 the blog is BACK! Yeah, glad this don't have autocorrect or that phrase could go totally wrong. :) Anywho, what can be expected on Protostartopia 2.0 as i get back in, art of course, updates based around the game maybe and my channel and such. Any new WildStar related items appearing soon in my Etsy shop, regular articles talking about my opinions on each class, race, aspect of the game. Finally I may dive back into the community and see who's still out there by once again posting my Sunday Sit down series, interviews with the best and brightest in the community. All this and chips! OK maybe not chips but Granok beer for those old enough might be supplied...if that Chua can find some more that fell off the back of a truck...hmm...but until then keep your feet on Nexus, may your tail wave true, and keep your gears oiled, whomever those apply to guys....things are gonna get wild yes but more importantly things are about to get real!

-Z-

Saturday, September 6, 2014

WS art fun: Chua Strain & Sa-sa-Sabotage!

Did a couple art pieces recently,finally got the issues worked out and here they are, first up is an unfortunate Chua who stumbled upon the strain....oh dear.








































Second is what I first thought of when I heard about the Sabotage PvP in WS, lol
























Enjoy all, might do up some colored ones soon :)

MegaServers are a go! Sir Yes Sir!

      Hey all Z here, I won't make this some long drawn out debate on whether mega server news for WildStar is good or bad, simply my quick opinion as a long time MMO player and having seen both versions of individual servers versus mega server situations. 
       I have been in super busy servers in games, low population servers, and nearly dead servers. This isn't a case of "What's best for Carbine or WildStar?" It's what's best for the players. Now It's no shock to gamers like myself who have been dragged through the MMO mud of dodgy server issues, servers suddenly going from strong and dominant to empty and lackluster. Going the mega server route early and in a open and obviously planned way is smart I'd say.  I spent the better part of five years on a low pop server in a former MMO, I heard the argument often "Why not transfer?" There's many answers in the end but joining a  certain server usually is for friends,or at least people you prefer to play alongside. Going the alt route of course is an option and I have done such things but my main is my main and often what I play ninety percent of the time.
     The argument against mega servers can be sometimes harsh but things like increased lag or stability issues are often brought up. Now I can say this because for over seven years I online game played on horrible laptop after horrible laptop, settings often on low and still dealing with sub-par game play, I understand believe me that buying  a gaming pc can be a tough decision, but all those years even though it was annoying and I casually would let people know I dealt with it and when I could I got a  decent rig,so if you want to play bad enough no lag or issues will make you complain,if it's a horrible experience move down a step to something you can play,it's fairly simple in the end. So wrapping up am i happy with the news..yes...I may not be on a ton, I may not raid, I am bad at PvP (we all know this) BUT those that need more friends/comrades/people to gank..lol..can get them with Megas, so all the cupcakes this side and that side of Nexus welcome the change, embrace it, and just play the game guys. We all love the community, the company, and the game so let's show our support and go telegraph up these megas into a giant flashing ball of fun!

Sunday, June 22, 2014

-Z- VLOG for 6-22-2014 Updates!!!

Hey all Z is back to vids and game randomness! Just a quick update on my channel and why I was gone, sorry for the audio,mic is so-so but I am actually getting some Turtle Beach's soon! Should help with the livestreaming I hope, everyone have a great Sunday!