Many people from all over Nexus have been hoping for a day when they’d have another shot at Fortunes long since retired from Madame Fay’s tiny golden orbs. Well good news—the Madame has sensed the desires of the people and is in the business of keeping attuned to their sympathetic vibrations! Her inventory has been fully refreshed with a bevy of returning space-themed Fortunes, including unique mounts, pets, toys, and cosmetic changes for your character. What’s more, joining this revived selection are three all-new mounts! With each Fortune you open there’s a chance to score a yellow, blue, or ultra-rare gold Industrial BoreBot mount.



Unlike recent Fortunes updates, there’s no gilding catalyst this time around you need to trade in BoreBot variants for the gold version, nor are these mounts on any sort of limited rotation. All three colors have a chance to appear in your chosen Fortunes for the duration of this stock’s availability, but it’ll take a little extra luck to strike gold.

Take a look at some of the returning goods and see if there’s anything you fancy.





Fortune Coins are purchased directly from the In-Game Store, and can be used to purchase Madame Fay Fortunes, which can include a wide variety of items, currencies, and consumables. Hit your ‘N’ key to bring up the In-Game Store.

The Big Game Hunters of Nexus have been stalking the wild beasts and challenging the nastiest depths of this mysterious, treasure-filled planet for years now, and they simply don't have enough room to store all the amazing loot they've accumulated. But they can't just give these amazing rewards away to anyone who hasn't earned them. They've established the Dungeon Chase so dungeon delvers from all over the galaxy can prove their worth and earn amazing items themed around dungeon mainstays like the Osun, the Torine Swordmaidens, and the Protostar Corporation. And remember, during this event you can set your sights cross-faction to help fill out your dungeon group.

By completing dungeons during the Dungeon Chase event you’ll earn Small Game Scraps you can exchange for Big Game Bucks with Exchanger Gigax. And like their name implies, Big Game Bucks are used to buy all sorts of limited-time housing plot décor pieces from his partner, Collector Davarn. Both Exchanger Gigax and Collector Davarn can be found in the capital cities.

Of course good ol’ Protobucks or OmniBits can be used to buy Big Game Bucks in bundles from the In-Game Store, as well as two unique Dungeon Cases only available during select times of the event. Dungeon Cases might contain housing plot décor pieces, in addition to other exclusive rewards like the Torine Stripe Pumera or Swordcat mounts, Swordkitten pets, or one of the Dungeon Crawler décor NPCs decked out in stunning Osun armor. Collector Davarn also offers crates of randomly assorted Protostar-themed Proto-Tector décor NPCs for your Big Game Bucks.






In case you’re wondering what happened to the Proto Case from previous Dungeon Chases, the following items can be purchased with Big Game Bucks directly from Collector Davarn:

• All pieces from the Protostar décor set
  
• All NPC décor, including the Housing Supervisor and Protostar Drillbot
  
• Crates of randomly assorted Dungeon Crawler NPCs
  
• "ProtoSwing Dance Time" Music Track

July 3–5, July 7–10





Each opened Swordmaiden Case is guaranteed to give you currency (either gold or Service Tokens) and either 2 décor pieces, or 1 item from the NPC, Iconic NPC, or Other lists:

• Décor Items
  • Torine Statue
    
  • Torine Head Statue
    
  • Leafy Moss Green Tree
    
  • Forge (Torine)
    
  • Temple Ruins (Style 1)
    
  • Stone Door (Torine)
    
  • Torch Staff
• NPC Décor
  • Swordmaiden
    
  • Life Elemental
    
  • 1 random Dungeon Crawler from a large grab bag
    
  • Iconic NPC Décor
    
  • Axis Pheydra
• Other
  • "Oath of the Swordmaiden" Music Track
    
  • Torine Twilight Skybox
    
  • Torine Striped Pumera Mount
    
  • Torine Striped Swordkitten Pet
    
  • Torine Swordcat Mount
    
  • Torine Swordkitten Pet
    
  • 1 of 3 Flasks (Experience, R&R, and Riches)

July 5–10





Each opened Forge Case is guaranteed to give you currency (either gold or Service Tokens) and either 2 décor pieces, or 1 item from the NPC, Iconic NPC, or Other lists:

• Décor Items
  • Osun Door
    
  • Osun Statue, Head
    
  • Osun Pillar
    
  • Osun Platform
    
  • Osun Chain
    
  • Empty Weapon Rack (Osun)
    
  • Osun Anvil
• NPC Décor
  • Osun Juggernaut
    
  • Osun Hatewitch
    
  • 1 random Dungeon Crawler from a large grab bag
• conic NPC Décor
  • Avra Darkos
• Other
  • "The Fortress" Music Track
    
  • Forgemaster's Delight Skybox
    
  • Torine Striped Pumera Mount
    
  • Torine Striped Swordkitten Pet
    
  • Torine Swordcat Mount
    
  • Torine Swordkitten Pet
    
  • 1 of 3 Flasks (Experience, R&R, and Riches)

Starting July 7 at 10am PDT both cases will be available until the Dungeon Chase ends at 10am PDT, July 10.


Learn more about this rotation of Chases and the coming updates we have in store for in-game events!

A plethora of fanciful items have made their way to the In-Game Store in recent weeks. Do yourself a favor and have a look-see!



Ringer (Avatus) Hoverboard





Deep Diver Costume



Chrome & Shimmering Costumes



Inspiring & Tempestuous Body Auras





Summer Sky & Ground



Alien Flora & Fauna



Summer Splash



Sandcaslte



Seashell FABkit





Yellow



Royal



Combatant

• Launch the game
  
• Click on the Phineas icon on the bottom left, or press the letter “U” on your keyboard

Most everything on the store can be purchased using either OmniBits (a free currency earned in-game alongside XP) or Protobucks, so get your Protostar-approved items today!


All this icing looking pretty sweet? Then dive in today and get yourself a galaxy-sized slice of WildStar cake—no subscription required.

Now that the Starfall anniversary is nearing its end, it’s high time to look ahead at what the future holds for these types of recurring festivities and talk about what is happening with Chases.

With any in-game event, it’s important to us that your participation feels especially rewarding and relevant to the content being highlighted. One issue with the current Chase events is that a bulk of the rewards are valued housing customization pieces gated behind activities that aren’t necessarily geared toward the dedicated builders out there. To address this we’re going to be phasing out Chases and introducing a new, more fitting event to offer the décor sets and many other housing pieces previously found as Chase rewards.


Before we get to the new event, we’re going to spin up each of the Chases for one last hurrah. We hope you’ll enjoy and take full advantage of the Chase finales, especially if you want to collect the rewards they offer sooner rather than later:

• Dungeon Chase: July 3–10
• Battle Chase: July 17–24
• Space Chase: July 31–August 7
• Sim-Chase: August 14–21

Full details for each Chase will be posted with the launch of the event.


After the Chase events are indefinitely paused, in a future update we’ll be introducing Residential Renovation! Players will help housing designer and renovator extraordinaire, Sara Conavius, by completing a variety of activities to earn currency which can be traded for rewards.

We’re currently planning to run this weeklong event once a month, and rotate former Dungeon, Battle, and Sim Chase rewards each time—this means rewards from each former Chase will be available on a three-month rotation. We’ll share more details about how the Residential Renovation event works, as well as what we plan to do with former Space Chase rewards, at a later date.


Before we signoff, let’s recap all events that’ll be in rotation following these changes.

• Double XP X-Plosion! – Make the most of your leveling adventures by earning twice as much XP from all sources.
• Power, Prestige, and PvP! – Square off against other players in PvP to receive double the Prestige reward.
• Glory Days – Boost your PvE prowess with double the Glory gains from all sources.
• Blessing of Essence – Blast through your Primal Matrix to reach new levels of power with double the acquisition of Crimson, Cobalt, and Viridian Primal Essence.
• Boss Hunter Challenge – Earn extra rewards every time you slay a world boss or legendary champion.
• zPrix Invitational – Take a break from combat and hit the race tracks for some fast and furious rewards.
• Residential Renovation – Upcoming new housing event! Stay tuned for details.

Annual Holiday Events

• Starfall Anniversary – Grab a bevy of bonuses and login rewards to commemorate WildStar’s birthday during the month of July.
• Shade’s Eve – Enjoy this unique fall holiday with a slew of seasonal activities and rewards.
• Protostar’s Gala Winterfest Extravaganza – Get caught in the season of gift giving (and buying) featuring all kinds of activities and rewards.

Want more info on the journey ahead for WildStar? Head to the forums and check out the most recent DevConnect: July Preview!

Expanding on the range of difficulty settings added to dungeons and Expeditions with the Power of the Primal Matrix update earlier this year, 1.7.2 introduces Prime Raids beginning with Y-83 Prime Level 1! If you enjoy raiding and want better incentives to return to previous raid tiers, this system is built for you. Likewise, if you’re looking for a method to keep a consistent raid schedule while ensuring that you continue to grow your character’s power at max-level, Prime Raids offer you this opportunity.




Prime difficulty in raids will function quite a bit differently compared to other Prime instances. For example, Prime Level 1 is relatively uniform in the challenges and rewards presented across all dungeons; whereas Prime Raids will more closely mirror existing raid progression and offer an extension—that increases with each raid and Prime Level—beyond the challenges and rewards of their normal difficulty counterparts.

Y-83 Prime Level 1 is the first tier of extended raid progression following Redmoon Terror, and is intended to best suit coordinated groups that have completed all existing raids and are geared accordingly. Following 1.7.2, each raid dungeon will be released in separate game updates at Prime Level 1, adding another step up in difficulty and gear power. Once all raid dungeons have been made available at Prime Level 1, the system will continue the progression pattern at Prime Level 2, and so on.




It’s important to note that Prime Raids scale enemy health and damage by a percentage above the existing version of the dungeon. Given that Y-83 has a Hard Mode modifier that can be applied in combat to buff boss health and damage, as well as enable additional encounter mechanics, groups that enter the dungeon at Prime Level 1 will still have the option to further increase the difficulty by activating Hard Mode. This effectively means Y-83 has four distinct difficulties with the inclusion of the Prime setting—normal, Prime Level 1, Hard Mode, and Prime Level 1 Hard Mode.

In addition, each Prime Raid has a unique lockout per Prime Level, which in 1.7.2 gives you the choice of clearing the existing version of Y-83 (normal or Hard Mode), as well as Prime Level 1 (normal or Hard Mode) between each instance lockout reset.


To ease some of the burden players have experienced while hunting Progenitor Access Particles, they now have a rare chance to drop throughout Prime Dungeons, during Arcterra five-player encounters, and in World Boss and Arcterra Boss loot bags. In addition, the chance to obtain a Progenitor Access Particle has increased slightly at the end of Prime Dungeons and when turning in Tier-2 Contracts.




To view the full 1.7.2 patch notes head to the Game Updates forum.

Hello all!
 
In an effort to keep DevConnect topics coming out at regular intervals and ensure that the subject matter is relevant to the community, we’re changing up the scope of the series. Going forward, DevConnect topics will serve as monthly previews, giving players an opportunity to glimpse what we have planned on the horizon for the following month. We encourage all of you to continue using these topics to provide your feedback on our monthly calendar, or anything you feel we’re missing that needs to be addressed.
 
We hope you’ll find this DevConnect format more useful and certainly a more consistent, reliable communication channel. With that said, here’s a look at what should be on everyone’s radar for June.

It’s WildStar’s third birthday! To commemorate the occasion, the Starfall Anniversary Celebration starts June 1 and runs through June 30, featuring four week-long events and free login rewards throughout the month! View full details in the Starfall preview article.

• Week 1: June 1–8
  
  • Event: Blessing of Essence
    
    • 50% boost to base Crimson, Cobalt, and Viridian Primal Essence Collection
  • Login Reward: Classy Caps Collection
• Week 2: June 9–15
  
  • Bonus Event: Glory Days
    
    • Double Glory acquisition
  • Login Reward: On the House Decoration Pack
• Week 3: June 16–22
  
  • Bonus Event: Boss Hunter Challenge
    
    • Earn extra rewards for world boss and legendary champion kills by collect Shiny Tokens to turn in for a Lucky Lopp Lockbox
  • Login Reward: Two Many Trinkets Bundle
• Week 4: June 23–30
  
  • Bonus Event: Double XP X-Plosion
    
    • Double all XP gains
  • Login Reward: Protostar Party Parcel

Game update 1.7.2 arrives on June 7 and introduces Prime Raids with Prime 1 Y-83.

Keep an eye out for the return of Communities to the PTR in early June. We’re making some updates to the feature based on feedback we’ve received thus far and look forward to additional player testing.

• WildStar 3rd Anniversary Celebration Stream: Date TBD
  
  • If you’re not careful this just might become a reality again (perhaps even with another cupcake to Pappy’s face?).
• Double XP X-Plosion Dev Plays: Friday, June 24
  
  • With the X-Plosion circling around again during Starfall, Pappy and Conguero will seek to continue their leveling adventures and create a guild for the faithful among you to join.

Be on the lookout for the following items, and likely much more, hitting the In-Game Store in June.

• Summer Hoverboard
• Summer Décor Pack
• Surfboard Sampler Décor Pack
• Sandcastle Décor Pack

As we announced on livestream last Friday, May 26, we’re planning to update some of our in-game events and how they’re run in the future. A lot of players have been asking about Chase events and awaiting info from us, so before we make any event changes, we’re going to be running all Chases one last time beginning in July. We’ll have more details on the upcoming event changes to share in the last week of June, as well as the July schedule of Chase events.

We truly hope you enjoy Starfall and will join us in celebrating WildStar’s third birthday! This game has seen much diversity since launch, and it’s our pleasure to have such a passionate and dedicated community. Please let us know what you think of this new DevConnect format and any of the topics listed above.
 
Cheers,
 
Team WildStar

Good people of Nexus,

During the entire month of June we’re celebrating WildStar’s third birthday with a reimagined Starfall anniversary event! It’s been a wild ride these past three years and it’s time again to commemorate our interstellar journey together. Starfall provides us with an important opportunity to honor all players for your passion, dedication, and loyalty. After all, we couldn’t do it with you!

For those of you who joined us for the Starfall festivities last year, you’ll notice that the event has been changed significantly based on player feedback. Ultimately we want Starfall to be a fun and rewarding celebration for the entire WildStar community, and we hope the changes this year reflect that.

Throughout the whole month we’re running a series of WildStar’s most lucrative bonus events on a weekly rotation, offering you out-of-this-world benefits from four different events back-to-back. But that’s not all! With Starfall there will also be a unique reward pack delivered to your Account Inventory just for logging in each week! Make sure you transmat to Nexus every week in June to claim your rewards and take full advantage of the bonus events. Below you’ll find the event and reward schedule.

• EVENT: Blessing of Essence
  • 50% boost to base Crimson, Cobalt, and Viridian Primal Essence collection
  • Stacks with other multipliers (excluding Catch-up)
• LOGIN REWARD: Classy Caps Collection
  • Primo Party Hat & Glasses
  • The Facesnuggler
  • Loyalist Beret
  • Malgrave Sandwrap

• EVENT: Glory Days
  • Double Glory acquisition
• LOGIN REWARD: On the House Decoration Pack
  • Cyberspace Grid (Ground)
  • Grand Finale (Sky)

• EVENT: Boss Hunter Challenge
  • Extra rewards for world boss and legendary champion kills
  • Collect Shiny Tokens to turn in for a Lucky Lopp Lockbox stocked with updated rewards:
    • Gold and Service Tokens
    • Primal Essence Pack—random chance of 100, 250, or 500 Crimson, Cobalt, or Viridian
    • Stop and Go Dye
    • Tribal Hoverboard with flair
    • Tribal Costume
    • Moody Moodie Mask pet
    • Dancing Moodie NPC Décor
    • Moodie Totem toy
    • 24 “Carrots” toy
• LOGIN REWARD: Two Many Trinkets Bundle
  • Starfall Cupcake Rocket
  • Starfall Discoball Spinner

• EVENT: Double XP X-Plosion!
  • Double all XP gains
  • Stacks with other bonuses
• LOGIN REWARD: Protostar Party Parcel
  • DJ Turntable
  • DJ Discoball
  • Starfall Cupcake Year 3

As announced back in February, everyone who has been a Signature member for at least 90 cumulative days between January 1 and June 1 will receive an explosive set of firework mount flair! We’ll be sending this gift set out to qualifying players in the coming weeks.




In addition to the myriad bonuses and rewards available to you during Starfall 2017, you’re welcome to help yourself to the Starfall Anniversary Pack available on the In-Game Store exclusively during the month of June. This party pack will always contain a type of currency—gold, Service Tokens, or OmniBits—and two random items from a dazzling selection of goods originally offered during Starfall 2015 and 2016, including:

• Toys
  • Unofficial Anniversary Party Starter
  • Secondhand Dance-Plosion Device
  • Perilous Pyrotechnics
  • Commemorative Anniversary Party-Starter
  • Commemorative Dance-Plosion Device
  • Sky High
  • Sparking Spurs
• Sky Remodels
  • Starfall
• Décor
  • Firework Décor Pack
  • Commemorative First Annual Anniversary Cupcake
  • Starfall Cupcake
  • Fancy Firework Décor Pack
• Pets
  • Rocket Rowsdower
  • Commemorative Anniverserowsdower

These few years of WildStar have been an absolute thrill for all of us here at Carbine Studios. We’re so thankful to have you along for this voyage. Here’s to many more adventures to come!

For a limited-time Protostar will match your experience point for point, which means you earn twice the XP every time you earn XP during this special event. The XP X-Plosion runs from May 26 at 2am PDT until 11:59pm PDT on May 29.

Keep in mind that the double XP from this Double XP X-Plosion! event stacks with the bonuses from Signature, and Signature offers a ton of other great benefits too!

We recommend maximizing Protostar’s very generous Double XP X-Plosion! by tackling adventures, expeditions, and dungeons, which you can queue for by using the Content Finder (N). Already level 50? During the event you can earn Elder Gems twice as fast to purchase items like Ability or AMP points. When you hit the weekly cap of 350 Elder Gems, your XP is converted to gold. It’s a good time to make good use of your time!


Every Double XP X-Plosion! Friday beginning at 2pm PST / 5pm EST / 11pm CEST, Game Director Chad “Pappy” Moore and Community Manager Jonathan “Conguero” Brown embark on their own leveling adventures—streamed live on http://twitch.tv/WildStar—and you’re invited! Pappy and Conguero are playing their alts during each run of the XP event and while streaming their experiences on Twitch, giving anyone who wants to join in the fun an easy opportunity to dedicate a little time to a new alt and take Nexus by storm with NCSOFT staff!


Don’t have any WildStar characters yet? The Double XP X-Plosion! event is the perfect time to start, and it’s completely free!

The Mordesh may have narrowly escaped an extinction-level viral outbreak followed by an unquestionably inhumane quarantine, but just as art is a reflection of culture, sometimes resilience in the face of tragedy truly inspires statements of high fashion. Now all the hippest crews on Nexus can don the type of garb that says chic yet functional. The materials that were originally manufactured to keep a decomposed Mordesh body intact will now also keep you looking fly, whether on the battle field or in the club. Fashion-forward but eloquently understated, this Mordesh costume even has the soothing aesthetic of cybernetic implants and Vitalus Serum storage compartments.




Velocerix have always made for reliable and intimidating mounts—they get you where you need to go while striking fear in the hearts of your enemies. And, overcome with Contagion and surgically enhanced to thrive (life . . . finds a way), this particular Velocirex takes the reptilian brooding to a whole new level.




Whether serving the Dominion or the Exiles, we can probably all agree that Mordesh fashion and technology just looks cool. Combine that unmistakable style with the undeniable cuteness of a baby trask and you’ve got yourself an adorable, must-have companion. Adopt this little tyke now and it’ll enthusiastically follow you to the edge of the galaxy.




To put the ultimate exclamation point on your affinity for all things Mordesh, you’ll want to harness your artful eye for interior decoration. Mordesh décor brings to the home a unique blend of modernity and morbid luxury. And with a well-placed coffin in the bedroom, every slumber will feel eternal!

• Launch the game
  
• Click on the Phineas icon on the bottom left, or press the letter “U” on your keyboard

Most everything on the store can be purchased using either OmniBits (a free currency earned in-game alongside XP) or Protobucks, so get your Protostar-approved items today!


All this icing looking pretty sweet? Then dive in today and get yourself a galaxy-sized slice of WildStar cake—no subscription required.

The Prime Difficulty instance rotation has been expanded to include one dungeon and two Expeditions with Skullcano, Rage Logic, and Outpost M-13. We hope players will enjoy the ability to venture through even more instance classics to experience new levels of challenge and reward!


Leaderboards have been expanded to include PvE content, allowing you to see how you measure up against other solo players or groups in Prime Expeditions, or how your group compares to others running Prime Dungeons. You can view completion times, medals, and group members for each instance, as well as browse individual Prime tiers to check out the competition at any level. See how you stack up against your peers for top bragging rights!


The new Shared Realm Bank allows you to deposit or withdraw items using a storage space that’s shared among all characters of the same realm on your account. To unlock your own Realm Bank, purchase the Shared Realm Bank Unlock from the In-Game Store and visit an Account Depositron wherever personal banks are found. Need even more space? No problem! The Realm Bank can be expanded to provide plenty of room for all your unbound and account-bound belongings.




Madame Fay is once again mustering her magical might to conjure up a whole new collection of captivating curiosities. For her latest offerings she’s chosen an island paradise theme, and in true larger-than-life Nexus fashion the Madame has included a healthy helping of prehistoric pre-hysteria! Learn more about Madame Fay’s new Fortunes.

• General
  • Fixed an issue where Revolver Missiles were sometimes not showing.
  • Cosmic Rewards
    • Tier-8 Loyalty rewards have been added.
  • Primal Essences
    • Fixed a bug that allowed more than one Essence reward multiplier at a time to apply to Daily quests.
    • Fixed a bug that caused players to no longer receive the World Boss Essence bonus if they left the Public Event area before the boss died.
    • Fixed an issue where players could fail to properly receive Essences earned in dungeons and raids.
• Instances
  • Grouping
    • Fixed an issue that prevented Vote Kick from functioning properly in some situations.
  • Scaling Items
    • Scaling items dropped in a non-rallied normal dungeon will now have a base item level equal to the dungeon level, instead of player level, if the player level is higher than the dungeon level.
  • Dungeons
    • Fixed an issue to ensure players who die several times don’t qualify for a Gold medal.
    • Sanctuary of the Swordmaiden
      • Deathbringer Shallaos once again has her full range of abilities.
  • Expeditions
    • Evil from the Ether
      • The Gold medal requirements are now more consistent with other Expeditions.
    • They Came From Fragment Zero!
      • Players who get disconnected after passing through airlocks will no longer find themselves locked outside after reconnecting.
• Content
  • Contracts
    • “Troubleshooter” will now correctly flag as completed when finishing Prime Evil from the Ether.
  • Quests
    • Whitevale
      • Fixed an edge case during the quest “The Dominion Did It” where the Door Control Panel might fail to become operational.
• Tradeskills
  • Technologist
    • Epochos and Adventus formulas will now appropriately list prerequisites.
• User Interface
  • Action Set Builder
    • Fixed an issue where menu entry would sometimes not display correctly.
  • Apollo API
    • Fixed a client crash that could occur when working with reward rotations before the client fully loaded.
    • Updated function: GameLib.GetRewardRotations() - The reward info tables returned now include a Granted value to indicate if the reward has already been earned.
    • Incremented API version number to 15.
  • Combat Log
    • Fixed an issue where Kill Streak log lines would add an extra character before the player name in English.
  • Holo-Wardrobe
    • The Holo-Wardrobe can now be expanded to store up to an additional 2000 appearances, up from 500.
  • MatchMaker
    • Bonus rewards that have already been earned are now removed from the UI.
    • A checkbox has been added to the Bonus Rewards tab to include bonuses that have already been earned.
    • Fixed a lua error when getting a queue role check while looking at the Primal Rewards tab.
  • WelcomeWindow
    • Fixed a lua error that would happen when using a custom Mini-map addon that did not load dependencies that the WelcomeWindow used, but were loaded from the Mini-ma addon.