Hey all, Pappy here!

It’s been an awesome few weeks for WildStar. As you probably know, we released on Steam on June 9, welcoming a bunch of crazy new kids to the WildStar family. Then last week we updated the game with some new PvP quests, additional lighting improvements, and some brand-spankin’ new shinies at Madame Fay’s Fortunes. Throw in there ten super-fun days of Space Chase, the continuing Starfall anniversary festivities, a new DevConnect, and you’ve got a full slate of delicious WildStar goodness.

But guess what? We ain’t done. Our next content update—Heroes Evolved—has just been released on the PTR, and it’s jam packed with exciting new systems and features that give you more choices on what you play, how you play, and who you play with! With Redmoon Terror and other new content set to release over the next few months, many of these features are focused on getting you prepared for more epic adventures on Nexus (and making sure that you look good doing it). Here are some of the highlights:

• Creating Level 50s: Players can purchase and create level-50 characters, allowing them to jump directly into max-level content. These characters will provide you with all of the necessary gear and system upgrades, along with some additional goodies to make sure you’re prepped for your big adventure on Nexus.
  
• Multi-Queuing: This long-awaited feature will allow you to queue up for multiple instances, either solo or as a group. We’re excited to get this feature out there, but we’re going to need your help testing it and getting it ready to go. More info on that (and a special reward if you do) below.
  
• New Race/Class Combinations: We’re adding two new race/class combinations to WildStar—Chua Warrior and Aurin Engineer. Sword-wielding space hamsters and gun-toting tree huggers are finally here!
  
• Race and Gender Changes: You’ll be able to change your race and gender inside the Chop Shop in this update. Been wanting to change that battle-scarred Draken Male into a highborn Cassian female? Don’t let your dreams be dreams.
  
• Path Master: You’ll also be able to learn and level up additional Paths, and switch between them any time you want. Become a super-smart explorer who likes to build stuff and blow it up at the same time!
  
• More Account-Wide Offerings: We’re making Protostar Promissory Notes (reputation turn-in items) into an account-wide currency that can be used by all of your characters, along with making a number of AMP and Ability Tier Points account tradeable. Altaholics assemble!
  
• Enhanced Arcterra Rewards: We are releasing some enhanced gear and other rewards to the Arcterra Soulfrost vendors, allowing players to get better prepared for veteran expeditions, dungeons and raids.

As I said above, the Heroes Evolved update is now live on the PTR and ready for you to help us test it. And if you do, you could get a Battlesworn costume back in the live game. We need to put the new multi-queuing feature through its paces, and we’re going to need your help. We’ll be organizing community playtests of the multi-queuing feature on the PTR, and those who participate during the specified times will be rewarded (along with the personal satisfaction that you have contributed to the success of one of WildStar’s coolest new features). Head over here for the details.

Last but not least, don’t forget that the Redmoon Terror—WildStar’s next raid—is also coming in August, along with some other new and exciting content that we’ll be announcing in the coming weeks. Stay tuned!

I want to end this update by giving a special shout out to the WildStar community for your passion and continued support. You have all really stepped up to help all of our new players, and have created a fun and welcoming environment where everyone can enjoy all the great things that the game has to offer. Team WildStar sends out a heartfelt “Thank You!” for your efforts.

See you all on Nexus!

Pappy

Coming to WildStar in the next update you’ll be able to rocket to max-level with a character boost! You’ll be able to boost a new character to level 50 with a purchase made directly from the character selection screen. Itching to try one of the upcoming new class/race combos? Boost a Chua Warrior to 50, and in no time you’ll be laughing manically as your space hamster cuts enemies down with a giant blade. Or maybe you’re looking to join your friends at max-level? Boost up a new character and get into high-end zones—like the frigid wastelands of Arcterra—and join them on one of the greatest challenges of all: getting that one person to actually show up for raid night. You know who you are.

Once at max-level you’ll be given a full character loadout of gear and consumables to help you set out on your grand adventure on Nexus. Along with a set of max-level Assault and Support gear, a race-specific mount, and some Platinum spending money, you’ll also get your chosen Path rewards, some Elder Gems, immediate access to housing, and a lot more—everything you need to conquer the wilds of Nexus.

And it’s all just in time for our upcoming release of Redmoon Terror this August, as we challenge players to conquer the most expansive raiding experience ever created by humans, some of the most challenging boss encounters ever dreamt of by sadistic maniacs, and discover some of the most shocking revelations in the rich and ongoing WildStar story ever written by whoever those story-writing guys are.

You can get a first crack at testing the character boost functionality on the upcoming Heroes Evolved update PTR, so stay tuned for details on how you can help us get it ready for prime time.


Haven’t yet checked out everything WildStar has to offer? What are you waiting for, it’s completely free!

This epic adventure of galactic proportions just got a whole lot more Steamy. To celebrate WildStar’s long-awaited Steam launch and kick off a summer of fun, we’ve got two new bundles of choice décor, pets, and mounts available now, and at a discounted price for a limited time in the Steam Summer Sale. Whether you’re blasting off for Nexus through the Steam client or not, you can pick up the Captain’s Pack or Cute & Cuddly Pack and save 20%. Spend your Protobucks responsibly and get these goods before the Steam Summer Sale ends!



The Royal Piglet is the ultimate in cargo transport ships, and this bundle features just about everything you’ll need to dress it up as the ultimate Captain’s quarters; everything except a kitchen sink, but who needs one when you can just disintegrate dirty dishes? Stay fit and ready for combat on your private treadmill, and then contemplate the harsh realities of intergalactic diplomacy from your Captain’s Chair while surrounded by stress-reducing plant life.




Take a moment out of your busy schedule shooting aliens and strip-mining the planet for natural resources to enjoy the cute and cuddly things in life! This bundle is scientifically designed to illicit the rare “D’awww!” response, and raise vocal octaves into a range that usually only dogs can hear.

Madame Fay continues to find exotic new wares to stuff into tiny golden orbs—just for you!

These unique baubles and trinkets are traded for with Fortune Coins, and include unique mounts, pets, toys, and cosmetic changes for your character. What’s more, Madame Fay’s stocks are completely refreshed and include a ton of amazing new prizes! You get three random chances with each Fortune you open, but each chance is a guaranteed reward.

Here are a few from her updated selection to whet your whistle!



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.

Nexus is full of nefarious baddies and intergalactic space monsters—so many things better witnessed, experienced, survived, and slain for loot while in the company of dear friends (or even just a few strangers). There’s never a better time to group up than during the Nexus with Friends event!

Renown is a currency you earn from completing multiplayer PvE content, and during the Nexus with Friends event you’ll earn double Renown when grouping up for expeditions, adventures, and dungeons. Is friendship magic? Who knows, but there’s safety—and Renown—in numbers.

Once you’ve saved up enough Renown and are ready for a shopping spree, visit Renown Vendors Agent Tetch at Fates Landing in Illium, or Sergeant Syrrus at Academy Corner in Thayd. These vendors are also beamed directly to your housing plot via hologram for instant access and gratification. With the right amount of Renown you can buy costumes, dyes, décor, mounts, pets, toys, and more.



Your Guild can also unlock access to Flasks that will increase your rate of XP or Reputation gains, or even boost your Run Speed (to name a few). Check the Guild Perks tab in your Social panel for details.

But that’s not all! When you reach level 50, you’ll be able to buy gear from the Expedition and Adventure Reward Vendors at Conqueror's Square in Illium or Champion's Corner in Thayd.

Nexus with Friends runs from June 24 at 2am PDT until 11:59pm PDT on June 27. So group up and get ready to maximize your Renown!

View this news on the official WildStar website.

The WildStar original score is celebrated the world over as composer Jeff Kurtenacker expertly mixes sci-fi with fantasy, fun, and the fabulous to create an intensely immersive tonal landscape—and this is just the first volume. Newly mastered for at-home listening (or in the car, on an airplane, in the supermarket, as a request to a club DJ, to listen to while playing WildStar where you’re also listening to the music, etc.), you’ve never heard the WildStar soundtrack quite like this.

To whet your appetite go here.

Hey all!

For those of you who don’t know, my name is Chad “Pappy” Moore, and I am the Game Director of WildStar. I think it’s safe to say that it’s been a big week for our game! Yesterday we released on Steam, and it’s been very exciting to see all of the new players coming in to check out the game, and joining our awesome community. Nexus is a big, wonderful, and mysterious place, and we couldn’t be happier to welcome you into the family.

Some advice to our new players: if you have any questions while you’re playing, don’t hesitate to reach out to us and the larger community for help, and you can also look through our Steam FAQ to help with any questions. Anyone who has played the game will tell you that we have an extremely dedicated and supportive community that is ready to answer all of your questions about WildStar.

Our official forums and social media channels are extremely active, and all of them are great places to find information about the game, content updates, and live events. You’ll probably run into some of our developers in-game too, so make sure to come up and introduce yourselves. We like to have fun, and we’re here to make sure that you’re enjoying the game as much as we are.

Releasing on Steam is big moment for us, but there are more exciting things that are coming up in the next few weeks and months. We’ve got some new PvP content releasing soon, which will further encourage and reward open world PvP. Two new race/class combinations—Chua Warrior and Aurin Engineer—will be available very soon, along with the ability to change your race and gender in our Chop Shop. We’re also adding multi-queuing to our Content Finder, as well as dropping the faction barrier in most of our instanced content in order to get more of you playing together. Are you a veteran player with a hankerin’ for a max-level alt? There might be some good news on the horizon. And, of course, we’ve got some brand new content—like Redmoon Terror, WildStar’s next unbelievably awesome raid—that’s just about ready for action. Sure, a lot of you are going to be having fun just leveling up (and we hope you enjoy it), but we also have a lot of cool stuff right around the corner.

As always, I want to thank all of you for playing WildStar, and being a part of this incomparable community. As I said before, Nexus is a big place, and the adventure is just beginning.

See you all on Nexus,

Chad "Pappy" Moore

We’ve updated the Enemies and Allies section of Loremageddon with new stories on the explorers Artemis Zin and Dorian Walker. While Dorian discovered the fabled planet of Nexus, Artemis has made it her goal to uncover all of its secrets.

Visit the new Enemies and Allies section of Loremageddon, and keep checking back as we continue to add new iconic character bios and backstories. But you don’t have to wait on these updates to learn more about WildStar, there is a metric ton of lore and story in-game, and you can play it now—for free!

This June, WildStar’s second anniversary is to be celebrated as Starfall—a month-long holiday marking the discovery of Nexus!

The Starfall event is focused on weekly challenges and rewards, which not only celebrate WildStar’s anniversary with new items and goodies, but it also offers an unprecedented opportunity to collect rare and long-gone items from the past.

Learn more about Starfall and all it has to offer, right here.

For centuries, the Ekose Shiphands Union has been running cargo from planet to planet. And if there's one thing the alien Ekose know, it's spaceships—how to use them, live on them, build them, take them apart, and put them back together again.

How do they manage these staggering feats of interstellar travel? With the help of an amazing discovery that lets their technology work longer and steadier than any other—the elusive Eko Particles! They're what Ekose pilots use to keep their ship engines running smoothly for extended periods. And once again, as part of the limited-time Space Chase event returning June 10 through June 20, Ekose ship captains Exchanger Beno and Collector Torio will be letting everyone get in on the secret and unlocking the coolest spaceship components in the galaxy—parts you can use to build your own unique spaceships on your housing plot!

More details about all of the cool things you can get can be found here!