Put on your game faces people. It's time to be a player versus other players! “Power, Prestige, and PvP!” is a limited-time bonus event that doubles the rate you earn Prestige. Which isn’t, like it may sound, indicative of your recognition among the local monocle-laden nobility—no, in WildStar Prestige is PvP currency.

From September 30 at 2am PDT until 11:59pm PDT on October 3, you’ll earn Prestige twice as fast.

You can queue for Battlegrounds starting at level 6 through the Content Finder (press the N key), or you can start an Arena team for practice or ranked matches, which begin at level 30 and 50 respectively. You can even take party in the most dangerous game of all: world PvP. Keep in mind that full social leadership options (such as the ability to invite others to social groups, like Guilds or Arena teams) require Signature status, or reaching the 1,600 Cosmic Point reward.

Be sure to keep an eye on your Prestige—it caps at 12,000 points until you spend some. Visit the vendor regularly in Thayd (for Exiles) or Illium (if you're with the Dominion) to spend your Prestige regularly and wisely, and you can keep dominating the unlucky chuckleheads that made the mistake of going toe-to-toe with you.

See you on the Nexus battlefield!

If you’ve ever wondered what that shiny chest is at the end of an instance, or shrugged it off because you didn’t have a key to peek inside, listen up!

Every savvy Nexus adventurer should know that Lockboxes provide a perfect means of padding your inventory with quality bonus items, after all other loot has dropped and been dealt. These chests spawn upon completing Veteran Expeditions, Veteran Adventures, and Veteran Dungeons, as well as defeating world bosses. In addition, you’ll earn a lockbox for completing any of the three Public Events in Star-Comm Basin, plus Siege of the Lightspire (the Defile), Guardians of the Grove (Blighthaven), and Hellrose Bowl and Containment R-12 (Malgrave).

And—coming to Nexus with the 1.6.1 game update Wednesday, September 28—there’s also a chance for a lockbox to drop for your Raid group each time you kill a boss in Genetic Archives and Datascape. It’s up to your team to determine how to dole these Raid caches out when they drop from a boss, as they can be traded or even sold on the Auction House.


Standard (non-Raid) lockboxes are guaranteed to contain gear and foci for all levels of players. Level 50 players will always receive a piece of ilvl 100 gear and a cosmetic item, as well as variable amounts and qualities of rune set foci. If you’re not yet level 50, the drops will be scaled down to your level.

Raid lockboxes contain class set gear correspondent with the Raid in which they drop, variable amounts and qualities of class foci, as well as the potential for some assortment of rune foci and cosmetic items from the same sets found in standard lockboxes.

Ultimately, lockboxes are there to give you an extra shot at significantly boosting your character’s power, as well as a chance at bonus OmniBits, Service Tokens, and a plethora of cosmetic items.


Of course, a lockbox wouldn’t be very useful without a key! You can collect keys in a number of different ways to ensure you always have one handy before warping into the fray. Signature subscribers receive one free Lockbox Key per week as a perk of membership. In addition, anyone can purchase Lockbox Keys from the In-Game Store using OmniBits (a free currency earned in-game alongside XP) or Protobucks.

Ready to jump into WildStar and start unlocking some Lockboxes? You can unleash these treasures—and a ton more—totally for free!


Update: An earlier version of this article implied that the changes to standard lockboxes and addition of raid lockboxes are already live. They'll be implemented with the 1.6.1 game update currently slated for release Wednesday, September 28.

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If dreams are the vehicle to our wildest adventures, then the new Dream Woolie mount is a luxury sedan rocketing off to planet Nap Time in the Zzz System. If you want to view paradise, roam the world in style on the physical manifestation of pure imagination.




We’ve got another retro offering for your consideration. Climb up on the Trans Nex Phoenix Hoverboard and live perfectly in the past. Just don’t get in the way of your parents’ first dance while you’re there. If they can’t dance they can’t kiss, and if they can’t kiss they can’t fall in love, and then you’re history.




Everyone needs the perfect attire, whether out for a thriller night or up for a little moonwalking. This Safety Dance Costume comes equipped with just the right amount of jacket zippers, shoe buckles, and glove sequins. And the whole world has to answer right now just to tell you once again…




It’s time again for Madame Fay to swap up her available mounts, and the green variant of the Retrosaur is now in stock and available to the fortunate among you. As a reminder, this update replaces the purple variant in the Madame Fay Fortunes. In approximately two weeks all three color variants will be available until the next full Fortune inventory refresh.
Check out the Madame Fay is Going Retro article for an overview on the Retrosaur mount schedule and turn-in details and limitations.

• 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.

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.



Nexus with Friends runs from September 16 at 2:01am PDT until 11:59pm PDT on September 19. So group up and get ready to maximize your Renown!

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Everyone, Dominion and Exiles alike, could use a little marauder pizazz to spice up their homes—especially if that pizazz is a new bar! With the Redmoon Décor Pack you can put the finishing touches on an interstellar bar that’s good to rest an elbow or two on.



We’re not quite sure why this pumera is translucent and all digital-y and stuff, but it’s freaking awesome! Imagine yourself running across the surface of Nexus, people stopping what they’re doing to stare and wonder what that neon-explosion of cool is running toward them. Now stop imagining: the Hardlight Pumera is available right now!

Experience the pure unadulterated fun (and we assume radiation) at your own risk.


Every good adventurer has sack upon sack of spoils, utilities, equipment, shinies, and the odd pile of animal claws and pancreases. Now you can increase your maximum storage potential with the Elegant Holding Pouch 17-slot bag. Carry all the things—perfect for the hoarder on the go!



It’s time for Madame Fay to swap up her available mounts, and the purple variant of the Retrosaur is now in stock and available to the fortunate among you. As a reminder, this update replaces the yellow variant in the Madame Fay Fortunes. The green variant will follow in approximately two weeks, after which time all three color variants will be available until the next full Fortune inventory refresh.

Check out the Madame Fay is Going Retro article for an overview on the Retrosaur mount schedule and turn-in details and limitations.

• 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—for free!

Protostar loves eXtra Profits, and you love eXperience Points. Put them together and you've got a Protostar Double XP X-Plosion! For a limited time Protostar will match your experience—point for point. That means you earn twice the XP every time you earn XP during this special event. The X-Plosion runs from September 2 at 2am PDT until 11:59pm PDT on September 5.

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!



Don’t have any WildStar characters yet? The Double XP X-Plosion! event is the perfect time to start! Click here and play completely for free.

Whether you’re staring down the four barrels of Mordechai Redmoon’s blasters, or taking on any other genuinely unpleasant Nexus scum, you want to be jacked to the max. And we’ve got just the stuff to help get you going! With the Character Boost Bundle, you can jump a new character straight to level 50, and in addition to the bundle of starting gear and consumables, gain an extra five Ability Tier Upgrades and ten AMP Power Upgrades, all at a discounted price on the In-Game Store.


Perhaps you’re just looking for a little extra heat in your competitive fire. Well, stop smacking those Granok together and snag the true spark of the Ability and AMP Bundle. With five upgrade points each, for a discounted price you’ll be smoking in no time.


You can also purchase AMP Power Upgrades individually, or in a set five or ten, and Ability Tier Upgrades individually, or in a set of five or seven. The bigger the bundle, the more OmniBits and Protobucks you save!


Show your appreciation for simpler times at the arcade and fun in a wet hot Nexus summer with the Retro Floor and Building Block Décor Packs, and Summer Hoverboard—all available now on the In-Game Store!

• 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 first wing of the Redmoon Terror raid is now available, and in addition to conquering some of the most challenging new raid encounters ever created, you can get free rewards just for logging in!

Log in between 10am on August 17 and 11:59pm PDT on August 31 and you’ll receive an exclusive Bomb’s Away V-Shirt, Borellian Adventurer’s Helmet, and Rusty Steel Dye. The zombie pirates aboard the Redmoon Terror might even take a moment to remark on your stylish new threads as you pummel them to death.


In addition, the Redmoon Rising update also introduces an intro quest before the Redmoon Terror raid that any level-50 player can complete. Check your in-game mail once the update goes live, which will send you to talk to Ish’amel in your capital city. Completing the quest before the August 31 cutoff date will also award you with a Bandit Carver mount—for free!


Speaking of free, you can play all of WildStar (including Redmoon Terror) for FREE right now! And WildStar is also now available on Steam. (Also free.)

The Coalition of Galactic Scientists (CoGS)—a group of scientists from both factions who believe the search for the missing Eldan is too important to let a galactic conflict get in the way—are looking to further their research into Sim-Cores. These holographic simulations left behind by the Eldan not only allow adventurers to experience simulated stories, but could offer clues as to the disappearance of the Eldan. To this end, the CoGS are offering rewards for anyone who can complete Sim-Core simulations (widely known as Adventures).

By completing Adventures during Sim-Chase you’ll earn Hardlight Shards—solid pieces of data extracted from Sim-Cores—and trade them to Exchanger Krova for CoGS Sim-Cards. And CoGS Sim-Cards aren’t just for show, there are those in CoGS who need them to further their own research, and are willing to trade rare cases for them. Trader Jonjo can be found in the capital cities to trade your CoGS Sim-Cards for rare housing plot décor pieces.

Of course good ol’ NCoin or OmniBits can get you CoGS Sim-Cards in bundles from the In-Game Store, as well as two unique cases only available during select times of the event, which may contain a vast array of different and incredible items.


The Sim-Chase is live now and ends at 10am PDT on August 29.

This time around the Coalition of Galactic Scientists has pooled its resources and is offering a ton of new rewards from the Shrine and Exo-Lab cases for helping them further their research. While the music tracks and skyboxes remain unchanged, the Caretaker NPC has been swapped out for a Security Avatar, you can now earn flasks from the cases, as well as different pets, new housing décor, new iconic NPC décor, and an awesome new mount. Sim-tastic!


Available on the In-Game Store August 19–22 & August 25–29







Each case is guaranteed to drop a random amount of a random currency (gold, Service Tokens, etc.) in addition to 1 random item from its item pool:

• A piece from the new Shrine décor set
  
• Corrigan Doon NPC décor
  
• Misc. NPC décor
  
• Sim-Piranha (pet)
  
• Sky Remodel: Nightmare of Avatus (Red)
  
• Housing Plot music track "Darkness of the Mind"
  
• Security Avatar décor piece
  
• Hardlight Trask (mount)
  
• A 3hr Flask of Riches, Advancement, or R&R

Available on the In-Game Store August 22–29







Each case is guaranteed to drop a random amount of a random currency (gold, Service Tokens, etc.) in addition to 1 random item from its item pool:

• A piece from the new Exo-Lab décor set
  
• Judge Kain NPC décor
  
• Misc. NPC décor
  
• Sim-Cubig (pet)
  
• Housing Plot music track "Beyond the Emerald Glow"
  
• Sky Remodel: Caretaker's Dream (Green)
  
• Security Avatar décor piece
  
• Hardlight Trask (mount)
  
• A 3hr Flask of Riches, Advancement, or R&R

On August 22 at 10am PDT both cases will be available until the end of the event on August 29, at 10am PDT.

Excited to jump in and get into the chase? It’s easy and free! Start playing WildStar today.

The infamous Marauder ship the Redmoon Terror is hulking in low orbit around Nexus, and the best of the best are being summoned to deal with something happening onboard that few know about—but that is almost certainly pirate zombies. It’s pirate zombies everyone. Check out our preview of the first wing of the Redmoon Terror raid, arriving August 17.





Before you step foot onto the Redmoon Terror you should learn more about who is sending you there (Ish’amel) and what he’s sending you to confront (Mordechai). Read up on Captain Mordechai Redmoon and Ish’amel the Bloodied in our latest Enemies and Allies Lore Update.





Madame Fay has been following all the latest trends, and she’s pretty sure she understands what’s popular: old stuff. She’s packed her Fortunes full of throwbacks and is offering some truly incredible rewards. Check them out in our Madame Fay inventory refresh overview, going live with the Redmoon Rising update on August 17.





The Redmoon Terror ship floats in the sky above Nexus, and Ish’amel the Bloodied has called on adventurers to help deal with the threat onboard. But what led us to this point? Get a background on the storied history of Laveka the Dark-Hearted and Mordechai Redmoon in our Story So Far recap.





Art Manager Chris Arnold gives a behind-the-scenes look into the creative concept-to-completion steps that helped bring the characters and locales of the Redmoon Terror raid to life. Read (and see) more by heading over to the Creating a Terror article.





We’re not stopping at just introducing a huge expansive new raid. Log in between 10am PDT, August 17 and 11:59pm PDT, August 31 and you’ll receive some sweet rewards. In addition, any level-50 character can take and complete the Redmoon Terror intro quest and receive a free mount—but for a limited time! Get all the details in our login rewards article.

• General
  
  • PTRCopy should now be more reliable.
  • All Expeditions, Adventures, and level-50 World Story Instances will now offer Glory in place of Renown. Glory payouts in dungeons have also been re-balanced in an attempt to provide more normalized payouts, taking into consideration the varying difficulties and completion times.
  • Fixed a spell system crash (sometimes seen with Medic Rune Set "Scourge").
  • Mail can now be sent to characters of the opposing faction.
• Character
  
  • Item Specials
    
    • Fixed an issue in which Enrage would not apply if the player has Interrupt Armor.
  • Items
    
    • Mounts
      
      • The Trans Nex Phoenix hoverboard and its flair set are no longer tagged Unique.
• Classes
  
  • View class changes on the WildStar official site in the full 1.6.0 patch notes.
• Content
  
  • Arcterra
    
    • Frozen Lopp creatures will now provide a bit less Soulfrost when destroyed.
  • Contracts
    
    • Contract Agents are now offering new wares to players for a Promissory Note cost. Speak to them to acquire Runecrafting materials, Foci, and new limited-time offers.
  • Malgrave
    
    • Bluff Murgh should no longer exhibit strange movement patterns while engaged in combat.
  • Quests
    
    • Updated the location link for the Hell is Empty imbuement quest so that it points to the entrance to Sim Core G-33.
  • Wilderrun
    
    • Fixed a bug causing feralclaw cubs to spawn when a character resurrects outside Wilderrun during the quest “Taming the Wilds.”
• Adventures
  
  • Crimelords of Whitevale
    
    • Fixed a bug that could cause the Welcome to Thermock Hold episode to appear incomplete in the Content Finder.
• PVP
  
  • Battlegrounds
    
    • Halls of the Bloodsworn
      
      • Removed the points from the Halls of the Bloodsworn Galactic Hotshot achievements that are no longer attainable.
      • Fixed an issue that was preventing Scrapper of the Halls from counting player kills in Halls of the Bloodsworn: Reloaded.
      • Corrected the description for Scrapper of the Halls to reflect that kills on any Control Point counts towards achievement progress.
      • Retired the Controlling Interest achievement.
• Raids
  
  • Flares should now be usable again in raids.
• Economy
  
  • In-Game Store
    
    • Items sold within the store that are character bound can now be mailed to an alternate character on that account.
  • Items
    
    • Rune Sets
      
      • Runecrafting recipes have been added for Risen (iLvl 140) class and generic Rune sets.
      • Runecrafting recipes have been added for to upgrade Pure and Divine class sets to Risen versions of those sets. These upgraded runes will grant 3 Power each.
      • Glance and Glance Mitigation bonuses have been adjusted to match the new balance for those stats.
      • Mecha Shield
        
        • 8-Power set bonus now increases the duration of Personal Defense Unit by 2 seconds instead of refunding a charge on activating Provocation ExoSuit.
    • Runes
      
      • Mountain
        
        • The Armor bonus now scales dynamically with Max Health instead of snapshotting.
• Housing
  
  • Attempting to unlock a housing sky or housing music item you already own should now give you a more appropriate error message.
  • Fixed issue where pre-dyed items on mannequins were not preserving the dye.
  • Fixed issue where multiple decor delete confirm windows could be created but only one could be used.
  • Decor
    
    • The Illuminated Window (Protostar) is now available for sale from the housing vendor.
• Itemization
  
  • Risen Rune Foci have been added to the supply satchel. Along with this change, display order in the supply satchel for Rune Foci have been updated to show all Runes of a similar tier together.
  • Items that are ilvl 130 or above will now only have a max of 3 Rune Slots.
  • Gadgets
    
    • Gadget specials for Brace for Impact and Safeguard now apply Recently Shielded, which prevents the application an absorb shield from these gadget specials for 30 seconds.
    • Gadgets are now consistent in the way they interact with Stealth. Gadgets do not break Stealth unless they cause damage to foes.
    • Deathmark debuff can now be applied up to 150m away. This change is due to needing to be within 40m of the center of a creature to trigger the gadget, as the distance became misleading on larger creatures with large hit boxes.
    • Activating a gadget should no longer interrupt your active spell casts.
• User Interface
  
  • Addons
    
    • Account Inventory
      
      • Added searching by name alphabetical sorting.
    • Group Frames
      
      • Improved the string shown to members of a group when another member's kick or invite permissions are changed.
    • Tooltips
      
      • Visibility settings for Unit Tooltips have been added to the Interface Options.
    • Vendor
      
      • Now supports account currency vendor prices.
• Installation/Launcher
  
  • Installing through Steam was incorrectly requiring 20 GB of free disk space after initial download. This requirement has been lowered to 5 GB.
  • Reduced occurrence of "Client/Server Mismatch" error during patching process.