Okay, I know I may be considered as opening up a can of worms by posting this here but I feel that a lot of ex-CoHers could find a welcoming home in WildStar (if their anger at NCsoft subsides a little or can be put to one side to take the game on it's own merits). While I play PS2 for the PvP, when WildStar comes out it's going to be my MMO for the PvE and story aspect I enjoy in gaming!Setting-wise? Two (playable) Factions (Exile and Dominion) are making a land grab for the newly rediscovered planet of Nexus, strewn with the magic and technology from the former occupants - the Eldan. The story revolves around this conflict and discovering what happened to the Eldan.
The current state of development is shown
in this recent video which also shows you some of the new innovations for the MMO-space - including a Path (Explorer/Soldier/Settler/Scientist) on top of Class and Tradeskill choices.
Here's the Official Trailer...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-NXdWk9sm8And here's a trailer for the housing system...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScEliEh2_Xo(done completely with ingame animations, to give you an idea of the graphics the new custom engine they are using outputs)
Interested? Then you're not alone - there's a fledgling fan community already and developer interaction with the community is high - through weekly Community Uplink conversations on Twitter and
even in more esoteric ways (read the comments - this was a fan-made poem, turned "official" song). There's also a new dev blog every "WildStar Wednesday".
Here's a few links to get you going...
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Apply for Beta )
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Join the Fansite )
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Read the Official Blog )