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WildStar has been Reloaded, and is now free-to-play

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I’m not the most experienced or knowledgeable gamer when it comes to MMOs, which is probably why I had such a soft spot for WildStar when I reviewed it. The game welcomed me with open arms and taught me the basics with ease, all the while being incredibly entertaining and fun. However, it wasn’t something I was willing to pay a monthly subscription for, as selfish as that may sound. A while back though, Carbine Studios announced that their game would be leaving its paid model behind in favour of a new free-to-play formula, and today is the day that particular update lands.

Here’s the announcement from the WildStar blog:

We’re tearing down the walls of a subscription service and offering unrestricted access to the game and its content. New Signature service offers bonuses on top of the base game, which can also be unlocked with gold-purchased C.R.E.D.D. And the new in-game store offers optional boosts, bonuses, and cosmetic items you can buy for cash or with OmniBits—a new free currency earned alongside XP when defeating enemies.

So yes, you can spend real cash if you’d like, but that’s completely optional. This sort of model has done wonders for many other titles, so I’m confident that WildStar will see a boost in numbers once more.

WildStar is unlocked and reloaded! Join the galactic battle between the Exiles and Dominion as they race to uncover the secrets of the Eldan—a hyper-advanced race that mysteriously disappeared long ago. Trek across the beautiful and dangerous planet Nexus, and find adventure, fun, and a hell of a good time as your skills are put to the test through high-intensity combat.

Looks rad, doesn’t it? I would recommend playing WildStar for sure, particularly if you never tried it because you weren’t sure if it would be worth your money or not. Now you can see why many love the game, all without spending a cent!

If you’ve been a diehard fan the entire time, the Reloaded Update brings with it a number of other cool changes to the MMO too. You can read all about them right here.

Last Updated: September 29, 2015

24 Comments

  1. Wildstar f2p and Guild Wars 2 base game gets free download. Not a bad year for the MMO fans, especially with Tera being probably the best free MMO and Trove for the more laid back MMO/minecrafty fans. There is a lot to do this christmas vacation 😛

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  2. Kromas untamed

    September 29, 2015 at 11:07

    Friend told me last night that it currently costs 52000 gold to get a 30 day sub in WoW. I just reactivated my account cause gold FTW!

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    • Ottokie "Yahtzee"

      September 29, 2015 at 11:08

      Yup gold is practically thrown at you in WoD.

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  3. VampyreSquirrel

    September 29, 2015 at 11:21

    I might just try Wildstar now… been interested since the beta was announced.

    Just wondering how massive the download is.

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    • Ottokie "Yahtzee"

      September 29, 2015 at 11:32

      12 GB with the new smaller version, I am also downloading 😛 it has peeked my interest.

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      • Grand Admiral Chief

        September 29, 2015 at 11:33

        *piqued

        😛

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        • Ottokie "Yahtzee"

          September 29, 2015 at 11:40

          • Grand Admiral Chief

            September 29, 2015 at 11:55

            She should have PEEKED to the right, then maybe she could have dodged that sign

          • Ottokie "Yahtzee"

            September 29, 2015 at 11:56

            XD

        • VampyreSquirrel

          September 29, 2015 at 11:41

          Grammar Admiral Spelling strikes again.

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          • Ottokie "Yahtzee"

            September 29, 2015 at 11:41

            I spell it, like I say it. xD

          • VampyreSquirrel

            September 29, 2015 at 11:48

            yep, incorrectly. XD

          • Ottokie "Yahtzee"

            September 29, 2015 at 11:50

            Tenminste probeer ek reg spel 🙁

          • Grand Admiral Chief

            September 29, 2015 at 11:57

            I should get a theme song or something

          • VampyreSquirrel

            September 29, 2015 at 12:21

            I totally agree.

      • VampyreSquirrel

        September 29, 2015 at 11:39

        That’s not too bad. I’ll get the download started tonight.

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        • Ottokie "Yahtzee"

          September 29, 2015 at 11:42

          No, you get to practice tonight before we have to play the all mighty Lazygamer F team 😛

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          • VampyreSquirrel

            September 29, 2015 at 11:47

            Yes, I will be RL’ing… but the download will be started when I go to bed… sheesh… thinking I’m going to be downloading while playing an important RL game… no faith… NONE.

            Besides my lag’s bad enough as it is. I’ve already informed the house that they’re not allowed to abuse/use the net from 7:30 tonight.

          • Ottokie "Yahtzee"

            September 29, 2015 at 11:49

            If the router is wired to your main PC just disconnect the wireless signal 🙂 . I am also going to pay FJ’s wife to stand next to him with a fire extinguisher when we play important games…

    • Nikola

      September 29, 2015 at 11:34

      I played the Beta not a bad game at all but it’s an MMO so be prepared to sink a lot of hours in if you want to be good at it, for me presonally reminds me waaaay too much on WoW games is a bit too similar!

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      • VampyreSquirrel

        September 29, 2015 at 11:39

        Ah ok, no worries for me there… I put soooooooooooooo many hours into WoW.

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        • Nikola

          September 29, 2015 at 13:56

          So did I that’s the problem hahaha I would rather than go back to WoW:)))

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          • VampyreSquirrel

            September 29, 2015 at 16:13

            Nah, with the Rand – Dollar/Euro/Pound going the way it is, I’ll stick to F2P games like WildStar and Warframe.

            My WoW subscriptions used to cost R220 for 2 months… now it’s R340+… I can do a lot more with that R340.

  4. VampyreSquirrel

    September 29, 2015 at 11:22

    OMG! Our internet at our office is so slow… really need to change ADSL lines… but I’m too lazy and besides, my phone’s connection is faster.

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