MMOculture: Just recently, one of Korea’s biggest investment firms spelled doom for MMORPG WildStar this year, with no significant revenue or profits forecasted. Over the past week, former employees of developer Carbine Studios took to Reddit and Neogaf to voice out all the shit-storm they experienced, with several confirmations given as well.
Justin van Huyssteen from NoobFeed writes - The Metaverse is a nebulous concept that has been floated about, by some, as the next big thing, and people often want to jump on board these kinds of things. Metaverse has been in the news a lot, but should it be in the news as often as it is? Or is it just another gimmick?
I have no interest in a metaverse, just give me a good single player game. And to answer your question: no, it isn't.
Thank god nfts are dead. Still kills me how dumb people were throwing their money around on that only to get slammed by massive inflation and am recession. Peak society.
Carbine Studios announced in September that the game would be shut down and that the studio would be closing. Since the announcement, players have been able to enjoy the full game without restriction and with a number of in-game events firing off for the last time.
WildStar offers epic high adventure, where players make their mark as Explorers, Soldiers, Scientists or Settlers and lay claim to a mysterious planet on the edge of known space.
I'm just going to have to say it's hard to take anything seriously from someone so unprofessional as to use some of that language about co-workers in a public forum. I understand wanting to share your grievances that's normal but you have to keep it classy.
I played Wildstar and the combat was good and the story was pretty interesting but where it failed for me was the grind. And it was a poor choice to not start as F2P, though I understand they were trying a new model buy then allow you to maintain your subscription through play.
I was a part of the Arkship thing where they flew random enthusiasts to California to their studio. They are really chill and funny people, but their publisher, NCSoft, is really garbage.