Won't play it (no time or money), but I am saving their videos. That stuff is just too funny to miss or share it.
I also found out, that despite my RPG background, I'm not really an MMORPG player. I'm with Star Wars: The Old Republic since the beginning and still haven't played all stories through. Not to mention that I don't have the high-end equip.

After playing all stories (which will probably take me forever) through, I'll probably retire from it and stick to a free-to-play or pay once MMORPG (Guild Wars sounds good).

I do must say that Wildstar looks very tempting, even more so then The Elder Scrolls Online.

After what happened to City of Heroes, and the mess that's been made of Guild Wars 2, I'll be avoiding anything backed by NC Soft. Sadly, that includes Wildstar.

I do hope you have fun there. I hope it's a great game.

Never played City of Heroes. And while I think GW2 is a tad boring, it is still a decent game in my opinion. I do hope they succeed with Wildstar. So far it has been great to play with.

I tried; but when I tried to register for the beta? It says my account is banned.
I don't know how the heck that works.

Well apparently you've done something forbidden at some point.

All I ever did was play City of Heroes and City of Villains.

Considering the stuff that went on in that game, you must have done something pretty damned EPIC to get banned from games that didn't even exist yet.

Details?

How in the nine hells would I have details about something I know nothing about?
Honestly, i'm rather pissed off at this whole situation, since it won't let me play the damn game at all because of it.

Apologies, that was an attempt at a lighthearted joke.

As for the ban, that sucks. I'm wondering if someone using the same name may have done something to get themselves banned. You may have to use a different user name and/or email. (And yes, I've seen people "borrow" someone else's user name for a new game before. I don't really know why the hell they do it, but they do, so that might be how you got banned.)

Will be playing it. Great dev team, and a very fun game as well, already preordered it, too

I got into a beta about two months ago. I had high hopes for the game, but I could not stand it. The movement felt awkward, and I just was not enjoying it. It's like they tried too hard to combine Tera and WoW with a sci-fi aesthetic, and it fell flat. But maybe it's too soon to judge. I hated ESO when I tried an early beta; now I enjoy it.

I heard they changed the feel of the combat at some point, so might be better for you now. Tried ESO as well in beta and it felt much much worse than Wildstar, and from what I've seen and heard, it still is rather bad.

ESO has had some bugs that are nearly unforgivable since launch, but as someone who remembers the first couple of months of WoW... I can deal with it. I honestly don't understand everyone's complaints. The movement is fluid, and the combat is fun. Wildstar felt clunkier than a mech in MechWarrior.

For me it's the other way round. ESO felt really bad combat wise. Response felt really sluggish.
I've heard all the talk about guesting with friends on ESO being a pain in the ass, horses costing a fortune, etc.

I've come to realize that what at first appears to be sluggish combat response is actually the swing "timer" of weapons. You can't just mash the attack button and expect rapid fire swings. Actually, it's more about timing. I know exactly when I can fire off another arrow with out having to repeatedly smash the attack button. Except when there is massive lag... But that's a problem in any mmo.

As for horses... Consider this: you can buy and ride a horse at level 1 (technically 3, since that's the level you reach in the tutorial or if you skip it). However, instead of a level "gate," you have a money "gate." It's like any other mmo I've played, in which you should be able to afford your first mount by the time you reach the expected level/content progression. Do you expect to get the best mount right from the start, or do you want to earn it?

Well when hearing of people playing for weeks and not getting nearly enough money for even the basic horse is a tad much to me. Especially when you get a horse at the start if you buy the collector's edition, not to mention all the Imperial race nonsense.

Anywho, I didn't mean to start an argument on the matter. Those are just my opinions, and you have yours.

No, no, not an argument at all. I enjoy a good discussion. :)

I guess the money thing depends on the person. I've made plenty (my main is only level 23), and so has another RL friend of mine. As for the Imperial race "nonsense," I don't think it's that big of a deal. I bought the Imperial Edition, and I don't even play an Imperial (I went Breton; better racial bonuses).

Honestly, the most complaints I see are the usual "why isn't this F2P, I can't afford a monthly fee" complaint. My experience with P2P games? It becomes pay to win, and/or get bled by a bunch of micro transactions (which ends up costing more than a sub fee). The other major complaint is that the game plays more like Oblivion than Skyrim, which is opposite of what a lot of people were expecting.