<s>
WildStar	B-Protocol
was	O
a	O
fantasy/science	O
fiction	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
that	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Carbine	O
Studios	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
NCSoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WildStar	B-Protocol
took	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
fictional	O
planet	O
Nexus	O
,	O
where	O
a	O
mysterious	O
and	O
powerful	O
race	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Eldan	O
have	O
disappeared	O
,	O
leaving	O
behind	O
a	O
wealth	O
of	O
technology	O
and	O
secrets	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
explore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
6	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
NCSoft	O
announced	O
the	O
immediate	O
closure	O
of	O
Carbine	O
Studios	O
and	O
that	O
WildStar	B-Protocol
'	O
would	O
begin	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
winding	O
down	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
WildStar	B-Protocol
,	O
players	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
character	O
that	O
they	O
could	O
control	O
through	O
their	O
playing	O
session	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
characters	O
could	O
move	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
,	O
persistent	B-Protocol
world	I-Protocol
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WildStar	B-Protocol
allowed	O
the	O
player	O
many	O
liberties	O
in	O
movement	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
double	O
jumping	O
,	O
sprinting	O
,	O
and	O
dashing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WildStar	B-Protocol
used	O
a	O
system	O
of	O
telegraphs	O
for	O
combat	O
,	O
where	O
zones	O
are	O
displayed	O
on	O
the	O
ground	O
,	O
allowing	O
a	O
player	O
to	O
predict	O
attacks	O
of	O
enemies	O
and	O
heals	O
of	O
allies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
WildStar	B-Protocol
,	O
players	O
could	O
own	O
a	O
sky	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WildStar	B-Protocol
also	O
used	O
a	O
system	O
of	O
paths	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WildStar	B-Protocol
offered	O
numerous	O
means	O
of	O
player	O
conflict	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WildStar	B-Protocol
allowed	O
players	O
of	O
opposing	O
factions	O
to	O
fight	O
almost	O
anywhere	O
within	O
the	O
in-game	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
open	O
world	O
combat	O
,	O
players	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
participate	O
in	O
more	O
organized	O
combat	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
arenas	O
,	O
battlegrounds	B-Protocol
,	O
or	O
War	O
Plots	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
fought	O
each	O
other	O
in	O
teams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battlegrounds	B-Protocol
consisted	O
of	O
larger	O
teams	O
(	O
10v10	O
to	O
15v15	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
attractions	O
of	O
WildStar	B-Protocol
was	O
its	O
unique	O
style	O
of	O
Player	O
vs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
encounters	O
were	O
unique	O
in	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
built	O
primarily	O
off	O
of	O
WildStar	B-Protocol
's	O
telegraph	O
combat	O
system	O
,	O
meaning	O
players	O
would	O
need	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
bosses	O
in	O
unfamiliar	O
ways	O
to	O
defeat	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WildStar	B-Protocol
development	O
started	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
after	O
17	O
former	O
members	O
of	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
founded	O
Carbine	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
they	O
had	O
a	O
desire	O
to	O
"	O
do	O
anything	O
but	O
WoW	B-Protocol
"	O
,	O
"	O
In	O
fact	O
,	O
most	O
were	O
excited	O
and	O
overjoyed	O
to	O
try	O
and	O
start	O
over	O
,	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
not	O
making	O
the	O
same	O
mistakes	O
that	O
might	O
have	O
been	O
made	O
before	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WildStar	B-Protocol
was	O
first	O
announced	O
by	O
NCSoft	O
at	O
Gamescom	O
2011	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
use	O
the	O
subscription	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WildStar	B-Protocol
initially	O
gave	O
players	O
two	O
methods	O
of	O
paying	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
subscription	O
:	O
a	O
monthly	O
fee	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
purchase	O
of	O
an	O
in-game	O
item	O
,	O
C.R.E.D.D.	O
,	O
with	O
real	O
money	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
decision	O
to	O
close	O
down	O
Carbine	O
Studios	O
,	O
and	O
shutdown	O
the	O
WildStar	B-Protocol
game	O
servers	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
NCSoft	O
at	O
a	O
staff	O
meeting	O
on	O
September	O
6	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
after	O
at	O
least	O
two	O
other	O
projects	O
were	O
declined	O
by	O
the	O
publisher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WildStar	B-Protocol
's	O
servers	O
were	O
announced	O
to	O
go	O
offline	O
on	O
November	O
28	O
,	O
2018	O
at	O
5:00	O
PM	O
EST	O
via	O
the	O
game	O
website	O
and	O
the	O
Steam	O
Discussion	O
threads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
WildStar	B-Protocol
was	O
composed	O
and	O
arranged	O
by	O
Jeff	O
Kurtenacker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WildStar	B-Protocol
was	O
released	O
to	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Branden	O
Tyrrel	O
remarked	O
that	O
"	O
WildStar	B-Protocol
...	O
is	O
of	O
course	O
not	O
the	O
next	O
evolution	O
of	O
the	O
modern	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
