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Professor Greyrose of the Ravenwood faculty confirmed that there would be a new world to explore this summer, and that it would raise the level cap beyond level 50. As you adventure through Dragonpsyre, you will be able to complete quests and receive amazing new items. Once you reach level 50, you will not be able to gain more experience. However, you will be able to advance beyond level 50 when we move into the summer semester at Ravenwood. ...

Malistaire death number one, and counting. Killing Malistaire with the quest to kill him might actually just give you his robe; last night, Thomas got his, while his son’s character got a balance robe (not sure if it was the one Balance wizards would get), and I got an athame off of him. So either you get your robe first time, or the chances are even worse than I thought. This wasn’t my run, though – it was Thomas’. I was just along for the ride as we brought the story that started in Wizard City so long ago to its end. The tragic tale of a Death magic professor who was so torn up by the death of his wife, Sylvia, that he turned five worlds upside down to bring her back to life. ...

The last instance in Dragonspyre is a grind that ends with Malistaire’s defeat at your victorious, albeit blood-soaked, hands. He hands out a robe. One out every seven times, it will be the robe for your school of magic. That same instance contains the bosses who drop the class-specific ring and athame, too – 1/7 of the time. So how many times will you be battling Malistaire and his friends to get everything you want? ...

Um, sorry for the Blue Oyster Cult shout out. Scratch that. I’m not sorry. Blue Oyster Cult RULES. And there ain’t no angels above. Cuz things aren’t like they used to be. And this ain’t the summer of love… Um, sorry. This post isn’t about my favorite band. This is about Wizard 101’s newest heartthrob, Valentina Heartsong. Valentina: “Hi! I’m Valentina! I’m standing on this street corner holding a huge staff with a heart on the top of it, trying to find some love, and everyone keeps on taking it the wrong way! PLUS, what’s with all these GIRLS? Aren’t there any BOY wizards?” ...

This weekend was filled with “real life” stuff, leaving little time for gaming… but I did get some time in now and then. I went ahead and made a kinship (called, unsurprisingly, Nostalgia) on the Windfola server in Lord of the Rings Online – just to make it easier to talk with everyone. I’d prefer to be in some larger guild but I imagine it would be tough to find one that everyone liked. Small guilds, like this one, have an arc. They rise and then linger on for awhile before fading away. ...

Thomas Lionblood has been having a bunch of fun, bringing magical artifacts infused with Death power to the verdant green of the Life school. We Life wizards will no longer put up with this blatant disregard for the power of Life. So here I am with my new Life staff standing in front of, oh my, is this the Death school? I get a HUGE bonus, fighting against Death users. HUGE. MASSIVE. ...

This is my week to be the “on call” developer at work, which means I carry the Pager of Doom and also have to go to bed early and get up early. PLUS, yesterday I had more dental work done and was in so much pain I drugged myself senseless and slept from the time I got home until 11PM. But there’s always casual MMOs to fill in the free hour here and there. ...

KingsIsle brought the servers down. When they came back up again, Bartleby had discovered he now knew the way to the world of Dragonspyre, the evil Malistaire’s last refuge. He doesn’t call himself Malistaire, though. He is now the Necromaster, and Dragonspyre is the plaything he rules from deep within the Necropolis. Or so I imagine. I haven’t managed to get to the Necropolis yet. Walls and… things. Dragonspyre came along with the new Arena system and a new mini-game. I’ll save those for another post. Tonight, I want to talk about… fashion! ...

I’m mad at my Sprite. Most of the time, she’s a good pal. We go out in the world, fight evil, have a laugh, do magic tricks… Sure, sometimes she asks about boys, but I just laugh it off. She’s not ready, you know? She just isn’t ready for that thing. But little Sprites grow into Pixies so fast these days, and I blame myself. I should have known, should have had “the Talk”, before she met… Thomas. ...

Check out that xp bar! Less than one bubble to 46… I was tired and tuckered out last night from two late nights of programming image filters (the latest result is the candy-colored candy shop seen in my ShutterCal widget), but while a test image rendered, I thought maybe I’d just jump into Wizard 101 and see if Suri was up for a trip through Big Ben or Kensington. I love running through Big Ben. ...