It took the better part of two days and the help of a handful of friends, but I finally finished the story line missions in Marleybone to unlock Moo Shu, Wizard 101’s fourth (and so far, final) world. What was the hurry? None, really. But – I love Wizard 101. It’s original, has deep, strategic gameplay, it’s different, fun and funny… So when EQ2’s expansion, The Shadow Odyssey, comes out, and Chronicles of Spellborn, I don’t want to just dump the game. ...
Marleybone’s Regent’s Square at the end of last night’s adventure. New staff, the Staff of Rejuvenation; my school, of course, which is kind of a bummer because using it triggers all my Life traps and blades, but with careful planning, it works. Its advantage over Britt’s Flamelicked Staff? 75 Life damage vs 70 Fire damage means slightly more damage and somewhat more effective against Fire enemies. It also gives an extra pip at the beginning of every battle which means getting the good spells out becomes significantly faster. Since I begin most boss battles by trying to bring my four pip Sprite Guardian out to handle healing, being halfway there on the first round – and with luck with power pips, 3/4 of the way there – is extremely powerful. ...
Kinda embarrassed to have fallen asleep while grouping with Kasul in Chardok last night. Sorry, Kasul :( It was weird, though. Wake up, at the keyboard, no idea how long you’ve been out… I just shut down the computer and went to bed. Adora did hit 70 last night, though. This puts her in the right place to take advantage of the Shadow Odyssey’s Moors of Ykesha solo zone, though. She has done barely any of the RoK quest grind, but I find that having done it twice, I can’t bear the thought of doing it even once more. Maybe the Moors will help make the 70-80 run more exciting. ...
I didn’t intend to spend all night playing Wizard 101, but after I finished the Hallowe’en quests and finished the Krokotopia quests I’d ignored to get to Marleybone, I met up with a couple of friends and we spent the night working on Hyde Park quests. So this is going to be kind of a long post. Wizard City was decorated in Hallowe’en colors. The staff had scary standees all over the place, but the staff was scarier. Jack Hallows was in the Commons, giving out quests; and Bob from Bob’s Discount Crown Gear was in the Shopping District, selling RMT costumes, pets and staves. ...
And I have the title to prove it. I didn’t reroll as an Ice wizard :) I was just spending my mornings as I often do, killing Bastilla in Firecat Alley to try and get one of her rare pet drops – it KILLS me that I haven’t gotten a rare pet yet – and she dropped, along with a rare staff, some rare robes, Chillcloak. For all that it looks like Luke Skywalker’s second best clothes, it’s a pretty unique look. Half cape slung casually over one shoulder. Matching hat and shoes to complete the outfit. ...
Professor Grayrose added something new to the patch notes: I forgot to add something! You will find a new setting in your Options panel under “Show Names”. The selections are now Everyone None Players Non Players All Others This will allow you to only see everyone that is not a player, such as creatures, shopkeeps and items. Yay! Very useful. I usually go with names OFF when I am in public spaces. You kind of need them ON to see the primary schools of the monsters you battle – and this is the best of both worlds.
After being a one-wizard elimination team on the Niriki royalty, it turned out it was all for nothing. Professor Winthrop told me with an astonished tone that the missing Order of the Fang was on an entirely different island. Not in the Pyramid of the Sun at all, it turns out. So, I had just gone through and spread terror throughout the Pyramid for nothing? Just so. All those hours, all those endless card battles, all of that – and I was on the wrong island the entire time? ...
Dragon Mouth Cave The Pyramid of the Sun doesn’t look that large, but somehow it contains miles and miles of corridors, archaeological digs, and monsters who spend their entire existences slowly pacing back and forth, hoping for an unwary wizard to accidentally step off the sidewalks. Always kind of cool to have an MMO that emphasizes such traditionally-ignored skills like staying on the sidewalk and looking both ways before you cross the street. It’s almost sad to note that the Marleybone rooftops don’t work the same way. ...
A friend was having trouble in the Sunken City and asked for some help. I was in a battle of my own and was low on potions, so I told him I’d be there in a few. Finished the battle, played a few rounds of my potion-filling minigames of choice, and the teleported to him. If you want to talk about innovative gameplay mechanics, you have to understand how being able to teleport to friends and instantly be part of the battle and also get the quest for the instance automatically changes the game. The parts you don’t need a group for, you can do yourself. When you need help, you look at your friends list, see whose free, and there’s no travel time – they’re right there. ...
I don’t really like visiting the Gobbler King. Aside from being really stinky AND making a habit of snacking on the architecture, he is always shoving food into that maw of his and speaking with his mouth full and splattering food all over you. I know Gobblers see weight as a sign of rank and power, but isn’t he fat enough? The Gobbler King is so fat, when he jumped in the air, he got stuck. I mean, he eats a LOT. He eats so much, he has a lifeguard in his cereal bowl. I mean, he’s so big, that when he goes to the movies, he sits next to EVERYONE. It’s true. He weighs so much that when he stands on a scale, it says “continued on NEXT scale!”. I mean, he’s so fat that when he takes a bath, every toilet in Wizard City overflows. Heck, he’s so big that his fleas had a revolution, and now he’s known as the People’s Republic of the Gobbler King. ...