I just wanted to give you all a shout and let you know I am here and not dead or anything. I spent a while on that banner the other day. It was a lot of fun, also a great distraction.
I took quite a bit of computer graphics while I was in college, but I have to say that doing it for a job would be horrible for me...and that is only because I would hate for it to ever be something "I have to" do. I like to be able to enjoy it when I want to do it. That was one of the "bigger" graphics I have worked with in a little bit. I guess I am kinda weird on how I do graphics; I start with little in mind, usually, and go with the flow...and what comes out sometimes even surprises myself...lol.
Anyway, I have been playing on another game site a bit. I am not going to name it, and it's pretty much nothing like Wizard101. I just needed a change of pace here and there, also an escape from some of the in-game tension/expectations as well as boredom lately. I hope I am wrong in the feeling that Celestia coming out will be a while still.
It's sorta sad; they gave us that pre-quest to the Warehouse, plus there was the Pet Pavilion, but once you have done those so much it gets to be as old feeling as the rest.
I have a newb running right now and I am not going to name him because I have no intention on keeping him as a permanent wizard. He is pretty much just something to work on, in the spiral, when I don't feel like the same old farming, etc. I will run him to GM, delete him, keep his pet, use it for breeding, then start another....most likely.
It's nice to have alternative games to turn to, though, when your others are in a bit of a lull. I know Mr. Thomas Lionblood(The Friendly Necromancer) would completely understand that. I thought it was awesome to hear he was playing Free Realms! Unfortunately I have done that game to the point where I really have little to nothing else I can do with it. I am still hoping SoE might get their act together on that and expand the lands, maybe get some new quests to go with those. It was something that had been talked about long ago and anyone that was there at the beginning knows; it's way past due by now.
At the same time, I am letting you know I am doing other games, I don't want anyone thinking I have quit Wizard101 or anything, I haven't. I'm just not ITS as much as I have been. But I do get on and check in. Alric got Luis his hat a few days ago, plus Alric and Dani collected 3 Skeletal Warrior pets while farming Snowcrusher...plus Luis will have an extra hat due to that farming.
One of two of the hats dropped to Alric for Luis.
This really makes Dani's third Skeletal Warrior drop, as she has got one before. All Skeleton pets have been given to young Esmee.
Score 1 for the boys as Alric got this Skeletal Warrior Pet to give to Val.
Also, I am still working on the Vampire Twins, who are in Hametsu Village right now. They also, recently, did Sunken City, which though it wasn't hard, it was tedious with having no AoE. Yes, I am playing these guys without "cheating." I never made any scarecrows for them before the enhanced cards were taken away...so they really are using what they have for their level. Part of their purpose was really to show people that two single-attack wizards could handle the major challenges of the game.
So, while letting you know all that, I also wanted to provide the Vampire Twins' battle against Grubb in Sunken City on video here:
So, with that all said; I hope you are all having a great week and a beautiful August!...
Hi this is Val & Esmee here...we are the Vampire Twins! We wanted to talk about a few of our little nightly adventures in the Spiral this evening. We also have a little bit to talk to other young wizards about manners and how having good ones can make the Spiral a lot more fun for everyone!
Val: We had a lot of fun tonight, even though we don't get to stay out too long since we have to sneak out at night while our mom, the famous Heather Emeraldflame, is sleeping. If she knew we were out so late she'd kill us!....Ok, not really, but I think we would have some new "pet" sharks that would not allow us to leave our dorms...hehe...heh...hmm...
Esmee and I both trained our pets tonight, those little ghouls are really giving a us a lot of extra health and mana! It was so nice of our brothers and sisters to buy them for us before the new pet system came in to the Spiral!
Esmee and I were working in Knight's Court this evening...Wow, that is a fantastic and huge street! So many monsters and so many people who need help! It really wears us out, but we have so much fun with it! We beat up some trolls and got one guys' tea back and took the troll's clubs away so they can't hurt anyone anymore. We beat up a few of those nasty scratchers and retrieved lockpicks. We solved the puzzle as to where Jaques the Scratcher had been hiding out. We defeated Jaques so he won't be bothering any of the ladies at Knight's Court any more. That was all a lot of fun! We even leveled up tonight to 33! Since we leveled up we got to go train our pets, yet again...it's a nice break from all that running around on those roof tops.
We complain about those roof tops, but we know we have it easy compared to how things were for our mom and older brothers and sisters. We even discovered that the crate quest in Knight's Court has been cut in half as well as the number of monsters we need to deal with. I mean it really couldn't be any easier for us compared to how it was back in their days. It makes me wonder just a little though; does this make us lazy wizards?...I mean what would four more crates be, really?...I mean a guy has to keep himself in shape, right?...haha!
We have a few more people to finish helping out in Knight's Court before we go hit Katzenstein's Lab to talk to Watson there and find Dr. Katzenstein himself....we have even heard about a mysterious secret boss there...We can't wait to check the place out! Mom has told us great stories about that place...being it's one of her favorite places in Marleybone...but then she was always up for a challenge, especially when it involved other Storm types.
We got a new spell when we leveled up, it's called Doom and Gloom. Eh...it's not a great spell as Esmee and I have no intentions on doing PvP. We have even heard how it's not really that great in PvP...I mean even vampires need to heal once in a while, ya know? It would kinda kill the usefulness of Sacrifice to use that aura in there...though I am sure there are times to use the aura and times not to, but PvP is not our thing.
Esmee: Yeah, you are right Val. PvP is not our thing and the reason for that is it seems to be a pit for those who have no manners and are filled with hate. And that is just the crowd! Most of the competitors have superiority complexes, though that is easily enough ignored since we no longer have to listen to them. It really is the crowd that makes PvP not so much fun. I mean you can't even go watch friends duel without some really immature kid coming in there and trying to cause trouble. It seems like the place brings out the worst in people!
Anyway, this brings me to something I want to talk about to other young wizards...
First of all what I have to say is not only aimed at PvP participants. It's aimed at everyone in the Spiral. If you guys want to have fun you need to treat each other with respect and be polite to each other.
It was only earlier this past day that our older sister, Heather Nightshade, was on her way back from Mooshu and entered back through the door to Wizard City. She was approached by another girl the minute she passed through the door and they said "Hi" and then proceeded to immediately tell her to "delete one of your friends and add me."
First of all, Nightshade's list is not full...and actually she likes it that way....she is a vampire too and tends to like to keep to herself for the most. She does keep a few well trusted friends but she never takes random people she doesn't know at all, as most of our mother's kids do the same thing. (Our mom is just trying to keep us all safe and away from the headaches she sometimes has to deal with.) So she(Nightshade) actually has her requests set to off, which should have been obvious to the girl that demanded to be on her list.
Second; NEVER come up to someone you don't know and immediately demand they do anything! Why?...Well, this person doesn't know you yet and they owe you nothing! And the worst icebreaker in the world when first meeting someone is to make any demands on them! Doing so will most often result in either being ignored OR, if they are actually kind enough to add you for some reason(can't imagine why they would, but anyhow...) you will probably soon be kicked off their list if you continue to act so disrespectful to someone who only just met you!
One thing our mom has taught us is manners and that you don't go expecting anything from anyone without first being a friend to them and being by their side to help them a bit too. The old saying "you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours" comes to mind here.
Mom has also told us many tales of "friends" that like to demand, out of nowhere, that we "port" or all they say is "help" all the time. And of course there are always those ones that as soon as you enter the Spiral they want you to come and immediately help them on their quests! They seem to have no regard for the fact that you just got on and no care that you didn't go ITS just to help them, and maybe you might actually want to get some things done on your own first!
Here is an idea that might help you not to be the type of jerk that does these things: -Say Hi to your friend. Ask them how they are, try to have some light-hearted conversation with them. -If that goes well, ask them what they are up to. This will give you a sense on about how long they might be tied to doing their own projects. -After you figure out what their schedule might be like you can ask them if they would want to help you outwhen they get the chance if you need it. -If you are bored you can also ask them if they need any help with anything, or if it's ok to hang out and do some questing, farming, etc. -Lastly: do not bug your friend to death constantly every day and all day long with requests for help, etc. It gets very quickly annoying! Doing this will most likely cause that friend to not want to be around you as much. Your friends will hang out with and help you more often if you don't seem "needy" about it. If they know they can relax and not feel obligated to help you it will make their playing experience with you a lot more enjoyable and they will most likely be more open and willing to help when it's really needed :-)
Those are my few little suggestions to help make things go smoother between you and your friends.
As for the PvP crowds; if you are there to watch your friend duel, then be respectful to the duelists as well as the others in the crowd. Sure, you can cheer your friend(s) on, but do not egg on their opponent(s) and especially do not use bad language in there. People in and around the arena tend to be on edge and a bit high strung to begin with. Most of them will not have a problem hitting the report button. And unless you enjoy starting out new wizards from scratch constantly then it's best you act with some respect and keep your mouth clean while you are in there!
Also, even if you are not in the arena you really should watch what you say out loud. You never know who is listening and who you might offend. If you have open chat and for some reason feel you need to use some words that are not good for younger wizards' ears, then use that language only with other trusted, adult friends(friends with open chat) in a whisper or group conversation where you are most certain you won't be hurting or offending anyone. Really, it's best not to use bad language at all, but if you must then that is my advice.
Last bits advice: If you have friends of a friend on your list that you are close to you should never talk about anyone else behind their back that is supposed to be your friend. These type of things always have a way of getting around to the other person and will eventually hurt the other's feelings, and if you care at all about having that friend...and they are really your friend(and I would hope you are not just keeping them to use them) then you shouldn't want or need to hurt their feelings.
Have respect for your friends too. Don't keep big secrets from one friend that you share with another right in front of them. That very rude and disrespectful, and it's such an immature thing to do!
Also, if they ask you something then it was probably important to them. Either answer them or give a valid reason why you can't. Do not completely ignore them. When you ignore them all you are doing is manifesting more aggressive behavior from them as they will begin to feel like they are being ignored...and no one likes to feel ignored. Ignoring someone that is supposed to be your friend, that you call a friend and calls you a friend, is a sure way to make them develop mistrust and bad feelings towards you.
NO RANDOM PORTING! This is one of our biggest pet peeves! Always ask before porting. Although between friends there may be certain places that you and your friends have established as being "ok to port to me there," places like The Pet Pavilion or the Bazaar. Common places like those are not usually a big deal. But never port to a friend, without asking first, who is in a battle area, or, a lot of times their own homes. Some people like to go to their homes to have some peace, to think, maybe to sort through pets, items, do crafting. When you are in your own mind at home it can sometimes be disturbing to have someone randomly show up that you did not expect. All of those things really depend on your relationships with your friends and how they feel about it....which is something you should find out before doing any random porting. It's all a part of showing some respect to your friends. (And for those of us who do 2(or)3-boxing...it's extremely disturbing to have someone port in while trying to control more than one wizard...and most likely that is the WORST time to have a conversation with us.)
Esmee & Val: Well, this has been Twin Talk for today! We hope to be back in action again soon...if only mom lets us out of our dorms...So much studying here! But even if she doesn't let us out again soon we always seem to find our way...at least for a little bit! xD
Anyone who has read this blog for a while knows I am a fan of the show on SyFy, Merlin. Last night the DVR decided to cut me off on it 16 minutes in, because it was too full. So I looked up my old, reliable source so I could watch what happened...since SyFy(for some unknown reason) doesn't have this show available in replay. I found that my old source has the BBC version and they are, of course, ahead of the U.S. So I was able to watch not only last night's episode, but also the two to come in the next couple weeks.
I have to say it is truly intense and Epic(and not in the silly, common "epic" sense that so many over use that word for now.) Things have really gotten interesting on that show, so I hope they can keep making it and having it on SyFy.
As I watched it I felt like I was slipping back into one of my Dragonlance books; where I could feel totally emersed in it to the point where one almost feels like they are at a renaissance festival and the sweet smell of incense fills the air, candles light rooms instead of electric lights, and people actually might remember what chivalry is and are polite to each other and welcoming....like stepping into a tavern of the time, sitting down with other travelers and listening to tales of their adventures, and sharing your own.
If you are into fantasy, castles, dragons, knights, magic(and I would guess you were somewhat into magic if you are reading a Wizard101 blog,) then you really should check out the next couple episodes of Merlin, on SyFy on Friday nights.
I was able to get the Vampire Twins out for a bit tonight. I twas nice to go back and do some quiet 2-box play with the two lower level wizards.They finally got to do the Ironworks and have now finished Newgate Prison(along with side quests.) I found some new things on the quests too. At the Ironworks the door to where Pops O'Leary is hiding out now slides instead of disappears. Also, the quests "Street Sweeping," "Behind Bars," and "Thick with Thieves" now only require you to defeat 4 of each enemy, instead of 8. Boy, the newbies really got it easy these days, don't they? I mean slow robots, a way around part of the clockworks on Chelsea, shorter towers, and less enemies to defeat on the streets?...Wow, you new folks got it made! One bad thing about it; you are going to have to go back and defeat a lot more enemies to get badges...if you want the badges...cause now you are not forced to have to defeat so many enemies! Also, it may slightly alter the timing of certain events and levels due to not earning quite as much XP from battles. I know, I know; you don't earn much XP from battles, but every little bit counts too!
One other little thing I notice: now when you level up not only does your pet energy top out again, but so does mana(not just health)!
I also had a weird glitch happen. I had Esmee go into battle and had Val port in and when he did his screen froze up, so I had to shut it down. When I started it back up and Val was back in action, his health crystal was all messed up looking....as if he had died...and he obviously hadn't. Also, I don't know if this is new...because I haven't died in forever...but I was told earlier today that the crystal cracks when you die. Here you can also see that the crystal is cracked as well as the numbers are all messed up....
Another little bug that seems to be happening is people freezing in a running motion when they go into battle. Below here you can see John Lifeglen frozen, and below that you can see Fallon Deathslinger frozen too...
There have also been a lot of weird stat bugs. Below is one(sort of random here) that I had one day. I can't remember what happened before I saw this, but it was just weird, take a look at Keira's resistance there.... And for you number junkies; do you notice something funny about those negative numbers in both Keira's resistance and in Val's cracked globe? It's the same pattern of numbers(-214748...and possibly continues to 36 and so on.) I wonder where that comes from?
Maybe with the Shadow Weavers of Celestia coming it is appropriate that we have these type of bugs as well...but at least these ones are fun/funny. I am not looking forward to seeing giant bugs walking the streets in a place that should have been beautiful. I will hope it's not THAT BAD. I really don't need more ugly and boring worlds like DS.
The Vampire Twins finished up Hyde Park tonight and are off to Chelsea next. If it were not for the extended maintenance tonight I would have definitely been pounding away at that with them...seeing as I haven't had so much time for them lately.
I did experiment a bit with the Animate spell. By experiment I mean I used it more than I ever did with my first death wizard, Heather Nightshade. I only got about 3 different minions, but that was cause I didn't feel like wasting so many pips summoning them. The minions were mildly helpful, but honestly, with a 2-man team I really don't need the extra hand. But at the same time when flying solo I hate wasting pips I might need for attack or set-up, to use to summon a minion who will usually find a way to get in my way.
Even when I try to work with a minion, which is always if I am using one, they usually can find a way to mess me up...and it's usually due to me fizzling and their weak or useless spell going through. Like I love how the skeleton would use Evil Snowman on Ice, and Fire Elf on Fire mobs...brilliant! o_O
Speaking of fizzling; I always find it both frustrating and hilarious that schools with 85% accuracy to their spells, like Death and Balance, fizzle so much. I mean 2-3 times between the two wizards, per battle. I have always noticed that with Balance too. And these schools don't get accuracy modifiers when they get to higher levels. I, honestly, have never had as much trouble with Storm. I mean, yeah, Storm fizzles for me sometimes, but not near as often as this, and rarely more than twice in a row...at the most! Today must have been extra-high fizzle day too, cause I had Alric out with Danielle earlier(plugging away in GH) and three battles in a row he fizzled Rebirth! This is LIFE! They are suppose to have the least of that, and you certainly don't want heals fizzling that much. Funny enough Storm Lord worked every time...haha! I *heart* Storm :)
As I don't use Nightshade very often, I can't remember, but I do hope that fizzles become less as the Twins move on in the game. I seriously don't use Nightshade very often. She is lucky if she comes out to play even once a week. As for the minions "taunting, as The Friendly Necromancer says happens with some of those low level ones....I didn't see it happen *shugs*
Maybe I didn't have them out enough to see that happen. I really don't know. I tried using them in every fight but they are so slow to attack compared to my wizards...by the time they attack it's just a weak attack, usually, and/or my wizards being in the circle ahead of them usually made the kill first...which I want them to, since they are Death and can heal themselves that way.
I just don't see how the minions are at all taunting. I am pretty sure they don't actually use the Taunt spell from the Ice school, so I am thinking that whenever he said that he meant that the minion attacking would draw aggro. Well...with the puny hits they make and the time it takes to get those attacks, it doesn't seem to happen. And if your minion just keeps using Fire Elf, much like the Fire Minion, it will never get noticed. Those Elves count for nothing to the mobs, even when it's an Ice mob and it boosts. The Ice mob will sit there burning to death and still keep hitting your wizard and not the one who caused it to disintegrate ...lol.
The biggest spell I saw any minion use was the one time I ended up with the Banshee. She used Vampire. I am not fond of minions using same school spells, though. Being Death is a spirit school, I would much rather the minions use some elemental spells, which they usually do. It's just that the one Death spell they do use could really mess you up in a big fight.
Well, now we sit here and wonder what the morning might bring to W101. I am actually hoping that the extended maintenance is only preparation for the pets. Though I did hurry on to all my wizards before the countdown to maintenance was over and distributed all my pets, just in case this is already going live. I can't believe that after, yet again, resetting the test realm that that they would already put this out Live, unless they had some kind of deadline they were trying to meet for some reason. I can't say KI has never rushed anything....people know how that happened with Grizzleheim. I really do hope they aren't rushing into things here and maybe they are only preparing data in the the live realm or maybe setting up some way of introducing the Pet Pavilion to the Live game without actually starting the madness that will be the Pet Pavilion and Hatchery.
Hi guys! It was a wonderful day in the Spiral, with the exception of servers being brought down mid-afternoon time here. And tonight my Internet went out, so I am actually writing this in WORD, which I have never used since getting this computer...LOL!
Today I was wanting to get a few more of my Grands pushed through Grizzleheim so that they would finally gain access to the Ravens. Well, I planned on taking a team of three through Ravenscar, mainly so I could hurry that many through, and also because two of those wizards are not real great fighters on their own(meaning their attack style is too slow and/or weak for my taste.) I wanted to make sure I had at least one really good attacker in the group with a big AOE.
Well, on my second account I only have two real attackers; Ice and Storm. Ice has already went through, so I didn't want her just to tag along. So I looked at my second Storm, Danielle Thunderblade, and I see she hasn't even made it as far as Ravenscar yet. It really can be tough, at times, keeping track of this many wizards.I have thought lately how nice it would be to only have one and how much more simple that would be...at least in some ways. But I know I would get bored too. I really would run out of projects with only one.
So, I figured I better get Danielle caught up with H. Sandwalker(Balance,) and Alric Dreamhaven(Life.) So I took Danielle and Alric(because having a second makes things go faster,) and went and rushed through Saavarstaad Pass in about 45 minutes to an hour. Then went and took care of Vigrid Roughland in almost the same amount of time...which was when the Live realms came down, very suddenly....I mean there really was no warning and I was in the fight with the boss to get the key to Frostholm...at least I was not IN Frostholm yet. All that showed was some box came up in the middle of the game screen saying that the servers were down for maintenance...WHAT?!?!...at the highest traffic time of day and without any warning?
I am thinking that KI must have had some kind of little emergency or something, I mean for them to yank servers down at that time is really odd. And apparently the Test Realm servers went down then too. Maybe there was no connection, but it sure was weird.
So I went and caught up on Law & Order and House. My DVR is constantly backed up. I am lucky to have it down to 70% full right now.
Finally the Live servers were back and I was able to get on and finish up Danielle's fight I got kicked out during, then went to Frostholm. I remember when I hated that place. Now it's such a breeze. I don't think it took even 30 minutes. But, of course, I had two GM's and I've done this how many times now?...not just for myself, but helped friends with it too.
I had so much stuff backed up on my wizards...seriously, I do really wish KI would release the new mount and gear and let us buy it with GOLD! But I have a feeling they will be more Crowns-only items. My wizards banks are overflowing and they can't carry much more these days, and most all of them are at the gold limit. It makes it really hard when I want to go help people out and, even, just hang out having fun farming with friends. I know; to many it's like "oh...poor you...I don't even have enough to buy a cheap mount/house"...Yeah, I know :-(
I actually wish I could give you some of what I have cause I donno what to do with it sometimes. But this comes from running through so many wizards and having most all day to do this stuff. I do wish that they raise the gold/coin max, but mainly because of how expensive the pet hatchery will be. Most of us GM's are going to be farming the Ravens like mad to keep up with costs. At least that will give me somewhere to waste my money o_O I know it will be some fun, but honestly, those games get boring very, very quick, and the same games over and over...only four to choose from, and it really isn't fair that they specialize in different stats to begin with. I mean what if you are only good at two of them?...or maybe even just one? Then you get a lopsided pet...or hope that you can catch the stats up with snacks so it's even.
Anyhow...I was moving stuff around in banks, selling and what-not when our beloved Pet Master, Edward, asked me if I was busy and if I could give him a hand. So I ported to him to help him finish offa quest, then continued to help him with a bunch more in Dragonspyre. It was a lot of fun, we had a good time! :D
I am starting to believe in two things now too, one I already knew:
1: I was meant to be Storm and my good luck with accuracy often proves itself...tonight was insane; I hit at least 5/6 Wild Bolts in a row, and with only the 10% Keen Eyes added to the Bolts and my Grand gear(15%)...which brings me to my second and and newer belief...
2: I now believe in that Grand gear. BUT, even though I can see it working with that it does not mean I won't switch to my "tank" gear now and then, especially if I am totally by myself. Sorry, but having a little resist for everything and a little more health has been very useful for living through a battle when not in a group. And, honestly; my accuracy/luck(I would call it luck) has always been pretty good on casting...and without additional accuracy boosters. I compare myself to other Storms I've seen that fizzle like my Fire wizards do. Which, by the way, my Fire Grand is wearing all Grand gear now and it really has helped her immensely. Dragon seems to work almost all the time now. But at least with Fire you can afford to lose that bit of health...it's a little hard with Storm when you can't even have 2000 health as a GM and there are people in Marleybone with more health than you...I mean THAT is pitiful....makes you not even look like a Grandmaster.
Well, both Edward, his friend, and myself were shocked when those Bolts kept working. I always had a theory that the more you use a spell the better your chances. And if it's been a while since you used it it almost seems to need a short warm-up period. Though I do know at least one person out there will dismiss that...but I am talking from experience here....this is something I've been at a long time and for more hours than you can shake a stick at, so I've seen a lot more than most in a shorter amount of time.
So, while we are in DS my new friend, John Lifeglen, from Central whispers and tells me he is having a pet show in a little bit...wait...what?...Yes, a pet show!...and in the Live realm, at that! So I immediately must tell Edward: because the PET MASTER must go to a pet show...of course! So I ask Edward if he knows him and he doesn't have him on his list and I tell Edward what is going on and Edward says "have him come here." So I got to introduce Edward to John...which I know was a great connection being made there. So many of these people on Central sort of see each other more in passing through threads there, and they don't always get to meet each other, so that was cool.
John left to finish setting up his show and Edward, his friend, Daniel, myself as Emeraldflame, and my Alt. Keira, went to fight some bosses in the Crucible and go through Grimcaster's tower. It's always fun to visit Grimcaster; he's so cool...I want to shrink him and make him my pet and carry him around under my arm like a teddy bear xD (Yes, I really do have an odd obsession with those type monsters.)
After the tower we went to John's for the show. He had a stage at his house, made of rugs propped up on some crates in his living room. So we all took turns there showing our pets on the stage. I have so many of my pets spread across my wizards...not one wizard has a really great collection of them since they have been somewhat sorted to wizards they fit best. Keira really has few pets, I never really realized she had so few until then...lol. My first Life Grand has a lot more, but I can't be on her and be Emeraldflame as well.
Let me tell you John has an AWESOME house, and without it being rugs everywhere too. Nothing against the use of the rug glitch, but I also like a house that is well put together, interesting...and one could actually stand to live in if it were real. John has obviously done some great Bazaar Sniping, and perhaps gotten some really great drops too. One really unique thing is that from house to house he has no duplicates of any item! That, in itself, is amazing! His main house is the big Marleybone Mansion, and that place can hold a LOT, so it's really awesome how he has so much stuff there and then in his other homes too.
I took a few pics of items I really liked that he had. I should have taken other pics, but I didn't want to just stand there while everyone was running from place to place, exploring. Here are a couple items I really want BAD:
Fire Pit(in the middle of the pic and in front of me:
Then there is the Marleybone or Grand Tent...this is something I have wanted for a long time since I sort of collect tents...hee!!! ...
...I know very few people who have this and I always love to see it since it's the only tent you can actually go inside...so cool!
I haven't had a lot of time to work on the twins lately, so they are still on Hyde Park. I did get them to level 28 tonight, though, and they did their Spell Quests. That was a real nuisance and a bore. I mean fighting Freddy Nine-Lives two separate times....I mean that is 18 battles! But I did take a video of Esmee's go with him....this made me wish I had Hyper-cam so it could be sped up(though I would rarely want that any other time.) But, please take a watch here of her go with him...
Animate acquired:
Other news, well the other day I helped out Kevin Battleblood with his comic, Mistblood, along with quite a few other people. Of course I can't and would never give away anything from that(what will be in a future page of his,) but I can say we had a lot of fun, and it was quite interesting for me to run three wizards doing different things at the same time...it was a fun, sort of, chaos for me. I enjoy being able to help him out with his comic, so I hope I can continue to do that for him. Here is a picture of most everyone who participated(not including my alts)....not the best pic, but I had to take it fast...
It was great fun to meet everyone and friend all the people from Wandcast and Wizard101 Info Kids, as well as seeing everyone else there.
I wasn't going to reveal this for a while but I figure what fun is it, really, if I can't share it in my blog to people?
Not so long ago I had this post. Apparently no one either cared or would try to take a guess as to what that last picture was :-/
But I am going to reveal, now, who those wizards are. They are my special project. I call them The Vampire Twins(or The Halloween Kids.) They are both Necromancers, of course. Their entire purpose is to become Grands by Halloween(for reasons I will explain,) which shouldn't be too hard for me. But the catch is that, like all good vampires, they do only come out at night to quest...so I don't really spend that much time a "day" on them, sometimes even go days without getting to have them out.
Since a wizard can only do the Halloween quests one time and most all of mine will have already done them, I wanted to have a couple that COULD do it. Halloween in the Spiral is so much fun after all.
I have been slowly working on them now for a while and tonight they made it to Marleybone, both are level 27 now.
As far as these being permanent additions to my "wizard family," more than likely only the guy will stay. Esmee, the girl, is the sixth on her account, and after having one completely full account with my first, I have found it to be a good idea to have at least one open spot for special projects. But I will, more than likely, never delete any of the wizards on that first account...they each mean too much to me to delete.
The guy, Valerian, will most likely be staying. He will also be my second and last Necromancer I make to keep. It's, honestly, not my favorite school. I mean it can be fun, but to me it's also partially a nuisance with all those many traps, just to get a decent hit on DS bosses...and in my opinion Curse is usually a waste unless using it for support to other wizards. I mean Storm has a 20% trap with Windstorm, but at least it covers EVERY enemy, not just one. I know...Death is not meant to be quite as efficient of a power attacker as Storm. Also, unless you PvP there are a lot of Death spells that are a real waste to a PvE person like myself. Death does have other purposes, and there are many things about Death that are fun, and good...especially leeching. It's just never been that big of a thing to me.
Anyhow, this is how I will be able to ensure I will be able to do Halloween this year. After it's over Esmee will be deleted, though she may...also like all good vampires, be resurrected next year. I would keep the name and run a new version of her with the same look...and she would have that added bonus of having a level 48 pet already while still a noob. Cause you know everyone hates it when they see a noob with a level 48 pet ;-)
I will update the Vampire Twins' journey every once in a while here. For now, here are some pics of the kids....scary as they are with their pale faces and black hair...though not digging the phos. maul with their Halloween colored Marleybone clothes. But you just can't beat that wand with the power pip at their level:
Here they are with the look they kept from Wizard City through most of Krokotopia:
At the Death School Tower, level 25:
Ready to start Hyde Park in Marleybone, level 27:
*Special note here: this is the first time I have ever run two wizards, on my own, all the way through the main game. I have usually added in a second(more experienced wizard) towards the end of MS or later, if I added a second at all. So it's somewhat a nuisance with all the constant teleporting all the way through these places. But they are a fun pair to run, it kind of makes up for that nuisance some there :)
No longer blogging or having any interaction with Wizard101 community. I have found peace in another game, not to be mentioned. I have also found that less of a community brings more peace and less feelings hurt. It's better to keep to yourself or with your small group of real friends rather than get too involved in any community...that remains my opinion. But I can say things have been better and more peaceful without such involvements.
Any community ruled by one person who is manipulating everyone, including kids, into believing he is the ultra-authority does not deserve any attention. As more and more people are harmed by this monster, maybe sometime people will understand why I left 101 for a time. If I play it now I keep to myself, friends, and family who have stuck by me no matter what and never judged me by any interview or by what anyone told them about me without first getting to know me.
I would be happy to answer any questions for any other wizards that might need some help. And if I can help you I will sure try. So click here to send me a message.
