MMORPG Giveaway

So yeah. This is pretty cool. Each code comes with some random item, and a Wyvern's Hoard Pack. And actually, this is incorrect. KI sent in 10000 codes. However, there's just over 5000 left. SO get them while they last! I had the great fortune of getting a Nightmare Pack with a code, and in it was The Nightmare Mount! I wish you all the best of luck!
In other news, KI has brought the Crokogator and the Hippogriff mounts into the Live Realm. Test Realm players will remember these.
Also, new colors for the season! You dig?

I'm trying to start a trend. Get as many people as possible to wear Green with Red for the holiday season! SPREAD THE JOLLIES!
I'll add a link to MMORPG's giveaway here. (Should have added this up there but who cares):
MMORPG.com's Wizard101 Giveaway
That's all for this update! Cya later!

MMORPG is Swell :D
~Wolf Deathbringer

How's Zafaria?

HI GUYS! My first post since the Zafaria update about three days ago. How's it going for ya? Me, I've beaten the world, I'm Transcended, have my Dr. Von's Monster spell (named it Frankie), AND got a Leopard pet drop from Nergal last night :D Personally, I think ZF was kinda short...but it was entertaining! So, funny story last night, I was doing Mirror Lake (final dungeon of ZF) with some friend, and near the end, someone shouts, "ALRIGHT, NOW LETS GO KILL MORGANTHE!" And the expression on their face when I explained we wont face her for 3 more worlds...Priceless. Anbother story, I freaked out during one of the quests I got. IT WAS DOCTOR WHO! Okay, so I had to locate the Professor (referred to as the Doctor in the series), retrieve his Cosmic Caliper (Sonic Screwdriver) and when I met him in Marleybone, HE HAD HIS PHONEBOOTH (TARDIS)!!!!!!!!!! And because ZF JUST came out, there really is no news. Just giving you all a status update one my experience. Good luck and happy questing!

Doctor Who is still Swelltacular
~Wolf Deathbringer

GAHH! ZAFARIA IS COMING!

YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST! TONIGHT, WIZARD101 IS GOING INTO MAINTENANCE MODE TO BRING US WHAT WE'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR, THE WONDERFUL NEW WORLD OF ZAFARIA! OOH I'M SO EXCITED! (Perfect timing too, I have a half day tomorrow X3)! So there's this which is gonna keep me up all night, but in other news, y'all should check out my Wolf the Handyman page. It contains a bunch of odd-jobs that I'll be willing to do to assist the general public. And um...yeah that's about it...CYA LATER GAIZ!

Zafaria is gonna be EXTRA Swell
~Wolf Deathbringer

HAI GAIZ!

HEY EVERYONE! So I had this great idea earlier today while doing a-- erm, things... ANYWAY! I thought I'd survey people from everywhere Wizzy in order to ascertain the most popular items and locations among all Wizards. My plan is to ask as many Wizards as humanly possible what their favorite pets, mount, house, spell, school, world, teacher, outfit, enemy, instance, and whether they prefer pet derby or PvP. This should be fun :D
Also, you can leave your comments below on your opinions of these things.

Sry gaiz

Hi everyone! Sorry I've been slacking on my posts recently. I've just been really busy with.....things...BUT I'M HERE NOW! So I'll just resume my normal bloggie activities. First on the agenda...

Harvest Hannah is back for the fall season! You can find her in the Shopping District near the fountain to purchase all sorts of unique fall themed gear.
In other news, The Wyvern's Hoard pack is now 50% off it's original price of 399 Crowns. Pretty good deal if you ask me. But then again, no one ever asks me so...meh.

We're still eagerly anticipating the arrival of the new world Zafaria in the Live Realm for us all to enjoy. If I had to take a guess, I'd say not more than a week or two. So that's something for us all to look forward to!
In OTHER Wizzy news, I'm thinking about making a section for me to catalog all the previous Abracadoodle drawing that KI has posted on their site. What do you think? I'll create a poll and let the viewers decide. (And prove that they still pay attention to this blog). Speaking of which, I'm thinking of discontinuing Zap for a while. I've got too much going on. Sorry gaiz :(
IN MAH LIFE NEWS (your favorite part, because EVERYONE loves knowing what i'm doing with my life), I've recently discovered my love for a popular sci-fy show, Doctor Who. Dont know what it is, then I'll smite you, bring you back to life to make you watch it, and smite you again. Probably my favorite show ever. And now, because of it, SOMEONE NEEDS TO BUY ME A TARDIS! Or at the very least a Sonic Screwdriver :D
THAT'S ALL FOR THIS POST! SEE YOU IN THE SPIRAL! Or maybe not...yeah probably not...I like my house...BYE!

Doctor Who is beyond Swell
~Wolf Deathbringer

WIZZY ZAFARIA UPDATES!

WIZZY ZAFARIA UPDATE NOTES! Zafaria         Dire News from Zafaria If you are a level 60 Wizard and have successfully completed the quest "Through This Door" speak to Merle Ambrose in his tower in Wizard City. Young Wizard, I need a favor. Please come to my office in the Commons as soon as you can! We have a small crisis which I hope you can help with. It involves travel to the world of Zafaria. I was there, long ago... Sir Reginald Baxby and Dalia Falmea created a student exchange program to Zafaria. Her assistant, Umlilo Sunchaser, led the first expedition. They were supposed to be studying, but the class and Professor Umlilo have both disappeared. Your help investigating this mystery would be appreciated. Go and ask Reginald Baxby in Golem Court for the Spiral key. But beware, while it is a lush and vibrant land, Zafaria was once the home of Morganthe and even still her agents sow the seeds of chaos. As war threatens to sweep over the grasslands and penetrate deep into the jungles of Zafaria, Morganthe plots to recover the heart of her lost power, and fulfill the words of the prophecy. Zafaria contains 6 different areas that can be accessed with a Membership or individual areas in Zafaria can be purchased for 1695 each.         Expand your Game         Wizards can now achieve Level 70! With the addition of Zafaria, Wizards can now achieve the maximum level of 70! This means all new gear and equipment for over level 60 Wizards, and it also means new challenges that will test even the most wizened player. Please remember, no experience is rewarded for duels and quests completed while you were the prior maximum level of 60. When a player reaches the maximum level, their experience bar disappears, indicating they are not gaining experience from their duels or quests. No experience is rewarded to those who are at the maximum level, which means that everyone who was level 60 before we raised the level cap, will be level 60 to start, now that we have raised the level cap, and you can once again start earning new experience points from your adventures. Experience was not earned when you were level 60 and therefore cannot be granted after the level cap is raised.         Become a More Powerful Wizard         Level 68 Spells! For those of you who are level 68 or higher, and have already completed your level 58 school spell quest, speak to your individual professors for a new and very special assignment! Alhazred in Krokotopia will instruct Balance Wizards to embark on the quest "The Purreau Project". Dworgyn in Nightside will ask Death Wizards will to set out on the quest "Katzenstein Never Kloses". Dalia Falmea in Ravenwood will direct Fire Wizards to begin the quest "Fire Walk With Me". Lydia Greyrose in Ravenwood will make sure Ice Wizards commence their journey with the quest "Woolly Bully". Moolinda Wu in Ravenwood will encourage Life Wizards to take up the quest "Gnome Mercy". Cyrus Drake in Ravenwood will begrudgingly send Myth Wizards off with the quest "A View to a Kill". Halston Balestrom in Ravenwood will call upon Storm Wizards to begin the quest "Sirens Fiction".         The Sun Moon & Stars Align         New Astral Spells With the new world of Zafaria, comes stronger magic! New Astral Spells have come to the Spiral! If you are level 64 or higher, and have completed the Celestia Quest "The Sun of All Fears" in the Chancel, talk to Inyanga Whitestripes in Baobab Crossroads to begin the quest "Astral Weeks". If you are level 66 or higher, and have completed the Celestia Quest "The Sun of All Fears" in the Chancel AND completed the Zafaria quest "Tragedy of the Apes", talk to Inyanga Whitestripes in Baobab Crossroads to begin the quest "Bungle in the Jungle". To access the Sun Obelisk Astral Spell trainer, you must first complete the quest "Midnight Sun". To train Extraordinary you must be a minimum of Level 64 and have trained the spell Unstoppable. To train Colossal you must be a minimum of Level 64 and have trained the spell Gargantuan.         Help is on the way!         New Henchmen! New level 50, 60 and 70 Henchmen are now available in the Crown Shop. You will notice that the previous Henchmen for level 50 and 60 have been removed and replaced with these upgraded Henchmen. They cost a little more but they are MUCH stronger! Level School Name Type Level 50 Balance Stieg Grendel Level 50 Death Slahan Draconian Level 50 Fire Oddvor Kindleshard Raven Level 50 Ice Hallvor Iceguard Raven Level 50 Life Salvus Draconian Level 50 Myth Stone Eye Cyclops Level 50 Storm Torgut Grendel Level 60 Balance Oceandroid Fishbot Level 60 Death Silas McShane Ghost Pirate Level 60 Fire Pon-Pei Water-Mole Level 60 Ice Quintus Dis Crab Soldier Level 60 Life Lucius Permarini Hermit Crab Level 60 Myth Furio Angler Thug Level 60 Storm Borasco Sea Monster Level 70 Balance Aejej Stonetusk Musuth Berserker Level 70 Death Khaldun Bloodtusk Black Tusk Cultist Level 70 Fire Oldupai Bluefire Fire Lion Ravager Level 70 Ice Segai Wintershield Impi Raider Level 70 Life Jabari Longspear Blackback Soldier Level 70 Myth Maman Brijit Gorilla Spider-Witch Level 70 Storm Nandi Thunderspear Iklaw Warrior         New Stat         Armor Piercing Introducing a new system for Wizards that will allow players to negate the defenses of their opponents and deliver deadly spell attacks even through heavily fortified opponents. Creatures of the Spiral do not yet have this ability. Armor Piercing can be gained through gear, pet talents, and spells. Armor Piercing on spells can exist as enchantments from Sun school cards, beneficial effects from auras, or inherent Armor Piercing on a spell card. Existing spells will be upgraded to include Armor Piercing in their calculation. The existing spell adjustments will be primarily on higher level Sun School Accuracy enchantments and are outlined below.   Spell   Old Value   New Value   Sniper   +20 Accuracy   +20 Accuracy, +5% Armor Piercing   Unstoppable   +25 Accuracy   +25 Accuracy, 10% Armor Piercing   Extraordinary     +30 Accuracy     +30 Accuracy, 15% Armor Piercing   Armor Piercing is calculated by reducing the resistance of targeted enemies by the value of the Armor Piercing of the casted spell. For example, a spell cast with 7% Armor Piercing on a target with 90% resistance will have damage calculated by taking 83% of normal damage. This Armor Piercing value is inclusive of any wards that are present on a target. For example, if a spell has a 20% Armor Piercing value and is cast on a player with a Tower Shield ( 50% Damage Resistance ) then the effective damage is only reduced by 30%. Armor Piercing does not work against Curses. ( Plague, Weakness, Efreet Curse )         Hungry Hungry Helephants         Pet Feeding You've been asking for more ways to improve your pets, and currently the only thing we offer is the ability to play minigames and feed them pet snacks. Well all those strenuous minigames and duels have given your pets much bigger appetites than those measly snacks can fulfill, so we're introducing the ability to feed your pets items that you have in your backpack! You will have the ability to feed your currently equipped pet any item* that's in your inventory and receive a variety of rewards ranging from gold, to treasure cards, to rare reagents, and sometimes occasionally even pet experience. Every item that is fed to a pet can either return gold, an item, or pet stats. *excludes other pets, mounts and houses Feeding a pet equipment & housing items is done through a simple 'Feed' button that appears next to the ‘Trash’ button in your backpack. You can only feed a pet while it is equipped and you will get a confirmation window similar to the trash button. So start feeding your pets all those extra items that are taking up space in your backpack!         Let the Music Play!         New Music Player! In the Wizard City Furniture Shop you will find a few new items, most importantly Aubert can now sell you a Music Player and Music Scrolls. Scrolls are used in the Music Player to allow you to have different world music in your Castle or Dorm. Aubert only stocks Wizard City Main Theme and Krokotopia Main Theme, but look for other ways to obtain scrolls from other worlds throughout the Spiral. To change the music in your house, simply place the Music Box in the house and select it while in 'Furniture Placement Mode' - you will see a musical note icon appear that will indicate you can change the music. Clicking on the musical note will open the following window: This window shows your Music Box, and all the Scrolls in your Backpack To add a Scroll to your Music Box, simply click on it and then click the "Add a Musical Scroll to the Music Player" button at the bottom. To view all the Scrolls you have in that particular Music Box, click the Magical Note tab at the top of the screen, and you will see a list of the 'equipped' scroll, and other scrolls you have associated with that Music Box. When you place a single Music Box outside, it will control the music for the entire exterior zone of your house. When you place a single Music Box inside, it will control the music for that entire interior zone of your house. When you place more than one Music Box in a zone of your house (inside or outside) the Music Box that you are closest to will dictate the music that is played for you. Music Scrolls can be found in shops and as potential rewards for dueling the bosses of each of the worlds of the Spiral. Now let the music play!         Character Stat Updates         Improved Character Statistics With the addition of Armor Piercing and some updates that our players have requested, we have made some minor changes to the way your Character Stat sheet looks for different levels of characters. Current Stats Window Just as a reminder, this is how the stats page looks for any character (this is a level 1, so she doesn't have much!) New Stats Window for Under Level 10 Players who are under level 10 will see this panel. You'll notice that Power Pips, Critical and Block are missing from this panel, as players under level 10 cannot get these stats. New Stats Window for Over Level 10 Once a player reaches level 10, their stats window will gain a new 'Advanced Character Stats' button at the top of their Stat page. New Advanced Stats Window for Over Level 10 The Advanced Stats window will give you information on that character's Critical Rating, Block Rating, Power Pip Percentage, Healing In/Out Percentage, Stun Resistance Percentage and the new Armor Piercing Percentage. Hopefully this simplified character stats sheet will help players better understand how their equipment and other enhancements alter their performance in duels.