Test Realm Up! TAG YOU'RE IT!

KingsIsle opened up the Test Realm yesterday afternoon, and as to be expected, there has already been a lot of talk about it.

I don't have much more to add than what these fine bloggers have already said:

- Wizard101 Madness

- A Pyromancer Say

- Secrets of the Spiral

- The Unicornflower's Type - Great guide to Tag Stars here.

- Around the Spiral with Edward Lifegem

- Paige's Page

- Diana Wildheart: Guardian Theurgist's Journal - Talks about playing tag at Bailey's house yesterday.

- Valerian's School for Wayward Wizards - reminds us to train our pets while we're in the Test Realm.

The fine people at Central are also talking up a storm on the test realm forum: click. Seems like there's already talk of coordinating massive tag games here. :)

The Tag game is currently priced at 2000 crowns on the Test realm. That seems reasonable for the hours of fun people are reporting from this housing enhancement.


I can already imagine how this will redefine some people's decorating choices. hehe. BRING ON THE HOUSE MAZES! When derby was introduced into The Spiral, it seemed like a lot of people wanted to have derby races in their housing. I have to say this is BETTER than having a derby track for your house. Nicely done, KingsIsle!

Be sure to report those bugs and have a good time playing tag on the test realm. :)

Happy Dueling!

Happy Dueling Hour Episode 2

I announced this over Twitter a couple of days ago, but I realize not all of you check out Twitter. Uber Wife and I are at it again! We've cooked up Episode 2 of the Happy Dueling Hour over the weekend, and it's now available for download.

click!

Episode 3 is penciled in tenatively to occur March 10th, 2012.

Thanks for listening!

Happy Dueling!

Spell of the week -- Snowball Strike!

The spell of the week is a great one hidden on a cute little lovable snowball pet! Check it out:


Oh yeah, ice wizards should love having another AOE in their back pocket thanks to the snowball pet! I know my ice wizard, Myrna Lionblood likes this pet AND this spell. :) AOE spells are possibly the most dangerous spells in the game. What I like about this spell for Ice wizards is that not only does this AOE grab the attention of all the monsters for the cost of three pips, but it also leaves the caster with a +20% blade to set them up for the next attack. That's a handy spell to have with you!

I asked my readers to join me in celebrating this spell (and the winter season while we still can) by sending in a picture of them casting the spell of the week, and they didn't fail to fill my inbox with some great pictures. Here are the awesome spells I received for the spell of the week.

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Alan Nightstone:


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Sierra Mist:


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Autumn Lotus:


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Jason Thundershield:


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Terri Nightshield:


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Paige Winterbreeze:


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Seth Hunter:


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Kyle Firesword:



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Kyle (a different Kyle):


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Rachel Windtalon:



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Thanks readers! Those were some frosty fun pictures showing off the Snowball Strike spell! Be sure to come back next week for another episode of spell of the week.

Happy dueling!

Call for Spell of the Week!

We gotta do this one!


Send a screenshot of you casting Snowball Strike to thefriendlynecromancer@gmail.com by tomorrow night (14 February 2012), and I'll post your picture on my blog on the morning of 15 February.

Here's a mailto address link to get you started: Click Here.

Can't wait to see what you come up with.

Happy Dueling!

Petnome the Foo, Get Something Special

Ever since the new Kirin's Hoard Packs hit the street, Foo Dogs are the new pink! (Or lavender as the case may be)


And to those ends, petnome is trying to uncover every last talent they can for each of them.

Here's how the tally stands as of this morning:

Elemental Foo Dog (14/20 abilities discovered)
Fiendish Foo Dog (11/20 abilities discovered)
Guardian Foo Dog (12/20 abilities discovered)
Imperial Foo Dog (4/20 abilities discovered)
Lavender Foo Dog (16/20 abilities discovered)
Sunfire Foo Dog (15/20 abilities discovered)

Bailey and I have been pitching in with our foos, but I think these things could be completed today with the help of everyone!

The promise is that once all these abilities are discovered, "something special" will happen! Hmm?!?! I smell raffle or contest!! I LOVE THE WORD "SPECIAL!"

If you have a first generation foo with an undiscovered talent, submit it to petnome because the special sauce must be allowed to flow!

Happy Dueling!

Spell of the Week -- Sirens

The spell of the week is one with an incredible punch, check it out:

Sirens

It's currently only available to storm wizards at the top levels of the game. After hacking away at the Hoarder (like you do for all level 68 spells), you return to Professor Halston Balestrom to receive your level 68 spell. Who knew these sirens were living under the pond in Cyclops Lane this whole time? ;)

The hit part of this spell is a couple hundred hitpoints worth of damage more powerful than Storm Lord at 880, but instead of stunning the opponent, it dispels a charm, throws on an accuracy debuff, and reduces threat at the same time. Usually stuff ends up extremely deadified whenever I have Kyle cast Sirens. There does seem to be a couple issues with the spell currently, but it's still a great new spell, and I'm sure KI will work out those bugs soon.

I asked readers to ship me screenshots of them casting sirens, and I would choose the best five to be featured here . . . funny enough, I received only five screenshots in total. LOL. Thanks readers! Here they are for you to check out:

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Rachel Windtalon returns with a fun shot of the sirens:


My response: LOL, that spider totally has a crush on the red head, but he's gonna GET crushed. I feel sad for the spider!
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Chris:


My response: LOL! YEAH! WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF THE CAST OF LITTLE MERMAID!!! :) They should make an appearance too! Maybe that'll be the level 78 spell . . . Flounder's Revenge.

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Jason Thundershield:


My response: Ouch! Yeah, that's gonna leave a mark. ;)

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Kyle Firesword:


My response: OH! nice location. :) How in the world did you find the Kraken Pad empty? hehe.

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Matthew Emeraldfist:


My response: . . . and the size of their hair!

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Thanks everyone!

Happy Dueling!

Call For Spell of the Week

YO!

This week let's go back to storm school! Brand new and out of the box: Sirens!


Now there's a song that does some damage!



Send a screenshot of you (or a good friend) casting Sirens to thefriendlynecromancer@gmail.com by tomorrow night (7 February 2012), and I'll post the best five pictures on the morning of 8 February.

Here's a mailto address link to get you started: Click Here.

Make it awesome!

Happy Dueling!