Ditto’s Weekly vBlog
Just me, DittoWizard, talking about my favorite game and some other general stuff…
OK Kingsisle I get it, I lost…
I have now gotten four emails from KI informing me I lost their Facebook contest. I get it, I lost, and I am sad about it – there’s no need to rub it in…
Where am I?????
So I jump into the Spiral today and am on a quest to go see Professor Drake, who is a scary guy… so I go into his tower with Princess Daisy and my new Egg wand, and all of a sudden I am in some completely DIFFERENT PLACE!!! And it is VERY SCARY!! There are big dragons and rivers of lava and all kinds of crazy things!! And there are monsters ALL OVER THE PLACE that say things like ‘Rank 8 Elite’… RANK 8???? Ditto has trouble with RANK 2!! I ran around looking at things, it’s very very scary here!! I did not have my video camera to take film but I did take screenshots….
This very not good!! Ditto is very lost and scared and a bit confused! This place is very intimidating!!
Update: OK so apparently Ditto is in Dragonspire, which for a level 16 Pyromancer seems to be a very bad thing. I got eaten by something just a few minutes ago. It was so big it didn’t even bother to duel me – it just walked up and ate me. I think I heard it burp as I re-appeared near Professor Drake, who then laughed at me and said something rude that I will not repeat here… He’s not very nice.
Rain Rain go away….
So as many people probably know, the Easter part of the US (Where I live) has been getting heavy rains for what feels like a month… and I HATE having wet fur. It’s very uncomfortable. Just imagine having all your clothes wet and heavy on you, and not being able to take them off… it’s not fun, believe me!
Adding to the problems was an internet outage I’ve been dealing with thanks to all the rain – apparently networking equipment doesn’t like being underwater or something like that. Well, that’s all taken care of today and it looks like the rain has FINALLY stopped, so we can start drying out – I’ll be running the hair dryer most of the day if anyone needs me. After that I will be jumping into the wonderful Spiral – I’ve just started adventuring in Colossus boulevard now, that’s scary and exciting, and I’ve got the key to Krokotopia, but I haven’t used it yet – I want to make sure the camera is rolling on that one. Maybe I’ll do that tonight or tomorrow.
I’m SO excited to get to my next world, I really am! Krokoopia sounds amazing! I’ve got a few levels to go (6, I think) before I get my Meteor Strike spell – I’m wondering if I should wait until then before venturing to Krokotopia? I assume I’ll be fighting multiple enemies from this point on, I have to think that getting Meteor Strike will make that much easier for me. Any suggestions from other people who have been there?
Ditto, The Headmaster, and The Kindly Tree…
After finding out that the Death school had fallen into Nightside, I went to tell the headmaster (Of course). He sent me to talk to the great tree Bartleby. I fed him a potion and he told me quite a tale! OK, I didn’t understand a word of it, but I don’t talk to trees much…
So THAT’s where the Death school went…
I was sent on a quest by the Headmaster to explore the waterfall near rainbow bridge, so I hurried over there and – careful not to get my fur wet – peeked through the waterfall there. You’ll never believe what I found!!
Ditto Finds Stormdrain tower!
On a quest I find the very spooky Stormdrain Tower, where Madame Jasmine and I have to fight Lord Nightshade, a terrifying bad guy, and his field Guard minion! It was a good fight, touch and go for a little while, but I was eventually victorious!!
New Expansion coming soon!!
So Headmaster Ambrose made a HUGE announcement today about new things coming to the spiral and I can tell you, THIS Fabricated American is VERY excited!! Here’s the announcement from the Wizard 101 site..
We’re proud to announce details on two of the major content updates for 2010. An extensive Advanced Pet system is launching this spring and the world of Celestia is launching late summer. In addition to all new quests the Celestia expansion will also include an increased level cap and new secondary schools of magic.
Coming this spring, players will have the opportunity to hatch customized pets from millions of potential combinations. The Advanced Pet system will bring a new dimension of interaction within Wizard101 as players can race their pets in the expansive Pet Derby, participate in new pet-themed minigames, feed and train them, and use them as allies in magic duels. Players will be able to level their pets from an egg to ancient beings with incredible powers.
The new world of Celestia is inspired by Atlantis, and young Wizards will encounter new adventures and quests deep under the sea. Celestia also increases the level cap in Wizard101 from level 50 up to level 60, as well as introducing three new secondary schools of magic. Celestia will officially open in late summer. Starting in June players can undertake new quests to discover the secrets of this new world and begin to unlock the story behind Celestia.
Decorating the Dorm Room
So in all my adventures I had been getting lots of little items that were for ‘decorating’ – so I decided to decorate my dorm room. It was very fun and I was amazed at all the options that were available. Now I REALLY can’t wait to get a house – especially since I couldn’t plant my elm tree in the middle of my dorm room! I’ll bet if I were a dedicated life student I could do that…
School houses seem pretty expensive but I’ll bet by level 20 I could probably afford one…
Spiral Network News
So I, Ditto, your favorite orange furry Fabricated American, decided to start talking about fun and important Spiral news and, because it sounded fun and cool I’m calling it ‘Spiral Network News’. I’ll probably try to do it once a week – everybody tell me what you think…
Springtime in The Spiral
I have been enjoying a really wonderful time out there in ‘The Spiral’ as it’s called, running all around to help that very nice Headmaster Ambrose. I feel bad that his school – and Wizard City in general – are pretty crazy right now, what with all the monsters roaming around the streets and taking over those big towers! I hope that Malistaire really gets what’s coming to him!
So far I’m learning a lot about fire magic from Dalia Falmea, my teacher – she’s really cool, or, um, hot, as the case may be… My life school teacher is a cow – no seriously, she’s an actual cow, Moolinda Wu, and so far she hasn’t shown me much. I don’t think she trusts pyromancers very much. At least I’m not death school – you should HEAR what she says about them. Made all my fur stand on end, let me tell you! Let’s just say that behind closed doors that bovine has some strong opinions…
I did watch a PVP match as a spectator, watching a higher level pyromnacer laying the smack down on what I believe was a balance student. I was a little concerned at first, but then what I assume had to be the ‘helephant’ came out and that’s all she wrote. Massive damage, smoldering crater, the whole thing. I can’t wait to see what I get next – Sunbird is a nice spell and I’ve taken out more than a few baddies with it, but I want to learn the BIG stuff… I must be patient though – don’t want to singe my fur!
Soon I’m going to start decorating my dorm room and saving up for a house. I’ve seen the school houses and I’m not sure which I want yet… While I like the Fire School house and I know I should show some ‘school spirit’, I’m really impressed by the Storm School house! It will be a while before I have the gold for that, I’m sure, so I’ve got plenty of time to make up my mind!
Finally, once I’m through with all the quests in Wizard City, which will probably still take a while as I’m a monster who likes to be thorough and finish everything in one area before moving to the next, I’m really looking forward to the next world I’ll get to visit, and I still can’t wait to get back to Grizzleheim and talk to hose nice bears again!
Ditto Says Hello
Just another quick video blog to say hello, but I realized I didn’t have very much to say… So, hello 🙂
And apparently I made the official Fansites page!!
Now I feel extra bad for being away so long because I officially got added to the list of Wizard 101 fansites on Wizard101.com! This is a very exciting honor for a humble Fabricated American such as myself. I pledge to all my readers never again to let mundane things like a job or family keep me away from The spiral for extended periods any more… Thank you.
so I’m back… and confused
Sorry it’s been a few days, more like a week. I’m a very busy Fabricated American sometimes and just got a bit too busy to film my most recent Wizard 101 adventures! I’ll have videos back up soon, though…
In the meantime, I was given a gift card by my roommate and it came with a new pet – a VERY cute and awesome CrimsonZilla – a little bitty red dinosaur that matches my outfit AND gives me health and boosts my damage. She’s very cute and follows me around all over the place, I really like her.
Digby hanging out with his new pet CrimsonZilla
So I did make level 10 as I was playing the other night and I’m almost level 11 – I should have that level today because I’m finally done with other stuff and can get back to some serious wizarding. I have noticed a new phenomena however and it seems to be more prevalent in the higher level areas. I will begin a fight with, say, a lumbering troll, and as I’m fighting another student will join in the fight and bring another creature to fight – this is normal and something I would expect. the odd thing, though, is that many times, this student will just stand there and not do anything. They’ll let the timer run out without choosing a spell, or they’ll pass every turn, or maybe just throw a shield on themselves. In any case, they aren’t helping me to fight the new creature they just forced to join the duel and I have to manage the whole fight on my own, while presumably these students get credit for defeating the monsters I just fought. If it happened once or twice I might have chalked it up to coincidence, but it has happened multiple times now and in several cases I’ve come pretty close to defeat with no assistance from the other students. I find that a little rude…
Worry not, though – I’m still having a great time and looking forward to more amazing adventures in The spiral! Next video I believe I will start attacking my dorm room – I wonder if I can keep a virtual room clean, since my roommate believes I am physically incapable of keeping my physical room neat…
Ditto and Da Bears….
So I was doing some tasks for the Headmaster and I saw this guy – well, this bear – standing near a big cool viking ship… So I talked to him, and I ended up getting a ride to Grizzleheim! It’s a whole new world populated by talking bears! It was really cool and very exciting, though I didn’t stay long… I can’t wait to go back there!
Ditto and the Dinosaur
So I did actually win a PVP match – well, sort of. I was declared winner but not by fighting, my opponent just quit the match. Not very satisfying…
I did have a VERY exciting duel though – my opponent cast a DINOSAUR at me!! A purple looking dinosaur!! Oh the fear, the deep-seated fear and revulsion that we Fabricated Americans have of that cursed purple dinosaur… All I want to know is how I can get a nasty dinosaur to fight for me, or when I get something big and scary like that for my awesome pyromancer!
Ditto tries PVP
So I decided to try some PVP – it was so exciting!! I didn’t do very well, but it was really exciting!
Here’s my second duel – my opponent cast a Storm Kraken at me!! A KRAKEN!! It was very scary…
Diego and ‘The Puppet Incident’
So I was in Wizard City and the Headmaster told me to go see Diego, the duel master, over in Unicorn Alley. Well, never one to turn down free help, I headed right over to find him. ‘Why the long face?’ I asked him, but he didn’t even crack a smile. Must get that a lot…
Diego starts telling me all kinds of great stuff about dueling, then he puts me in an arena facing off against… a PUPPET! Well, HE called it a puppet, just throwing the ‘P’ word around like he didn’t have a care in the world! So I get into the area to face this ‘puppet’ and it’s not even a fabricated being, it’s an ANIMATE – Golems and ‘puppets’ are VERY different, right down to the way they’re created and what baseball teams they root for! This definitely annoyed me but I dealt with it – living as a Fabricated American I’ve dealt with this kind of thing my whole furry life, I wasn’t going to let it ruin my experience…
Of course in this training session Diego did let something slip – Malistaire is Professor Drakes’ TWIN BROTHER! NO WAY!! I knew Professor Drake was kind of mean and scary, but now he’s much MORE mean and scary…
So here is my epic training fight against the ‘Puppet’ in the arena… hmph….
Part 1
Part 2
Ditto VS. Storm Kraken!!
My less than epic – yet still very exciting – Storm Kraken battle!!
A big weekend in The Spiral!
I had a great time this weekend in Wizard City! I’m almost level 10 now – might make it to level 10 by the end of the night!
So I met with Headmaster Ambrose and he told me to go see this guy named Diego. Well, Diego wanted to teach me even more about the wonderful world of dueling and had some great advice for me. Then he had to go and do it… For training he had me fight a PUPPET! Yup, he used the ‘P’ word!! You might think a guy who looks like a horse would be a bit more sensitive! So he sends me into the dueling ring to fight this ‘puppet’ – which was in reality a golem, not even an actual PUPPET (Golems are Animates, not fabricated folk… there’s a difference!) and he has me fight it for ‘training’. It was a weird and uncomfortable situation, I can tell you that much, but I did learn more about dueling, which encouraged me to try…
PVP! I tried some practice PVP matches and I think I am hooked! They seem to be much more exciting than normal fights, and the spells people use are amazing! Someone attacked me with the Storm Kraken, then someone else attacked me with some kind of giant dinosaur! It was crazy but really, really exiting!
Speaking of that Kraken – I fought him with three other students and I got the killing shot in, and that was a great fight! That Kraken was scary! I can’t wait to fight some more big bosses and take them down!
I’ll have some great videos posted throughout the week – see you in The Spiral! PLOX!
A Public Service Announcement
From KI –
Wizard101 Scheduled Maintenance
Wizard101 the game will be offline from 3am to 5am Central US Time.
During this time, players will be unable to log in to the game, and active players will be prompted to log out. Our website may also experience interruptions in service during this downtime.
Power to the Puppets!
At the advice of some new twitter friends, I have created the very first ‘Twibe’ dedicated to Fabricated Americans, Puppets, and other hardworking Animates out there just trying to get buy in this crazy, human world! Come join my Twibe and support your furry, googly-eyed brethren!
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