Ditto begins his adventures in Marleybone
So now that I’ve made it to jolly old Marleybone, what adventures await me? Maybe an airship ride, or thrilling battles, or… searching for flowers? Well, it will certainly be an amazing adventure in any case!
Friday special – Ditto’s Bloopers
So sometimes, when I’m making my various videos, things don’t go exactly according to plan… And sometimes (well, most of the time really) the cameras are still rolling, so here are just a few of the goofs and bloopers that I caught while filming that were edited out of the actual videos that I had posted (or in some cases, still have yet to post)
I hope you enjoy!
Ditto’s weekly video blog
So here is my video blog this week – I talk about twitter – 115 followers as of this morning!! And my adoration of Felicia Day, plus a few other casual games I have been playing lately…
Ditto gets to Marleybone!!
I finally defeated Krokopatra and got the Spiral Key to Marleybone! I haven’t explored much yet, but it’s going to be really great, I can tell! It’s kind of dirty though, isn’t it? I guess then they say they need wizards to ‘clean up the town’ they mean with a broom, not a wand…
Ditto defeats Krokopatra!!
Here it is – my second (and ultimately successful) battle against the evil Krokopatra! After my less than stellar performance in round 1, this time things go much better and I handily defeat her. This is my last big battle of Krokotopia, leading to the spiral key to Marleybone!
My battle with Krokopatra – take 1
So I made it through to the end of the Temple of Storms and faced the mighty Krokopatra and her royal queens’ guard! Unfortunately I didn’t fare so well in this fight… There is a very important lesson here though – my key mistake was actually playing too offensively against a storm boss. Storm bosses are notorious for heavy damage, so I should have played more conservatively – namely, on the turn before I got blasted I chose a meteor strike over a spirit armor spell, even though I KNEW meteor strike wasn’t going to defeat the queen. Poor choice, and I paid the price for it.
Let this be a lesson to you – shields and heals when going up against a storm boss!!
The Temple of Storms – Test of Aptitude
After my thrilling victory over the Son of Storms and the completion of the ‘Test of Strength’, I was then sent into the ‘Test of Aptitude’. Now, to be fair, Fabricated Americans are not historically known for their keen problem solving abilities, so taking that into account I think I did OK here… That last puzzle was a tricky one though!
Defeating Krokopatra, Test of Strength, part 2…
Still adventuring in the Temple of Storms, I have to defeat more bosses to get to the Son of Storms, defeating him to win the Test of Strength. I liked the progressively stronger bosses, it was a nice challenge and I’m glad I had my potion bottles full, I was pretty low on health when I finally got to Son of Storms.
Defeating Krokopatra – Part 1, the test of strength
In the Temple of Storms there are many trials before facing the dreaded Krokopatra. The first test is the Test of strength, defeating a line of bosses before facing the Prince of Storms… This is the first part of that battle, a fight which I win easily! Well, maybe not ‘easily’, but I do win. Yay me!!
Ditto’s Video Blog – August 1st!
August already? How did that happen I wonder? Ah well – I was able to pull myself away from many busy things today and do a quick video blog – no game play video yet, I’m still working on that, but I do a bunch of thank you’s and ‘shout outs’ I guess you would call them… Anyway, enjoy…
PLOX
Ditto’s First House!!
So I did it – thanks to handy advice and saving all my gold coins, I was able to purchase the large desert villa!! It’s AMAZING – it’s got a Krokosphynx, and a pretty waterfall, and a hidden cave and all kinds of great things!! It was expensive, but totally worth it!! I have to decorate it and put my pets in there and then I can figure out how to invite people over!!
Ditto’s vBlog – July 19th, 2010…
Just me, furry orange monster Ditto, chatting about stuff. I’m loving my new spells and having a ton of fun in Krokotopia right now…
Defeating Krokhotep!
So last night I didn’t think I would be ITS (In The Spiral) for long, as I had some things to do and wanted to watch ‘River Monsters’ – GREAT show, by the way.
Well, as often happens with the awesomeness that is Wizard 101, I ended up playing WAAAAY too long, because I got obsessed with completing the Krokosphynx! Well after a few hours, I finally found myself face to face with the dreaded Krokohotep!! And yeah – took him out! It was a great fight – not on video, sadly, since I wasn’t planning on playing that long or finishing that quest line, but anyway, I have defeated Krokohotep and I’m now level 24! It was a very fun night – I have one more side-quest to finish in the Krokosphynx, I think (Like Leesha and Steve and Christina Icedreamer always say – finish ALL your quests!) and then I’ll move on to whatever dreaded evil comes next…
Here is another video of me battling in the Krokophynx – it has nothing to do with last night’s adventures and was taken before I hit level 22, but it’s kind of funny how tired and annoyed I’m getting after fighting wave after wave of these glacial avengers and still not leveling…
Ditto fighting Ice Avengers…
So I already posted my great video of hitting level 22 and getting meteor strike, but there were some great battles before that and I figured I’d post a few…
Also, while I’m posting, THANKS YOU so much for all the great feedback on my Daring Adventures episode on Ravenwood Radio Episode 20!! It was so much fun to do and the Narrator really seems to be getting the hang of things… I’m glad people liked it, I’ll be posting the Daring Adventures audio track once Ravenwood Radio posts the Episode 20 Podcast..
Ditto’s Video Blog – July 12, 2010 – Introducing Madame Jasmine!
So here is my video blog this week – I have a big fun announcement in here, it’s very exciting for me 🙂 I found a nice soft cuddly Madame Jasmine crimsonzilla dinosaur all for myself – in real life. She’s very cute, there will be many more pictures of her I’m sure.
Ditto reaches Level 22!!
So ti has been a long time coming, but my wizard, Digby Hexcrafter, has reached level 22 as a pyromancer! Of course level 22 seems an odd level to celebrate, but at level 22 all young pyromancers get….
Yes, Meteor Strike, which allows me to blast ALL my foes into a fiery oblivion all at once instead of blowing them up one at a time with Sunbird. 345ish damage base, but with a few well placed damage buffs I can increase that significantly. It’s even more fun to use it against ice school foes – you can almost hear a frightened little ‘meep’ as the heavens open and giant fireballs rain down upon them…
So here is my video of the whole journey, from level up through my first test of the spell – hope you enjoy it and see you in the Spiral!! PLOX!!
The New Harry Potter trailer….
So I watched the new Harry Potter trailer, and I recorded myself watching it. If you haven’t seen it, well you need to see it, even if you’re not a Potter fan. And if you are a Potter fan, you’ve already downloaded the high-res version and made wallpaper out of all the various screen captures and probably plastered your room or office cubicle with them, because every FRAME of this trailer is simply magnificent…
Ditto’s Video Blog – July First!
OK I’m technically posting this July second but I recorded on the first.. So Happy July and Happy Summer everyone!! I’m kicking of July with a new video blog and a new segment – reader mail!! Because, amazingly enough, I get mail from people who follow my blog or follow my twitter lately. I think it’s great so I try to answer a few. There is one question that maybe all you fine Ravenwood students can help me answer – how do you find a group? I’d like to know that too, really…. Anyway, have a great weekend, here is Ditto’s video blog. PLOX!
The life and times of a Crimsonzilla….
I’ve got more fun footage of Madame Jasmine playing the dance game in the Pet Pavilion. she really loves it so we have a lot of fun playing it together! We’re getting better too, and she loves getting her snacks, she makes the most fun little moves when I feed her. I love a happy Crimsonzilla!!
And speaking of happy and fun, how awesome was Ravenwood Radio last night? Leesha really scored in her interview with Kingsisle and got me way more excited about Celestia!! I mean seriously – some of those new creatures were awesome, and a squid mount? Seriously!! I know they didn’t come out and SAY we could get a squid mount, but those pictures really made things look amazingly cool!! Very excited about it now, definitely. I’m very curious what kinds of new pets we’ll see, too, and I’ve got to keep playing more so I can get my level up high enough to get in there and have some fun adventures when it opens!!
And speaking of adventures – Hope everyone is enjoying the new narrator! My new narrator is definitely getting pretty creepy lately isn’t she? Sending me and Madame Jasmine deep into spooky woods to collect crazy biting plants and now I’ve got to go hunt some scary forest demons and collect their wings? I can’t imagine what she has in store for me next but I’m sure it will be both daring and adventurous… thanks for everyone who enjoys the show and sends me notes and stuff, it makes me happy that people are liking my Daring Adventures…
Madame Jasmine loves to dance!!
So we tried the new ‘dance game’ in the Pet Pavilion, kind of a ‘Dance Dance Revolution’ for pets. We did OK for a first try, but Madame Jasmine just wants to keep playing – she LOVES to dance!! You should see her go! I’ve had to start reminding her when we’re out adventuring that fighting a rank 4 boss and his minion is NOT a good time to ‘get her groove on’…
Ditto plays the Cannon Game again….
I know people love this game, and Madame Jasmine has started to enjoy it too – though she is requesting that I start using a pet who actually has WINGS for the ‘flying through the air’ games… she prefers to stay on the ground most of the time.
I think it would be cool if a winged pet was better at this game, actually… I do have fun with this one, and when you get a windy day or buildings in the way, it becomes quite challenging…
The Dreaded ‘Gobbler Drop’….
So here it is, me and Madame Jasmine playing ‘Gobbler Drop’…. I don’t know if my Fabricated American reflexes are just not up to the task or if there is just something about this game that I don’t get, but I am just so awful at it, it’s sad, really… I think we’ll stick to the maze game and the cannon game while leveling up for the Pet Derby.
And if anyone is wondering – this game was played AFTER hearing the great guide on the last episode of Ravenwood Radio, so before that I was even WORSE at this game, if that’s even possible…
Madame Jasmine loves the Maze Game…
Madame Jasmine’s favorite Pet Pavilion game is definitely the Maze Game – it’s like a first-person version of Pac Man and it’s just a lot of fun! Madame Jasmine definitely likes apples best, but she’ll eat just about anything really.
The Pet Pavilion games really are pretty well done – even the Gobbler Drop, which I am really, really terrible at. It’s just a lot of fun and kind of extra immersive to play the game as your pet and help level them up, gain skills with them, etc… and then finally bring your grown-up pet to the Pet Derby and race against other players! I know I’m actually having a ton of fun with it and have been doing more pet pavilion play than actual questing lately, and I’m having a lot of fun doing it!!
I think I love mounts….
I got a Starlight Pony 1 day mount while battling Rattlebones and I really liked it! It was more than just getting around more quickly – which was useful – it was also the experience of it, and it made me look around more at other mounts, like the dragons and cats and brooms, and I definitely want one! So now I just have to figure out which one best suits me, you know? I’ll have to check them out and think about it.
One disappointment is that our pets disappear when we are riding our mount. I kind of wish they could ride with us, or fly along side, but that’s not a big deal really.
So here is me riding Princess Noodles for the first time. Yeah I know you can’t name your mount, but I did anyway…
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