KI Free Games Launches!

KI Free Games launched today morning with some of the few popular Wizard101 Mini Games such as Doodle Dug, Dueling Diego, and Sorcery Stones. It looks like Kingsisle listen to the community of Wizard101 as I remembered people asked to have mini games on the web. Good job Kingsisle! One of my favorite parts of it would be the prize codes you get at the end of a game, that is if you passed the mark point. Easy for most to give out as prizes to others or just to keep. ;) I have to say the best mini game to be playing for the easy grabs would be Doodle Dug; great prizes at low points. Now if I could only get that potion... Well see ya!

Link to Kifreegames.com

Some Delays

Yes its true I've been having some delays bringing out the information about Celestia these pat few days. Its not that i forgot but I been exploring the whole Celestian area's and taking note of a few things here and there. Not only that but I've been collecting data for reagent respawn points over at every Celestia area, really tough. Its been taking me some time but I will sure get it out. Also a delay on my little raffle is indeed true but stay tune I will have one soon. I'd also like to report that on Sunday morning I have gotten the title of Legendary(Level 60) on my Balance wizard! :) (A reason to which I had the delays) Don't worry guys I will get something in tomorrow, or at least I think. But until tomorrow have a good night.

Ra the new rank 8 Balance spell

Chris meets Morganthe

The new rank 8 Storm spell

Celestia on Test Realms!

Finally after months of waiting and anticipation we finally have Celestia to test out! Made my Friday :) But its not all shine and rainbows for every player. Some of the players don't have access to the Test realms and are missing out on many new exciting things that are coming. Don't worry non-testers for I shall have a full report on the many new things to come out!

A player using the magic of Moon

The new update, in my opinion, will bring tons new exciting things to do and will bring some new strategy's for the PvP players. Also many bugs are being fixed but some new ones are out there now, bad for us. In the meantime stay tune for a report on every new aspect of the game. And of course pictures will be included ;)

An Interesting Find

Hello wizards! Today I am sharing an interesting or rather random find I found on the Kingsisle web page. What is this random find i found? Well if you look under Kingsisle Careers link you will find a list of careers or opportunity(or whatever you want to call it), they will have two open positions! Wait what does this have to do with Wizard101? You will know in a bit.

So what exactly is it that i want to share? Well if you look at the careers page you will find 'UX Designer' (link here) needed to be working on "in-game interfaces for our MMO Video Games". What could this all mean? Well lets see... If i remember correctly Kingsisle back then,during beta, wanted some kind of cool interface that you the player would regularly find on other huge MMO's. An interface that uses flash and java in other words. I am not sure how flash and java would work on interface since i am not too technical but it does sound interesting. Now can we get a complete make-over on the Wizard101 interface in the near future? Thats a complete maybe.

So anyone have any thoughts or ideas on this?

Ravenwood Radio Episode 26 Tonight

Hello wizards! Just wanted to announce that Ravenwood Radio will be recording live tonight at 8:30PM CST.
Here's the link for easy access.

Also if anyone does not know what Ravenwood Radio is well its a Podcast or 'radio' about Wizard101 with exclusive chats with the workers or Kingsisle, prizes, chats on new and upcoming updates, and tips. They don't always have the exclusive chats or prizes but they always have some interesting things to talk about. Thats all for now. :)

Always Wondered... Or At Least

Hello wizards! It isn't normal for me to post late night right now but something just came into mind, not really Wizard101 related. Ever since i started reading blogs after blogs there was one thing that caught my attention  when reading them, prizes/raffles/contests. It seems to me readers tend to post when there is one and when there isn't well you don't hear much from them. Does prizes really attract readers to a blog? I believe so but some just come for the knowledge or information gained through reading. Now some of my 'readers' have noticed ads displayed through the blog and may have wondered why. The only reason to it is to bring someday some really neat prizes, possibly if this blog ever reaches its one year birthday. :) Just for the fun (or test) of it in a couple of days from now i might conduct a little raffle, not too big, just to see if anyone actually just posts when there is one. Thats all for today until next time :)

*By posts i mean comments if anyone was wondering*

Wizard101 Limited Time Offer: A Quick Reminder

Hey wizards! Just a quick reminder to all of those that were planning to buy the one year subscription, THE DEAL ENDS TODAY AT MIDNIGHT(Central time). Hurry up if you wanted to catch this deal ;) The link is here if you wondering whats this is all about.

The No Play Method

Hello wizards! Today I want to share a method created by an In-game friend(Molly) which is used when training pets. Tired of training those pets over and over again? Well get ready to read a LONG post. :) (Cut and Paste)
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THE NO OR LITTLE PLAY METHOD 

OF LEVELING PETS

THE KEY HERE IS TO GET THE RIGHT PET ON THE RIGHT TOON FOR TREAT MAKING 

SO YOU LIMIT THE RECIPES YOU NEED TO BUY, WHILE USING YOUR PET ENERGY 

EFFICIENTLY. YOU CAN ALWAYS MOVE THE PET LATER ONCE YOU FIND OUT THE 

PET'S TALENTS. THIS METHOD ATTEMPTS TO LIMIT THE TYPE OF TREATS EACH

TOON MUST CRAFT AND ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR PLAYING GAMES 

(SOMETIMES YOU JUST GET TIRED OF MINI GAMES).

1.  DETERMINE PET SCHOOL TYPE:  Organize your pets by school types 

(found in your book under the pet's name and by the type of pet it is). 

This is different from the type of school talents the pet may develop. We are only 

concerned with what treats it will like, and putting them on the toon that will be 

crafting those treats.
2.  Match pets with toons as follows (WHEN MOVING PETS, TRY TO USE 

THE PET ENERGY BEFORE TAKING IT OUT OF THE SHARED BANK):

• BALANCE and LIFE pets/toons can be interchanged, 
• STORM and FIRE pets/toons can be interchanged, 
• ICE and DEATH pets/toons can be interchanged, then 
• MYTH pets on Myth toons only.

This is because these treats complement each other for pet development.

3.  COMPLEMENTING SCHOOL TREATS - Craft cereals on each toon according 

to school. You will want to make more treats for the beginning development that 

will match the pet's school. The second school treat will be used to complete the 

stats when leveling the pet to Epic.

• Balance and Life, craft equal amounts of each school cereal.  
• Storm and Fire, craft equal amounts of each school cereal.  
• Ice and Death, craft equal amounts of each school cereal.
• Myth need only the myth cereal. 

4.  BABY TO ANCIENT, THEN ANCIENT TO EPIC - Feed the pet matching school 

treats only from baby to ancient.  Do not worry about completing the stats 

(Will, Agility, Intellect, Strength and Power) until development to epic. 

The complement school treat (Item 3 above) will help in completing out the 

stats. This will allow you to see the first 3 talents more quickly. 

5.  The Treats and where they can be found:

• LIFE Cereal - Rice Wispies Cereal (Ravenscar by Teleport Stones)
• FIRE Cereal - Sizzle Smacks Cereal (Ravenscar by Teleport Stones)
• STORM Cereal - Crackle Jacks Cereal (Ravenscar by Teleport Stones)
• MYTH Cereal - Ambrose Cereal (Pet Pavillion)
• ICE Cereal - Frosted Drakes Cereal (DS Shoe Shop)
• DEATH Cereal - Raising Bran Cereal (DS Shoe Shop)
• BALANCE Cereal - Honey Tombs Cereal (DS Shoe Shop).

TREATS ONLY 

(THE NO PLAY WAY TO LEVEL PETS)

Key to this method is to use all your pet energy efficiently without the drudgery of 

playing the games.  I do housework as I do this.  Put them in the Dance game and 

just let the timer run out.  At this point you can treat them.  Try to stick with the 

loved cereals until they reach Ancient (most Balance pets are the only pets that do

 not love the same school cereal or like any of the other cereals). 

MYTH PETS:  Ambrose Cereal up to epic.
ICE PETS:  Ice cereal treats up to ancient, then use Death cereal treats to complete 

               out the stats.
BALANCE PETS:  Balance cereal treats until ancient, then even the stats with Life 

                       cereal treats.
LIFE PETS:  Life Cereal treats until ancient, then even the stats with Balance 

                 cereal treats.
DEATH PETS:   Death cereal treats until ancient, then even the stats with Ice 

                     cereal treats.
STORM PETS: Storm cereal treats until ancient, then even the stats with Fire 

                    cereal treats.
FIRE PETS:  Fire cereal treats until ancient then even the stats with Storm 

                 cereal treats.

IF PLAYING THE MAZE GAME

MYTH - Play Pizza Maze game. Treat with MYTH cereal (LOVES).
ICE - Play Fish Maze game and treat with ICE cereal (LOVES).
DEATH - Play Pizza Maze game and Treat with DEATH cereal (LOVES) 

            and ICE cereal (LIKES).
STORM - Play Pizza Maze game and Treat with STORM cereal (LOVES) 

             and FIRE cereal (LIKES).
FIRE - Play Cake Maze Game and Treat with FIRE cereal (LOVES) and 

         STORM cereal (LIKES).
LIFE - Play Fish and Treat with LIFE cereal (LOVES) and BALANCE 

         cereal (LIKES).
BALANCE - Play Pizza Maze Game and Treat with BALANCE cereal (LIKES) 

               and LIFE cereal (EATS).
I know this was long, but if you have questions text me and I will try to clarify.

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Had to edit the actual guide/method to fit into the box. Well there you go guys a really

efficient method to training a pet without having to sit at the monitor.

Credits: Molly

Could this be the New Astral School Symbols?

Hello wizards! Just wanted to share some pictures that might be in interest. So what are the pictures about? Well I recently found them on another Wizard101 Blog and thought I'd share :) They are basically some of the new school symbols! Enjoy. 

Sun school

Star school

Note: They might NOT be the real ones being released.

October Ravenwood Bulletin Newsletter

Hello wizards! Kinda late on the info here but today Kingsisle released new information on the following events and updates. Anyone excited? I am! :) Well I am going to give a brief explanation of each. (Just look out for the dotted lines) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 01 October 2010 - Volume XXVI   The big news this month, of course, is that the new world of Celestia will be opening up! Players can glimpse this underwater world in the Selena Gomez quest, and there's much more to come. As we've said before, this high level world update is for players who have completed the Final Countdown quest in Dragonspyre. Along with the opening of the new world, we will also be raising the maximum level from the current 50 to the new level 60! When Celestia opens, level 50 players can once again gain experience, and you'll need it because Celestia also brings with it new spells and new surprises. More details will be announced once Celestia arrives in the Test Realm soon. Watch the game launch window for updates! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Finally! The time has come for the next 'true' expansion for Wizard101. So whats this? As it says, Celestia will be hitting Test Realms this month, remember you have to be a member or have at least have bought crowns from the time period given. Grandmasters get ready for another adventure as this update will bring a level cap increase which is from level 50-60. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hallowe'en in Wizard101   Hallowe'en in Wizard101 Spooky Bob here, and I'm excited to tell you all about Hallowe'en in Wizard101. Hallowe'en is a very magical time, perfect for young Wizards everywhere! We celebrate Hallowe'en in the Spiral for most of October, so look for me and my friend Jack Hallow to arrive soon! Jack Hallow will appear in the Ravenwood Commons, and he has special quests for young Wizards. A new mysterious tower will appear in Ravenwood that Jack will ask you to explore. Please note if you completed these quests during the last Hallowe'en event, you will not be offered these quests again, but you can still enter the tower in Ravenwood. I will return to the Ravenwood Shopping District with all sorts of Hallowe'en items for you to purchase. I've got pumpkin masks, casting staffs, scary costumes and a special pet to sell you, but remember I only take Crowns, so stock up! To help with the fun and spooky atmosphere of Hallowe'en, special decorations will appear in Wizard City, and look for fun events and contests on our Facebook page and on our Contests pagelater this month. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Seems like Spooky Bob will be returning once again to Wizard City for the third time for the Halloween celebration. For those that don't know about this or will be their first year celebrating, get ready for an awesome time! Other than that I noticed how it didn't mention the holiday drops but i am hoping they will too be available :) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Harold Argleston's Book of the Month Club    Welcome to October's Book of the Month Club! I'm Harold Argleston, your Wizard City Librarian and I would like to encourage you to read! This month we continue with stories related to Mooshu. This book has been suggested by a fellow Librarian from Earth, her name is Kit Ward-Crixell and she is a librarian in New Braunfels, Texas, USA. This month's book is Sword of the Samurai: Adventure Stories From Japan retold by Eric Kimmel Kimmel collected traditional Japanese stories about samurai, and he presents them here along with information about samurai culture. Some of the stories are serious and set in the real world; some are fantasies or comedy. Look for this book in your school or local library and enjoy reading, studious young Wizards! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Who likes to read books? I don't ;) Well this month we have another suggested book for the month which is Sword of the Samurai: Adventure Stories From Japan retold by Eric Kimmel . An interesting book? Maybe, I don't know but it sure does sound like a good book to read for the young readers. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Prepaid Cards Updates   New Prepaid Cards! Those of you who purchase Wizard101 through the use of prepaid cards, and those of you who use these cards to collect pets will be excited about some updates to these retail cards! New Layout First of all, the prepaid cards page has a new look, with more information about current and upcoming pets. You'll be able to see several months of pets in advance so you can plan your purchases accordingly. Check it out here new Prepaid Cards page Prepaid cards outside of the USA! Secondly, we're happy to announce that prepaid cards are becoming available in Australia and New Zealand! The retailers there are Gamestop and ToysRUs, and those should start appearing in your stores in mid to late October.   Get more with the new Gamestop Card Lastly, an industry first! Gamestop is now carrying a new denomination and a new type of card. It's twice the size and comes with an epic bundle of items along with the Subscription or Crowns option. This card will be available mid-October at all Gamestops, and the details of what the card will give you are a bit of a secret until then, but I think you'll get the idea when you see the card on the new Prepaid Cards page! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Wow! This is another very exciting news for this month. Seems like players from Australia and New Zealand will be soon able to buy Gift Cards from Gamestop and ToysRUs this late-October. Also some very exciting news for the Gamestop shoppers. Looks like Gamestop cards will be getting an upgrade from a regular Gift Card to a 'Mega Card'. Wonder what kind of items the cards will come with, only one way to find out. Stay tuned! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Website Update See the Game Wizard101 is always changing, and we want our players to see a sneak peek of what the game looks and feels like even before you register! We've spent some time capturing the feel of Wizard101 in screenshots, and put them all into the updated 'See the Game' section of the website - check it out here. ----------------------------------------------------- Basically this will be very useful for the new players of Wizard101 or those who are curious about the adventures Wizard101 brings. -----------------------------------------------------	Fansite Spotlight   Wizard101 Wikia If you're looking for a database about Wizard101, then the Wizard101 Wikia is the place to go. This is a fan run wiki about Wizard101 that anyone can edit, so if you would like to contribute, register and start updating! You can visit the site at Wizard101_Wikia! Haven't had a chance to visit fansites on Wizard101? Check out a growing list of popular blogs on our Fansites & Blogs page. ----------------------------------------------------- Not much to say here except me wanting my blog to be in the Spotlight :) -----------------------------------------------------
A Thank you from Mr Lincoln   A Thank you from Mr Lincoln Young Wizards I'd like to take this opportunity to thank those of you who have contacted us lately. Everyone is getting much better at providing the information up front and it really makes our support feedback faster and more accurate, and everyone is better off. The more information you give us when you submit a ticket, the better. Here's a quick refresher for those of you who may not have submitted a ticket yet, or who are waiting for one to be resolved.    To submit a ticket to us, you can send us an email tosupport@wizard101.comor submit your ticket through the website - Just click Help & Support -> Contact Us or click the Contact Us image above. Before you submit a ticket, make sure that the email address associated with your Wizard101 account is valid and that you can check email at that address! Tickets can take up to 48 hours to receive a response and duplicate tickets can slow the whole process down. When you contact support, please ensure that you give us: the account name the character name as much information about what you encountered as you can NEVER send us: your password your credit card information The more information you give up front, the faster your ticket can be resolved.  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Well for those that have recently contacted support they are thanking you! Give yourself a pat in the back :) Also I 'bolded' the most important things when contacting support. Follow these simple and you will get a quick response from Support :) This goes for you Molly! lol JK JK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Well this has been another installment of the Ravenwood Bulletin Newsletter. Cant wait for Celestia!!!