Friday, July 6, 2012

POST!

I am sorry I haven't posted in a while! Lots of new news but I think this blog will be dormant during the summer.

Monday, June 11, 2012

The Future is Here!

The new Hydra pack has a chance to give you  A THREE PERSON MOUNT! MORE INFO ON THE PACK LATER!!!

Monday, June 4, 2012

Pet-a-Palooza!!! (What a surprise)

Pet-A-Palooza is back!!! With brand new pets and a free snack every weekday! Get yours every day for faster pet training!!! Nothing much to report on that other than check out the official news link.

Don't forget to enter the contest of Champions!!!!!

Posting soon!

Thursday, May 31, 2012

What they don't tell you!! (Scavenger Hunt, Pets, and more!)

THE SCAVENGER HUNT IS OUT!!! YAY!!!

You can look at all the details on official news or update notes.

They say you can buy it for 2500 crowns in the crown shop and you can craft it soon!

But here is what they don't tell you: Although it is hard, IT IS ALREADY AVAILABLE TO CRAFT!


Paidrag





Also, a user on Wizard101Central brought up a new thread showing a list (will be updated) of things new in the live realm but not listed in the update notes!!!! Here is the list thus far.




And don't forget: THE CONTEST OF CHAMPIONS ENTRY DATES HAVE BEEN EXTENDED! ENTER ASAP TO WIN FABULOUS PRIZES!!!!

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

The Contest of Champions Update!



Update on the Contest of Champions!!!!

MAJOR NOTE!!!!!!
MAJOR NOTE!!!!!!

THE POLL AND END DATE FOR ENTRY WILL BE EXTENDED UNTIL SUCH TIME WHEN THERE ARE 4 STUDENTS OF THE TOP TWO SCHOOLS! IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT SCHOOLS BUT IF THERE ARE 4 LIFE AND 4 DEATH AND LIFE AND DEATH ARE THE TOP TWO, THE CONTEST ENTRY CLOSES!!!!!! PLEASE ENTER!!! 
IF SPOTS ARE NOT FILLED BY SEPTEMBER I WILL FILL IN USING OTHER WIZARDS!


I NEED MORE ENTRIES! COMMENT HERE OR ON THE CONTEST PAGE WITH YOUR WIZARD NAME AND SCHOOL! DON'T FORGET TO VOTE TOO!
To find out about the prizes and more info go to the contests page!!!!

So far, the two teams that will participate are: (NOTE: THIS TALLY MIGHT CHANGE)
The Ice Team (3 votes) vs. The Death Team (3 votes).

Players so far:

Paul LegendDreamer -- Death
Jacob MoonBlood -- Death
Wolf ShadowSword -- Storm
Hunter DuskCaller -- Balance


I still need AT LEAST:

2 Death School Students
3 Storm School Students
3 Balance School Students
4 Ice School Students
4 Myth School Students
4 Life School Students
4 Fire School Students

REMEMBER TO VOTE TOO!

Thursday, May 24, 2012

MORE MOUNTS (yet again)!

Yet again there are new exciting mounts! As with the last mounts, I find the animations on these very original. Rest assured they will be integrated into my very own... I've said too much! That was a hint by the way. You can find the info in this picture!



Can't wait to try them!

By the way, I still have not seen the test realm but when I do, I will report the highlights here!

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

The New UPDATE Made for Us!!!

The test realm has reopened! And it is as if they tailored the releases to my wishes!!! BEAUTIFUL WYSTERIA HOUSING!! VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND NEW SCAVENGER HUNT HOUSING ITEM!
FOUR NEW GAME MODES ON THAT ONE!! Anywho! I just found out and am gonna log on now!!!!

HOORAY!!!

Also don't forget to go to the contests page and enter the Contest of Champions!!!!

Saturday, May 19, 2012

Coming Soon: How To Part 3!

Another exciting addition is coming soon to the How To Guides!!!

How To Part 3: Vacations

This How To will help you figure out what to do to prepare for going away whether you are able to play or not and whether or not you made a mistake!

Accidentally planted new seeds before you left? No problem! I have the solution to save your plants!
Planning something in-game but you can't make it? Don't know how to report it? No problem!

After reading the new guide, your game progress will be just as good or even better than when you left!!



P.S. DON'T FORGET TO ENTER THE CONTEST OF CHAMPIONS!

Just click on the contests page and comment!!!!

Guide drafts coming soon!

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Two New Mounts and the Greatest Honor

First, there are two new mounts! The camel and an Auroch!!!! Don't forget to pick these up in the crown shop! In my opinion the camel is one of the best crafted mounts!

Second, I would like to give my largest congratulations to the greatest Wizard101 blogger there is, The Friendly Necromancer! The Friendly Necromancer has been granted the badge, Kingsisle Support!!!! He now works for Kingsisle due to his large contributions and fan-base! Congratulations Friendly!!!!!!

And finally, DON'T FORGET TO ENTER THE CONTEST OF CHAMPIONS AND VOTE!!!! Look at the new contest page for more info!!!!! THERE IS ONLY A LIMITED TIME TO ENTER!

Anyway, slow news week...erm... few weeks. But new posts, guides, and more fun are coming your way!!!
Until next time, I have no slogan!

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

THE CONTEST OF CHAMPIONS!

Take a look at the new poll on the blog!!

If you want to participate in the contest, comment on this post and say your wizard name, central name (if you have one), school, and level!

Every one who commented from the top 2 schools will be entered in a drawing to put together a team of wizards of the same school! Each team will be entered in an EPIC PVP MATCH! To determine once and for all who is the best !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Each member of the winning team will get to select two of the following prizes and each member of the runner up will select one.

1. I will help you with any housing glitches/ideas or anything housing related at all!

2. Quest help where I will stop anything I am doing to help no matter what (only 1st place members can choose this)

3. See the secret house I am making TOP SECRET! (hint: an attraction)

4. [1st place only]See the near completed VALKOOR'S STORY!! The Valkoor's Story has been in the works since I started Wizard101 3 years ago! It is a completely original concept (see projects page). Only 3 other wizards have EVER seen it! And no one but I has seen the near completion it is now! [IMPORTANT NOTE: ONLY ONE MEMBER FROM YOUR TEAM MAY SELECT THIS PRIZE AND YOU MUST DECIDE AMONGST YOURSELVES!]

5. When [or if] you come and see the public Valkoor's Story when it opens, you will get the special behind the scenes tour to see how I did certain glitches and some special effects I put together myself!

6. Customized Card!!!!! I will make it anything you want! [no offensive or inappropriate images/words/or suggestions]

And Finally: THE WINNING TEAM WILL BE INVITED TO THE SHADOWVAULT CHAMPIONS PRIVATE PARTY IN 2013!


THIS POLL CLOSES ON 7/2/12. THE DATE FOR THE MATCH WILL BE DECIDED THEN!



P.S. Please vote for your own school!

AVALON IS LIVE and Graphics Optimization

IMPORTANT NOTE: READ THE LATEST UPDATE NOTES COMPLETELY AS SOME OF THE UPDATES ARE GAME CHANGING!

The moment we have been waiting for has arrived! In my opinion surprisingly soon! Even though it was on the test realm for only a short time, the new world, AVALON, is out and on the live realm! Along with Avalon, all the updates and changes to every aspect of the game are out including the new level cap 80, new spells, plants, AND TONS MORE! I would say this is one of the biggest updates ever!

Tip: If you were not a member for the release of any previous worlds, read this: In the first week or possibly up I the firs few months of the release, the servers with be absolutely packed! Wizard101 had it's biggest lag in history with the release of Zafaria. If you have not completed mirror lake and are not ready to move on to Avalon, DON'T GO THERE! Don't as a favor to yourself and a favor to us! Every person in an area counts. Each players screen around the world has to have the information stored of every player around them. Even if your computer can handle it you will add to the mess of lag of other players. If you ARE ready for Avalon, take caution! If you have more than one computer that plays wizard101, use the fastest one. Be prepared for some very bad lag unless your computer can handle it.
In general, follow these guidelines to get the smoothest gameplay:

Make these changes in settings:

Bloom Active: OFF
Texture Detail/Quality: Low
Graphics Detail/Quality: Low
MOST IMPORTANT- Particles: All the way down.

I cannot tell the difference between the high and low graphics or the number of particles. You should always have your settings like this to get the fastest gameplay.


Side Tip: The realm you are in is very important! If there are less crowded realms, go to them! Unless of course you want more people with you, choose the realm that has the population that fits your play style.


Until next time, I have no slogan!!


P.S. Have fun in Avalon!

Sunday, April 29, 2012

New Feature Bumped!

This is from the post about entitled A Houser's Dream:

A NEW FEATURE IS COMING TO THE SHADOWVAULT FILES!

Genius in the Shadows

Feel free to ask me any questions about anything related to wizard101 no matter how crazy it is! Even if the question is only beneficial to you I will answer it! I have played Wizard101 a long time and have studied the nooks and cranies of it and can help you with absolutely any issue you have.
Don't want me to share your question? NO PROBLEM! Just let me know and I will post only my answer on the blog without giving away what the question was!

Special requests are fine! NO LIMITS! NO GUIDELINES! SEND ME AS MANY AS YOU WANT ANY TIME!

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS SEND ME AN EMAIL AT:benjaminshadowvault@aol.com

Answers will be answered in a timely manner in the order received!

Friday, April 27, 2012

Looking for some Help?

I have noticed many people have been directed to my blog by searching for wikis and guides. I can supply you with any guide you need!

If you are looking for a guide please comment and I will supply you with the best and most accurate link for it. If it doesn't exist, I will make it!!

The most searched for thing on this blog is Emperor's Attic Guide so here is the link for that:

Emperor's Hoard Guide



Thursday, April 26, 2012

Wiz...I mean PIRATE 101!

Kingsisle has FINALLY UNVEILED THEIR NEW GAME! PIRATE101!

It looks super fun but since this is going to stay solely a wizard101 blog, I won't talk about it here.

I suggest you check it out at
Pirate101.com

Monday, April 23, 2012

NEW Emperor's Attic Pack! A "Houser's" Dream!

There is once again a brand new pack that everyone who reads this blog will be especially interested in! IT IS ALL ABOUT HOUSING! WITH 8 NEW INTERACTIVE HOUSING ITEMS!
Including:
A stage which a ninja pig comes out of
A koi pond
and more!

Over 60 NEW items!

The ultra rare super prize in this pack is: THE TAG GAME! FINALLY!

4 NEW plants! Including the fortune cookie tree! (heard that looks beast)

Bobbleheads!
Wallpaper!
Music Scrolls
And many other NEW furniture!


And Wizard101Central in cooperation with Kingsisle is giving out 10 FREE CODES for the tag game!! Head on over there now to enter!
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In other news:

One of our most influential wizards in our community has achieved an amazing goal! FritzFunBringer, a major wiki master (who by the way I created their avatars), has completed the amazing task of obtaining all 62 music scrolls!

He is going to sell them all at the bazaar so see if you can snag some!
See all of them here: http://www.wizard101central.com/forums/showthread.php?t=274041

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Next up: Please tell me what you think of these ideas for my next How To Guide/s:

How To Challenge Your Magic

How To Use Housing Space Efficiently

How To Make the Patented Benjamin Shadowvault WORKING FERRIS WHEEL!

More ideas to come!
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Next Up:

A NEW FEATURE IS COMING TO THE SHADOWVAULT FILES!

Genius in the Shadows

Feel free to ask me any questions about anything related to wizard101 no matter how crazy it is! Even if the question is only beneficial to you I will answer it! I have played Wizard101 a long time and have studied the nooks and cranies of it and can help you with absolutely any issue you have.
Don't want me to share your question? NO PROBLEM! Just let me know and I will post only my answer on the blog without giving away what the question was!

Special requests are fine! NO LIMITS! NO GUIDELINES! SEND ME AS MANY AS YOU WANT ANY TIME!

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS SEND ME AN EMAIL AT: benjaminshadowvault@aol.com

Answers will be answered in a timely manner in the order received!

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Next up: NOTHING!

Until next time: I have no slogan!

See you soon!

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Still Active

This blog is still active and updated frequently but I have just been busy and there has been no news since Avalon

Monday, April 9, 2012

AVALON! THE NEW WORLD REVEALED!

EDIT: IT'S OUT ON TEST NOW!CLICK THIS LINK TO FIND OUT ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ABOUT AVALON, THE STORY, AND OTHER UPDATES!!




Many are calling this the biggest update in the history of Wizard101!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE PUZZLE HAS BEEN SOLVED AND A NEW WORLD HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED: AVALON!!!!!


AVALON!!!!
Completed Puzzle Image from Ravenwood Radio:










Surprisingly, Avalon is scheduled to go on the test realm, not later this year, but LATER THIS VERY WEEK!

So why is this the biggest update ever you ask?

LET'S FIND OUT!


"Avalon is a mainline, medieval world of knights, castles, goblins and dragons. It plays heavily on the Arthurian and Celtic mythologies, with fallen knights, warrior queens and quests to prove one's worth and skill. It is a land of rich, green glades; dangerous, barricaded towers; and dark, sinister woods." 


That was from mmorpg.com reported from Kingsisle.




Now then, what sort of things does Avalon have in store for us?


The new world will include:




6 NEW ZONES


15 NEW AREAS TO EXPLORE


LEVEL CAP INCREASE TO 80!


COUNT EM', 28 NEW UTILITY SPELLS MEANING 4 SPELLS FOR EACH SCHOOL.


NEW EQUIPMENT AND DROPS


LEVEL 78 PETS!!!!!! WITH QUESTS FOR THEM FOR EACH SCHOOL!


BRAND NEW PETS AND MOUNTS!


NEW GARDENING LEVEL CAP! YOU CAN NOW REACH RANK 15!


NEW GARDENING SPELLS AND PLANTS!!


Kingsisle has promised even more to come soon! So get ready to hop on the test realm before the end of this week!!!!!!!




Avalon:


























So wizards, tell me, what are you most excited about in the new update?


Monday, April 2, 2012

Majorly Minor Updates

Official News has been updated for april.
Kingsisle promises many MANY updates during this month so keep an eye out! They released a new newsletter so check that out too!

Anyway I am still exploring new topics for posts so you will hear from me very soon!

Friday, March 30, 2012

April Fools Day Pet!

The new Trolling Stone pet (a take off on the rock) is out now for a limited time for April Fools Day!

Sorry for the short post. I have been busy lately. Write to you guys soon!

Thursday, March 29, 2012

New World Update?

To piggyback on my previous post: Some people are reporting that in their personal puzzle grid of pieces they collected, many are reporting words that clearly say AVALON! A world mentioned in Zafaria!!! Now of course to respect Kingsisle, no one is supposed to post pictures of pieces put together or pieces they were not given. So if you haven't been doing the puzzle, the only way we can know, is when the event is over and pictures can be posted! So until then!

P.S. Early April Fools Day Surprise Countdown is on the site!!!

Sunday, March 25, 2012

500 Views, Eggbert, AND A NEW WORLD??!?!

This post brings a whole host of updates!
Firstly, you may have noticed I adjusted the width of the blog to make it fit on one page.
I would like to start off with lesser news before I get to the major breaking news! Eggbert is back in the spiral! And you know what that means!....... well, I don't really know what it means for me because I don't really enjoy Eggbert's items.... but for everyone who does, HE IS HERE! That also means that all of Eggbert's crown items are now available for farming throughout Wizard City (i.e. mainly Nightshade)! In case you didn't know, during all holiday item sales, the same items are always farmable throughout Wizard City and mainly Nightshade.

NOW FOR THE NEWS WE HAVE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR!!!!! WHAT'S NEXT FOR WIZARD101????? A NEW WORLD!!!!

from Wizard101.com and wizard101central.com

Mystery Puzzle

Can you figure it out?

Can you put all the pieces together to discover the magic?

Over the next few weeks our incredible lineup of official Wizard101 fansites will be releasing individual puzzle pieces. Search all our fansites to find their puzzle pieces and start to put the puzzle together for yourself!

Will it be a new house? a new world? a new adventure? All will be revealed when all the puzzle pieces have been discovered.

There are over 60 pieces in total, so watch these sites for new puzzle pieces to be released over the next few weeks!

Visit all of the sites listed at Wizard101.com to collect their puzzle pieces and start putting the puzzle together yourself at home!



Everyone has been scrambling to get all 60 pieces and those who currently hold the records for most pieces collected, have reported to the community that this puzzle is most probably a new world reveal! But then again it might not be!
Here are some highlights from the wizard101central community in response to the "news thread." :

turbo1080: its a new world with nomes
Finnigan Moon: The pieces I have found remind me of Wysteria
Kane: One of the pieces looks to me like the wallpaper of a new world? Awesome, can't wait to see what the final puzzle will look like!
helephant707: Its either a new part of wysteria, a new side world to get us wizards by or its a new mega bundle card. Last part of words show " ea at the end " from assembling all the pieces so far.
LiveLife278: I see a lot of leaves and dirt roads it looks like. I'm thinking Zafaria or Mooshu expansion!
morganpurepyromancer: Now that I think about it, the flowers on some of the pieces remind me of Tanglewood Way in Wysteria. Maybe it actually is a Wysteria expansion!
Inceptum: It looks like a Marlebone expansion to me.
timta10:


I don't think so.....

Cl sneak peek part 1- 4/7/10
CL sneak peek part 3- 4/27/10 25(current # of pieces)/80 is equivalent to .35 whichh is close to 1/3 CL peek

First 25 Pieces- 3/23/12

It will probably come out in a few weeks or so. This is because 26/80 is reduced to 7/20=.35= 1/3 equivalent to CL.

If its the equivalent to CL, the world/puzzle will be finished/released 2-3 weeks from now.

MAX 4/12/12


So it seems to me that everyone is thinking that it is either A. A main world. B. An expansion to Wysteria. C. An expansion to another world. D. A side world. E. A new house. or F. A new hoard pack. So I guess we can only wait to find out!!!!!!!


Finally, I would like to announce that my blog is now up to 500 views from around the world! After the bazaar guide came out, my views skyrocketed so I will be sure to get more guides out to you soon! I would like to thank everyone who checks this blog regularly and all those who just visit because it really makes the work worthwhile! Anyway here is the current view count at the time of this post:


Pageviews by Countries
United States
486
Russia
24
Sri Lanka
10
Germany
5
Ukraine
3
Kuwait
2
Norway
2
France
1
United Kingdom
1
Latvia
1














Anyway, talk to you all soon!

See you in the spiral!

And until next time: I have no slogan!