Celestia Coming to Live On WEDNESDAY!

So the cat is out of the bag for Wizard101's Celestia release!  I'll check the news release time and adjust the contest accordingly, so those that posted after the news announcement (on facebook) may be outa luck :P  But we'll see how it works out.

WOOT!
https://www.wizard101.com/game/community/updatenotes

Some fun random tidbits from the update notes:
You won't be tripping over that invisible rock at the Raven fortress gate any more!
Also lots of chat cussword work-arounds are eliminate and you may find yourself banned if you need mouth soap a little more quickly.

So get what rest you can now and prepare for the super-bowl of questing!

Valerian Nightbringer

Wild Bolt finally gets a makeover!

If you've been a reader here at Valerian's School for Wayward Wizards long you probably know my opinion of snipered wild bolt.  With star school enhancements to them in Celestia you could find yourself in PVP staring down the barrel of 1000 damage spell that can be cast on every single pass of play with near 100% accuracy with enhancement and gear pluses.

It seems like the readers here have been listened to again as you were on chain stunning. 

Enter the new change...

This still has a 25% chance of being a nasty, nasty spell.  So it really is the same odds as a snipered bolt to hit 1000% but it takes away the super-enhancement of the gear.  Wild bolt will be a fantastic shield breaker but it will finally be fair all around considering that no other school has a secondary 2 pip chance spell that packs the highest hit in the game.

With the new Celestia schools and PVP being mixed up with all kinds of new things this is probably a much needed evening out adjustment especially versus low damage schools like Ice and Myth.

Thanks to KingIsle the makers of Wizard101 for listening to the fans and continuing to make adjustments to keep PVP fair.

See you in arena,
Valerian Nightbringer

Wizard101 iphone app comes out for OS4 & Crowns deal

I've been working like a mad wizard lately and one thing that helped make my 2am bed time and 6am morning and 6-1/2-hour-meeting-day a little more fun was an update on my iphone!  It's BAAAAAAck!  The WizardBlox iphone app.  It's fixed for OS4 and has new prizes including house drops.  I won a park bench and a ribcage (yikes).  I might have to start dropping codes again!

And Check out the http://www.wizard101.com/ web site for a spooky special on crowns! If you're looking to level pets or gear up for Celestia that would be the deal of the season.

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Also to answer a couple questions: there is a secret passage way to the downstairs to the right of the bank in the new Fantasy Castle.  Also pay careful attention to the stairway walls

And the question about open chat requiring a credit card on file... No they won't deduct money from the card that you give for age verification but they need it to verify that you are actually a grown up or your account has been set up by a parent and your open chat approved by a parent.

Valerian

Celestia Test Realm Prediction Contest and Next Prediction Contest

The person who most closely guessed the release date of the test realm is: h.pippin.

H.Pippin, contact me by email and let me know which of these prizes you would like to claim as your reward...
BEST GUESS Celestia Test Realm Contest

5000 crowns
or Fog Unicorn
or Death Scarab
or Shard Tail Dragon
 
***NEW CONTESTS***
Celestia Prediction Part II Contest
Please send in your predictions of the release of the live realm version of Celestia.  Several of you have sent in your guesses but 3 are guessing the same day so if you want to have a chance to win a major prize like the ones above, please email me your date and hour so that I can determine which would win.

Lucky Subscriber Contest
Sign up to follow this blog and get a chance to win a crowns prize like the ones listed above.  I'll try to match you with a manly gift if you are a man or a womanly gift if you are of the fairer gender.
 
 

Critical and Block

I know I'm talking about this late but I think it's worthwhile to mention.  Two new stats of note in the Celestia release are the "Critical" and "Block" ratings.  These stats will help you have a chance for avoiding a bad spell alltogether like dodging a bullet with your Keanu Reaves skills or getting a super awesome hit that just nukes everything.  If you talk to Dueling Diego outside of the arena in the test realm he'll give you one of those nifty if somewhat odd looking helmets that are maybe something out of the Captain Nemo movie from 20 years ago. 

(fitting since we're talking underwater world... anyway, moving on)

But the funky helmet will give you a 15% chance for a critical hit.  It was hard for me to justify trying it when my old zeke level 35 gear are better than any since with the exception of the arena gear.  I think the helmet may have helped me get one or two early kills while adventuring but in the end I switched back to the zeke stuff for the shields because I was getting brutally punished by the storm and ice bosses that always seem to get their turn to use their 6, YES 6 pips on you on the very first turn.  Naturally it seems like they ALWAYS get the first turn but maybe that's just my bad luck idk.  In any event, I think if you have an outfit that you can put together with a decent chance at critical hit then it's probably worth wearing, otherwise you might find you're better off with your school's extra tough and shields you get from your regular gear.  But do be aware of it and watch your backpack and bank.  If you put a rockin outfit together with critical hit and block let me know.

Valerian