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A plan!

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So uber wife and I have been on a hiatus from Wizard101 play for a while. I've been playing a lot of Diablo III and Pirate101 (even made a quick pitstop over at Dinostorm now that it's opened its doors), and Uber Wife has been being an uber wife. Nanamancer is staying with us here in Texas over the holidays, and let's just say that's kind of prohibitive to playing Wizard101.

Anyway! We now have . . . A PLAN! Plans are good. The plan was to get started in Azteca together, so this morning I spent a little time playing and catching up to where her character is, which isn't very far in, but it was still a bit farther than where I had left off.

She let me in on a little secret that you have to finish the first quest against these three-horned crazies before the Zeke quest opened up for you. So, that's what I did this morning.


I have my PvP deck loaded, and I'm noticing that it's not a bad deck for Azteca. These mobs don't seem like easy farming whatsoever. The first rounds are spent much like you would in a PvP match, i.e., defensively.


I'm used to playing this way anyway since Angus has forced me into that mode from day one. But these Crazed Thunder Horns are casting as many as four damage spells in a row out of the gate. Without some good resists, I could see how soloing Azteca could be a bit painful if you're not ready for it. There's at least one thread that debates it. From reading that thread it sounds like Alto Alto is going to be a blast! I'm not one to look away from a challenge. and with Uber Wife by my side, it's sure to be an awesome time!

Looks like Zeke will be having us hunting down UFO's this time. Perhaps this comet is just Too Hot to Handle, so they've shown up.



(Yeesh . . . I don't know about hot, but he certainly looks too sweaty to handle.)

Happy Dueling

Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest!

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For many party go'ers over the holidays, Christmas joy is manifested in one of the most horrifically snuggly pieces of wonder known as the Ugly Christmas Sweater. Check out this number that comes from Rustyzipper.com's collection of Ugly Christmas Sweaters!

EEK! Ugly and epic! That's the true spirit of an ugly Christmas sweater!

This contest pays homage to the Ugly Christmas Sweater because with Wizard101's hundreds of clothing options, it is absolutely possible to come up with a magnificently gaudy Christmas combination all your own! Behold!

That's Thomas showing off his Santa Hat, Faerie Court Steel Leaf Robe, Mysterious Jade Boots, Ice Elf pet, and Sweet Staff. Whew . . . ugly and epic!

So let's see what ugly and epic Yuletide combinations you can throw together yourself! To enter, please send an email to thefriendlynecromancer@gmail.com by 20 December 2012 with the following:

1- Your Wizard Name
2- A screenshot of your character wearing the ugliest Wizard101 Christmas costume you can throw together. (Remember, it's gotta look at least a little Christmas'y!)
3- A description of your ugly outfit.

* No group photos please
* Only one entry per person
* If you're under 13, please get Mom and Dad's permission and assistance.


We've got a lot of fantastic prizes to give away including random Wizard101 Bundles and Crowns, so get out there and get creative!

We'll be choosing our top pics on 21-22 December and posting up our winners before Christmas Day! We'll also be raffling off a few random winners as well, so don't worry if your outfit is just so-so . . . everyone has a chance to win!

Happy Dueling!

Test Realm! Food Fight!!

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The Wizard101 Test Realm is back online and a brand new housing game is up for testing . . . FOOD FIGHT!



No no no, silly Friendly Necromancer. Not the classic 1980's game involving twitch skills and 8-bit graphics! (How much of my parent's money did I spend on that game at the local arcade? wow!) This food fight seems to be more like a race to grab as much food as you can and also steal food from your friends ala Capture the Flag. Actually, there seems to be four modes to the game:

Chef's Special
Within a limited time, find and return with as much food as possible.

On a Diet
Find and return with as much food as possible, but the amount of hidden food is limited.

Buffet 25
The first team to find 25 points worth of food and return it to the kiosk wins.

Pizza Party
Find and return with as much pizza as possible.


Nice! Skeletal Pirates and Pizza! Two of my favorite things in one!

On the test realm the game goes for 2,500 crowns or you can head to Abbey Road in Avalon to pick up the Crafting Recipe from Padraig. The crafting recipe looks a bit steep. You need to craft a Carousel as part of the ingredient list! O.O Eep!

Along with the Food Fight minigame is also a nice handful of updates. Be sure you check the update page for more information: click.

On a personal note, I've been so busy at work with my Pirate101 duties that I missed my opportunity to play this game when it was in development. I was slipped an invitation to play against the devs, but unfortunately I was occupied at the time. :(

Let me know what you all think!

Happy dueling!

Metzi Burning Water vs The Friendlies

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Remember that whole, A PLAN! post back a couple posts? Yeah, SO . . . uber wife and I finally get some time to play together over my lunch break last week, and a lunch break apparently equals like four fights and two quests. :)

As we were playing she says to me, "want me to take screenshots?" I'm thinking, "YES, DEFINITELY!" I mean, I gotta talk about the awesome Azteca while I'm playing through it, right?

Come to find out, she took a total of two screenshots.

1- My damage


2- Her damage


LOL! Uber wife's super crit gear spec'd Storm Wizzie is a thing of beauty. I think I've figured out my job here . . . buff her character and ride the wave of Tempest every few rounds. ;)

We again played yesterday during my lunch break at work and this time we did a short little instance where you run up against Metzi Burning Water, which is a Rank 12 Storm Boss with a good amount of health. We again had no difficulty downing this boss, but we ran into a bug that makes it so only one player gets credit for completing the instance. I hadn't heard of this, and I turned to my co-worker Professor Greyrose and was like, "ugh, bug." She looked back at me and said, "um, it's fixed on Test Realm!" LOL. That seems to be the standard answer for those Community Manager types. ;) Definitely karma.

So, I'll be completing this instance again. No worries, with Bailey by my side, things are defeated quickly and the company is great!


Storm wizzies ftw!

Happy Dueling!

Friendly Lunchbreak Azteca Adventures!

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That's right . . . we're getting this new Azteca world done one lunchbreak at a time!

So, here's my thoughts so far . . . Morganthe has been in Azteca causing all kinds of evil mischief. MISCHIEF MAKER! It seems as though Morganthe's subtle ways of causing grief the past few expansions are no more as the Aztecasaurs know exactly who's trolling them! Tsk tsk Morganthe. She's seems to be a bolder and more sinister Morganthe to me. Anyone else with me on that? In fact, the story seems to have taken more of a darker Dragonspyre-esque turn in my mind, and it now feels more like Morganthe is truly an equal to Malistaire's bad self. I like how I'm one step behind Morganthe, and in heavy pursuit!

Anyway, Morganthe's plot so far has been to raid the Pyramid of the Black Sun. Yup, Morganthe got all grungy and Soundgarden Black Hole Sun on us. Why? I think I know why . . . but let's just say there are a lot of undead running around in Azteca!

But it hasn't been all darkness, doom and dispair. The world itself is very lush and we also ran into this trickster, who totally made us take a bath to wash off the grunge we've had on us since Firecat Alley.



PRETTY!

OH! And I ran into another bug . . . that I'm sure is fixed on the test realm . . . so I'll be completing that quest to defeat Skurkis Screaming Moon all over again probably this afternoon. Not a big deal as the conversations I have with Uber Wife while we play are top notch! Example:


OF OTHER NEWS! Yes, the 12 Days of The Spiral are again in full swing, and I hope everyone is enjoying all the coolness around that! :)

What did you guys think about the Yuletide Pack? I ended up with a couple cool pets (not the lump of coal pet mind you) and some great holiday housing decorations. Anybody get the Treant mount? I'm hungry for that. :)


That's all the time I've got for today!

Happy dueling!

Go Vote for Pirate101!

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I just wanted to take a second here and just let everyone know how awesome it is to even see Pirate101 listed on MMORPG.com's list of games that rocked in 2012. For myself, it's definitely been a journey . . . MORE than just a game. I really hope everyone gets a chance to log into the MMORPG.com website tonight and just give a vote for Pirate101 for 2012 Game of the Year and 2012 Most Innovative if you haven't already.


At the time of this posting, Pirate101 has finally grown to where it is just one small percentage point away from stealing a Game of the Year award away from Guild Wars 2. It would be simply awesome if we could pull this off.

This is definitely a fan poll. Win or lose, we've already "won" not only because of the amazing showing in the poll, but also because of something we already know . . . and that's Pirate101 and Wizard101 fans are simply amazing. It would just be icing on the cake to actually take home Game of the Year.

If you haven't voted yet and love KingsIsle games, please, take a second and vote for Pirate101. Tonight is your last chance! Go now! :)

Happy Dueling!

Ugly Sweater Contest Winners!

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BEHOLD! Many have entered and . . . well . . . it was a hard contest to judge, but our family finally decided on three tiers of winners that truly take the fruit cake when it comes to ugly Christmas attire!

Thank you everyone for entering the TFN Wizard101 Ugly Sweater Contest and thanks to KingsIsle for these wonderful prizes! All of these winners received a free bundle and a bunch of crowns! Congratulations! You have mastered the art of Ugly Wizard101 Christmas attire.

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FIRST PLACE WINNERS!

Tatiana Shadowflame


Ok. So. You said ugly? That's harsh. Poor little elf Tatiana Shadowflame, only wanted to ride Santa's sleigh, but he said if the children woke, she would scare them. She has been called ugly her whole life. She tries to dye her gear red and green, but it doesn't make her any more Christmas like, due to the fact you cant dye all of it. Her feet, poor thing, were pure phoenix bred (marvelous avenging boots) bright yellow and she cant hide them. No dye at all. That face, (sweet kiss of death mask) so horrific, and not even good stats. That's what she gets for being born post waterworks gear. She tries with the robe (High chaos guarded armor), but it still doesn't work, because her waterworks predecessors stomp all over her. She fell into a deep depression. Santa, kind soul he is, came up with a scheme for those bad little children. Tatiana could ride his sleigh, and visit the naughty children to place coal in there stockings instead of treats. If they woke, the sight of her would traumatize them enough to behave the next year. She finally was able to ride Santa's sleigh and feel a contributing part of the elf community and Tatiana finally earned her candy cane staff, and snowman pet. Even if he was a grumpy snowman.

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Victoria Thunderheart


Looking . . . dashing . . . in her Greenwarden's Energetic Mask, Santa Robe, Delectable Hooves, and a Sweet Staff.

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Jason Ashstone


Sporting a designer robe - the Flowering Mantle, with matching hat - Proactive Cowl and alluring pair of shoes - Blazing Boots. To complete the ensemble, Jason is holding a delicate Candle Wand, courtesy of Lord Nightshade, and is accompanied by his equally dashing (through the snow) and charming Evil Snowman, Otis.

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Madison IceGem


Santa contacted me to let me know that Rudolph was going to need some extra help this year, so of course I volunteered. I have on my Wrath of the Wild hat to fit in with the rest of the reindeer group. It is colored bright red so that I can match Rudolph's nose. I also have on my Whispering Raiment robe or what I like to call the "Michelin Man Attire." It is inflatable and filled with helium, just in case I fall from the night sky it will bounce me back up. Then I have on my comfy teddy bear slippers, the Beastmaster's Footwraps, to keep me warm during that freezing Christmas Eve journey. And last but not least I equipped my Mint Staff, which doubles as a lollipop so that I can have a sweet treat during my trip.

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Lauren Storm


Yup, she's having a blue blue Christmas in her Silent Nightcap, Wildranger Coat, Oyoroi Sandals, Candle Wand, and topping it off with a Wintery Elf pet. Yikes.

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SECOND PLACE WINNERS

Edward Lifegem


Edward is wearing a Yuletide gift from a boss in Celestia, a thunder cloud cloak, it arrived in Red and Green for the holidays. He is wearing the Santa Hat and Santa Boots to try to make it look better! Edwards Reaction: I love it??! I think its a little big though. x shrugs x I guess its good if its cold! Then again.. Who knows.

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Tasha Pearl


What I am wearing this Christmas in Wizard101 is a violet hood of bitter truth lvl 70(hat), Santa robe, royal slippers (stitched to boots of esprit), mint staff(stitched to sword of kinds life), and baby snowball pet.

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Cody SunDreamer


My ugly outfit consists of a hat I won from a Hoard Pack, a Mooshu robe that I had to beat up the Jade Oni for, and the good ol' Santa Boots. Everyone laughs at me when they see me with my outfit, but my mom still compliments me! (I think)

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Tabitha Darksword


My hat is the grinning death mask (to always have a smile of good Christmas cheer), and to stay in the Christmas spirit I am wearing the Santa robe. My shoes are the marvelous avenging boots in case I run into some snow to keep my feet nice and dry. I have my snowball pet who at the moment looks a little scared of me lol. And to finish it out I have my handy dandy mint staff. Never know when I will need a snack.

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Jacob Raingem aka The Dark Diviner


His outfit consists of the silent night cap, rockin' outfit, krok sandals (can't remember the name), a pillar of ice staff, and his storm helephant pet.

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THIRD PLACE WINNERS

Molly


It is an ugly combination of colors and patterns, and looks horrible with this cheesy Christmas display. I paired a holiday themed bonnet with a red and green checkered sweater (with faux fur) and skirt, along with elf shoes. Enjoy!...Or turn away in disgust.

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Robert Winterbreeze


My ugly sweatshirt turned into an ugly dress, a design made for men so they could dress to impress. My feet are covered in the skin of a pig, with the claws that extend outward. The crown upon my head says one thing - I'm definitely not the king of anything. All I know is that when I head to the movies I'm going to get complaints from those who can't see over my amazing hat. Of course, where would we be without my chicken head wand? It definitely scared the entire coop when I trudged into my castle with this frightening scepter. Duke Kitty isn't scared of the wand, though. He floats in the air with his tiny pair of wings, looking almost...clueless.

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Scarlet Winterwielder


Wearing a red Canvas Cover, the Tunic of Broken Spear (green with gold trim and a red sash) with a matching pair of Frostborn Sidhe Boots (yellow with red accent). Scarlet is wielding a Nutcracker Wand. And with her is Bandit, her one and only Christmas Elf pet.

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James DragonCatcher


This outfit is like the Christmas grim reaper. It the Darkwraith's Atonement Cowl, Santa Robe and the Hallowe'en Shoes with the candle wand and Christmas elf X:

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Elijah


This is what Grandmother Raven gave me for Christmas. Oh gee what am I going to do, I can't be seen in this get-up, what was she thinking! The beard of the hat does not even fit my face, the robe light green (it's not even blue), Grandmotherrrrrrrr, why oh why would you do this to me. But I got to say I'm loving the look of my elf boots, they're the bomb. But it is the season to be jolly so along with my reindeer looking Ivory Shenlong Dragon we will sing you a song and wish all a very Merry Christmas!

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Thank you all for participating! Truly truly we have some horrible holiday combinations here, but it's not hard to tell that you all are celebrating yuletide in your very own Wizard101 style!

Happy holidays and we hope you all have a wonderful Christmas!

Happy dueling!

Beating the Post-Christmas Blues Raffle!

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Heya! It's easy to slump into some post-Christmas blues my friends. When you think about it, the holidays are pretty emotional events where you're seeing family, giving and receiving gifts, and basically eating more comfort food than you should. It's a time when you're extending yourself beyond your normal reaches, and well, sometimes that just lends itself to "deflating" after the holidays.

No worries though! BUCK UP MY COOL RANCH COWBOYS AND COWGIRLS! You can definitely beat the post-Christmas blues! Get out there and exercise, clean your house, take a vacation, WORK, finish a big project . . . there are lots of awesome things you can do to get motivated.

So here's the deal . . . I have five codes for Wizard101 Epic Bundles that I'd love to give away Rafflecopter style. You remember epic bundles don't you? No? It's a retired card that's no longer available! It's the bundle that started bundles! Check it out!

Enter today (12/27/2012) and I'll choose winners tomorrow (12/28/2012)!

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The only thing I'm asking is that you leave me a comment below with an idea on how someone might beat the post-Christmas blues! Thanks! Have fun, and . . . .

Happy Dueling!

The Surprisingly Awesome Holiday Food Raffle!

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Thanks everyone for entering yesterday's Raffle and congrats to the winners! Today, let's run another Rafflecopter raffle!

The Surprisingly Awesome Holiday Food Raffle!

For me this year, the surprisingly awesome food I had was, believe it or not, a ham sandwich. I know that sounds boring and dumb, but usually the Christmas ham just isn't my favorite thing, but this year I've really been liking it. I've been using it (along with some honey mustard, mayonnaise, and some Famous Dave's spicy pickles) in leftovers to make sandwiches, and it just had this sweet and smokey taste to it that's mega good. That's what made it the surprisingly awesome holiday food of the year for me!

I'd say the Mega bundle is also surprisingly awesome! I still dig my flying carpet mount, and who doesn't love some free daily genie loot! :)

Use rafflecopter below to enter the raffle for a chance at a free Mega Bundle! Enter the raffle today (12/28/2012) and I'll chose the winners tomorrow (12/29/2012)!

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The only thing I ask is that you leave a comment letting me know what surprisingly awesome holiday food you ate this year!

Best of luck and . . . .

Happy dueling!

Randomly Awesome YouTube Discovery Raffle!

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Our family likes the Youtubez . . . probably a bit too much in the kids' case. In a different time and dimension, I was probably a YouTube vlogger or a Let's Play video dude. (Side note: The kids have been watching a ton of Chuggaconroy videos this year. He rarely swears--the kids hear much worse at school--which is why we like him so much, jus' sayin'.)

Anyway, usually our favorite YouTube videos are those that just are a bit more off the beaten path, a little strange and always cater to our unique sense of funny. Our sense of funny isn't everyone's cup of tea, but . . . whatever.

Here's five of those videos we dug this year:

1- Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell.



I saw this one linked to on Facebook, and we've been singing combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell for the past month.

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2- Bone Daddy



This one is on absolutely no one's radar. LOL. I somehow stumbled upon this gem when I was searching for a video about the Nightmare before Christmas, and pretty soon we were watching all of Dr. Oz's strangeness. The music is beautifully painful, and now every once in a while we'll just randomly say, "It's like one bone, two head, three bone." We use it to torture the kids.

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3- PeaTea64 gets sand in her vidjas



I don't know exactly what led my daughter to these videos . . . if it was Megaman, Pokemon, or . . . what, but what I do know is that we've listened to this particular song about 100 times. My daughter just simply loves it, and because of that alone it's part of our top 2012 youtube discoveries. If I had to list a second video from PeaTea64 it would be "Earthbound/MOTHER Vocal - PTanna" That little tune filled our house a ton of times. /shrug

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4- Wizard101 for the Family



Duh . . . I was in it! ;P

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5- Pirate101 - Pirate Style (Live Video)



Because this happened! All the thumbs up go to Tristan Anvilcaster! (As a side note, I just found this high school's Pirate video while surfing for Tristan's video. Any school with a pirate for a mascot rocks.)

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I could go on and on, but you get the point! LOL.

So here's the raffle part of the post! Please post about your randomly awesome YouTube discovery from this year! (Nothing "NSFW" or inappropriate--Keep it clean!) Use rafflecopter below to enter the raffle for a chance at a free Hawkrider Bundle! Enter the raffle today (12/29/2012) and I'll chose the winners tomorrow (12/30/2012)!

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Thanks and Happy Dueling!

Ding 83! Crazy Monquistans Invade Azteca!

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Uber Wife and I had some more time over the holidays here to finally play a bit more of Azteca, enough that we're now level 83! WOOT!

I've been back to Central's wiki this morning reading a bit to try to catch myself up on the storyline because we've been going a bit fast, and I feel like I might have missed some parts of the story. To add to the confusion, right as we logged off a couple days ago, we somehow got disconnected and distracted in the main quest line by a ton of side quests. Thank you wiki admins! You've helped keep us on track. :) They do a great job, don't they?

Anyway, the Aztecasaurs have been keeping us incredibly busy delivering war challenges, delving pyramids, and trying to decipher exactly who's a traitor and who isn't. Most of that investigation has to do with roughing up the locals and rustling some feathers. But after all of that, three things have become apparent from Azteca:

1- The locals love calling me a magician. *presents a spray of flowers from up my sleeve* MAGIC!

2- The locals love to tell me I fight like a cold-blooded carnivore. *shows fangs*

3- Monquistans are nuts no matter what game you're playing.


Best thing about that ship in Saltmeadow Swamp is that you can go inside it!


There are definitely plenty of cool things about this expansion so far. Besides seeing the interior of a monquistan ship (something you don't get to do in Pirate101), this snake bridge you create is really a nice touch.


That's just awesome. And the free hour-long Shadow Weaver transmute was a nice bennie!


I had to make a trip or two to the bazaar and the commons just to float around in my transformation to freak with people's minds. :)

Also, THE PHILOSORAPTOR!


HAHAHA! I think the Philosoraptor might just be my new favorite NPC. :)

Anyway, we're pretty much to a very pivotal point in the story (yes, I read ahead), but I'll leave a discussion of that for my next blog post. Things are about to get verrrrrry interesting here soon. Until then I just have two words to say . . .

Happy Dueling! ;)

Two-boxing SHIPS like a pro!

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There was an old post of mine on this blog called "Two-boxing like a pro, yo". Ahh, 2008 . . . you're funny now. Look at that! That laptop pictured in that post had all its keys still! (Diapermancer pulled off a majority of the keys on that laptop . . .) Another thing funny about that old post? I didn't realize yet that it was much easier to just run two accounts at the same time on one computer. HAHAHAHAHahahaha! Hmmmm, yes . . . old school.

Anyway, I was doing a bit of the "two-accounts at the same time" this morning, and it worked pretty good for Pirate101 ship battles.


This is totally my way to overcome that nasty level 3 Nautical level on my Wicked Faith Musketeer character. Bailey's Pirate101 character, (Ms. Bailey Sawkins to you) had a nice level 10 ship and a bit more nautical than Wicked Faith, and it was a snap piloting both ships at the same time since the cool downs on the ship powers take a while to refresh.

Wicked Faith got her Silk for the Monquistans in Puerto Mico and Bailey got a little extra nautical level padding. WIN-WIN! This is definitely the way to go when it's early in the morning and no one is around for me to sink ships with!

And even better . . . I now have Bailey Sawkins and Wicked Faith on the same quest as of this morning so we can play those characters together when she finally has some time to play Pirate101 with me again.

Maybe we'll do that after we finally finish Azteca. We keep running into real world things that are slowing us down . . . things like paying bills. UGH. ;)

Happy Dueling!

Introducing . . . My Pirate101 Characters!

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So I've been having a lot of fun with Pirate101 . . . duh . . . like you didn't know that. I was casually chatting with the Swashbuckler Soultamer, aka DS Deveraux, who has written the Survivor's Word fan fiction on the Pirate101.com website the other day, and I realized that I hadn't really blogged much about my Pirate101 characters much. So, this post is simply to catch you all up on my characters.

First and foremost is my 50th level Witchdoctor, Friendly Thomas. Here's a great picture of him hanging out with my daughter's character, Kimberly Dove.


I have completed the main story line of the game with Thomas and blew up enough ships to earn him his 50th level in nautical as well. He's currently hanging out in Subata Skyway and lending a hand where he can.

Next up on the list is Sly Kai. Kai is a level 18 Buccaneer that I’ve been playing alongside my son, Kyle (Or Tom Jones in Pirate101--yes, we talked him into that name). I just love this shot of him watching his Bison companion beat up Johnny Ringo.


I’ve been sitting on this character because I don’t want to get too far ahead of my son's character since Kyle has lost interest in the game a bit lately.

Wicked Faith is a level 11 Musketeer that I'm playing alongside Bailey.


That moment in the Volcano is so awesome for screenshots, right? I love that. Anyway, Wicked Faith may see some traction again here in the future as Bailey may have a bit more time to play soon. (If you didn't know, we've been hosting nanamancer at our house for the past two months, which . . . can be non-conducive to gaming.)

My fourth character is actually going to become my new main focus when I can't play with Kyle or Bailey. Introducing Bad Pedro Pace, my level 11 Privateer!


Bad Pedro has all the moves! Take that, Aztecasaur mummy!

And finally, for my fifth character, I'll be playing Canny Quentin Vernon, who’s my level 8 swashy that’s sitting in the wings, just waiting for me to get to know him better.


Dig those Fin's Cutters, right? (I've been debating a re-roll on this character . . . FYI . . . his name and flag aren't the best)

I eventually want to play all the character classes up to level 50 and beyond!

Anyway, thanks for reading, and I hope you're all loving Pirate101 as much as I am. It's a really great game, and I hope that helps you understand a bit better as to where I am in the game.

Happy dueling!

Ahhh . . . Stupendor-X . . . Good Times!

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I just have one thing to say about the recent changes to the Go Go Stormzilla quest.


WOOTAH! DIE STORMZILLA!

Happy dueling!

Best Nautical Farming spot . . . EVAR!

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BTW . . . I just want to give a big props to Paige Moonshade for showing me this Nautical Level farming spot. It's pure genius.


Yup! Right there in Subata Skyway to the side of the Temple of the South Wind dock--there's this wonderful, solo level 47-49 ship just floating out all by itself with easy access to a nearby skyway, and if you're sinking ships too fast? Why all you have to do is just cross the stream and hit the other solo ship across the way. (Just watch out for the wandering mobs)

Sigh. I gotta admit, I kind of feel like a spoil sport right now for sharing this secret "fishing spot" that I farmed many many times . . . BUT WHO AM I KIDDING THIS IS AN MMO! GO FORTH AND FARM! (Everybody probably already knows about it anyway LOL)

Thanks, Paige! This *slow clap* is from me to you!



Happy dueling!

Whoshu be the Savior of Mooshu?

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There's a nice sidequest chain at the end of Mooshu where you unravel a hostile take over plot from Moo Manchu that (if you also promote your starter companion to their final tier) will net you a really cool celestial dragon pet. I'd say this one should be on everyone's list of "must see" sidequests from Pirate101 for the Level 50 players.

For one, the pet is just awesome looking, right?


For two, YMMV, but that final promotion of Kan Po is just a thing of beauty. I feel I chose his epics wisely and he's just walking death now.


Silly mobs! Don't get caught between my Shiruku Neko and Kan Po! (Shiruku's line of quests is another on all the cool kids' "don't miss" lists btw.)


For three, that final Moo Manchu instance is a couple of really cool fights! You have to bash your way through a metric ton of invincible terracotta warriors to get it on and bang a gong.


Your fears are correct in that they do come fully equipped with cheap shot . . . it's a bit like running past these guys . . .


. . . ya gonna' get hurt fools! (Luckily the final promotion of Kan Po comes with Hide in Shadows, so it ain't no thang. Walk in Shadows > Cheap Shot!)

Once you hit the gong with your McHammer, you can then "touch this," and bust those Terracotta Warrior to pieces.

The second fight with Moo Manchu is pretty straight forward, Rush him and destroy the cowman of evilness. SURE, he's surrounded by eight or so mobs and you only get two companions . . . pfft . . . by this point in the game, I'm betting you know exactly how to get to a boss and take him out quick (and by some miracle Moo Manchu's minions DON'T have cheap shot . . . go figure).


Those extra mobs just mean extra loot. :)

And what do you get at the end? A chance at some cool stuff that Cret92 points out over on Pirate101 Central. (I kinda want that Terracotta Warrior summon.) And also, this really cool Desktop background shot!


Really love the look of this area. It's like the anti-look of the Emperor of MooShu's palace in Wizard101 to me.

Hope you guys enjoy this quest line as much as I do!

Happy dueling

Ratbeard . . . He puts his foot down!

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Bad Pedro Pace crashed his way through Monquista yesterday and every time Ratbeard would critical, I would hear this.



YEAH! RATTY IS MY BEASTIE BOY! He's all about putting his foot down . . . especially with that funky Acacia Carnivosa. :)

So anyway, it'll be just a short stop off in Valencia soon for Bad Pedro, and then I'll be joining the rest of you for a cool 25 levels or so in Cool Ranch. ;) (except for that whole Port Regal business of course)

Happy dueling

Flanking mobs? Not a problem.

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Ever been to see El Tiburon, and he just ripped you apart? Yes? That flanking can really tear you up, but wait! I have a picture that might make you go . . . Ohhhhhhhh, I GET IT!


Yup, all you gotta do is back your party into a corner or an edge, and you've just cut flanking out of the equation. It's as easy as that . . . apparently it's almost as easy as making grandmas rock out with Photobooth.


Happy dueling!

Itzen Kaan Starring in The Destruction of Fin Dorsal!

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YO!

So, in case you haven't heard, the Tribal Crew Pack dropped today in Pirate101 and it's pretty epic! Tons of awesome loot is to be had in this pack, but the super rare loot to be had in this pack are the five Aztecosaur companions.

I was lucky enough to score one of these today! Itzen Kaan is my Ptero Otomi Privateer companion. He's pretty epic! Comes complete with a buff and a heal spell even. :) The best thing though? THE DANCE! hehe.

I was asked about what this looked like over Twitter, so I took a few minutes here to record Itzen doing his thing in Pirate101 against everybody's favorite Cutthroat.

Check it out.



Oh man . . . the dance just kills me.

Happy dueling!

Bad Pedro Pace in . . . Saving Serena!

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WE JOIN OUR HERO IN MID-FIGHT AGAINST THE EVIL MINIONS OF FROGGO VILLA!

"You will not stand between me and my Serena, sir Campa Sapo the Banditoad Veteran! It is I, Bad Pedro Pace, wearer of the shark fin hats and fancy kilts!"


". . . and if I do not defeat thee, certainly my trusty buffalo pirate crewman shall! You know him as Star Hunter the Bison Shaman of the super awesome . . . uh . . . Bison clan, and if his mighty staff and punch combo does not defeat thee, certainly his stench of buffalo sweat shall!"


"HAHA! We win! An easy defeat after the destruction of your frog in salamander's clothing . . . as Bonnie Anne states in her typical fashion of stating the obvious . . ."


". . . Ahh, sweet Serena, you seem so familiar, and so beatiful!"


"Take you home? YOU GOT IT BABY!"


"Let's get out of here and write a song about unicorns, being stuck in Krokotopia, and Gobbler behinds! TO SANTA POLLO! (By the way, have you ever heard of a spell called Bladestorm? Let me tell you, Serena, I just LOVE Balance wizards . . .)"

UNTIL NEXT TIME WE MEET OUR BRAVE PRIVATEER HERO . . .

Happy Dueling
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