Contest Re-Announcement!

I screwed up again!

*streamers fly & people cheer*

Now now, settle down. It wasn't that bad of a screw up. All I did was tell everybody that there was nothing special on WandCast Episode 5 which holds no point in listening to besides this:
There was a contest announced on WandCast Episode 5! And this post is the post that is going to get the contest across the wire to everyone who didn't (and most likely won't) listen to Episode 5.
Phew. That was SOME yelling. So what is this contest we are re-announcing here, you may ask? David came up with the idea. I admit, it was pretty smart. Not like he is actually SMARTER than I... let's not get in to all this nitty-gritty. Anyway, here is what this contest is all about:

What do I have to do? Has anyone really taken their time and listened to the music of Wizard 101? It's really quite something. Amazing. KingsIsle really scored with getting it. Whatever. To win something pretty cool (see below for prize) you've got to send us a song (just the title and band name is fine) that in your own personal way connects to the Green Cat Thug Pet that was announced with the Pet Update on the Test Realm. Doesn't sound that hard, does it? There's just a few requirements: The song must be under 3 minutes in length, and it must be appropriate. If you're looking in iTunes and you see EXPLICIT next to a song in the iTunes store, let me tell you RIGHT NOW that this is NOT the song for WandCast. Capiche? Also, include in the email the connection from song to pet that you were able to see.
How do I let the WandCast crew know that I am entering? An email will do. Just send a message to wizard101stuff@gmail.com. In the message, please include the title of the song, the band/artist who wrote it, and where you found a FULL recording of the song. Good places to search are iTunes, YouTube (music videos are fine but need to be appropriate and please identify search terms specifically), Pandora, etc., etc.
What will I win? Isn't it rather obvious? You will win a Green Cat Thug Pet as soon as the Pet Update goes live. And all you've got to do is submit a song to us (see above)! A rather sweet deal. Plus, the song you pick will be featured on WandCast for everyone to enjoy.
How will the winner be chosen? The winner will be chosen by the song we think best represents the best connection. Basically, if you say that the Green Cat Thug connects to this song because ____________, then we expect to see and understand this connection. The one that we think is the best, wins!

So who's up for the challenge? You? Just send us an email as soon as you can. Remember, if only 2 people enter, you've got a 50% chance of winning. Here's 2 screenshots of the pet so you know how cool he is:

Enter, everyone, ENTER! Winners will be announced on Episode 6 or 7 (you'll have plenty of notice).

Keep on Casting,
D. MoonCatcher

What I'm Going After

I've just finished listening to Ravenwood Radio Ep. 15. Great show! I think I'm going to enter the contest to win the Warpwood Staff just for the heck of it... Anyway, this got me thinking that I'd share with everyone what pets I am going to for after once the Advanced Pet Update goes live. Here is my list (pictures and information taken from this site:

1) Storm Serpent (from Clanker, Katz Lab):

2) Storm Snowman (from Sea Lord, Plaza of Conquests):

3) Storm Cat (from Hirkir, Mirkholm Keep):

I'm sure there is going to be much more I'm gonna want... But for now, that's it! I'm so excited! 

Here's my challenge to every blogger: Make a list of all the pets you want in this update! PLOX!

-Dustin 

A Dragon Farm by Amber UnicornFlower

Just a quick little post... Amber UnicornFlower, who has a fabulous blog (love the header...), just made a great post about a little farm she made on the Test Realm. Go figure... Radio Free FarmVille. Just kidding...

Anyway, Amber's farm is really cool. It's full of stuff you wouldn't expect to find in a farm. Click here to check it out!

Thanks Amber for the great idea!

-Dustin

The Two Epiphanies

I have had to epiphanies today so far. I feel that they are worth blogging about, and SO...

1) The Epiphany of Before and After- In spite of all this new Pet mania, I remembered in-game how COOL it will be when it actually comes live. Right? Anyway, I was just chillin' in the Wizard City Commons when it hit me: I should do a before and after thing with the Pets! Where I am standing in this picture is where the Pet Pavilion is in the Test Realm-

2) The Epiphany of the Bengal Tiger Mounts- All though not everyone will remember, when Mounts were first introduced to Wizard 101, all of the Cat Mounts (Lion, Tiger, etc.) cost 30,000 Crowns. That translates out into $50.00! For a kid like myself, 50 bucks isn't just loose change sitting in-between the sofa cushions. DEFINITELY not. But I spent the money, and got the Tiger (this was when Mounts just came out). Anyway, I just checked back into the Crowns Shop, and, the SAME Tiger Mount that I bought with 30,000 Crowns cost...

Yessir, that's right! 15,000 Crowns! So here's where my epiphany came in; should KingsIsle send me 15,000 Crowns or $25.00? I mean, if there is some legal thing, then it's cool... But you know: Money is what makes the world go round...

...Or in this case, the Spiral.

Keep on Casting,

D. MoonCatcher

Storm Beetle A Winner?

Due to the new Pet mania on the Test Realm, I decided to check my Bank to see if there were any Pets I had so malevolently discarded.

To make a short story shorter: There were.

Behold, my Storm Beetle! I was interested in how my Beetle would interact with the new Realm. He had been stowed away in my back quite some time ago, so yea. I was psyched! Way to go Storm Beetles!

Before I continue, lemme just clear up the question that will, no doubt about it, be in some of your minds right now as you read the very words on this screen. Well, not THIS screen, because you obviously aren't sitting right here next to me as I type this post, because if you were... Let's not go there. The Storm Beetle Pet is out of commission. If you don't already have it, don't waste your time farming Tumok (hint hint: MOB FRIENDLY!) for it. Yep, that's right. It was a prize to everyone when Wizard 101 got it's millionth player. Basically, they gave every player 101 Crowns and that's exactly how much a Storm Beetle cost. It was epic.

Anyway, I realized soon that there were things about my good ol' Orio that were worth blogging about. For instance-

It's awesome! My old pal (who I threw in my Bank for 2 months) has the Bomber capability in the Derby! Woot! AND, if you can get a Storm Beetle to Adult (mine is a Teen):

Um, are you KIDDING ME?!? No more Mutant Treasure Cards! SICK!

So, fellas, if you've mistreated your Storm Beetle, go and get him from your Bank pronto. He's probably tired of sitting in there, and you WANT to throw bombs in the Derby!

-Dustin

P.S. Who's up for a live run of the Coven in Grizzleheim? I'm thinking of asking Stephen S. to tag along because he said he'd love to do a live event of that. It would be me, David, Kestrel, and Steve. That would be awesome...