Wizard101: Gardening 103

It has not been a happy day for the Boomshrooms in my Wizard101 garden on the test server. Rank 2 bugs have moved in, and are buzzing around it, disturbing its rest. The Boomshroom is a difficulty 2 plant, even though it is only rank 1. I guess that means the bugs it gets can’t … Read more

Wizard101: Gardening 102

Yesterday, I played in Wizard101’s test server for a time, hoping to figure out Gardening’s strange attraction. That, and to figure just how you got experience in gardening! Well, I wasn’t able to make any progress — I remain one bubble into Rank 1, precisely where I started after talking to Farley, the Golem Court … Read more

Thoughts on Elitism and Speed Runs, or, My Dinner with Thrall

Last week, Spinks mused a bit over on her blog about the tendency of WoW players to distill every activity down to its most efficient execution, even if some of the players would like things to go more casually. She suggested using some social engineering to gather like-minded players together: Maybe some kind of social … Read more

Wizard101: Gardening 101.

Q. Why is that farmer so famous? A. Because he is out standing in his field! KingsIsle today dropped a little bit of dirt, some seeds, a bit of warm rain and a little sun into Wizard City today. On the Test Realm, Life professor Moolinda Wu is just udderly bursting with good news! Gardening … Read more