Comments on: W101 Brew

By: More W101 On Tap | Kill Ten Rats

More W101 On Tap | Kill Ten Rats — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:25:37 +0000

[...] happily playing the ultra-casual Wizard 101 MMO as my mainstay. I wanted to follow-up from my earlier thoughts. Currently my level 20 Storm wizard is right in the middle of the Kroktopia setting. I think I [...]

By: Min Sedai

Min Sedai — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:22:00 +0000

This is a great game and I’m pleased to see you writing about it. I like that it is so casual that one can drop for a week or so at a time and then jump right back in. You’re right that the complexity is a little lacking, but the way the grouping works is great. It’s also nice that the combat at some of the higher levels (although repetitive) requires a fair amount of thinking and strategy (as opposed to button spamming).

By: Tesh

Tesh — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:11:18 +0000

Ten hours of fun for free? That’s a better deal than dinner and a movie. :P

By: Morbus Iff

Morbus Iff — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:09:21 +0000

So, I played this for about 10 hours yesterday, non-religiously. “Pausing” as I needed to feed or address others and work, etc. As the end of the night came around and I finished Triton Avenue, I realized that I’ve run out of a free content – the next streets are paid. 10 hours to eat up all the free non-repeat content? That’s a little early, I think.

By: Morbus Iff

Morbus Iff — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:54:30 +0000

Of the “MMOs advertised on TV”, I had seen both Free Realms and Wizard 101, but opt’d to try out Free Realms first (for no particular reason). I enjoyed it. As a long time reader, seeing this post was timely and I hopped on in. A day into it, I can happily say I’m enjoying this one a good deal too (I’ve long decided that I fit better in the “casual MMO” crowd, even after giving half my life to WoW). Thanks.

By: Tesh

Tesh — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:05:53 +0000

I’ve spent $30 on W101, which is more than any other MMO save Guild Wars. Access Passes are absolutely brilliant. I don’t play much these days since I ran into a wall in Marleybone where I need to buy more Access Passes, but the game design and business model of W101 are very nice, and I’ve voted thus with my wallet. And, notably, I can go back and pick up where I left off at any time with no cost. That’s important.

It’s good to see someone else having fun with it!

By: Yeebo

Yeebo — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:05:41 +0000

I’m a big fan of Wizard 101. It’s a perfect counterpoint to a typical turn based MMO like LoTRO or WoW. If I’m not in the mood for one there is always the other. I love the “buy zones forever” business model. The combat also has surprising depth as you get to higher levels, without being hectic.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:09:54 +0000

All of the things you mention are what also make Wizard101 the perfect MMO for an 8 year old kid to play. My godson and I used to play WoW once a week, but it’s complex enough that he required his mother’s presence to actually play the game. Since we switched to W101 he’s been able to play on his own, and do great… he quickly picked up the core gameplay mechanic, and has run with it. Now he’ll even suggest strategies on the fly, which is so great to see.