Off-Topic Friday: Be a Wizard
(Disclaimer: Today’s post is not about Warcraft, so you can skip over this post if you like 
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I’m not sure what it is about Wizard101 that is appealing to me. It’s an interesting MMO, designed primarily for family-oriented entertainment. Maybe it’s the well filtered chat system so I don’t have to listen to Chuck Norris jokes while sitting inside a city. Perhaps it’s the intricate card system that helps lend to a fun, laid back MMO game that lacks the “hardcore” raiding and other lengthy instances.
Whatever the reason I’ve heard a lot of good things from young folks like my brother’s son as well as older friends and family. Heck a lot of people in my family are not gamers at all and still found the game fun and interesting. It certainly lacks the depth of Warcraft as well as the complexity of lore and combat options, but it’s still worth plunking a few hours on. Here’s a brief description from the site:
“Wizard101’s collaborative play style supports an environment where players benefit from working together in adventure quests. A tiered chat system and pre-defined character name generator create a safe community for younger players while an Arena provides a spot for more traditional gamers to show off their player versus player spell-casting skills. As they adventure, players can upgrade their costume and magical accessories, adopt bizarre pets, solve puzzles and play mini-games. At launch, Wizard101 will be free to play, with advanced play content available by subscription.”
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