The Test Realm OPENS: NEW GAUNTLET OF WOE = UGH!

Hey Everyone

So, I'm pretty sure everyone has heard of the Test Realm opening sometime yesterday or the day before (I haven't been on the computer because my cousin has been over- which is also why I haven't been blogging). Let me give you the slimy, Jimmy:

Let's go over the small updates first (or at least the updates that weren't expected/ not about Celestia). One awesome new update was a NEW GrizzleHeim house called Dragon's Ridge (or something like that). However, this wasn't the house we were expecting.

This was the house everyone was expecting. Instead, we got this awesome house:

So, I'm not saying that I don't like this house, I mean trust me, it's awesome. But I'd also like a look at that biggER (yes, the ER is capitalized for a reason) house.

Now, let's talk Shadow Weavers. For those that don't know, The Shadow Weavers are an evil force of insects trying to keep Celestia in the shadows; and it's up to you to stop them. Here is some pics:

They're awesome! Greta, Great Job, KI!

Anyways, they also supposedly put in a pet shop at MarleyBone (That I haven't been able to find); they've lowered the cost to hatch pets (W00T!); they have added a "remove guest from house" button; KI has made the quests and enemies easier, as well as giving them more exp, and some other features I haven't really thought of off the top of my head. Check out this page for the whole list of updates.

Ok, so now the main update in the Test Realm: The Quest Chain that leads up to Celestia! THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE BEEN WAITING SINCE MARCH FOR! WOOOOOO! SQUEELS!

So, I started with Luke. At first this was super easy, and very, very interesting. But then I got to THE quest; The Gauntlet of MarleyBone. Before I start my rant on The Gauntlet 2, let me tell you about this storyline:

So, Pr. Balestrom tells you of a device he has made to receive messages from worlds throughout the Spiral. You activate it (knowing that you're going to get a message), and you get a Celestian message. Now, you COULD start taking out your pen and paper and start writing down this message to decode it, but I didn't do that. Here is the message if you want it:

So anyway, BaleStrom says to talk to Zan'ne in the Oasis to see if he has anything on this language (we know it's Celestian, but technically we don't in this part of the quest). He tells you to see if Alhazred has anything that can decode it. Alhazred says that he would use the Stone of Mazzarath, but it was stolen. He gives you the first thief in the D'jeseret tomb, and this is your first encounter with Shadow Weavers! W00T!

So, you go back to Balestrom, and he tells you where the other stones are located (Village of Sorrow in Mooshu and the Crucible in DragonSpyre). You get those pieces, as well as figuring out that the Shadow Weavers have also forced people/ bargained with people to keep the stone. Once you put all the pieces together, you get this message:

You then go Back to the Professor, and he tells you about the Geographic Group of the Spiral. He tells you to talk with a dude who looks like Pr. Winthrop. After talking to him, he says that you have to check the warehouse to find the Spiral Key to Celestia. This Warehouse is also named the Gaunlet of MarleyBone. Any guesses why? I don't know, maybe it's just VERY similar to the GAUNLET OF WOE in Colossus Blvd (AKA Brisk Breeze Tower).

YEP! There's a mandatory Brisk Breeze if you want to get to Celestia! Now here is where my concerns come in; THIS IS WAY TOO HARD! Please, KingsIsle, fix this! There are four bosses, half of which cheat. The first boss is just brutle. All of his minions can use level 48 spells, and they only need 2 pips. That's right, you heard me, 2 PIPS! I was almost dead by the time his storm had cast storm lord 2 times in the same turn. Not to mention the life had used rebirth!

So yeah, there are some things they need to change. Check it out for yourself!

P.D.

Sorry About All The Changes...

Hey All,

So M.W.S Made a good point in a comment; I change it up TOO much.

Well, don't get me wrong, I like change; I think change is great. But I realized that if I changed it up too much, then everyone would get confused. xD

It doesn't seem like the flame backround was a big hit; and to be honest, it wasn't really a big hit with me either. So I changed it back to what it was :)

Anyways, I've also changed my Title a bit. It has a picture of my whole wizarding family! This is still when Noah was level 15, but it works, hehe. Now we can see everyone! There's Mycin StarGem (The guy in Purple and Yellow; this was also when he wasn't grand), Patrick FrostHorn (The guy in Tan and Orange), Gilroy SkullFlame (The guy in Black and White), and last but not least, Diana GoldHorn (The girl in Green/Purple/Tan).

Ok, I got to go, so I'll see you all later in the spiral,

P.D.

Poll/ Updates

Hey All,

So I really don't have much to ramble on about today, lol.

Well, the Poll results are in! I had a total of 8 votes (2 of which were mine lol xD) and it looks like Myth and Fire are tied with 3 votes! I might have to do a tie-breaker! o. O

Anyways, so I'm just going to update you on the life of Noah GoldHorn! :D

*crickets*

d[O_O]b

I know, I know, I need some new material! But I also need some questions! Maybe I should make a poll about changing my blog style, lol ... o_O

Anyways, so Noah is now level 31! I'm really anxious to get him to level 33 so he can learn Minotaur (which is a really awesome spell). I'm going to try to get some pics soon (Noah looks very strange lol xD)

Ok, so yeah that's pretty much it. As you can probably tell by now, I don't like to post on weekends cause I'm either busy or I just don't feel like it, lol. Ok, I'll see you all soon!

P.D.

Celestia = MarleyBone Ocean?

Hey Everyone,

So I got back from Ohio on Wednesday, but I've been way too tired to blog. I had a lot of fun, and now I'm back. I'm headed on another roadtrip next Thursday to Myrtle Beach (yes, I know, it looks like I take too many road trips, but this is only like my 3rd or 4th one), so I might be a little slugish on blogging.

Before I get into this segment, I'd like to point out Gobbler Day. You can check it out here. It looks like it's going to be a lot of fun, so I encourage all to come! :)

Anyways, so I've been training Noah ever since I've gotten back. He is currently Level 29 and a half. I was really dissapointed that the level 28 spell for myth was stun one target. I mean, Ice gets that at level 2. I get it at 28? I think KI needs to change that up a bit.

Anyway, so today's segment comes from Noah's training. I was reading the book in Chelsea Court for the Book Quest, when I noticed something. The book was called Theories of MarleyBone, if anyone was curious. Anyway, it talks about how Wizard City, Krokotopia, Grizzleheim, and MarelyBone were all once connected. The Great War split them up.

Now I suggest the DragonSpyre and Mooshu were connected to Wizard City, therefore, the MarleyBonians never knew about them. Well then what of Celestia?

Ok, let's examine this evidence. So, we know DragonSpyre is the home of the Dragons (where the Dragon Titans- or now only Dragon Titan- resides), the Frost Giants had resided in Grizzleheim (as shown in Nidaveller), and the Tritons must have resided in Celestia. This must mean that they were probably on different sides of the world (or at least that's what I'm assuming).

So, where am I getting at here? Maybe Celestia was once MarelyBone's ocean, but had broken off? That could explain the "submarine" in the backround.

I'm going to try to make a map of the "Pangaea" Spiral. I'll see you guys in the Spiral,

P.D.

Oh-Hi-Oh

Hey All,

So I'm in Ohio now, or as I like to call it, Oh-Hi-Oh. It feels a lot like where I live; small friendly town. I'm currently in the town of Kent. Sadly, I forgot my laptop, so I won't be able to check up with people as frequently. The lobby of the hotel has a computer, so I decided to take advantage of the oppurtuninty.

So I'm currently in Kent. The town is really nice. It seems very cozy to live in. We got here at around 6:00 last night, so we went out to eat, went to Target, came back to the hotel, I worked out, went in the pool, read a bit, then went to bed. This morning, I got up early, ran a mile, and ate brekfast. And here I am now!

Today we plan to go to Kent Univeristy, and I'll be back at the hotel at around 4:00. Tomorrow, We are going to this amusement parke called Cedar Point. Believe me when I say this place is AWESOME! You can check it out Here. they have some crazy coasters, and I just can't wait to go there!

Ok, hopefully I can blog tomorrow morning! I'll see you all soon!

P.D.

Chainers

Hey All,

So nothing particularly exciting happened between the course of today and yesterday. Mycin has been doing ok in PvP. He did this one 4v4 and he ROCKED! The match was a great match, and in the end, our team wound up getting 22 points! It was so much fun! After that, we kinda started to loose a lot because of chainers. I really hate them...

For those that don't know what chainers are, here is your definition of the day: Some who continuously Shields, Attacks, or Stuns, every the same turn every turn. It's more popular to chain stun, as well as chain attack. Let me explain how this works;

Ok, so I know, this isn't PvP. Well, I didn't take a screenshot last night because I didn't think I would talk about it. So anyway, chainers can only be in 3v3 or 4v4 (so if you do 1v1 or 2v2, you should be pretty safe, although watch out for those combos like Ice and Storm or Myth and Myth). Ok so, lets say the wizard in blue is your team, so three others are now next to you, and the draconians have another two players that are red.

Sorry, lol, bad at drawing stick figures, xD. Anyways, Lets say that the first two guys are Fire Wizards. The First one uses Choke.

Ok, so that stuns you guys for one round, however, it gives you a stun block. Then say the Fire wizard next to him uses the same exact spell. You're sheilds are now off. The other guys are usually Storm and Life; to heal and to attack. Keep in mind that these Fire wizards could also be myth, because myth has a spell exactly like this:

But wait! There's still some hope at the end of the tunnel. If they fizzle once, it sort of messes up the chain. If they fizzle TWICE, then your free for one turn. Hopefully it comes later rather than sooner for two reasons:

1. You will have more pips

2. You'll be able to use strong cars twice in a row (Such as Dragon, Storm Lord, Frost Giant, etc; This is especially helpful if you have an Ice and Storm on your team, as both can stun.).

However, a lot of these chainers get to Commander and Warlord relatively fast. So Mycin went to go investigate a bit. If they have all Commander Gear, what's the chance that they're gonna fizzle?

Oh, btw, do you like Mycin's new look?

*Hears crickets* Right, back on topic;

*Investigates, takes screen shots*

Here are the stats:

So, if you add that all together, you get +16% Accuracy. That means those spells become 96%. Ouch. Also, keep in mind if these people are wearing crown gear, their aim is sufficiently already increased.

Okay, that's all for today. I'll talk more about this either later today or early tomorrow. See ya guys!

Hoping that Your Fire Shine The Brightest,

P.D.

W00t! More Inspiration!

Hey All,

So, as you can see, I changed it up a bit. I really like this backround, so let me know what you think, 'k?

Also, I've reached over a thousand views! W00t! I'd like to thanks all my readers! You guys are just the darn best crowd! Thank y'all

So yeah, nothing much has been happening lately; Mycin has been helping a lot of people, and ESPECIALLY a lot of PvP. What can I say, Mycin is a PvP junkie, lol xD

Yeah, Noah is also getting up there. This morning he learned Humongofrog! I was really excited ... that is, until I had to start taking more showers, lol xD

Oh! I almost forgot! Does anyone have a microphone and a headset? I'm looking to do a recorded Argelston's Book Club Recording Segment for the blog! Here are the rules:

• As I said, you have to have had a microphone and a headset.
• If you are not over 18, your parent must know and confirm that you are allowed to do this (btw, I'm only 15 if that makes anyone feel better :) ).
• Now we come to the exciting part: You do NOT have to have a new book every time we record. You just have to always be reading a book! For example: This summer I will be reading two books: The Life of Pi and The Scarlet Letter. Every time we record, I will just update my status on my reading.
• You MUST keep up with Argelston's Book Club!
• You MUST keep updated with book news

So if you feel that you'd like to do this, send me a Message and title it "Argelston's Book Club Recording". So that pretty much covers that ...

Oh yeah, how would you guys like a contest? My Ice friend, Wolf IceHunter, and I are thinking about holding a contest! I can't exactly reveal anything yet! o. O But I'm sure you guys will love it! Right now we are still trying to get KI to sponsor the contest, so I don't know how long it will take to start it off. However, when/if we get sponsored, I'll post a thread for it on Central.

So, that's about it. May all your Fire's be warm,

P.D.