I'm one of the 100 people fr! As a fellow stressed out college student who grinds Wiz I'm excited for the Polaris raid and think it'll be a good time for me to find a guild since I've never raided before. I agree with your points and hope that they do make raids more friendly to players just starting out on them! It's kindof annoying that I've played through the entire game multiple times and making it to end game is easy but then raids are basically impossible unless you know exact strats and are communicating with 11 other people in a discord call. Good vid!
idk I love raiding and I think it’s a lot of fun when u got everyone working together and getting the gear. I do agree that it is “limiting” but getting into raids is a lot easier than u may think. Friend of mine just reached out and asked me to raid cuz they needed an extra. From there I started raiding with more and more guilds and inv more and more people. I am not a fan of a “team up” or such with randos right from in game cuz u don’t know how well they know the Strats and such. A little prep goes a long way Regarding ur take on ds raid, Its definitely a more beginner friendly raid which alr makes it more beneficial than a brand new raid that no one will know how to do day 1. So there is still a merit to do ds raid for the 160 nullity robe. Cs raid is poorly designed but definitely fun and enjoyable imo. Having a team up option is NOT going to work at all for that raid, there are so many prereqs that must be met before even starting. That gear is definitely worth it for the cosmetic, PvP, or an alternative to mindlessly farming for aeon/reaver, which I did for my death.
Well for starters they can leave pvp rules in you know...pvp instead of dragging it into pve content. And replace shatbeard and Co for people who actually care for the games well being
Tbh Wiz raids are strange. In literally any other mmos raids are hard but they're not gatekept for only the most skilled of player. I've seen sprouts getting into raids they definitely really should not be in. My issue with raids on wiz is that they require people to have either a guild or literally grind the game for days and weeks just to get access to it which already eliminates the casual player like myself from access as it requires a commitment I don't wanna do to get gear while worth it still not worth as much with how much time is required to be invested to get it. I beg of ki to allow raids for people who aren't in a guild. Literally allow us to raid without that commitment and I would raid.
Raids absolutely should never have standard mode events, should never be accessible to people without guilds and I'll explain why. Firstly, the idea of raids is to have challenging late-game content which requires social interaction and to some degree coordination. Making a standard mode is just going to mean nobody is going to do challenge mode as it always happens. We saw this with the nightmare dungeon, once standard mode came out the only people doing challenge mode were badge hunters. No point making a challenge mode if a total of 50 people will ever play it. Secondly, raids are meant to be for guilds. Raids are content that should encourage teamwork and social engagement with the community. People who are not willing to have social interaction shouldn't participate in raids. The bare minimum is asking to join a guild and agreeing what your role is and doing it. You can achieve that with less than 5 sentences. Nightmare dungeon challenge mode team-up was probably one of the most frustrating and unrewarding experiences I've ever had in this game (and I pvp regularly). No coordination, people leave on a whim, people are silent and refuse to talk, and also have no clue what to do. Saying that raids and guilds are gate kept by hardcore players is simply wrong. There is nothing I nor anyone in my guild can do to prevent a fresh max player from raiding. There is no free mason society of guilds where we make lists of players that aren't to be invited in any guild. There are certainly guilds looking for new players all the time. If you can't find a guild to join, or you joined guilds and didn't like it for whatever reason... you can make your own (many people don't seem to know this otherwise they wouldn't say raids are gate kept). Nothing is stopping you other than you from making your own guild, would take more than 5 sentences I'll give you that. The biggest mistake KI could make rn, other than becoming a political slaughterhouse, is making guilds and raids meaningless. If you aren't willing to put in the extra effort to pick the right spells, have decent enough gear (doesn't even have to be perfect), and walk to the right places you shouldn't be getting the best gear in the game. Remove the second chance chests, make the crafter in the guild house, launch raids bug free and in a finished state, but don't make guilds useless. Yes Wizard101 is a casual game, but a large part of the community ASKED for challenging and rewarding end-game content like raids. Even if you feel like you need raid gear for pvp keep in mind that only the boots (except for life), amulet, and arguably wand are best in slot. I run 3 piece shad though the only reason I don't run 2 piece is because 3 piece is necessary on balance with the current meta. 2 piece is perfectly fine on myth, death, ice, life, and maybe fire depending on the strat.
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What do YOU want to see from the Summer Update in Wizard101?
mount/pet stitching, pvp gear that u can get without raids or packs, and ratbeard to retire (wont happen)
I'm one of the 100 people fr! As a fellow stressed out college student who grinds Wiz I'm excited for the Polaris raid and think it'll be a good time for me to find a guild since I've never raided before. I agree with your points and hope that they do make raids more friendly to players just starting out on them! It's kindof annoying that I've played through the entire game multiple times and making it to end game is easy but then raids are basically impossible unless you know exact strats and are communicating with 11 other people in a discord call. Good vid!
Thank you so much :)
idk I love raiding and I think it’s a lot of fun when u got everyone working together and getting the gear. I do agree that it is “limiting” but getting into raids is a lot easier than u may think. Friend of mine just reached out and asked me to raid cuz they needed an extra. From there I started raiding with more and more guilds and inv more and more people. I am not a fan of a “team up” or such with randos right from in game cuz u don’t know how well they know the Strats and such. A little prep goes a long way
Regarding ur take on ds raid, Its definitely a more beginner friendly raid which alr makes it more beneficial than a brand new raid that no one will know how to do day 1. So there is still a merit to do ds raid for the 160 nullity robe.
Cs raid is poorly designed but definitely fun and enjoyable imo. Having a team up option is NOT going to work at all for that raid, there are so many prereqs that must be met before even starting. That gear is definitely worth it for the cosmetic, PvP, or an alternative to mindlessly farming for aeon/reaver, which I did for my death.
Well for starters they can leave pvp rules in you know...pvp instead of dragging it into pve content. And replace shatbeard and Co for people who actually care for the games well being
Tbh
Wiz raids are strange. In literally any other mmos raids are hard but they're not gatekept for only the most skilled of player. I've seen sprouts getting into raids they definitely really should not be in.
My issue with raids on wiz is that they require people to have either a guild or literally grind the game for days and weeks just to get access to it which already eliminates the casual player like myself from access as it requires a commitment I don't wanna do to get gear while worth it still not worth as much with how much time is required to be invested to get it.
I beg of ki to allow raids for people who aren't in a guild. Literally allow us to raid without that commitment and I would raid.
Love it bro
Thank you!
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Raids absolutely should never have standard mode events, should never be accessible to people without guilds and I'll explain why. Firstly, the idea of raids is to have challenging late-game content which requires social interaction and to some degree coordination. Making a standard mode is just going to mean nobody is going to do challenge mode as it always happens. We saw this with the nightmare dungeon, once standard mode came out the only people doing challenge mode were badge hunters. No point making a challenge mode if a total of 50 people will ever play it.
Secondly, raids are meant to be for guilds. Raids are content that should encourage teamwork and social engagement with the community. People who are not willing to have social interaction shouldn't participate in raids. The bare minimum is asking to join a guild and agreeing what your role is and doing it. You can achieve that with less than 5 sentences. Nightmare dungeon challenge mode team-up was probably one of the most frustrating and unrewarding experiences I've ever had in this game (and I pvp regularly). No coordination, people leave on a whim, people are silent and refuse to talk, and also have no clue what to do.
Saying that raids and guilds are gate kept by hardcore players is simply wrong. There is nothing I nor anyone in my guild can do to prevent a fresh max player from raiding. There is no free mason society of guilds where we make lists of players that aren't to be invited in any guild. There are certainly guilds looking for new players all the time.
If you can't find a guild to join, or you joined guilds and didn't like it for whatever reason... you can make your own (many people don't seem to know this otherwise they wouldn't say raids are gate kept). Nothing is stopping you other than you from making your own guild, would take more than 5 sentences I'll give you that.
The biggest mistake KI could make rn, other than becoming a political slaughterhouse, is making guilds and raids meaningless. If you aren't willing to put in the extra effort to pick the right spells, have decent enough gear (doesn't even have to be perfect), and walk to the right places you shouldn't be getting the best gear in the game. Remove the second chance chests, make the crafter in the guild house, launch raids bug free and in a finished state, but don't make guilds useless.
Yes Wizard101 is a casual game, but a large part of the community ASKED for challenging and rewarding end-game content like raids.
Even if you feel like you need raid gear for pvp keep in mind that only the boots (except for life), amulet, and arguably wand are best in slot. I run 3 piece shad though the only reason I don't run 2 piece is because 3 piece is necessary on balance with the current meta. 2 piece is perfectly fine on myth, death, ice, life, and maybe fire depending on the strat.
whats the point of guilds and social interaction if you get rid of a reason to have it? the raids arent gate kept. L opinion.