Seven Days of KI (Day 2): A Wizards First Spell

April 20, 2017 Blaze Shadowhorn 4 Comments

Sixth Grade was an exciting year as we had all just gotten our brand new laptops. Icy Tower, N+ and Pocket Tanks were all the craze and I could play them for hours on end. After all, we hadn't really been exposed to much of the online world yet. 

May 4th, 2009

I had just come over to my friend, Evan's house and we were snacking on some pringles like the good  little 12 year olds we were. He started telling me that he found this new game with magical spells and quests you go on and complete. You guessed it, he was talking about Everquest Wizard101.

He pulled out his laptop and loaded it up. If I remember correctly, he was a Storm Wizard and was questing in Unicorn Way. With his Wand of the Novice in hand, an array of cool spells that looked like fire cats to snakes, beetles and bats were cast. However, the one spell to this day that I most vividly remember him casting was a spell called, Frost Beetle. A weaker spell, but a spell nonetheless. As it went to hit the frail Skeletal Pirate, I was mesmerized by the blue and white aesthetics that quite simply left me speachless. This was the first time I had seen graphics such as these in a game and it really caught my eye. However, I wasn't too fond of the questing and card system. There was so much going on with cards, and health and quests (keep in mind this was my first MMO) and it was just too much for my young 12 year old brain to handle. I decided I wasn't going to play it despite how cool it looked.

Later that night I was doing homework in my dad's office, typing away on my laptop as I kept thinking back to the cool spells I had seen earlier in the day. "It's too complicated," I thought. "Why would I download a game that would require so much effort and brain power? Why not just stick to Sonic Heroes on my GameCube? Then again, it did have pretty cool graphics and I could play with Evan!" At that moment, I took a quick detour from my homework and checked out wizard101.com. I then downloaded a game which in my wildest dreams I would have never thought would lead me to meeting so many amazing people and on e day work within the gaming industry at large.

On this day, Blaze Shadowhorn, a level 1 Thaumaturge enrolled at Ravenwood and started his journey through the vast Spiral. It has been an unforgettable memory ever since.

Relaunch Party Giveaway Winners

You thought I forgot, didn't you?

Thank you guys for welcoming me back with open arms, it truly meant the world to me. I wanted to give back to you and the Relaunch Party Giveaway allowed me to do just that. 

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Comment Time!

What specifically got you into Wizard101? Do you remember what was going through your head when you were creating your first Wizard? Comment below because I'd love to hear your stories!

See you in the Spiral!