Wizard101: Patriotic March Recap!

Hello Wizards!

I hope you're having a great Monday. A few days ago, there were so many great events in the Wizard101 community: Duelist101's Birthday Party, Pet Central Day, our Patriotic March, and Spiral Radio's Graduation Party.  Each party had a special meaning - getting the community together. The community is truly thriving and it's nice to see that there are so many great people out there bringing the community closer together - whether you host the event, spread information about the event, or attend the event.

Our event, The Patriotic March, had nearly 70 in attendance! This was 40 more wizards than I thought would attend. Though the purpose of these events is not about the number of attendees, it really is great to see that all of you wanted to attend to interact and/or make new friends. We got people from so many different countries! The purpose was to get everyone together from these different countries and remind everyone that no matter where we're from, we can still get together and make the world a much better place. It was nice to do that on Saturday with all of you. Event like these remind me how much I love this community! Below I've provided awesome videos from YouTubers that could attend the event. Please give them a like/subscribe:

WhiteTiger93

Angela Gem

TheCoolGirlsCollab

I want to thank all of you again for attending this event! It's great that we can get people across the world to log into the game at the same time and have fun together. The community has always been a place where many good things - like events, just not mine but all of them - happen. I had a lot of fun talking to you all and bringing everyone together once again. I hope you all are ready for the Santa Run next month! I'm going to try my best to work on making that even more fun than this event. This event was meant to be a smaller event, but the events are growing as we have them. Is that a good sign? Of course! It shows that many want to participate bringing everyone together. Thank you again for a wonderful time and I hope to see you at the Santa Run next month!

Saturday, July 29th at 3:00 pm CST

The Commons, Greyrose Realm

I'm inspired by all of you to continue these events. Thank you for being you!

Wizard101: Test Realm Online!

Hello Wizards!

I hope you're having a great First Day of Summer! Today, Kingsisle released the Wizard101 Test Realm for wizards to enjoy celebrating the first official day of Summer. If you're like me, you're most likely staying away from the heat by staying inside enjoying the ac and testing out the latest updates on the Wizard101 Test Realm. I've included a list of updates and my thoughts about them - you'll have to read the official Update Notes if you want more information about these updates. If you decide to check these updates out on the test realm - Report the Bugs!

PvP - 4th Age and Daily PvP Awards

This update was announced on the last episode of Kingsisle Live by our community manager, Tom Purdue, and Wizard101 Producer, Leah Ruben. This update was well received by a lot of of the community and may or may not improve PvP issues that many wizards have criticized Kingsisle about these past few years. It seems 4th Generation is a major upgrade from the previous 3rd Generation PvP. 

Chat - Menu Chat Improvements, Emojis, and More!

This update is my favorite update - since I love chatting. I mean, really who doesn't like chatting on the game? Everyone who knows me knows that I could talk everyone's ear off. I have to delete a lot of things I type on my posts because I know everyone wants me to get to the point - for me it's difficult to do that! Speaking of getting to the point... This Test Realm update also brings an amazing improvement of Menu Chat, inclusion of Emojis in chat (example above), and if you say "LOL" or "lol" in the chat box - your wizard will begin laughing! It's always the little things in life that make life so much better! Chat Channels were also introduced where you can click on Public or Private Chat channels where only you or your friends can read your chat - now that's awesome!

Avalon Fishing - Perfect for the first day of Summer!

There are a few names I think of when you hear of a fishing update. I am pretty sure Iridian Willowglen and Paige Moonshade are already enjoying this new fishing update on the Test Realm! Now, I know a few will be shocked when I tell you this, but I haven't done as much fishing as I should have. I'm even behind on it in real life! I really need to catch up on the simple but also relaxing things in life. I hope everyone who does fish on the game has a lot of fun catching all of the new Avalon Fish! :D -- Blogger really needs to add emojis, I know I'm too lazy to code emojis into HTML. 

If you want access to the Wizard101 Test Realm, you'll need a membership and/or have made a Crowns Purchase in the last 30 days. Remember to report those bugs when you see them so Kingsisle can improve the game for us. It's nice to have most of those bugs squashed before it reaches the Live Realm. If you would like to access the Test Realm or read the Update Notes click on one of the two links below:

Download Test Realm

https://www.wizard101.com/game/game-preview

Read Update Notes

https://www.wizard101.com/game/update-notes/testrealm

Thought of the Day: I really want Ice Cream - it's way too hot here!

Online Safety: Stay SMART!

Hi there!

Today I decided to make a quick but also informative post about Online Safety. Last month something happened that we can prevent, but we have to be willing to spread this important information to make a change in not only the Wizard101/Pirate101 community, but also real life. Today I decided to share one important online safety tip with you:

NEVER Share Personal Information

It is important that you know to always keep personal information such as age, where you live, credit cards, user/passwords, pictures of yourself, and more, private! There's a reason this information is meant to be kept private - please stay safe online by keeping this information private. Scroll down for other important online safety tips surrounding Personal Information.

How do you know if someone is using you for your personal information?

• Someone asks for your user/password information in return for Crowns/Memberships/Gifts

• Someone who seems close to you asks you for something that you're not comfortable with sharing or you know that you shouldn't share online: Identity, Pictures, Location, etc.

Note: Don't feel pressured by anyone to share information that you're not comfortable sharing online. You can keep your private information private and they'll have to deal with it. :) We're glad to have you here in the community and you don't have to prove a point to anyone to make new friends. You can be yourself by expressing yourself - you don't have to share your personal information to do that. Don't listen to anyone who tells you that you have to do that. Keep your information private! 

If someone is "well-known", should is it okay to share personal information?

NEVER share your personal information with anyone no matter how well-known they are. Personal information is meant to be kept personal. No matter how nice or well-known someone may be, you should always keep your information private. As I said above, this information should be kept private and you shouldn't feel pressured to share such information with someone because they're "well-known" or "famous". Please stay safe online by keeping this information to yourself!

What Should I do if someone is threatening me?

REPORT: You can report someone from nearly every social media website and video game. I made this list on my anti-bullying post a few weeks ago and I've decided to include a list below of ways to report someone if they're bullying/threatening you. If you feel threatened, you can report those who are threatening you. Scroll over the list below to find out ways to report someone:

Report on Twitter

Report on Facebook

Report on Instagram

Report on YouTube

Report on Wizard101

Report on Pirate101

Report on Tumblr

Report on Blogger

Please remember that you have to report for a valid reason. If someone is threatening you, that is a valid reason to report someone. Reporting is an important way to stay safe online, which is why I've included this section on this post.

STAY SMART!

I've made quite a few online safety posts on this website. I don't want anything to happen to anyone here so I try my best to share what I can as many times as I can to help you realize that this is an important thing to remember. Online Safety surrounds itself with Personal Information. If you share that personal information, you're not doing what you can to stay safe online. It is your choice, but I want to remind you that bad choices do have consequences. Remember, you don't have to share your personal information and you have the choice to do that or not to do that. If someone pressures you to do something you're not comfortable with - that's a sign you shouldn't do what they want you to do. Please, stay safe online! I've made it a goal for many years to share this information, now it's your turn to use that information and share it with your friends as well. If you made it this far, you're awesome! Thank you so much for reading. Until next time, I'll see you around the spiral.