I have played numerous mmorpgs over the years, and am playing this one now.
I like it. It is refreshing. The playerbase is not corrupt in the head so it is more pleasant, the world is engaging yet fun and graphically decent.
The playstyle is very good - making decks, depending on chance and such.
But some things need fixing.
For one, the inability to say some simple words is just ridiculous. The devs will put pixies and fairies in short skirts in the game, but not let you say kk, mmo, and things like that. Just ridiculous.
The other thing is that the monsters really shouldn't all use spells and be wizards themselves - basically. Every monster fights you by using spells - even trolls and cyclops type monsters, which would never, in the history of any fantasy or mythological memory, use magic consciously like this. They should just attack you in a variety of different ways depending on their school. Having them attack you with the same spells you use - having a troll indeed cast spells at you with a club..defeats the entire idea of being a wizard. How am I any different from the tons of monsters - (with supposedly sub-par intelligence), in the game? The lack of variety of spells and attacks also makes it boring. Incidentally - duels are consenting battles between two wizards or knights or other classes that may fight for a living. duet - dual - duel, etc. Here everything is called a duel - including non-consenting battles (being thrown into battles because of being around the monsters), or even when it is multiple monsters or players. This is not a duel - nor would be called so in the history of anything fantastical or magical and really should be rectified.
Also, farting and burping moves are just in bad taste. I don't want to be farted on.
This game is geared to people of all ages, from age 8-10 and up. While there are many adults here, you have to take into account that there are children as well. Filters are there for a reason, and are enforced.
You may have played other games, but each is, or should be, unique. That's what I like about Wizard101.
Duels are called duels. Battles, battles. Trolls hit you with their club. What would you have them do? Having the mobs fight with the same spells gives lower level wizards an idea of how the spell works. There are plenty of spells that the mobs/bosses use that aren't available except in treasure cards.
I think the game is set up and programmed brilliantly.
If you don't like it, simply go play something else. Over 20 million people seem to happy here. :)
The difference between the monsters and your wizard is that the monster is much less intelligent then your wizard. They know fighting as a way of defense against us. Fight Fire with Fire (no pun intended). If you go to Grizzleheim and see the Boar Camps, the boars do a sort of tribal dance to summon creatures. The Rat Magicians in Marleybone are just that, magicians. They are using their powers to summon creatures to do the dirty work. But hey, were doing the same thing.
As for the fart spells. I don't know what you are talking about. I know a few scream spells (Banshee) and a few roars (Cyclops), no fart spells though. Exception being when you are barfed on by that Humongo Frog. That's just gross.
