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Day and Night Cycles

AuthorMessage
Survivor
May 10, 2010
6
First off, I've seen this idea on the Message Boards before as well as on Wizard101 Central, so I take no credit for most of the things here. People have mentioned that Wizard101 should have day and night cycles in the worlds of the Spiral, but many can argue that a few things can be a bit of a hassle:

  • The different time zones around the world
  • It wouldn't work for worlds such as Marleybone or Dragonspyre

Here's my conclusion: How about make it to where each day and night is around 4 hours long? The sun would rise and 4 hours later it will set as the moon takes its turn across the sky. That would mean that there would be 8 Wizard101 days within a normal Earth day. As far as worlds go, why not make it ONLY for Wizard City? After all, it's the main hub of the Spiral and I think it would be cool if I could chill out with some friends after a long day of questing and watch the sun set over the lake in the Commons.

I know that it may be a bit of a challenge for Kingsisle to accomplish, but it doesn't need to be top-notch graphics. Plus, with what I've seen in my years of being a part of this community, Kingsisle can practically do anything if they put the time and effort into it. It doesn't have anything to do with the storyline or anything, but its one of those things that can make a game more dynamic and unique.

Please give me your thoughts- It's just an idea that's been in my head for the past few days and I want to know what you guys think.

~Ryan Mistcaster, Promethean Diviner

Astrologist
Aug 20, 2011
1077
Well thought out.

I like this idea a lot, doesn't matter who thought it up. It would make the game truer to life, and it could make for some interesting quests if the developers decided to make certain quests only available at certain times of night or day.

Adherent
Mar 12, 2010
2831
Zeke said this won't happen (day and night cycles).

If you scroll down to his reply on the link listed below, Zeke said that "The worlds of the Spiral do not act the same way that Earth does - they do not rotate therefore their day/night is fixed."

https://www.wizard101.com/forum/the-dorms/ideas-i-would-like-to-see-in-the-game-48151