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Another tool/reference page the Petnome Project is providing and maintaining is a "library" of all the possible Pet Feeding rewards for certain items: The Pet Feeding List. If you need a quick way to access this without adding it to your favorites, just remember that you can find this over at the Petnome Project (one of the links at the top of the front page), or visit:
Right click and select "Save As..." to download it to your desktop, or simply left click the link below to use it through your web browser (Adobe Acrobat 6.0 or higher must be installed):
Recently, the Test Realm has been updated with a few new tweaks:
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Kevin: Hey guys, Battleblood here. So, there're some exciting updates in the game now, in Zafaria! I'm actually on the Live Realm farming Nastrond -- I'll soon explain why we're farming here.
First of all, there's been an update to the Henchmen. You can actually fight with creatures of the Spiral...next to you. So, you can literally have a Helephant -- well, not a Helephant, but one of the Black Cultists from Zafaria -- as a Level 70 Henchman. They're supposed to be stronger, since they're more expensive. I think they're 400 Crowns, but they're (supposedly) worth it. They're worth buying -- I guess -- if you're in a rut, or if you're stuck somewhere. They have higher Critical Rates...
At the same time, the creatures of the Spiral (in Zafaria) also have higher Critical Rates themselves. Thus, your battles could be a lot longer than before. I know their Health has spiked up along with their Critical Rates. What that means is that there's a chance you might be spending much more time fighting than running around and questing, depending on how many teammates you have, and it might be harder to Block their Criticals. You might have to shield more, or even use Conviction in your decks now, especially to ensure that you don't become stunned. I remember from last night fighting Life mobs, and they've used Forest Lord on their first turn, and they actually saved up Pips to to another Forest Lord after that. Because I was by myself, I had to work out some heals, get my own Vengeance up (so I can Critical better on them) and escape the battle faster to collect the Health wisps. That's the good news: there's an abundant amount of Health wisps flying around. Therefore, you might not struggle that much, but it's all about what you do in the battles now.
I don't know if the Bosses themselves have changed, but I'll do a Vlog on that when I get the chance.
As for now, Pet Feeding has also been tweaked a little bit! But, before we get to that...
Some spells have been amp'ed up or nerfed: there are the Sirens, which have been nerfed -- it went from 900-something damage to 800-something; Dr. Katzenstein's Monster has been renamed -- or, maybe it's always been that way (I haven't been paying attention) -- but it's called Dr. Von's Monster, and it does Life Steal still, but now it's buffed so that it adds a 25% Infection on the target; and, Chimera has about 30 damage added to each head, so it's an increase of 90 -- they didn't really add any other special effects (which is a little disappointing for some Balance wizards; I was kind of hoping that one of the heads might give a small DoT that does 90 damage to help remove shields from one Spiritual School).
The reason why I'm in Nastrond is because KingsIsle has expanded the window on what items can give Pet XP (PXP)! To follow up on the last Vlog, where I said that it was based on regular or holiday Crowns items: now you can feed Auctionable items! Last night, I went into the Bazaar, and bought a bunch of Level 0-1 Amulets (which gave Firecat), and started feeding my pet those. It actually gained 1 XP here, and 1 XP there! Most of the time, though, it received gold.
Now, that's not totally profitable if you're looking for an income of gold. In the example above, I'm purchasing these Amulets for 38 gold each, but received only 2 gold back if my pet didn't gain XP. My strategy is to collect as many Non-Auctionable items as possible, and feed that to my pets! The cool part is that there is no difference between feeding your pet a No Auction item (and receiving gold for that) than selling it to a Shop Vendor (like the Seamstress, for example).
So, what I'm doing here is collecting as many No Auction items as possible -- since it's from a high-level world, I'll have a chance of 4 XP per feed, if I get lucky. Or, I can get the same gold I'd get if I sold it to a vendor, (plus some additional rewards like Reagents or Treasure Cards).
Plan to plant many Pink Dandelions, King Parsleys, Silver Trumpet Vines, or any of those plants that tend to give their own seeds at Mature or Elder. I know that Silver Trumpet Vines sometimes like to give two of their own seeds at Elder; Prickley Bears also do this. There's a small chance for Pet XP when you feed your pet these surplus seeds.
If your items are Auctionable, I would recommend selling to the Bazaar if you're short on gold, rather than feeding it to your pets. If they're not Auctionable, you can feed those items on-the-go to make room for Auctionables! If you'd like to see the results of the Pet Buffet Survey yourself, you can go to http://tinyurl.com/petnomefeedresults, or you can conveniently visit the Petnome Projectand browse the links towards the top of the front page. There will be a spreadsheet which has collected a bunch of data from numerous contributors, and if you scroll down towards the bottom, you'll pass the light-blue colored text (which represents the data accumulated before this Test Realm Patch) and come upon the current data in solid, black text. It will help give an idea of which items are giving PXP!
Last, but not least, if you look at the Update Notes on the official site, they've scratched out the word "sometimes" and written in "occasionally" (in the Pet Feeding section).
I hope you've enjoyed this video; if you did, please Subscribe, Like, and/or Comment if you have some questions, and I hope to see you guys in the Spiral, and hope you've enjoyed your day! Peace out!
Why I think this title is a perfect fit for us as wizards AND as gamers...and a little info on the Pet Buffet Survey and small update to the Petnome Project:
Review of the new updates released today, and a new extended project for the Petnome Team. A careful look over the new Pet feeding system, and a short glimpse into Zafaria! More to come this weekend!
It's been a long, long time since I've sat down and ticked the keys away into this digital journal. Thanks to my new job and the beginning of summer school (get this, I'm taking a "truncated" class, so not only is a regular class condensed to a summer schedule, but this Political Science course is even shorter than the regular summer classes; think "honors"), I've been crowded with obligations and responsibilities and duties all around, inside AND outside the Spiral.
But, I'm still staying creative and active... Hexy and I just come up with the nerdiest ideas, eh? We became curious after doing a lot of lamp runs, noticing some patterns between our various characters. Her young Level 1 Thaumaturge kept getting gold only, usually under 5. So, we decided to test out a theory: the higher level you are, the wider your window for different prizes of various quantities and qualities; the lower level you are, the smaller your opportunity becomes. However, being Legendary doesn't mean you'll be exempt from receiving "Level 1 loot."
And thus, the Lampnome Project (not to be taken as professionally as Petnome) was created. Hopefully through this project, we'll be able to grasp an idea of what certain trends we'll see in all wishes granted by the Genie.
Speaking of the Petnome Project, check this out:
Hey!
The Petnome Project's BIRTHDAY is coming up, on Tuesday, July 19th!
We're gonna celebrate with some AWESOME contests, giving out prizes. courtesy of KingsIsle Entertainment! We'd like to give the Community some time to prepare for some of these events, so here's what you'll need to do:
1. Follow @petnome over on Twitter; some events have time-sensitive objectives!
2. Set your email inbox to ALLOW messages from petnome [at] hotmail.com.
Be sure to check out Diary of a Wizard for an exciting event coming up!
Between the Petnome Staff and some close friends, we're creating some "Epic" contests to held within July. Just for my blog audience, I'll leak a little info...
Think...Olympics...for the mind, body, and spirit...of you...and your pets.
Heck, if you've ever made a submission into the Petnome database (before the ability is revealed on our page) and have your name listed on the Pet Page, you've got a chance to win an awesome Promo Pet! All submissions up to the day of that special drawing will be counted...but remember, we double-check entries vigilantly! False entries may be subject to disqualification for the entire month!
Because we're still drafting out the rules and dates for these series of events, we aren't making it an entire public announcement, yet. But, @Petnome will announce more over time, so keep an eye on that feed!
Last, but not least: Ravenwood Ball. This Saturday...I can't wait! Hope to see you there ~ bring your kicking outfit -- Hexy and I have a neat theme going on, so be sure to find us every 10 minutes!
Heading out to catch up on some sleep~ See you in the Spiral!
Discussing about what I've been up to lately, in-game and off: projects, life, work, surprises, and guest-speaking later tonight on Ravenwood Radio! Plus, some game updates to look out for!
Wintertusk is coming out today! Too bad for me, I'm stuck with studying for a final for Thursday... -_- I'll try to manage my time best to maybe even squeeze in some time for Ravenwood Radio 40 tonight, but no promises! We'll just have to see if I can plow through or avoid some unnecessary chapters...
BUT, nevertheless, I've created a personal checklist while playing the Test Realm to remind me of some in-game obligations and duties for the Live Realm (once I'm free from academic burden). This list is made public to help some of you PvPers manage your time, decisions, and resources to efficient use:
Concept to Grasp
A new generation of PVP has arrived, with 15 new spells. Eight are completely new utility spells, and seven are upgraded versions of existing spells. Various mechanical changes have been implemented, such as Earthquake no longer removing Stun Blocks, but stunning spells providing just one Stun Block of protection, opposed to four. To balance this, Stun Resist gear has been added to Dueling Diego's supplies. Also, the gear that's dropped within the Waterworks dungeon is for Legendary Wizards (Lv. 60), and provides Universal Resistance regardless of school. New Crafted Gear is also available, allowing for an expansion of many new strategies (which I'll extensively be exploring and developing over the next few months). Level 58 pets will also take us into a new dimension of PVP with new abilities and unique Innate Cards. An additional Training Point will be provided through a new Zeke's quest.
The following checklist will be completed before my Ice Wizard returns to the Arena:
New Spells
Obtain Level 35 spell (Legion Shield)
Great counter against Area of Effect (AOE)-Damage over Time (DoT) spells, allowing me to protect allies for an addition 30% resistance to next incoming damage. Also helps me reduce damage for all allies if I can't make up my mind on who to protect. A must have.
Learn an additional spell from Zeke's Trogg Finder quest.
New Items/Gear
Purchase Stun Resist Amulet from Dueling Diego
Replacing my Life Mastery Amulet, since Perfect Catch has vigorously trained and adapted to a Pip-building style before the Amulets were released; it shouldn't be unfamiliar territory. I'll then have a 15% reduced chance of getting stunned. Because stunning spells will provide just one Stun Block, the number of Chain-Stunners can be expected to increase. Thus, having an innate chance of resisting a Stun can be advantageous against a team expecting to win by pure immobilization. I would rather keep my Stellar Signet and Cosmic Kris for massive Incoming/Outgoing boosts to complement Spritely, so I will choose to stay at just 15% max Stun Resist (as opposed to 30%).
Stitch Wands
Personally craft one of the new weapons with help from someone who has access (going to port to them; thanks to Aiden for helping with clarification) to the wand recipes, stitch the Hammer of the Stone Sky to my "Banhammer" (a promo wand called the "Galvanic Hammer" from Beckett's).
This wand allows for a variety of AOE support spells such as Bladestorm (increase team's damage), Brilliant Light (increase team's recovery rate via casted spell/Spritely), Legion Shield (increase team's resistance), Unicorn (increase team's damage recovery), and Guidance (increase team's accuracy). All these spells have 100% accuracy, so the chance to fizzle will be very low (given that there is a Smokescreen or Black Mantle upon us).
Will stitch my Lifeforce Sword to another model
Just for aesthetics
Repeat Waterworks with Perfect Catch until all members have their complete Legendary Gear before questing in Wintertusk.
Gear boosts will allow for faster questing (higher critical rating without sacrificing survival via resist)
Ronan's boots, hat, robe
Fallon's boots, hat, robe
Cassandra's boots, hat, robe
My boots, hat, robe
Create a new generation Perfect Catch Defender Pig, and research the Weakness talent more. (Spell Proof, Spritely, Snow Shield/Weakness, Sharp-Shot)
And, don't forget, tonight is Ravenwood Radio Episode 37, at 8:30 PM Central! I'll be there in the chatroom with Cassandra Dragonheart at around 8 PM Central so that you can shoot us any pre-show questions and mingle with other Live Listeners!
Hopefully, with Steve's permission, we can give away some of the Petnome Project's vaulted Summer Dragons for correctly answered Trivia questions. See you there!
Feel free to leave any constructive criticism or comments on these transcriptions! (i.e. Hard to read in that font? Need more spacing between lines? Require color coordination between speakers? etc.) The more feedback, the better for all readers!
Also, I am in search for anyone who would like to help me transcribe Christina Icedreamer's segments whenever there isn't a script used -- in fact, this episode has one of those "wing it" segments.
Thanks!
P.S. Trying for those new hybrids are darn tedious!!!! Good luck in your attempt for those!
Registration Period ends on 12/15/10 @ 11:59 PM PST
Contest Ends 12/31/10 @ 11:59 PM PST
Create a short story using at least one Pet Ability in every sentence.
For example: "Johnny felt frustrated with the mushy tundra, since all he could make was a ."
Another example is ", Susan decided it was to resign to the bench."
Each Pet Ability may be used only once per entry.
No more than twenty (20) sentences per entry.
Only one entry per participant, please!
To register as a participant, please click on this link and complete the form! In the Subject line, write "PPC1," and in the message box, "I've read the rules thoroughly! I want to enter!" This will ensure participants are not creating multiple email accounts, so everyone has a fair chance!
Further instructions will be given in a confirmation email to those selected to be the contestants.
Scoring will be based on originality, creativity, and appeal. Authors' names will not be disclosed to a random panel of judges, which will include some members from the Petnome Team and others from the community.
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, Susan decided it was 
to resign to the bench."
