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Wizard101: Summer 2016 Update – PVP Changes

The Wizard101 Summer 2016 Update is finally in Test!   With it comes many fascinating changes for PVP that are truly hard to believe.  Let’s see what is in store!!!

PVP Tournaments

One of these changes is that instead of having periodic free PVP tournaments, members can now enter PVP tournaments by simply paying with gold!  22,000 K gold is really a reasonable price and can easily be obtained through gardening and/or gold farming.

 

With this new gold feature, I really do see more people wanting to try out PvP since getting gear from ticket vendors will not cost people to pay for numerous tournaments with crowns or wait months for free tournament member benefits to roll around.

In additions to this, there is a new “roll again feature” where you can spend crowns after the tournament for more attempts at loot.   This works much like second chance chests at bosses, crowns costs will increase the more you “roll”.

These new features should really make tournaments feel more alive with new eager faces around.    This is very exciting and there are rumors that a new periodic membership benefit will be released to make up for the loss of the free tournament one.

Critical Hits

For PVP only, critical hits will now do 1.25x damage instead of 2x.   This right here is the most exciting of the changes.   No more losing 3/4 of your health over one lucky shadow enhanced spell critical hit! This however does NOT apply to critical heals. Getting a heal with a critical will not mean it will heal you less, in fact heals with a critical now heal with a little boost to balance the heavy damage our wizards are able to inflict. It is important to remember that criticals in PVE will remain the same as they have been since the polaris update. 

Spectator Chat

You now have the option to block both text and menu chat of pvp spectators to your duel!   No more having to turn off chat bubbles and close your chat box, Hurray!!  This is available under privacy options in your menu as “PVP Team Chat Only.” 

Pet Cards

The Talos spell card from the Crabling pet, as well as, the Battle Cherub’s Guardian Spirit spell cards are now flagged No PvP.   Hopefully this will be a relief for the lower level pvp’ers out there.

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