Wizard101: Five Things You Should Not Buy

[@micahstoerzinger7534]

Therapist-so where do you think your gambling addiction come from? Me- “Wizard101 hoard packs.”

[@FormalPhantom]

Yeaaaaaaa

[@alecwithak5965]

Me when I spend 100 dollars on doomsday Krok Mount

[@nathanyle]

I thought this game was dead. I come back after 5 years and to my delight it still alive and thriving. I'm back re living my childhood!

[@FormalPhantom]

I wouldn't say thriving but there is a playerbase! And I'm glad your getting to relive it!

[@jacobfrye873]

Me too

[@arjunchaparala1014]

I think its really important to also make a "things you SHOULD buy in the crowns shop" because there's just too many useless and money-wasting items to cover in one video. You did a great job covering important things to avoid, but for a future video maybe consider making a "things you should buy" video.

[@FormalPhantom]

Arjun Chaparala Lol I have made one already, it was awhile ago though but it’s still up

[@arjunchaparala1014]

@@FormalPhantom oh, i must not have seen that my bad

[@reginaldzaxbys2132]

Nobody: FormalPhantom: The music's just too loud, let me turn it down.

[@FormalPhantom]

Reggie ITS ALWAYS SO LOUD

[@theresistance5633]

Sum times

[@tristanthealien3249]

This video was very funny. It reminds me of the encounters with the noobs in wizard 101. I heard someone say they are proud of buying gold with crowns and they should've realized it sooner. That had me dying. He was a lvl 12 and I told him you need some milk and ported away.

[@FormalPhantom]

Tristan Hrencecin hehehe, those people are more common than we realize honestly

[@BlazeStormCloud]

KI should either: Fix the stupid gold prices OR Reverse the conversion for an hour

[@FormalPhantom]

That'd be awesome

[@flames8192]

40 dollars for 50k gold

[@flames8192]

imagine having max gold at max which is almost 700k that would be 280k crowns

[@gabequinn9796]

Couch potatoes are even better than magma peas imo bc you can farm them pretty easily in grizzleheim

[@FormalPhantom]

They're definitely easier to get, but I like EMPs because they're more space efficient and easier to stack :)

[@gabequinn9796]

I getcha with that one couch potatoes do be some big bois

[@GrahamPiano]

The gold thing is so dumb. You can buy packs with those crowns, get decent gear from said pack, then sell all the housing spam.

[@figgyfigueroa8031]

Ima be honest I picked up this game again for fun and I learned so much from you that I you. Also can you make a gardening video anytime soon? I never know how to stack them and stuff

[@FormalPhantom]

Glad I could help dude, and yea I think a lot of people would benefit from a gardening video, good suggestion!

[@raefuller7635]

I feel like packs should have a better drop rate so it wouldnt be as bad

[@FormalPhantom]

I agree

[@thezearer4687]

Literally every single game scams so much on gold

[@FormalPhantom]

The Zearer facts

[@yaga6071]

The Zearer but wizard101 is beyond that. You need to pay a lot to win.

[@wizardcombatant3502]

I love these videos. Most Wiz-Tubers and their content is static. There is no dyanmicness to it, everything is either pvp or pve. Personally I extremely enjoy discussion videos, especially on wiz because it brings a lot of abstractness towards the game that hasn't been seen since FM made his wiz theory videos. I can't wait to hear you uncover more lore about this game, and I love the direction you're going. Finally some original-like content that has nothing to do with pvp or pve.

[@kaylee4515]

Ha ha this is all so true! And yes the GOLD is the funniest one ! I wish this video was out when I started cause I bought some stuff that I would never buy now, but I never bought GOLD. LOL :)

[@FormalPhantom]

Yea we all make mistakes, glad to hear you never bought gold though

[@vee.919]

I wish instead of spending crowns to get gold, we could do it the other way around. As in, spend gold to get crowns

[@Bbaaba-fy4zd]

I’d say if you got a shit ton of crowns you should go for the Sinbad pack and the Ghulture because honestly the wand and the mount are kinda worth it for that max damage and crit

[@Austin-ep2yl]

the gold thing is actually disgusting. it takes like twenty minutes to get 50k gold, so why tf would i spend 30 bucks, it’s honestly fucked up

[@eduardtsera2614]

Make a video on top 5 things we should buy in the crown shop

[@FormalPhantom]

Eduard Tsera lol I already made that 🙃

[@MementoDespair]

Wait till he sees the Purrrrfect Bundle...

[@mobhoops4533]

Hey man I love your content btw do you know if the devs fixed the storm lord quest bug yet or no cus it’s been a while

[@FormalPhantom]

Thanks man, and no I don't know specifically but I bet if you keep asking around I'm sure someone has checked up on it

[@mobhoops4533]

FormalPhantom ok thanks bro

[@user-di4fl7tf3d]

Mob Chob yea ive been having the same problem

[@mobhoops4533]

... it’s been forever and still no fix 😤😔

[@user-di4fl7tf3d]

Mob Chob Dang i have an amulet that has storm lord but its not the same

[@DancerGurl747]

I just found your channel the other night and I’m so glad I did! Keep up the good work! You have a new subscriber

[@FormalPhantom]

Aw thanks, and I will :D

[@DancerGurl747]

FormalPhantom :)

[@crismedina928]

I have bought like 5 Horde packs, two 50k gold (now at like 2.5k crowns I think), like 4 snack packs and I almost bought a pet, good thing I didn't. Now I'm going to invest in gardening, it'll take some time but I'll get the hang of it.

[@flames8192]

Most of you probably know this but 20k crowns is 40 dollars unless it’s on sale and it’s 19k crowns for 50k gold like with 40 dollars depending on who you find you can buy max gold 4-8 times through empowers onlinr

[@cyrusvile6622]

The ‘possibility of being ripped off’ famous last words. I not bought packs in 7 years. Because for me, replace possible with will

[@Alex-pp6nd]

1. Pets 2.Gold 3.Houses with crowns 4.Gear 5.Snacks

[@tylergourlay8105]

Lol! When you said the fun guy was totally stoned 😂

[@FormalPhantom]

Tyler Gourlay am I wrong?

[@tylergourlay8105]

FormalPhantom no he definitely was hahah

[@jordancarlson6556]

So uh, I started playing in 2011 and stopped once my 1 year membership ran out. Back then I was level 43. 8 years later here I am playing it again, seeing so many others still playing as well. After almost 2 months of playing it again, I reached level 88.

[@daniella921]

For a game thats suppose to be marketed to children. I find it funny that you made a video about how much the game is a waste of money. I really missed the days of just farming for gear. Oh how the game has changed.

[@FormalPhantom]

yea it has changed a bit, it's still wiz though if that makes sense

[@edweisai]

Wdym missed the days of farming for gear? I've been farming dragoon gear for my characters for the past 2 weeks

[@daniella921]

@@edweisai i mean hades etc when pack gear wasnt as it is today

[@crumblingsanity6455]

Actually packs aren't that great, just like most of these other games these packs are just glorified loot-boxes meant to milk as much money from players as possible, one way they do this of course is if you notice (and people probably already have) they'll throw in some of the most useless items mainly stuff like housing items, treasure cards, and reagents you don't even need so basically having it where you'll have the hardest time getting the good stuff and getting your money's worth. In some cases also you need to keep in mind that sometimes, like with these pack openings and in other games when people sometimes promote these things, the devs etc. could be rigging the odds for the chance to get said item, so when people see they're favorite youtubers/streamers getting these items in minimal tries they're more inclined to open the packs cause they'll feel like they have about the same chance of getting it as the person promoting it, when in reality the chance of getting said item is so low you might as well not even bother. Also in other parts of the country, the government has actually banned these loot-boxes of any kind, the only reason these money grabbers are in the game I figure cause this game is practically under the radar and most people don't even know this game exist. And my last point, these packs like you mentioned, give you "premium" items which nowadays are pay-to-win in nature (ex. maycast wands for low levels and there's no other way to get them in game), so not only are you gonna be spending more than likely 10k crowns+ just to get this item, but it can give you a much bigger advantage over someone who doesn't. I've said this time and again, but this problem could easily be solved, by if there's special items or cosmetics they wanna sell in the shop the make it a single purchase item , but they won't do that cause it doesn't bring in as much money as it would if they milked players with packs, again it's all about the money now. Honestly, if anyone's interested in checking out how disgusting/dangerous these loot boxes can be I suggest looking into this subject, one person I would recommend would be Yong Yea, he's talked about this stuff and gives you some insight on what you're dealing with here, but yeah that's all for me.

[@alonshveiky5702]

Imagine they take out everything in the gold tab and replace it with a "removes gold cap".. would be expensive but worth it for some people

[@FormalPhantom]

wdym by that?

[@alonshveiky5702]

@@FormalPhantom i mean like the elixir you buy to make your backpack larger. An elixir that removes the gold cap and we won't be so limited with it

[@FormalPhantom]

@@alonshveiky5702 Oh that'd be awesome!

[@alonshveiky5702]

@@FormalPhantom ye and we need it now more than ever cuz of the new hatching system

[@GrahamPiano]

7:30 Maybe the Fun Guy is the personification of a shroom.

[@FormalPhantom]

Now that I'm thinking about it your probably right

[@baileynightshade617]

Id like to see the golt tab changed. Every 1k gold is 1 crown

[@baileynightshade617]

Packs are the only thing in the crown shop worth buying.. and only for gear you can get only from packs. Despite that, I own all the zones of w101 so I never need to put money to the game again on memberships which in the long run would cost more money than owning it forever. All I really spend crowns on other than that is a henchman if my squad dips on the final boss cause our weakest partner dies.. or stitching gear so I can look like a noob xD but thats actually pvp strat for lots of people

[@r1ddIe]

Tomorrow I get 2850 crowns for renewing my membership, and I would love if you could make a what TO spend crowns on.

[@FormalPhantom]

voo check my “top 5 things you should buy in the crown shop” video

[@gamingwithultra9305]

When you wanna play wiz but can’t afford membership

[@FormalPhantom]

Gaming with UlTRA the struggle man

[@arifhussain926]

There are many ways of getting membership

[@Muhammad_Nuruddin]

But you can sacrifice 80 days in order to get the membership potion.

[@glxxmy4244]

if you wanna buy gold then just buy a reagent pack of scales and sell it in the bazaar for alot

[@FormalPhantom]

Lmao that's actually facts still though it's better to just farm

[@zmzzam9200]

The permanent broom mount costs 5k crowns / 50k gold 🤔

[@chichin_notreal]

The fun guy needs to be renamed stoned guy lol Also thanks this was super helpful!

[@FormalPhantom]

np, and yea he does

[@kylefinn2676]

I bought gold when it was on sell because I was lazy lol

[@james64468]

don't buy any starter gear bundles. Sure it includes a boom mount.

[@767juan]

i love cosmetics 🥰 but i agree that packs and pets are gambling

[@FormalPhantom]

Mostly packs but yeah, pets are just a direct scam

[@kingsolomon1841]

Number one should be crowns

[@FormalPhantom]

shots fired

[@summer2397]

packs have given me an addiction of gambling, it needs to be taken away from me

[@FormalPhantom]

We all fall victim

[@summer2397]

FormalPhantom lol that’s very much true. i’ve seen you in the commons before but i just stumbled across your channel, nice content :)

[@FormalPhantom]

@@summer2397 That's funny actually, and I'm glad you enjoy :)

[@summer2397]

FormalPhantom of course! what’s your tfc? i could add you on my death since i’m on her right now

[@FormalPhantom]

@@summer2397 I believe it's NZ4GZVJU - lemme know if there's an issue though because these things are weird

[@jackiesheahart8203]

The best time to buy is 12am CST

[@Sparky-ck5hr]

And now we have the purrfect bundle which somehow is worse then everything else on this list

[@TheDayIDied0001]

Why does it sound like Wario screaming at 1:54

[@nonut4574]

Is the lvl 50 elixir worth it

[@bgrm1029]

So you're saying gambling in a kid's games are ok?

[@icefreak2272]

do you get the seed back from harvesting emps?

[@mizz4644]

yes. for each EMP you harvest (at elder at least), you get 1 seed back to farm again

[@wolfie8227]

I don't really understand why gold is in the crown shop 😂 I had someone literally ARGUE with me that buying gold in the crown shop is a GOOD idea like dude you can EARN gold in the game....you can SELL to get gold....Don't be wasting money on that 😂😂😂

[@truthseekers1620]

i will take people to farm gold than for them to buy gold

[@lacked_toast]

You forgot the most important thing to not buy: Membership 🥴

[@FormalPhantom]

Believe it or not your not the first person to have said that

[@lacked_toast]

FormalPhantom I’m glad for that

[@ryanbrannan118]

Khi_ Kashi why would you say thT

[@shrewdthewise2840]

7 bucks a month is worth it to me to get the periodic membership perks (double pet xp, double gardening xp, free second chance chest roll, etc.).

[@figgyfigueroa8031]

I love you

[@FormalPhantom]

I love you more

[@LordEJ.]

you need god if you buy gold

[@jeffersoncaramat8400]

1 thing you should not ask.. (Gift Me) lol!

[@chrisvuong6113]

bro I SWEAR YOU SOUND LIKE VAL

[@FormalPhantom]

lmao, I like Val

[@chrisvuong6113]

​@@FormalPhantom lmaoo, youre hella funny bro you got a sub from me, keep it up youre hella underrated lol

[@FormalPhantom]

@@chrisvuong6113 :DDD

[@hiking517]

who disliked the video!

[@anthonymccoy7711]

anyone who wants KI's approval over truth.

[@RyanlilmanGamin]

What about a Pirate101 version?

[@FormalPhantom]

Bones not a bad idea, if people wanna see it I’ll do it

[@eIIton]

send me a tfc?

[@FormalPhantom]

NZ4GZVJU

[@eIIton]

your list is full

[@FormalPhantom]

@@eIIton try again

[@eIIton]

still full

[@FormalPhantom]

@@eIIton that's weird, hold on about to do a mass removal

[@anactualparsnip2655]

It's a shame meta gear is even in the crown shop/packs. If Kingsisle is going to do that, they should at least try to update the game instead of using the funds to propagate the production of mobile games.

[@FormalPhantom]

Yea I think that makes a lot of sense