Wizard101: Should You Play In 2025?

Its a new year on Wiz and I've been getting this question a lot! My honest thoughts on whether Wizard101 is worth playing in the big old 2025! ENJOY!
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[@AwesomeTheSauce]

Whats your wishlist for wizard101 in 2025?

[@jacoblittlequigs]

I kinda wish some people in the community would stop acting as if the game is completely terrible.

[@ivan2105jr]

Wish for it to come to console this year already

[@kilgoretrout1008]

love to see a side world, maybe Albion. Maybe around level 47 and about the size of Wysteria.

[@jonnyred19hart29]

The only thing I want for Wizard101 is to fix the pet system like seriously

[@AwesomeTheSaucer]

I would like a one-year membership and a bundle that I can afford also membership for the opposite and a maxed out bundle.

[@NM-et5yk]

KI FIX BAZAAR

[@pheonixforce6442]

I think this is the single dumbest thing they’ve added/changed given how many players/how much of the game it effects, which makes me think that they’re that much less likely to change it as deranged of a claim as that might sound

[@LunaBari]

And certain dungeons

[@jacobrichardss]

This change single handedly has made me not spend money on crowns/membership. I cannot express how negatively this change impacts my experience playing this game

[@raefuller7635]

But why fix it, when now they can depend on you buying regents from the crown shop. I really wanna craft with brass on a level 30 for a pet jewel and I have no other wizards on that account so I can't just move it from one of my higher ups. Brass is a regent that has no way to craft it from other regents, and it's also not even in the crown shop. You can get it from feeding stuff to your pet from your backpack, but I've gone multiple times now from a full backpack, feeding it all to my pet since lvl 1 to now 30 and I only have one brass

[@DerekKildall]

yes plsss, i just returned and for the first time ever im struggling to figure out what to spend my gold on after hitting max gold, like i loved buying up any reagents i saw lmao and i feel beyond wasteful just sitting at max gold

[@TheRevivist]

I one day hope they will bring back 2v2s 3v3s and 4v4s. It would need some serious balancing like for example each wizard can only cast 1 aoe or something like that.

[@uiucchemistry2664]

Then wait another 10 years lmao and if the game hasn't shut down servers yet, maybe it'll be here.

[@Shwert890]

I think one thing that KI can do is make changes to the quest line in arc 2. They have been really good about making newer worlds shorter and much more enjoyable to quest through than all the filler quests in arc 2. Arc 2 is such a drag to get through especially Azteca and khrysalis both worlds have around 200 quests meanwhile newer worlds have fewer with more challenging fights which I think is a better balance. Like seriously how many quests in zafaria have you fighting grey horn mercenaries? 😂. Since the console release will bring in a lot of new players fixing how long arc 2 goes on would do great things with player retention. Oh and obviously making arc 1 free to play so people can have enough time to learn the game and get invested in their character

[@eviemeows]

Honestly w take

[@iiamjay999]

I’m definitely excited for this console release. As a huge fan of this game i think that would bring many players back just off that update alone.

[@uiucchemistry2664]

You're excited to start from the VERY beginning for a update that will LIKELY have some sort of membership or paywall version to continue the storyline but on console in a MMO that features a nearly DEAD console server since many won't know what the game is about or hate it's graphics and outdated playstyle and outright play something else? That's what you're excited about? I can tell you one thing for sure that old/veteran/experienced PC/Steam players aren't doing console so this will only attract new/naive people LOLOLOLOLOL and this is before we even know the confirmed release, which, spoiler alert, we don't.

[@Darkblade-8558]

-Short Answer no. Long time player here. A lot of good stuff happened to the game, but Idk why KI has the Tendency of making good content and then getting something out of it. KI doesn’t wanna make the game friendly, they dont wanna make Arc 1 free WC-DS, yes the mem is $10 bucks but there’s better games that are free then playing a 15 year old game that squeezes money out of you. They dont wanna make easier to the players as well, they tend monetize a lot stuff. Pvp is not good, its like they still think they have 500k active players. The only reason why this game still active its because its unique and Nostalgia players.

[@uiucchemistry2664]

That and the stupid whales that idiotically spend too much money on the game over the years and still do to this day for those whales that haven't sadly left yet. That's also why it's alive since nostalgia has a breaking point too. Money is what keeps the lights on at their offices and whales are mostly to blame for that.

[@sethshadowraith2864]

I quit wiz since 2020 and am inspired of your videos sauce boy, I'm from back in the days with you guys and mega Mikey too pre Dartmoor era.

[@uiucchemistry2664]

Smart choice! You quit while ahead. I'd recommend staying away from the game until the company learns to do better in every sense of the word from harming their players and employees mental health.

[@datskrazee955]

I’m waiting for that console release

[@domnapoli6870]

Excited to watch! What’s up sauce

[@user-fz9xz7wg5z]

Personally, I would say no. The game is more pay to play and pay to win than ever. Now, as a new player you'd need to go through at least 3-4 months of membership just for the sake of reaching the lvl cap. Every system is designed to make you spend money, for example: spellements, pet training, PvP. I can't recommend the game until It takes actual steps to be new player friendly and KI actually decides how they want to monetize the game. A membership system is fine, but designing systems to grab more money is not an alternative then. Or make the game free to play and maintain the same style of content, which is already made to get money.

[@GreenhouseGoblin]

I wanna replay for the nostalgia but I always hear bad news 🤣

[@uiucchemistry2664]

It is always bad news with this company and game. Best to just avoid wiz101 lol and you'll be happier.

[@uyeah1234]

The main problem with that game is that it absolutely does not respect the player's time. There are hundreds and hundreds of hours of pointless grinding for things that should be free or have a much higher drop rate. Spell animations still take forever, you move so slowly and clunky. Every other quest is defeat a bunch of random mobs, every boss requires a wiki page just to even know what the cheats are because for some reason the game still doesn't tell the player what the boss does in game. Its design is extremely archaic with tons of useless content and time wasters. If you have not been played for years the learning curve to get into the game is enormous for so very little gain. Great games that are free to play and actually reward you for investment through free cosmetics are coming out left and right. The U.I and inventory is extremely outdated and ugly to look at, updates take forever, 99% of the pve content is mindless aoe spam which only slightly differs hundreds of hours into the game. If you are a brand-new player that wants to start wiz, don't. It is a massive waste of time for a very old game. It's a comfort that a lot of people a still play, but that does not make it good. Tons of mmos have veterans that spent thousands of hours and dollars into one game for years of their life. Seriously use the 10 bucks you would've spent on membership for something like Terraria, Hollow Knight, Hades, portal 2, Undertale, your hard-earned money and precious time is better spent elsewhere.

[@uiucchemistry2664]

We have a winner! BINGO! Someone who hasn't drank the kool-aid finally xd. I'd feel guilty trying to bring new players into this crappy game with incompetent devs that don't listen and ban things and players for no good/valid reason all the while blaming players and calling things "exploits".

[@invictus2233]

Thanks for staying dedicated to W101. I think you are a reason that people return and even for some newer Players

[@Empriction]

Short answer: *Yes*

[@idkibk7]

Short answer: no. Long answer: hell no

[@Semelem]

Seems like players want to enjoy the game but the devs want it to be intolerable so the game dies and they can get a severance package and move on

[@uiucchemistry2664]

We have a winner! BINGO!

[@jazzyjay2728]

I am logging in now

[@GearMasters988]

Yes (when membership is free)

[@bubblyproduction9809]

W vid sauce

[@lordsolmjolnr945]

❤

[@CashTag17]

Imo the potential of the spell weaving update is one of the best i've ever seen in this game. But they really need to add more useful spells. The only really useful thing are the extra blades/traps for pve. In pvp 99% of the players are only using the new dual school pierce jewels and that's it. Too much wasted potential at the moment.

[@graphite7135]

they should: make it f2p make pve turn start with players instead of monsters make pve feel difficult just like it felt when i was a little dumb kid. - maybe in krockotopia each species of monster has its own cheat; the lizards have a natural attack that adds a weakness, because lizards are cowards, the krocks natural attack adds a blade because they are aggressive, the spiders natural attack shoots a web with less accuracy weakness. etc make the game less kid friendly by adding scary music/ lighting when walking around in worlds that have not been purified yet. make the game seem hard pve-wise in the beginning of the game to slow progression even more. then instead of buying zones you buy to complete the area but you miss out on rare items achievements cosmedic etc advertise the game as being difficult instead of being LGBT friendly. Take some inspiration from games such as "Dark and darker" advertisements

[@dylanseegers7811]

I miss old wizard

[@ItzHailo]

Don’t play until they fix bazaar

[@raefuller7635]

Nah, unless you have time and money. Which is why I watch others play it

[@onimaru2933]

4v4s need roles like your dps, tank, support, and DPS can only aoe

[@badgirls1954]

4v4s aren’t much of a thing in this game anymore they nerfed maycasts too much

[@Noxai.]

If I gotta pay for membership on console Get me out 🗣️🗣️

[@zacneley4685]

am surprised no one is talking about the leveling experience from new player pov . like i can't imagine anyone new being excited to go through 15-16 zones with over 170 levels (more inthe future) its mind numbingly boring and repetitive . and no those pay to skip mechanics ( potions and world elixirs) aren't a fix but just another way to grab even more money as if the game isn' t already pay to play . i wouldn't mind it if the game was free to play but having membership requirements, gacha system imbedded in almost everything in the game and even more money grabbing to skip what feels like an eternity of boring leveling process spamming 1 spell past a certain point is just soo off putting. older players will not feel it but the game will not benefit from it being this way . One fix for this would be to do a level+stats squish , change the narative to where you could relive one arc where most of the leveling process will take place and having the latest world primarely focused on new game mechanics and systems and loot . it will make development much easier for every upcoming world with them having to focus just on the story and new mechanics and not all the other aspects of xp gains , and so on

[@user-fz9xz7wg5z]

I totally agree with your point about the game being way too long for Its own good. I also think that the pay to skip levelling is a terrible approach as It only adds more greed to a game where every system is already a money grab.

[@raefuller7635]

And the fact of how much stuff you need to do on the side if you want decent stats. If u wanna craft some gear, some of it you need to also take up gardening and fishing and If you don't find that out until later, it's a LOT of catching up ro do

[@DerekKildall]

as a chronic replayer i can agree to the grind being brutal especially given most people use like 6 spells in a cycle for story pushing ( imo ) and i cant imagine doing it the first time through where i am actually possibly dying or getting confused on puzzles or even listening to the storyline?? that would make it easily 5-6 months worth of playing just to hit max - edit: AND the farming for gear / getting a pet leveled.. oof

[@greenchilistudioz4537]

That is not going to help either, makes story more confusing the players, mobs scaling against players will be a mess, people will still follow blade and spam aoe meta, along with whatever gear you are expect to grind before max level or be seen as burden to community that is obsessed with speedrunning the game lol

[@uiucchemistry2664]

Thanks goodness for players with a brain and aren't blind to the reality of what REALLY happens in the game! I feel bad for all the noobs that will fall prey to the console and be disappointed and predictably just quit.

[@Madness801]

I still can't even think of a good reason why wizard city is still pay to play, the first world in 2025 aint even free, i was thinking about playing again last time i did play was when level 130 was the max but i might for pvp

[@uiucchemistry2664]

Not evern worth it. PvP is nothing like it was back at level 130 and you will just LOSE without pack gear and other grindy/slave your life away gear farmed from the most obscure places or gauntlets. Best not to return since PvP is even more toxic than the PvE community itself.

[@jordandavis8818]

KI ALLOW ITEM TRANSFER IN A FAMILY PLAN BETWEEN THE ACCOUNTS IN THAT PLAN. Tired of opening packs just to get a full gear set for my fire on my storm account

[@TigerLily408]

You need to be able to start a guild with less than 12 people though. That’s a joke and a half.

[@e._.motionless862]

I refuse to pay no more and canceled my membership a month ago. Bugs every 2 days, events that cause the game to crash, bazaar and the whole economy as a whole is ruined, its honestly got worse over that 1 year deapite dualschooling and silenopolis coming out. Just no, wizars101 no more, especially for money xD

[@eviemeows]

Should you play wizard101, yes you should, however, I think there needs to be a severe rework of arc 2 worlds. I think polishing those worlds up would be phenomenal. Another issue I have is the bazaar, they completely flubbed it up in my opinion and while I understand why they made those changes, it hasn’t made the game better to the players who do not use bots.

[@uiucchemistry2664]

Answer to the video title: NO! Saved you 9 minutes lol.

[@EclipseEragon]

Here's my short answer: No.

[@LifeWiz-ng9hl]

If we get a karamelle raid this year, hell yeah

[@AwesomeTheSauce]

is this confirmed or are people meming about it o:

[@LifeWiz-ng9hl]

@AwesomeTheSauce no clue but I've heard people say arc one raid dragonspyre, arc 2 Azteca arc 3 Polaris and arc 4 raid could be karamelle. It's my favorite world and my current wiz main stitch so more stuff from karamelle had me excited

[@jacoblittlequigs]

​@@LifeWiz-ng9hltbh if they kept the cabal story going I think they would do lemuria

[@wesbrown738]

Probably not ... Roll credits

[@kollinpoindexter8859]

I think a problem with pvp is that it is too unfair going in. I would like a casual mode where you could earn pvp rewards, and have access to standardized armor, cards, and levels. Have an unranked casual mode exist similar to beastmoon where people can play on an even playing field. Let a level 20 ice have the same access to gear, spells, and pets as a level 170 ice without needing to put months of work. If they lose the mirror it should be due to bad luck or lower skill, not because of stats, money, or time put in. PvP updates will always be for the 5% if only 5% of the community can go into a fair match.

[@MikeVlogsFam]

I hope they allow cross play with console

[@uiucchemistry2664]

They said they wouldn't. Maybe years later when the console servers are dead / mostly dead and KI maybe gets the hint or learns their lesson but upon initial release, it's just a separate server not cross-platformed with PC, etc. Stop being delusional or getting your hopes up.

[@jacoblittlequigs]

Hey sauce what boots should I use on a death for pvp? I don't have the money or a guild to get raid boots.

[@AwesomeTheSauce]

i'd say reaver boots are the next best bet but the lack of shadow pips is annoying for sure. if you can find a way to make up the damage loss stalker boots are also a really solid option and DO give shads

[@jacoblittlequigs]

​​@@AwesomeTheSauceI'm running a shad hat and wand. Is that enough or should I run 3 piece shad gear?

[@AwesomeTheSauce]

@jacoblittlequigs i think three is SUPER solid for death but im assuming you're running library robe which is really good. what do your stats look like with stalker boots and reaver ring and reaver athame?

[@jacoblittlequigs]

@@AwesomeTheSauce with reaver boots I have 182 dmg 56 Pierce 70 resit with a shield pin and obviously 2 piece shad. With the reaver boots I also get up to 180 storm damage and 54 storm Pierce. With stalker boots Ill lose one power pin and gain another shield while gaining 4 resist and the shadow rating I lose 8 damage and 1 Pierce. I'm also running the stalker hat which means my crit will be awfully low. Overall: Reaver: 182 dmg 70 resist 54 Pierce 2 piece shad 1 piece without crit Stalker: 174 dmg 74 resist 53 Pierce 3 piece shad 2 pieces without crit

[@raefuller7635]

But why fix the bazzar, when now they can depend on you buying regents from the crown shop. I really wanna craft with brass on a level 30 for a pet jewel and I have no other wizards on that account so I can't just move it from one of my higher ups. Brass is a regent that has no way to craft it from other regents, and it's also not even in the crown shop. You can get it from feeding stuff to your pet from your backpack, but I've gone multiple times now from a full backpack, feeding it all to my pet since lvl 1 to now 30 and I only have one brass

[@Supreme-t8s]

Nope vid done

[@kilgoretrout1008]

when KI gave multiple opponents early in the game (colossus blvd) aoe became a must. no one is defeating a single enemy at a time while getting pummeled. If they wanted to make it interesting they could make different aoe spells, such as a 3 pip & 6 pip aoe doing the appropriate damage for the pip cost. That would help in deck building,, especially for the pesky mobs that seem to hang on with like 2 health left. That would help a lot early in the game & wouldn't be game breaking because you don't get the sun school until celestia.

[@jacobrichardss]

No. Not with the current state of the Bazaar, absolutely not. The Bazaar is crucial for many things in this game and they gutted it. I refuse to spend the money required to play this game until it sees improvements geared towards the players

[@TigerLily408]

Yes you should play

[@uiucchemistry2664]

NOPE

[@jen_esse]

Yes, during free membership only

[@uiucchemistry2664]

Even if you pay them ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, you still are wasting your time better spent on other games that respect and reward your time and don't force you into an outdated model of a paying subscription to even play the base game in 2025!

[@monicanieto1406]

What’s the best school to start with in 2025 now?

[@kiwissu]

yes you should ! (I haven’t played in a year)

[@dia3lo971]

nah the games trash the people trash girls fake

[@AwesomeTheSaucer]

Yes