KingsIsle Dev Diary: Wizard101 First Time User Experience (FTUE!)

FTUE! Standing for First Time User Experience, it's the first hours of your adventures in the game. We worked hard on improving the long-standing FTUE, and now the changes are available on Test Realm this month!

Can you believe that Wizard101 has nearly 11 years of amazing content under its belt? Wow! Way back when, most computers had just a fraction of the horsepower they do today. This limited our ability to produce life-like scenes and animations, though we think you’ll agree that we did a pretty good job with the tools we had at the time! We also found some places where we could improve upon the experience and teach new Wizards the intricacies of the game better.

We encourage you to create a new Wizard on Test Realm when it's online. Play through the first few hours of the game and let us know what you think of the changes. If you can, think about the game with a fresh pair of eyes, as if you’ve never played before. It’ll be fun!

You’ll notice changes all the way from the first moments of the game until you find yourself in Olde Town, with Unicorn Way being the most revamped area overall.

Even veteran Wizards might notice that some of their old friends, like Mr. Lincoln and Annie Shutterbug, have relocated to other areas of Wizard City, but don’t despair – Abby Doodle’s side quest City Tour will show you where to go.

Join us on Test Realm and learn more about the 2019 Summer Update here: https://www.wizard101.com/game/commun...

We need your feedback on the FTUE! Please post it in the Test Realm Forums: https://www.wizard101.com/forum/test-...

Thanks, Wizards!