Wow, this is great news for KingsIlse and Wizard101. They are very thankful for players continuing to spread the word about this great game. I know several bloggers who just adore the game, myself included, who are happy to see other MMO lovers giving this would-be child's game a try.
To celebrate this milestone, they have given all accounts free crowns to spend. I'm looking forward to purchasing some Valentine's Day fluff!! This is one of the things I love about this game. I'm more excited about the no stats fluff items than I am "real" gear. If you haven't played this week (me) make sure to log-in and claim your gift of appreciation. Be prepared for a download/patch.
I was going to predict something in a later post and still will do it. Based on the quality, fun-factor and relative polish of these new F2P/RMT games, I believe that Runes of Magic is going to dwarf this number, and I do mean active account/characters.
The kicker here is that Jason of Channel Massive was the millionth player, and they gave him a free lifetime full access account. He just has to use it in secret. ;)
Posted by: Tesh | February 13, 2009 at 11:08 AM
WTF!! Are you kidding me?!? OMFG that is completely unbelievable. Why is he taking so damn long to get the show posted. I keep checking everyday. He said rl ftl but dang. :-( I have to hear this - seriously, Jason pls get the show published!!! Please!!!! Hopefully I'm not being insensitive to some personal emergency and that he's just busy. *sigh*
Posted by: Alysianah aka Saylah | February 13, 2009 at 11:28 AM
Well, yes, I'm kidding. At least, I think I'm kidding. I may be right, but not know it.
(Sorry, couldn't resist poking Jason.)
But yes, I want to hear the show, too.
*Bad Tesh, it's not April Fools, it's Friday the 13th, get your holidays straight*
Posted by: Tesh | February 13, 2009 at 11:47 AM
Oh no you didn't! LOL
Posted by: Alysianah aka Saylah | February 13, 2009 at 01:44 PM
This is the one game I think I can trick my brother into playing...maybe. It's really a matter of introducing the genre, imo. This seems like a good gateway 'drug'.
...oh, and did you know that the Ice Stone has melted?
Posted by: Blacknimbus | February 13, 2009 at 02:26 PM
@Nimbus - Hmm, never thought about that. I have a BFF that I would LOVE to get into any MMO but she's against the whole killing thing. I'm wondering if the W101 approach would be more amenable to her. I might have to give that idea a whirl.
Posted by: Alysianah aka Saylah | February 13, 2009 at 03:22 PM
Woo! Gratz, Wizards fans!
Posted by: Khan | February 13, 2009 at 05:33 PM
Apparently this Wizard 101 thing is all that. That's for sharing the 1 million mark with us. That is a pretty big milestone. Might have to re-d/l it and give it another look :)
Posted by: redheadedtim | February 14, 2009 at 10:41 AM
There's a few caveats to this announcement;
Is that 1 million paid players, or just free players? If it takes 8 months for 1 million people to try a free game that's been fairly well publicized, that's nothing special.
On the same note, is that active players, or people who have played since the game went live? Again, one of these things sounds far more impressive than the other, and is likely the case.
I never got into the game myself - too shallow and seems like it hasn't been properly fleshed out. It's an interesting way to kill a few days though.
Posted by: Rider | February 17, 2009 at 05:18 PM