Wizard101 Talks About Socialization And Plans For A ‘Guild-Lite’ System

In line with their goal of encouraging more player interactions and promoting socialization in Wizard101, developer KingsIsle Entertainment has revealed their plans to introduce a “guild-lite” system and other group-related changes to the magic university-themed fantasy MMORPG.

Over the next few updates, players can expect to see more grouping changes, such as increased drop rates for full groups and a more intuitive grouping UI. KingsIsle is also looking to add the ability to create Adventure Parties that will offer a more permanent way of grouping up with friends while the team works on a full Guild system.

“Our mission statement is simple: we want to do everything to facilitate friendships in the Spiral,” said Game Director Leah Ruben. “As an MMO, Wizard101 obviously has many social systems and players often connect with each other already, but we want to expand and improve upon our social offerings and give even more encouragement to use them. [. . .] There are so many more places where we can provide opportunities for Wizards to cooperate more often, and reward those who do so.”

“Notice I said ‘provide opportunities’ and not ‘require’,” she continued. “We understand some players want to solo or duo with a partner (and sometimes that partner is themselves if they dual box). That’s okay! The game isn’t changing to prohibit soloing at all or make playing more difficult for lone wolves. We just want to provide more ways for you to meet and interact with other Wizards... and maybe make it worth your while if you’re a bit hesitant to do so.”

There’s no definite timeline for when these changes arrive in the game but, as always, we’ll let you know as soon as we hear more. You can also make your way over to the Wizard101 official site for more info.