Habitica - Part 2

Recently, we have gotten back into HabitRPG, now known as Habitica. After a year long hiatus in which we succumbed to many lazy habits, we decided enough was enough and it was time to get ourselves back into shape. So, without further ado, this is our long-awaited second part about Habitica.

The first thing you need to know when you join Habitica is that there are four classes, Warrior, Rogue, Mage and Healer, each with its own special abilities. When you first start out, you're automatically assigned as a Warrior, meaning that your primary attribute is Strength. After reaching level 10, you will get to choose if you want to join a new class. Rogues are good at earning more gold, and have a higher chance of finding item drops. Mages are able to level up more quickly through gaining experience at a higher rate. Healers take less damage from uncompleted dailies, so they are less likely to die. If you join a party with friends, it's good to have a diverse range of classes among the group, as each class has its own specific set of skills.

Our awesome party members and real life friends!

As you reach certain levels, you will collect quest scrolls. Quests can be done in cooperation with your party members which is a prime motivation factor. They may involve collecting items by ticking off completed tasks, or battling boss monsters by finishing your dailies. But if you leave any uncompleted dailies during a boss battle, everyone in the quest will lose health. Once you complete a quest, everyone will be rewarded in the form of gold, items, experience, and occasionally pieces of exclusive equipment for your avatar. Each class can contribute to the quest in different ways through their unique skills; for example, a Healer can spend mana to help their party members regain health.

There's plenty of legendary equipment for your avatar to wear.

This boss will be pretty tough to beat...

By far the most exciting part of Habitica is being able to hatch pets and grow them into mounts. This is done by collecting potions and eggs through maintaining good habits. When you pour a hatching potion on an egg, it will turn into a little pixel creature that can be displayed alongside your avatar. There are over ninety different pets to collect, including flying pigs, dragons, and pandas. If you collect enough food, each of the pets can also be turned into a rideable mount. 

Just a few of the many pets you can hatch - foxes, pigs, and dragons, oh my!

There is also a community aspect to it with many different guilds to join. The guilds have forums where you can chat with people who share common interests with you. Currently there are many different guilds available, include a Writers' Guild, a Health Nuts Guild, and an Introverts Guild. You can even join and create challenges that involve completing a set of new habits and/or dailies for a reward. 

This is only the tip of the iceberg, there is a lot more to this world and the developers are constantly coming up with new ideas to make the site as engaging and interactive as it can be. We encourage you all to try it out for yourself and let us know what you think!