Free Realms - Item Codes & Cheat Codes :)

Lots of good news today for Free Realms !! I've been away for 3 days and it seems alot has happenned in that time, so this will be a nice big update for y'all.

First, Pex has hinted in the forums that next week the Racing and Demo Derby jobs will become available. He also dropped a hint of "Speedway Thunder". Whatever that means? Who knows... A new speedway? A new job? Probably YES to both... Also, reports are coming in from the field of new cars, drivers, and tool buckets at or around the speedways. So defiantely be on the lookout for this new job coming next week !!

Also, a new code has been found for a cool new shirt.

F7KPG5A - Chatdy Shirt





And also a new Cheat code to type into your chat window in the game will make your head blow up like a bobble doll.

/ABSNBD - Bobble head. (must be capital letters)





I love this code!! To get rid of the BIG Head retype in the code to the chat window and it will shrink back down to normal size.
This is the first of a cheat code that I have seen which makes me think of what other cheat codes there must be still yet to be found. If you know any, please email them over to me, or reply with them :)

Also, I wanted to give a big shout out to Zhouz for making some really cool Panoramics of the towns in-game and posting them in a thread over on the boards. Here is a link to some of them...They look really awesome !!

Merry Vale
Sanctuary
Thistle Row


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Free Realms - Item Codes !!

Over the weekend there has been some new cool free item codes found to be redeemed in our beloved game Free Realms. After I post this I am going to log in and grab these freebies. Keep em coming guys for sure...Thanks to FreeRealmsInsider for these.

GMBZZ24B - Free Card Game Booster pack
SKELETAL - Skeletal Speed Helmet


To receive the TCG Booster pack in game, you must log into the Card Game Interface to receive the free cards.
And the Skeletal Helmet is claimed in the usual way, through the SC store on your action bar in game. With this freebie it seems like they are getting closer to fixing the race cart and demo derby professions. W00T !!

Also, the code for the Purple Sparkler Rod is supposed to be invalid after 7/12. However, I just redeemed the code ay my log in screen and it told me that 0 items have been redeemed, but when I logged into the game to claim my helmet, there was the Purple Sparkler. So if you still have not redeemed that code, you still can ...

SUMMERSPARKLER - Purple Sparkler Rod









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Free Realms ~ Meet Mr. Therin !!

Folks of Free Realms, Meet Mr. Therin !! The hard-nosed strict mining foreman in Singing Crystal Mines above Snowhill...

Therin is the foreman of the Singing Crystal Mines in the hills above Snowhill. He is a no-nonsense taskmaster who is always shouting out orders to the other miners. “No sleepin’ on the job!” “Get a move on. These crystals won’t mine themselves.”

Therin is a great miner, but he doesn’t like to get dirty. If it isn’t a gem or a rock, he wants nothing to do with it. That is why he will get other people to do the dirty work for him...like taking care of the bat problem.
Despite his dislike for bats, Therin is the Dwarf to talk to if you want to take up mining as a job. You’ll have to prove yourself to him before he’ll officially call you a miner, but once you show your stuff he’ll give you some beginning gear.










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Free Realms Pixie History

Free Realms posted some really interesting history about the playable race The Pixies. Are you curious where they came from and learning about the history of the race?

If you want to learn more about the history behind the world of Free Realms -- and in particular the history of the Pixies -- you should visit the Memorial Caverns in Sanctuary...

The Memorial Caverns are located directly north of the World Tree. Inside you will find a museum detailing the long and troubled history of Sanctuary and the Pixies. Tour the murals to learn more about the Age of Harmony, the Gloam Council, the Gleam Council, Ayani the Druidess Queen, World Tree and the Heartseed. Members can talk to Tori to find out about becoming a volunteer guide. In addition to the museum, there are some battles to be fought underground. Darvon’s Descent and Forgotten Caves are two exciting combat quests you can explore in addition to other quests. You can also get some collection updates inside Memorial Caverns, and if you look closely as you explore, you might even find some Sanctuary Rare Exploration coins!

I'll know where I'll be going tonight. I want to check this place out and I'll bring back some more picts and a reports on the caves...

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Free Realms Item Codes !!

Some new Free Realms Item codes to redeem have been found. It has been a while since we reported a free item code, but non-the-less we report them as we get them, and the latest one is pretty cool. It is a red sparkler item to make your character stand out. And also we have a code for a spiffy new stripped shirt. The Red Sparkler can only be redeemed until July 12th midnight. So make sure you click the SC button in your UI redeem this code before it's too late...

FBREDSPARKLER - Red Sparkler
3G9MKT2 - Stripped Shirt







Also Pex came out with an announcement last week about the holiday festivities...

Lot's of great stuff today! The Seaside Summer Splash begins, there are some new Marketplace items and more!

Quests, Collections & New Content:
Sizzlebottom has drawn quite a crowd near the inn at Seaside. To celebrate his booming business, this Robgoblin has decided to kick-off a special holiday called Seaside Summer Splash!

Join in the fun and find these celebrants and take on their challenges:
* Tarisa Teaspoon is trying to host a cooking competition...
* Heddy Heathcliff needs help making more fireworks...
* Shelly Sandishoes lost her stuff to a bunch of kids playing "Treasure Hunter"...
* Grekel is open to a friendly game of cards...
* ...and Sizzlebottom is trading pinwheel fireworks. Check it out!

General
* Several Guild fixes
* A new camera controller has been added. You can turn it on and off from your game options menu.

Marketplace
There are new items added for the Seaside Summer Splash Holiday celebration!
* Uncle Sam Outfit
* Sand Castle
* Hula Outfit
* Ducky Floaty
* Palm Tree Island Shirt

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The Economy of Coin from Pex.

In response to all the recent outrage about the 6/22 coin nerf, Pex found it necessary to make a post about the reasoning behind the nerf to fan down the flames a little bit.
So with out further ado, here is the post over at the Free Realms message boards...


Hey there, everyone.
My apologies for the delay in getting back to you on this topic. We know that the sell-back prices and coin drop rates in battles is on a lot of people's minds.
The very basic answer to 'why' we made these changes is that the coin drops coupled with high sell-back prices were generating far more coin in the game than ever anticipated. On our side of the spreadsheet there was just a huge amount of coin in the world. A lot of it wasn't getting spent, just piling up and reducing the value. Free Realms doesn't have a lot of coin 'sinks' to remove this cash from the game. Pet upkeep and health potions are probably the most popular, but in the long run, those are fairly minor compared to the amount of in-game cash that can be earned.
The cuts made recently were drastic, but something we felt was needed to stem the flow of coin into the game and reduce the effect it would have on the economy. Changes are often needed when it comes to in-game economies and we will increase or reduce sell and drop rates as needed.
Someone (I think it was Stefferweffer) asked about how new players will be able to afford post-20 armor and weapons for each character. Excellent question. We will keep an eye on the numbers and see if we need to correct them in the opposite direction. We will also keep going through items and upkeep costs and tweak those as needed. Reducing the flow of coin into the game was just one step. We will take everything into account and find a good balance.
The biggest issue with these changes was lack of communication. We didn't accurately (or at all) detail out the changes that were being added to the game. We won't always explain why we do things, but something like this should at least be announced either in the update notes or on the forums. For those of you coming from some of our other titles, you're used to very, very long update notes. We don't intend to list every change (positive or negative) in our update notes, but big-ticket items like this should definately be included and that was our mistake for not doing so.

As always, we welcome your feedback, but remember to keep it constructive, polite and on-topic.


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Free Realms Hits 4 Million !!

Sony has announced that its smash hit family MMORPG has reached the mile stone of 4 million registered players.

To celebrate this milestone Sony has announced that it will be giving out double Treasure Tickets in game starting today July 2nd until July 8th. So, thats 6 days of getting double tickets to go purchase items from the Vaults located under the bridge over the water in Sanctuary. In the Vaults you can get Stun Orbs and Replenishing vials among other things.

Here is the official announcement from Pex the community manager...

To celebrate the 4 million registered players in Free Realms, we’re hosting an in-game bonus reward event for all our players.
From July 2nd to July 8th 2009, receive double the Treasure Tickets! You can use these Treasure Tickets at the Royal Vault in Sanctuary to get cool rewards.
Don't wait or you will miss the chance to experience this limited time event and don’t forget there are sweet Members Only rewards as well. Log in now to play!
See you in Sanctuary! You Rule!

How can you get tickets you ask?
Doing the various ticket quests in game. A good one is Robgoblin Trove which nets 15 tickets and takes 1.5 - 2 min. to run. He is located Northwest of Lakeshore which is Northeast of Sanctuary.

Over at the Robgoblin camp by Lakeshore talk to Boss Biggins, in camp and accept the quest Cruisin' for a bruisin'. Has a pay out of 15 Tickets.

UPDATE: So I am running the Wizard Hildegard 2 dot Dungeon and it is taking me about 4 to 5 min per run for the double bonus of 30 tickets. The exp is nice as I gained a few levels from 9 to 12 and the loots are nice as I upgraded a few peices grinding here. Also, the stars and coins are very nice. here is the break down of what to expect...

Room 1: 5 Brawlers. Each can drop 3 coins. I usually get 9 coins in this room.
Room 2: 8 Wizards. Each can drop 3 coins. I usually get 15 coins here.
Room 3: Boss Mob Wizard Hildegrade and 3 healers. Each healer can drop 2 coins and the Boss drops 23 coins.
Completing the Bonus of finding the spell book will give you 13 stars and 65 coins.
Completing the Dungeon gives you 22 stars and 65 coins.
Speaking to Boss Biggins gives you 30 tickets and 28 coins.

So, my last run I got 30 tickets, 35 stars, and 209 coins.
On top of that I also picked up a Twisting Cobra GI, Rowdy Rumbler Pants, and a Street Scapper Shirt.

Review: This is a great quick 2 dot dungeon to grind during this double ticket weekend. You will gain lots of coinage and items to sell plus 30 tix per run is nice.

And out of 104 pulls from treasure chests 1-4 in the Royal Vault, these are the percentages of different items you can expect to receive...

104 pulls from 1-4 Chest
8.65% Freestyle Clothing
13.46% Restoration Vials
11.54% Matching Shards and Rings (Postman, Blacksmith, Miner)
10.58% Crafting Shards and Rings (Chef)
7.69% Combat Shards and Rings
14.42% Combat Armor and Weapons
6.73% Other Jobs, (2 Miner, 1 Kart Racer, 2 Chef, 2 Demo Derby Driver)
25.96% Orbs

Thanks to Kerian for the percentages.

Good Luck in all of your ticket gathering !!
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