Oh, hey guys. I’m just chilling on my MOST AWESOME HOVERBOARD EVER!
Yeah, it’s pretty sweet. This is an ATH, or an All-Terrain Hoverboard. Land, water, air… no problem.
Sure, it hovers, and that’s awesome on its own…but guess what? It can also do tricks! Press the space bar while you’re cruising around and you’ll do some sweet moves.
So that right there is double awesome. But we aren’t done yet. Nope, we’re taking it up to TRIPLE AWESOME!!! Try it out on a launch pad to see what your hoverboard can really do.
Jealous yet? Ready to get your own? Just head over to the Rides section of the Station Cash Marketplace, or the Stables outside of Sanctuary to pick one up! While you’re there, talk to my buddy Durn Cogspinner. He can tell you some pretty cool stuff about where hoverboards came from. Ooh, mysterious…
Yeah…I guess you could say I’m pretty much the master at hoverboards. Like I haven’t really met anyone who matches my skill or anything.
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Cakenstein! What is it? Cake? Monster? A cakemonster? No one knows for sure. What we do know is that Cakenstein is the result of a strange baking accident in the kitchen of Glerga, a famous Robgoblin chef.
It seems Glerga decided to add Mystery Meat to the recipe in order to win the big bake-off. She baked seven cakes using Mystery Meat and now Cakenstein is appearing everywhere one of these cakes was sent.
Cakenstein is drawn to the special cakes and will fight anyone who gets in the way. He even has smaller Cakelings to help him.
If one of the Cakelings gets some cake back to Cakenstein he becomes invulnerable for a short time!
You never know when Cakenstein will show up. When he does, arm yourself with fireworks to fight him and his Cakelings away!
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What can you do with an empty lot? Lots! Without a house in the way you are free to build upways and sideways and slantways and longways and backways. Any ways you want! Fill it with blocks, pirate ships, potted plants...whatever you like!
We currently have a Briarwood lot and a Snowhill lot available. Each holds a whopping 1500 items! Think of the obstacle courses you can make with something like that!
You can use Station Cash in the Housing section of the Marketplace to find the lot that is best for you.
To make a purchase, click on the Marketplace, Claim and Membership icon on the game tool bar.
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Deep inside Bristlewood is the Mother Lode Quarry. The mine is notoriously difficult to get to and only the best miners can dig here.
Located along the path northeast from the Vale of the Ancients, the area outside the quarry may be more dangerous than inside. The woods, which some claim to be haunted, keep all but the most dedicated miners from even trying to find their way to the mine.
What makes the mine a destination despite the dangers? Gold! There is more gold in the Mother Lode than anywhere else in Free Realms. With such riches just waiting to be dug up, many are willing to risk the trip.
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Mayor Gilly is the elder statesman of Seaside. For as long as most citizens can remember, he’s been watching out for the town, fixing problems and working hard so everyone else can have fun.
The Mayor is older now and moving a bit slower. He uses a cane and is unsteady on his feet, but he is still hard at work. He can usually be found near the post office.
Of all the problems he’s seen, the latest has to do with the Crays on the beach. For some reason they have been attacking people and destroying things. He’s too old to see for himself and could use some help. If you speak to him, he will gladly ask you to explore the Cray Caves and help him find out why
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On Freerealms.com, Sprint and others are sponsering ads that you click on and watch an Ad spot and then gives you a code for a free item. One of the good items is the Panda Mask. It is trickey though, sometiems it works and sometimes it gives you an error and no code.
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Free Realms Spooktacular update is coming soon. Here is a post by the Free Realms Creative Director Laralyn McWilliams on her blog.
I can’t believe it October already! Time flies when you’re having fun!
October 28th will officially be six months after the launch of Free Realms, and we’re working hard on new features and fun additions for the game. There’s a major, mostly unannounced new minigame coming that I’ll be talking about soon… but right now we’re all excited about our favorite October event: Halloween and the next Free Realms game update, SUPER SPOOKTACULAR!
The Free Realms team loves Halloween, and you can tell just by looking at the game. What other virtual world lets you dress up in fun costumes for so many different jobs? From all-pink ninjas to pixie bananas to the limited edition Fourth of July Uncle Sam suit, you can tell the Free Realms team loves costumes!
We love Halloween so much that team members hand-crafted their own Free Realms themed costumes based on the panda pet costume and robgoblin npcs before the game ever launched!
So, we’re going all out for Halloween, as our first major live event. I don’t want to spoil too many surprises, but the costumes are awesome. Our artists have pulled out all the stops to create some of the most fun Halloween costumes I’ve ever seen in an online game. Here are two of my favorites: the vampire and the witch!
For traditionalists, we also include actual Halloween costumes—the kind you wear when you go trick-or-treating, including masks!
Costumes are just the beginning, though. You’ll find Halloween decorations all across Sacred Grove, along with special quests and even a new themed match three minigame!
Please join us throughout October to celebrate Halloween and the six month anniversary of Free Realms. Thanks for help making our virtual world a great place to call home!
Laralyn McWilliams Creative Director Free Realms
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Today I have found some new Free Codes to redeem in Free Realms. And also, don't forget that Free Realms Comic #2 by Wildstorm has been released and also has a free item code in it to redeem.
EMD73DK - Jagged Scythe (ninja only blade) MMMDONUT - Heavenly Donut - Matchers Advantage BERRYCUPCAKE - Berry Cake - Matchers Skill G3TACPCH - Wild Winger Shin Guards Thanks you for viewing my Blog, and check back daily for updates on Free Realms and Everquest.
Pex has announced on the Free Realms message boards that the event 'Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs' is coming to an end soon. Here is his message...
I wanted to give everyone a heads up that the Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs quests will be going away on or slightly after September 30th.
I am waiting to see if Helga will remain to give out ingredients or if she is going away as well. I'll let you know as soon as I know. Pex
So on Sept. 30th, this event will be no more. If you haven's finished it yet, you have a week to do so.
Also, the stealth updates will hopefully end with this announcement...
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Arrrr! Saturday September 19th be International Talk Like A Pirate Day! ‘Tis a day to grab yer best hat and talk like a pirate. This ‘holiday’ is a fun excuse to don your pirate hat and enjoy a day of Arrrrrs and Thar She Blows! If anyone asks what is happening, just say “Shiver me timbers, matey! ‘Tis ‘Talk Like a Pirate Day’.” What started as a funny idea between friends is now celebrated in countries all across the world. It’s one of those things that is just fun, so give it a try. If all else fails, just add lots of Arrrr to whatever you say. Enjoy yer pirate talkin’ time, scurvy dogs! Arrrrrr!
Looking for a slick pirate hat for you or your pet? You can find hats for your character, or your cat in the Station Cash store. The red pirate hat for your dog comes as an exclusive item on the 1,000 Station Cash cards available at retailers now.
Don’t miss out a chance to get more bang for your Station Cash! For a limited time only players with accounts in good standing in Free Realms can take advantage of this special offer!
Simply buy any pre-paid Free Realms Station Cash retail game card (excluding Free Realms Starter Cards) at any of our participating retailers and redeem that card during the promotional period for DOUBLE its value in Station Cash.
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Another cheat code has been found similar to the Bobble Head cheat code we posted a while back. This one is freaky looking and shrinks your head like in Beetlejuice. These codes only make the changes on your computer screen so all characters with heads will have a large head or a small head. It does not change how others see you, only how you see others. It is a cool cheat code and one I find worthy of mentioning here...
To get this view in simply type in /OMGLILIMH. And the bobble Head cheat code is /ABSNBD.
Have fun with these codes and check back for more updates.
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Sony Free Realms has announced officially the first expansion set to the hit card game based on the world of their mmorpg Free Realms !!
This definately has me excited as the TCG is what I do most in this game. They have done a good job with this aspect and to me it is the best part of the game, plus I love collecting things :)
Here is the official announcement...
Online Tournament Play Introduced
DENVER, Sept. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) today announced that Shattered Past, the first expansion for the Free Realms(TM) Trading Card Game, is now available within Free Realms. Developed at SOE's Denver studio, Shattered Past introduces more than 100 new cards to the virtual playmat and includes virtual rewards in every pack, all of which are redeemable within Free Realms.
"The Free Realms Trading Card Game continues to introduce new and unique gameplay elements to the exciting online world of Free Realms," said Scott Martins, director of development, SOE Denver. "Shattered Past, along with the recently launched print-on-demand feature Duelist On Demand, the new tournament play system and the soon-to-be released Quest Packs, reinforces the commitment we've made to the integration of the trading card game format in SOE's titles."
The Free Realms Trading Card Game Shattered Past expansion features:
New Cards - More than 100 new cards and 30 exclusive virtual reward cards not found anywhere else. Exciting Gameplay - Shattered Past introduces new gameplay such as Crush Cards, Trickster, Score Manipulation, and more ways to smack down opponents. Virtual Rewards - Every Free Realms Trading Card Game pack features a virtual reward card redeemable for fantastic items inside the world of Free Realms. Shattered Past offers all-new rewards such as exclusive pets like Duke the Doberman, a five-piece outfit to "Goth out" your Free Realms character, a Hip Hop Boom Box, pet clothing for dogs and cats, special character effects, illusions, and more. New Starters - Shattered Past adds four new sphere-based starter decks that players can use to begin constructing new gameplay strategies. Tournament Play - Daily, weekly and monthly tournament events will be held, with great virtual prizes for players to win.
Shattered Past is available for 400 Station Cash ($4.00 USD) per 11-card booster pack and 800 Station Cash per 40-card starter deck and can be purchased at www.freerealms.com.
The Free Realms Trading Card Game lets players pit cool characters like dragons and goblins against one another in fun, fast-paced combat. Half the game is collecting new cards so you are armed with the best lineup of attacks and defenses to prove your might in online play or tournaments. For more information, visit the official Free Realms Trading Card Game site at http://www.freerealms.com/tradingcardgame.
Free Realms is rated E10+ for Everyone 10 and up with content descriptors of Crude Humor and Fantasy Violence. To play Free Realms, visit: http://www.FreeRealms.com.
About Free Realms Free Realms allows you to do what you want to do, when you want to do it, in a lush, living, 3D world, filled with rich landscapes and fun wildlife. Play as a ninja one minute or be a chef the next! From pet raising to mini-games like kart racing, or battling giant spiders and adventuring with friends - there's something for everyone! With scheduled content updates and special events planned there is always something new to see and do in the world of Free Realms. Visit http://www.freerealms.com/ for more information.
We have confirmation from DC that the delayed 2nd issue of the Free Realms Comic will be coming out on Oct. 7th.
SONY teams with WildStorm and best-selling fantasy author J.S. Lewis (the Grey Griffins series) for an exciting adaptation of Free Realms, their new MMORPG! This 12-issue series mirrors the nonstop action of the game, offering exciting adventures, battles with vicious monsters and, of course, the allure of gorgeous fairies! The story begins when a young boy is abducted and dragged into a darkened forest teeming with twisted monsters. It's up to a relic hunter and a pixie to save him, but their mission is cut short when a horde of troll-like creatures captures them!
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Sony is releasing a new movie on Sept. 18th called 'Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs'. To advertise for this movie they are using in game quest events for players to collect raining meatballs and receive an item to turn themselves into a rolling meatball. Kinda cool :) All the quest information below is from TheVoidRose on the Freerealms forums.
First, you must find the FFA Rep. in Seaside, Farnums Farm, or Lakeshore to receive the collection quests for the raining meatballs. Second, Complete all 3 quests. Third, visit Helga Humbleloaf in Sanctuary to learn the recipe to make the meatballs. Fourth, eat the food you made and you will be a meatball for 30 min.
Here are the announcements...
"Odd looking clouds have been spotted off the coast of Seaside. All swimmers are advised to stay out of the water untill the storm has passed."
"Heavy rain is expected to fall north of Lakeshore. This has been a report from your Sacred Grove weather service."
"Clouds have been spotted forming over Farnum's Farm. Chance of rain is high."
Order and Drop is Completly random, but with Lakeshore and Seaside being more likely to be hit with Corn and Celery.
Log of time between rains:
7-8 About 15 Minutes 8-9 About 15 Minutes 9-10 About 15 Minutes 10-11 About 15 Minutes 11-12 Exactly 16 Minutes 12-13 Exactly 16 Minutes 13-14 Exactly 16 Minutes 14-15 Exactly 16 Minutes 15-16 Exactly 16 Minutes(/end) I have concluded time between rains is 16 Minutes.
~~Side notes~~
-Started August 18th at 00:00 Central
-The NPCs in the Seaside were running in chaos(Boombox Dancers, Campfire Bunch), NPCs by the bridges in Lakeshore, Animals near Papa Salt along with Cleetus Farnum.
-Rainfall takes exactly a minute to start after being announced.
-Seaside does drop ALOT more food.
-After the 3 minutes mark, all rained food remaining on the floor disappears.
-20 Meatballs, 12 Corn, 12 Celery, 12 Strawberrys, and 12 Cherrys are needed to complete all 3 of the FFA Rep's quest. Each quest rewards a Shirt that has the "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" logo.
-After completeing all 3 quest, you can learn "Spaghetti and Meatballs" for chef from "Helga Humbleloaf" in Sanctuary.
-"Spaghetti and Meatballs" Requires more Falling Ingridients to make, You can trade the ingridients to Helga Humbleloaf(Quest) to get each item for the Dish. 24 Meatballs, 12 corn, 12 celery, 12 Strawberrys, 12 Cherrys(4 Meatballs, 1 Spaghetti, 1 Onion, 1 Tomato Sauce).
-"Spaghetti and Meatballs" turns the player into a giant meatball for 30 minutes.
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Monday, August 17, 2009
There's a new card duelist in town. His name's Dominic, and he's in Briarwood helping Sir Wellington keep an eye on his archeological dig site. There have been thefts and attacks at the site, and Wellington needs help protecting it.
Dominic is the first link in a new card duelist quest chain. (You can get the new quest from Poe Tatters in Sanctuary.) While playing through the new quest, you'll meet new card duelists – and see a number of cards you've never seen before. No, the duelists aren't cheating by making up their own cards. These cards are previews from the brand new second set!
That's right, there's a whole new set of cards on the way! There is a bunch of new game mechanics in the second set, some of which are previewed in the new duelist quests. You could wait patiently to see the cards when they're played against you – or you could read on for an overview some of the new hotness from the second set!
Crush One of the major new mechanics of the second set is the concept of "crushing" your foe in a battle. In order to "crush," your creature must not only win the battle, but must win by 4 or more. If you do, you gain an extra bonus effect – scoring an extra card, for example, or readying your creatures. With crush effects in play, you might find yourself playing tricks even when you're already winning. Winning isn't everything – not if you can win and crush at the same time.
Trickster The second set also introduces "Trickster" creatures, which changes the way you think about defense. While a creature with the Trickster keyword is attacking, its foe uses its attack instead of its defense. For example, if a Trickster attacks Changeling Rock Warrior (which has 1 attack and 4 defense), the Warrior uses its attack (just 1) in place of its defense (its now-unused 4).
By swapping its foe's defense for its attack, a Trickster turns your opponent's low attack/high defense "wall" creatures into easy targets. But watch out for those high attack creatures for which Chaos is so famous. Attacking Shadow Talon Archer with a Trickster would be a mistake; not only does it have 3 attack, but its power-up gives an additional 3 attack for one blue gem. You'd be much better off attacking the archer's 1 defense with a non-Trickster creature.
Artifact Shards There are four artifact shards in the second set – one for each sphere – and they feature prominently in the new quest line! What do these powerful artifacts have to do with Dominic and Sir Wellington? You'll have to play through the quest and find out for yourself.
What we can tell you is that the artifact shards are represented in the trading card game by new resource cards. These resources actually come into play zapped, and only take effect when you ready them. We'll be talking more about these ticking time bombs of arcane fury in the future, so watch this space for updates.
And Much More! Like the new card duelist challenges themselves, this has been just a small preview of the cool new cards coming in the second set. There will be plenty more information on the new set in time, but for now, track down Poe Tatters and see if he has a new quest for you!
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North of Sanctuary, on the road between Highroad Junction and Shrouded Glade, you will come across a makeshift Robgoblin campsite. You will be greeted by vendors selling food and potions as well as a traveling show stage where you can laugh at the antics of the juggler. It looks like a place to spend some time and have fun, but don’t be fooled!
The ragtag group of Robgoblins that occupy the camp pretend to be entertainers, but their true purpose is to rob travelers of anything they can get their grubby, little hands on.
Boss Bigguns runs the camp. He is constantly yelling and is usually in a foul mood. He’s probably the shortest Robgoblin in the Realms, but he makes up for it by being the biggest pain. Something has happened recently to make his mood even worse, but he isn’t talking to just anyone about what has him so upset.
Members with at least one combat skill can talk to Fizzlesticks. He’s been with the traveling camp a lot longer than Boss Bigguns, but he’s getting forgetful in his old age. If you can help him get back his spellbook, he will teach you the secrets of being a wizard!
In a cave to the south of the camp is the Robgoblin Trove. This is where the Robgoblins store all of their stolen loot. The Trove is watched over by the wizard Hildegarde and her guards. You’ll have to defeat them all to get any of their loot!
If you want to be a wizard or if you’re looking for some fun, potions, food or chef supplies...or to have your wallet stolen...the Robgoblin camp is a great place to go.
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We have update notes early for you today. Lots of adjustments to the racing and demo derby quests in addition to behind-the-scenes fixes and enhancements.
Here are the highlights for today's update.
Racing & Demolition Derby *Tuned many Racing and Demolition Derby minigames and scenarios to make them easier to play and win! (Yay, about time they fix this !!) *Target Acquired *Ready to Redline *You Want To Go Fast? *Dominating at Wildwood *Dominating at Frost Ridge *Thunder Falls Sprint Challenge *SG Tour 400: Wildwood *SG Tour 400: Frost Ridge *SG Tour 400: Thunder Falls *SG Tour 400: Tangletrack *Wildwood Endurance Challenge *Frostridge Sprint Challenge *Frostridge Endurance Challenge *Thunder Falls Endurance Challenge *Routine Maintenance
General *Comic book heroes make their debut appearance! Visit Dane and Maya as they explore the horrors of Briarwood. Read more about their adventures in the Free Realms comic book!
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In keeping with our Free Realms TCG Stradegy posting yesterday, I bring you another post on a specific type of deck, the cards in it, and what to look for when building a deck (avg gem flip).
Blacksmiths are cool. Sure, they're not a combat job, but would you like a weapon custom built just for you? See your local Blacksmith.
This deck builds on the awesome coolness of the Blacksmith job and includes Sanctuary celebrities like Nirvi and Poe Tatters.
I always try to get the highest average gem flip with my Machine decks, and this one is no exception -- at 2.9 it's pretty good. You might notice that there are no 2-cost creatures included. When you're in search of high flips, you want to use as few 1-gem creatures as possible. The "skip 2's" philosophy says, "I can always play two 1-cost's on turn 2, so what's the big deal?"
How did that Kart Driver get into my Blacksmith deck? Well, the problem is, that card is just too good to sit in my collection. It keeps screaming out at full speed and ending up in my deck anyway. You'll also find the amazing trick Breakthrough in this deck. What trick has a better effect than "score a card"? I can't think of one. You'll be cool when you play this on defense to win the game!
Smiths 'R' Us Deck
Creatures: 3 x Armorsmith 3 x Assistant Smith 3 x Smoky Blacksmith 3 x Weaponsmith 3 x Kart Driver 2 x Nirvi 2 x Poe Tatters
Resources: 3 x Discovery 3 x From the Trash Bin 3 x Under the Hood
Tricks: 3 x Hammer Strike 3 x Spring Forward 3 x Squeaky Wheel 3 x Breakthrough
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One of my favorite parts of the Free Realms MMORPG is the Trading Card Game. Growing up with Magic: The Gathering, I have always had a fondness for TCG's. I played M:TG for a while, then the Wheel of Time CCG and a plethora of others along the way as well. Something about collecting cards and building a mean deck to beat your oppenant to a pulp is fun for me :) So, with that, I'll be posting some Free Realms TCG tactics articles from time to time.
Deck Building:
There are three types of cards in Free Realms TCG: creatures, resources, and tricks. One of the questions you might ask when building a deck is, “how many of each of type should I use?” It’s a tough question, because there’s definitely no one right answer – particularly when a given deck might require a “custom mix.” Here’s the approach that suits me best; you can try it out and see if it’s right for you.
Creatures are by far the most important card type. You want one to play every single turn, if not two or three each turn as the game progresses. I rate creatures so highly that they make up more than half of every deck I build. In a 40-card deck, I usually use 22 creatures. This next part is where my approach to deck building differs from many other players. Of those 22 creatures, I make six of them heroes. People have asked me, why would I want so many expensive heroes that don’t help me early in the game? My answer to them is, they do help me. Heroes have four gems, which makes them the best flip you can get in battle. Better still, heroes always mix gems of multiple colors. Most decks include creature power-ups of more than one color, and in most cases, a flipped hero can trigger any of them. It’s not that I don’t want to actually play my heroes. In fact, that’s another reason I stock so many: I want to be sure I have one in my hand by my fifth turn so that I can play it. Heroes are good if you flip them. They’re good when you play them. Why wouldn’t I use that many?
The other 18 cards in my 40 card deck are devoted to tricks and resources. And here, the split between the two does change a bit for me from deck to deck. Most often, though, I’ll make more than half of them tricks: 10 tricks and 8 resources.
Resources are great cards, and can really define your strategy. But you’re also only able to play one each turn. If you have more than two resources in your starting hand, or ever have more than one in your hand after your first couple turns, then you probably have too many resources in your deck. That resource you’re holding that you can’t play could instead be a creature or trick that you can play. Through some trial and error, I’ve found that 8 resources in a 40 card deck usually feels right to me.
So that leaves 10 tricks. Like resources, you probably always want the choice to play one. But you might have more than one battle in a turn, and also fight battles during your opponent’s turn. That’s why it makes sense to me to have a few more tricks than resources. I tend to keep my decks as close to 40 cards as I can, but if I were to push higher, I’d keep thinking about my “more than half” approach. I want creatures to be more than half of my deck, and tricks to be more than half of what’s left.
Give my mix a try and see if you like it. You may find it works for you too, or at least helps you hone in on what does. Once you have your own “standard mix,” it will make deck building much quicker and easier, so you can get back to action!
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