Showing posts with label everquest. Show all posts
Showing posts with label everquest. Show all posts

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Free Realms ~ Halloween Update

Halloween is right around the corner and Free Realms has a lot of great stuff planned between now and the 31st. The residents of Free Realms are excited for some tricks and treats and their excitement is showing. Cobwebs and spooky cauldrons line the streets of Pixiewood making it clear this is one of the big holidays of the year!


If there is one thing everyone in Free Realms agrees on, it’s costumes! Creepy and funny outfits make Halloween special and the first costumes of the season are on the Station Cash marketplace. There is also a special limited edition costume!

You can pick up a Ghost, Ghostly Diver, Grim Reaper, Goth Rag Doll and the Candy Corn costumes and more right now from the Station Cash marketplace. If you want something really special, check out the Limited Edition Wolfman costume. Don’t delay because once the Wolfman costume sells out, it’s gone for good!
We’ve got more costumes, gear, decorations and quests coming throughout the month, so keep an eye out for new creepy stuff!
To make a purchase, click on the Marketplace, Claim and Membership icon on the game tool bar.
From here you can browse any available items and purchase them using Station Cash.


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Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Free Realms ~ Spooktacular Update

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – October 2009 – From ghosts, goblins and creepy cobwebs to candy corn costumes, Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) gears up for its biggest virtual Halloween event of the season. Today, the hit online game Free Realms™ introduces its latest game update, Super Spooktacular, featuring decorations, daily trick-or-treating, mummifying minigames, 14 new quests, 2 new trading card game Quest Packs and more than 35 new costumes for players and their pets.

“We are celebrating the first Halloween in Free Realms, with weeks of spooky activities and festive live events,” said Andy Sites, senior producer at Sony Online Entertainment. “After a night of trick-or-treating the fun doesn’t have to end. Dressed as a chicken, mummy, witch or any of the other crazy costumes available, kids can explore virtual neighborhoods with millions of friends from the safety of their own home.”

Super Spooktacular is scheduled to run from October 14th through November 11th. For detailed information on Super Spooktacular, please visit Free Realms - Welcome To Free Realms.

Along with Free Realms, SOE’s online titles, EverQuest®, EverQuest® II, Legends of Norrath® and Star Wars™ Galaxies are also scheduled to host a variety of in-game Halloween events:

EverQuest: Hungry halflings, wandering vampires and necromancers unite! Harvester’s Haunt has arrived with brand new quests and holiday-themed rewards. Players can track down the gravedigger, Edmund Strangeways in the Plane of Knowledge who’s been asking the brave to venture into Norrath and dig up corpses. Adventurers who seek more fun can try making candy apples or see a holiday merchant for costumes and special treats. Harvester’s Haunt is scheduled to run from October 24th through November 7th. For detailed information, please visit EverQuest Players - Official EverQuest Community.

EverQuest II: Nights of the Dead returns to EverQuest II with an all new Haunted Hedgemaze zone in Nektulos Forest which also includes a new holiday collection! Get lost in the Haunted Mansion in Loping Planes, trick-or-treat in the big cities and enjoy decorations and haunted homes in both Qeynos and Freeport. Players can buy a costume illusion from holiday merchants and reap great rewards from Nights of the Dead events, including Ponchy’s quest line in Antonica. Experience the midnight banquets and groovy ghoulies that wander the streets during Nights of the Dead. You may get more than you bargained for! Nights of the Dead is scheduled to run from October 16th through November 9th. For detailed information, please visit EverQuest II Players - Official EverQuest II Community.

Legends of Norrath: Save the Halfling citizens of Rivervale from an invasion of brain-eating zombies. Anticipated to run between October 15th and November 11th, players will face a horde of zombies and their leader, Eater of Brains, in an all-new Legends of Norrath scenario, Brraaaaaainss!, created just for Halloween. New and existing players alike are invited to bring their best decks and try this free scenario that rewards with Halloween treats. Players who successfully keep the Halflings alive and destroy their opponent's avatar or who complete the four quests to win the game will receive powerful promo cards and helpful loot cards for EverQuest or EverQuest II. For detailed information, please visit Legends of Norrath.

Star Wars Galaxies: When the crypt goes creak and the tombstones outside the cantina quake, you'll know it's time for the Galactic Moon Festival! Scheduled to begin on October 20, residents of Star Wars Galaxies can take a shuttle to Moenia and Mos Eisley and celebrate the Galactic Moon Festival in style...if you dare. That's right fright fans, the Festival has returned! We have added several new costumes this year including Salacius Crum, Gamorrean Guard and that’s right – by popular request the Burning Ewok costume! For detailed information, please visit http://starwarsgalaxies.station.sony.com.

All throughout the month of October, Halloween-themed events are scheduled to take place in the virtual worlds of your favorite SOE games. Exact dates vary by title.



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Thursday, October 15, 2009

Sprint Sponsering Ads in Free Realms for Free Items !!

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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Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Free Realms ~ Spooktacular!!

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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Monday, October 12, 2009

Free Realms ~ Free Item Codes

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

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Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Free Realms ~ Goal Time Update !!

Pex has announced over on the Free Realms message boards the Goal Time Update !! Yay !!

Here are the patch notes...




Goal Time is here!
Head to the Soccer field in Snowhill to try out the new quests
Highlights of today's update are listed below...

Marketplace
Check out the Marketplace or Merchants in Sanctuary & Seaside to purchase Style Cards! Use them to change up your eye color, hair color, hair style, face paint & wing patterns!

General
Free Realms introduces Soccer! Start a game with friends or compete against one of the teams waiting to play you at the Soccer field in Snowhill!
Try Player Inspect on players near you – click on someone to see their jobs & levels and what they’re wearing!
Now, when you move towards a quest giver, a merchant, combat gates, collections and more you’ll notice a pop-up asking if you’d like to check it out!
The skies have cleared! Meatballs, fruits and vegetables will no longer fall from the sky. If you have already earned a Spaghetti with Meatballs recipe, you may purchase ingredients from Helga Humbleloaf or the “FFA Reps” for a limited time only.
Many “no sale” items that were earned from quests can now be sold.

Pets
Pet trainers will now receive a coin reward whenever they score “Good” or “Awesome” on all pet tricks




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Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Free Realms ~ New Free Codes

Today we have 4 new free codes for you to redeem in Free Realms. These codes are from the fella's over at FreeRealmsInsider. The codes seem to have a theme to them...Milk, it does the body good :)

Crash Crunch Helmet - 6FG8ZT7
Cow Apron - MILKRULES
Cow Hat - MILKROCKS
Bullhorn Ninja Cowl - DRINKMILK



Crash Crunch Helmet - 6FG8ZT7



Cow Apron - MILKRULES



Cow Hat - MILKROCKS



Bullhorn Ninja Cowl - DRINKMILK


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Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Free Realms ~ Goal Time Update !!


Free Realms Game Designer Chris Molina has posted an update concernign the Goal Time Update which will introduce the new soccer job profession to the game...

Well, we’re just about in the final stretch here at Free Realms headquarters, polishing the final touches of the new Soccer Star job and arcade style mini game. It’s been both an insightful and genuinely fun experience contributing to the new game update. As is the case with creating any new game, soccer has gone through an iterative process that began to really take shape in the last couple months. The biggest challenge was creating accessible soccer gameplay using a mouse and keyboard! Typically this control mapping is found on an arcade or a console style controller which forced us to really focus on how to make Free Realms soccer just as intuitive and fun on a PC.



Thankfully we were able to identify a solid control scheme midway through the development process by gathering data from our in house Usability Lab testing. Watching the different groups of kids get hands on with the game gave us immediate feedback on how to make the soccer controls more user friendly. The A.I. (artificial intelligence) balance was achieved by viewing these play sessions as well.



Overall kids in the focus test groups had a blast playing as a Soccer Star once they got a grasp on the functionality, not to mention the punctuating particle effects really pushed the squash and stretch principals for a nice layer of novelty. This also has a suggestive nature to the Stephen Chow – Shaolin Soccer film; fans of that movie will be sure to get a kick out of Free Realms Soccer. I’ll never forget the nine to twelve age group who were yelling in sheer excitement every time they executed a goal or slide tackle! There was hardly a moment of silence throughout that particular session but, it was reassuring to see the fun factor was in fact present at that point in development.



As a designer coming over from the combat team, the soccer quest line was my first quest progression implementation for the over world. This presented many challenges as I had to learn how the flow and dependencies of the tools affected the many aspects of the core game. Whereas the framework in combat is very much self contained in a bubble or instance which doesn’t have an overlapping presence on Free Realms proper. This was one those sink or swim moments, but luckily my development teammates were always on hand to provide support during any moments of uncertainty.



I’m really looking forward to reading and seeing the reactions of players once soccer launches. I actually found myself getting a bit carried away while fixing a bug the other night. The game got so competitive and came down to the wire that I actually yelled at the opposing team “Ha! I Knocked you down and scored! What are you gonna about it, huh?” Enjoy…

Chris Molina
Game Designer
Free Realms


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Friday, September 25, 2009

Free Realms : Computer Virus !!

This latest post has nothing to do directly with Free Realms, but instead has to do with all PC game players and computer users in general.

There is a new nasty computer virus going around that is infecting Windows rootKit and installing itself in system restore data via Zer-Day flaws. It is particularly hard to remove and is targeting PC Gamers to gain access to their account so they can steal the passwords and seel them on auction sites.

Gamers of EverQuest, World of Warcraft, and other MMORPG should be aware of this virus. Here is the official post on it...

Windows system restore targeted by virtual identity thieves
Thursday, September 24, 2009

The dogrobot virus that plagues Chinese internet cafes is being used to hijack online gaming account credentials, which can then be re-sold online.

The technique used to infect computers with the virus offers a unique advantage to cyber criminals: it infiltrates Windows' system restore functionality, so that computers remain infected even after complete reversion to a previously defined system restore point. This is accomplished via a combination of rootkits and zero-day flaws, which makes dogrobot difficult to clean from infected systems.

Experts say that the malware is a sophisticated delivery system for the dogrobot virus, which has been heavily modified to skirt security software and remain invisible on affected systems. This, in addition to its resistance to removal, makes the malware exceptionally suited to the theft of virtual identities for games like EverQuest and World of Warcraft.

Some online avatars can fetch hundreds of dollars at auction and sales websites, and an extensive market for virtual items and in-game money exists as well. Microsoft anti-virus researcher Chun Feng told ZDnet that the dogrobot group of viruses has cost Chinese internet cafes over $1.2 billion in losses.

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GENEVA -- Cyber crime gangs in China are penetrating the hard disk recovery cards on computers in Internet cafes and using a combination of zero-day flaws, rootkits and ARP spoofing techniques to steal billions of dollars worth of online gaming credentials.

According to Microsoft anti-virus researcher Chun Feng, five generations of the Win32/Dogrobot malware family have perfected the novel rootkit technique to hijack System Restore on Windows — effectively allowing the malicious file to survive even after the compromised machine is reverted to its previous clean state.

At the Virus Bulletin 2009 conference here, Feng (left) provided a fascinating look at the techniques used by Dogrobot, which is directly linked to the lucrative underground trading of online gaming assets like passwords and virtual property.

According to data presented by Feng, the Dogrobot family has caused more than USD$1.2 billion in losses to Chinese Internet cafes.

He explained that earlier Dogrobot used disk-level I/O file manipulation to penetrate System Restore but, as the malware evolved, it started using a “backdoor” that already exists in the System Restore functionality. A third generation introduced extensive unhooking code to thwart the protection offered by security programs and avoid removal.

Along the way, Feng discovered that newer variants were tweaked to get around security software and strengthen the code’s ability to maintain persistent stealth on compromised Windows computers.

In China, Internet cafes are very popular among the online gaming crowd where the use of USB sticks with account credentials is the norm. Dogrobot takes advantage of this, abusing the USB AutoRun functionality on older machines to propagate.

He explained that the malware author has found success exploiting zero-day ActiveX vulnerabilities and other flaws in Windows OS and third-party software — especially RealPlayer and WebThunder.

The attackers also use ARP cache poisoning to send malicious ARP packets to instruct other machines within the same LAN to download Dogrobot samples.




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Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Free Realms ~ Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

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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Friday, September 18, 2009

Free Realms : Talk Like A Pirate Day !!

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.






Also, for you Free Realms players, it's double Station Cash week.

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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Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Free Realms Tiny Head Cheat Code

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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Friday, September 11, 2009

Free Realms ~ Kitty Collar Code

A new code has been found for your pet. It is called the Kitty Collar. It's been a while since we've reported any free codes to redeem, and this one may be old, but it is new to me so I'll post it here form you all :)

DXNMJH9 - Kitty Jeweled Collar




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Thursday, September 10, 2009

Free Realms DC Comic Delay

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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Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Free Realms ~ Goal Time Update !!


Free Realms is finally announcing the Soccer Job update called "Goal Time". Throughout the world you will notice that there are many empty soccer fields. Well, soon these will become a bustling bee hive of activity once this job is implemented. I for one cannot wait!!

Here is the official announcement from the Free Realms website.

Great news! Goal Time will be the latest game update to come to Free Realms! Goal Time will feature fast-paced, fun soccer action! With the addition of the Soccer Star job, you and your friends will be able to match up on the fields and explore a whole new job together!













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Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Free Realms ~ Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs

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."


Lakeshore - Corn/Celery(confirmerd) ~ Meatballs(confirmed) ~ Cherrys/Strawberrys(confirmed)

Seaside - Corn/Celery(confirmed) ~ Meatballs(confirmed) ~ Cherrys/Strawberrys(confirmed)

Farnum's Farm - Cherrys/Strawberrys(confirmed) ~ Corn/Celery(confirmed) ~ Meatballs(confirmed)


Log of Rain times:

5th rain lasted 3 minutes
6th rain lasted 3 minutes
7th rain lasted 3 minutes
8th rain lasted 3 minutes
9th rain lasted 3 minutes(/end)
I conclude rain fall last 3 minutes each.

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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Thursday, August 13, 2009

Free Realms ~ Explore the Rob Goblin Camp !

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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Friday, August 7, 2009

Wildwood Demolition Derby Day !!

Pex has announced today Aug 7th from 2pm - 4pm PST (5pm - 7pm EST) that in Wildwood Speedway they will be holding a community Demo Derby on All Servers. This seems fun and maybe players can even demolish some members of the Free Realms Dev/Community Team. Sounds fun !! See you there...Look for Larrz Fackler :)



Today is a great day to crash some karts! Head to the Wildwood Speedway and get ready to do some damage.
Today, August 7th, 2009, from 2pm to 4pm Pacific time, the Community Team challenges everyone to some crazy demolition derby action. It’s a great time to crash into friends and damage the karts of competitors. If you’re lucky, you might even get to topple a member of the Free Realms team!

To get into the fun, head to the Wildwood Speedway. It’s just south of Crossroads.



If you haven’t learned how to drive (or crash) a kart, just speak to Mad Jack. He’ll get you set up with the equipment and training you need to be a demolition derby driver. Once you’re ready to go click on the demo derby icon at the turnstiles and choose the “Demo Derby Lobby”. You can start your own race or join someone else’s. Look for races hosted by Ambassador Pex!



Where: Wildwood Speedway - Demolition Derby Track
Date: Friday August 7 th, 2009
Time: 2pm – 4pm Pacific time
Servers: All


The plan is destruction. The goal is to have fun!


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Thursday, August 6, 2009

Free Realms Patch Update.

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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