Free Realms Guilds !!

From the Free Realms Twitter we got a glimpse of what the guild names will look like for a character. Basically it's the same as it is in Everquest. Also, this confirms that the guild function will be coming very soon to our favorite game. Good news indeed !!

So, from the looks of this to be the first 'guild' in Free Realms, we can deduce they are testing out the guild functions for a very near future update. YAY !!

Also, Sony Everquest has registered 2 new IP's. This is something that they usually do before they release new expansions and is a 'hint' as to the annoucement and theme of the new expacs.

One is for the original game, Everquest, and the other for Everquest 2.

Everquest: Underfoot and Everquest 2: Sentinels Fate will be the names of the titles, though no other details were given. It is possible that the expansions will be revealed at the SOE Fan Faire next week.

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Free Realms re-cap

It's a slow day for news in Free Realms, so I will just do a recap of what we can expect coming...


Let's see, tonight we have a 90 min patch with no notes as to what it will be updating.

In July we have the racing jobs being finally implemented so we can reach level 20.
Along with that patch in July, we may see the prestige classes going in to progress our current jobs that are maxed out.
August is slated to see new jobs such as the soccer profession and pro-driver which will unlock new racing tracks and cars.
At some unknown point (fall perhaps?) we will see the game ported to PS3 .
And finally houses, garages to work on your car, and guilds are being implemented in the near future as well.

Wow, thats alot of stuff in the works for the next few months. And this is just the stuff that we know of. I imagine there are also some unannounced goodies we can expect as well.
Whether you like this game or not, we can all agree that SOE is definately pouring alot of resources into Free Realms, which is a good thing, as it is progressing the genre we so know and love.
I think that this experiment with F2P and mini-transactions is a good one to 'test' the waters to see how successful it can be vs. the subscription based model. The only thing that is worrying me, and I'm waiting to see how it plays out, is the temptation to put the powerful items and gear in the mini-transaction catagory. This could seriously undermine the integrity of the game as any shmoe with some extra $$ can purchase their way to uber.






And now, because of the lack of news and because The SOE Fan Faire is coming in July, I thought I'd post a nice comparison of the live EQ Firona Vie and the painted one on the box art.



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Free Realms Hits Milestone !!

Sony Free Realms announced today it hit 1,000,000 users in 17 days. This has got to be a record for an online game. I don't think WoW has this type of subscription activity. Although this game is free-to-play, a million subs in 17 days is HUGE. I expect on the heels of Sony's success we may see more companies with this type of game model in the future.


Also, Everquest has come out with some new marketplace items that look really cool. You can now summon a puma cub companion and also spiffy up your blades with a nice ornamental blue effect.









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Nice Everquest Lore

Over on the Everquest site, some new lore is written on the 2 original zones of The Estate of Unrest and Guk for the 10th anniversary group events this week. These were some of my favorite zones, especially Unrest and the sounds of the Zombies laughing.

And also because I am interested in this game, here is some more info on the SOE game DC Universe Online.




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Everquest Legends of Norrath 2009 World Championship

Sony Everquest announced the Legends of Norrath 2009 world championship. They are having qualifier events and the winners will go for the World Championship Title.




Gen Con Indy 2009 is fast approaching and it's time to determine who will be crowned the 2009 Legends of Norrath Champion!

SOE has scheduled four Legends of Norrath Championship Qualifier events. The first Championship Qualifier is scheduled for Saturday, May 16th at approximately 10:00 AM PT. Each of these two-day Championship Qualifier events will feature the best and brightest Legends of Norrath players, as they compete for their share of an approximately $3,800 USD prize pool and a seat at the Legends of Norrath World Championship Tournament at Gen Con Indy 2009!

Day one of each Legends of Norrath Championship Qualifier will consist of multiple tournaments, organized according to Standard Constructed Match Play (best 2 of 3 games) Swiss tournament format. The top 16 players from day one of each Championship Qualifier event will move on to day two. Day two will consist of a single tournament that features the top 16 players from day one, organized according to Standard Constructed Match Play (best 2-3 games) Swiss tournament format. At the end of four rounds of gameplay, the top two players will face off in a single winner-take-all Match Play (best 2-3 games) final to determine the Championship Qualifier winner! This year, both of the top two players from each Championship Qualifier will win a trip to the Legends of Norrath World Championship Tournament at Gen Con Indy 2009!
Each Legends of Norrath Championship Qualifier has NO ENTRY FEE, so get your best deck ready today!

Legends of Norrath 2009 World Championship Qualifier Tournaments Dates:

* Scheduled for May 16-17, 2009
* Scheduled for June 6-7, 2009
* Scheduled for June 20-21, 2009
* Scheduled for August 1-2, 2009

Time: 10:00 AM PTEntry Fee: No Entry FeeFormat/Deck: Standard Constructed Match Play (best 2-3 games)


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Free Realms Codes

Here are some more Free Realms codes to redeem either on the login screen or the redeem-a-code in game.


6TNBTGH - Charcoal Bermuda Shorts
ROSESFORMOM -- Mother's Day Bouquet - Available only until May 17th.

To claim your items redeemed, click on the Station Cash button in-game and choose "claim" next to each item.

Enjoy the free items and be sure to check back here for more codes and news for Free Realms!!

Everquest II ~ Exp Bonus Weekend in HotZones

Sony : Everquest II announced that adventurers this weekend will receive an EXP Bonus when they adventure in older original EQ2 zones. These zones will be called Hot Zones. Meaning that they will attract a large amount of players and thus become "hot". Oweee.

A list of the old skool Hot Zones:

• The Caves


• Antonica


• Sunken City


• Commonlands


• Nektulos Forest


• Enchanted Lands


• Everfrost

So, go back to your roots and experience some of the old zones where all of that rich history that built the games lore comes from.