Free Realms Insider

Amnerys, the community manager for Free Realms made a post late last night letting us all know that this weekend will be a Double SC Weekend for Free Realms! This could be part of a larger effort to celebrate the coming of Sunstone Valley in the next day or two?

According to her post, it is an EBGames and GameStop exclusive, so make sure to buy your SC game cards at one of those two stores if you plan to take advantage of the Double Station Cash offer this weekend. In order to quality for double SC, you must redeem between 12:01AM 9/14/2012 to 11:59PM PDT 9/16/2012, and the offer is valid for cards purchased in the United Status, Canada, Australia and New Zealand only.

SOE is introducing a new feature to their MMOs -- the Player Studio! It won't be available for Free Realms just yet, it's listed as "Coming Soon", but we thought we'd give you a heads up at what Sony has planned for your favorite freemium MMO! You can create your very own original items in the game that will go up for sale in the SC Marketplace and -- get this -- revenue from the sale of your SC items will be shared back with you!!!

The basics from the SOE Player Studio page: 

SOE players are some of the most dedicated, emotionally invested players in any virtual world. For the first time, you have the opportunity to create parts of our world by designing new in-game items.

Player Studio™ is a new program that invites (initially US-based) players to download sample geometry, learn how virtual items are constructed, and try designing items. You can try your hand at writing a creative name, item description and rationale for how it fits into the ongoing narrative storyline.

Continue reading for further details on the revenue sharing and how it works!

While members wait in eager anticipation for the release of Sunstone Valley, FreeRealmsInsider.com (FRI) has been working on some highly requested improvements to our forum!

 

The glitches throughout profiles and the forums have been addressed, and the FRI skin now integrates the built in features correctly into the forum. What does this mean for you? A much more pleasant and easy forum experience! Your profiles are customization once again, and we look forward to seeing the unique free realms themed profiles you come up with. Will your profile feature a seaside oasis? A snowhill bonfire party? Or maybe a giant spider in briarwoods you recently defeated. It is all up to you.

Members will also be pleased to hear that the some highly requested subforums have officially been added and ready for everyone to enjoy! Have an upcoming party/event you want to share? Be sure to check out our "Events/Party Planning" section and invite the forum out for some fun! Looking for the price of your latest item find? Price checks are now easier than ever as you may now create your own thread to request price information. One final thing we always can count on here at FRI are some great Free Realms suggestions, we now have a forum built in for you all to discuss those changes and improvements you'd like to see in-game.

Stay tuned to FRI this weekend for some exciting community news. You won't want to miss the return of our fantastic contests and events!

SOE has announced another "Double Your Station Cash" event for this holiday long weekend. Players who purchase Station Cash online at SOE.com, in-game, or redeem a Pre-Paid Station Cash Card between September 1st (starting at 12:01am PT / 2:01am CT / 3:01am ET) until September 3rd at 11:59pm PT (1:59am CT / 2:59am ET) will automatically double their purchased/redeemed station cash!

As always, this offer excludes Station Cash purchased through SMS. Happy Labour Day from the staff here at FreeRealmsInsider.com, we wish you all a safe and happy long weekend.

Thanks to the weekly Free Realms Web Cast and SOE Podcast, we can now confirm that the highly anticipated Sunstone Valley update will be arriving within the next two weeks. The Web Cast revealed some further details about the changes upcoming to Free Realms, and assured players that Sunstone Valley is going to keep everyone entertained for awhile yet to come. The hosts of the Web Cast estimated that the size of the area is similar to Briarwoods, a large area in the current landscape of Free Realms.

Other changes to come to Free Realms include changes to the dueling system (added instances) and more collections to collect while exploring. Players will be excited to hear that the Blacksmith, Miner, and Brawler jobs will all be going Free-to-play in the near future. The Blacksmith is one job that will be receiving a major update and changes, the plan is to allow players to craft wearable items and even find plans for some rare pets to craft!

Previously, SOE has confirmed that there will be no new added Jobs in Free Realms. As the focus has been on working to make the combat experience better for players. Players have had a chance to get a gimpse at the overworld combat with the Invasion of Shrouded Glades which released back in June. This theme of overworld combat will be continued throughout Sunstone Valley, and will also include new dungeon instances for players to explore. New items (including armor sets) will also be added to Sunstone valley for everyone to enjoy.

Overall, Sunstone Valley appears to be bringing some much needed changes and additions to Free Realms. The content is sure to excite players both new and old. As a reminder, players will want to finish collecting any Gloam Invasion pets, items, and quests, before Sunstone Valley arrives. It is unknown how long the Invasion Event will last once the new update arrives on Free Realms.