playervsdeveloper.blogspot.com - 21 days ago
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Massively has an interview about Free Realms and decided to bury a huge news bombshell behind the "read more" link: Starting in "early November", all classes (including previously subscription-only classes) will be free to try, but all classes (including currently free-to-play classes) will be ...
massively.com - 21 days ago
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massively.com —
The world of Free Realms is about to
get a bit bigger this holiday season as even...
more content is being added and improved for the game. According to Sony Online Entertainment 's Creative Director for Free Realms , Laralyn McWilliams, the game ...
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Free Realms to introduce new job, pets, player housing ...
spinksville.wordpress.com - 20 days ago
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We are approaching the time of year when
for many people in the western world, Christian or...
not, thoughts turn to charity. How can we use our hard earned money to help other people and make the world a better place? Among the many good causes ...
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Peace on Earth and RMT to Games Companies
examiner.com - 21 days ago
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examiner.com —
Free Realms, SOEWith the title of "MMORPG Vagabond,"
I find myself playing several MMORPGs. One title I...
play at least once a week is Free Realms. I love Free Realms and I'm happy to report that it's updating with content, ...
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Free Realms adding content, housing, fishing
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Life is a Mind Bending Puzzle —
Than you to Green Armadillo for highlighting the fact that Free Realms is going to put a barrier in at level 5 beyond which you must be a subscriber to advance. As Green Armadillo himself puts it: ...
Free Realms and Sturgeon’s Law
West Karana —
... Now it seems I don’t have to worry about playing all, any more, because Free Realms is no longer free. The Teal Terrapin noticed ...
Tackling a Boss Monster
Nerf the Cat —
... Free Realms transforms into Fee Realms at level 5 in more microtransation news. Don’t mind this one so much as you get to dabble free, and apparently the costs are fairly small. ...
Peace on Earth and RMT to Games Companies
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... Player vs Developer spotted an announcement buried deep in an interview about Free Realms about a shift in philosophy for that game also. Previously, a large part of the game was free to play. If you picked up a monthly sub you got access to more powerful and interesting classes to play, and access to extra quests and activities. In addition they had an item shop selling many of the usual suspects (pets, cosmetic items, potions, equipment). ...
WoW selling pets as microtransactions
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... In other news regarding microtransactions, Free Realms is making some changes to their on-ramp and paywall. All classes will be open to play up until level 5, regardless if you’re a subscriber or not. They’re learning a little bit about the free-to-play model I see. I’ve said before that I don’t think they’ve nailed the ...
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One of the largest massively multiplayer games currently available continues to do quite well for itself. Only a few months after its release, Free Realms has officially ...
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