Free Realms has a lot to celebrate, and they want to share the festivities with their players. April 28th, 2010 will mark the first birthday of Free Realms, something that's always cause for a party. That's not all, though. Free Realms has also reached a milestone of ten million registered players -- an impressive number by any standard.
With two big events going on, you're going to find all kinds of things going on in game. Beginning in mid-April, keep your eyes peeled for party decorations all over Free Realms. That's your signal that the party has begun and there will be community events, new minigames, and fifteen new birthday quests. If you want your character to be dressed for the party, pick up a party hat and commemorative t-shirt, but don't plan on keeping it spotlessly clean. There is one more event to participate in! Cakenstein, a huge monster made from botched cake recipes, will be rampaging through Free Realms in an attempt to ruin the party, and only a large scale cake fight will stop him.
Finally, it wouldn't be a party in Free Realms without new mounts and pets. This batch includes the original party animal: a Balloon Animal Pet. You can also find Chick and Rabbit pets, Beetle pets, and a Rainbow-Mane Unicorn mount.
If you're worried about all of these new treats breaking your budget, fear not. From now until April 4th (at 11PM Pacific Time), you can redeem your Station Cash cards for double Station Cash. It doesn't matter when you purchased your cards, but if you redeem them in that time period, you'll find double Station Cash! So look out for those decorations, and get ready to party!
Reader Comments (6)
Posted: Apr 2nd 2010 9:40PM ultimateq said
I really do miss this game, and kind of want to play it again. But I just can't bring myself to play it again.
Posted: Apr 2nd 2010 10:23PM Celicynd said
10 million registered accounts... and probably 8 million who probably only logged in once, and at least 1 million who left the game when they completely ruined all the fun it was when it launched. hehe.
Posted: Apr 3rd 2010 1:41AM Dandmcd said
Well, considering they get a million new registered players every month, I highly doubt there are as many inactive accounts as you claim. I see the servers packed with people everytime I play, it certainly doesn't appear to be hurting in anyway ,and the game is far more popular then it was before the combat changes, that is for sure. I've played the game since launch, and I have never seen such a craze over the game as there has been recently.
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Posted: Apr 3rd 2010 12:30PM (Unverified) said
I've been playing since beta and would say it certainly seems more crowded since the changes in December, even though I liked the original combat more. The housing has really been a surprise success to me, being able to build your own content as it were. Just some incredible things being done with that and I hope the FR devs will enhance that part of the game. The new mini-game Pirate's Plunder is a blast, the holiday events are fun (aside from the terrible bugs of the Valentine's Day event) and the Pet Pals (pets you don't have to buy with real money) are a nice addition (the fish especially).
While the game certainly has a huge churn rate as people just give it a short try or get bored and move on, there are probably more than enough new people to replace those lost, while growing the overall number of players. With the new person in charge it will be interesting to see what changes will be made. Hopefully some new areas will be opened up with the 1 year anniversary coming up this month.
While the game certainly has a huge churn rate as people just give it a short try or get bored and move on, there are probably more than enough new people to replace those lost, while growing the overall number of players. With the new person in charge it will be interesting to see what changes will be made. Hopefully some new areas will be opened up with the 1 year anniversary coming up this month.
Posted: Apr 4th 2010 12:03AM (Unverified) said
I've seen a lot more Free Realms television ads in the last couple of months, about as many as I saw shortly after launch. That could explain the increase in population since the combat tragedy.The servers don't seem anywhere near as crowded as June 2009.
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