![]() You can expect the fr.zam.com site to eventually disappear, though our wiki is also available here, if you would like to bookmark it for memories. My job may have evolved drastically over time, but I will never forget what landed me here. Maybe it was luck, being at the right place at the right time, but my guide work during the Free Realms beta was one of the reasons I began my journey with ZAM. Speaking of ZAM, I would not be working for this awesome company today had it not been for Free Realms. I hope everyone takes a moment to thank her she honestly kept our wiki up-to-date almost single-handedly as Calthine and I had to move our focus onto other projects with ZAM. Out of all the players I met, by far the most dedicated contributor to the ZAM wiki was Marisol Bluesurf. Even as the older crowd moved on as the game aged, many of us still kept in touch, checked in on the game, and so on. Guilds like Gone Postal, Mystic Mayhem, FR Insider and Bunny Foo Foo made an indelible mark on many people. Starting even in the beta, players banded together in friendships that still remain. His sadness is mine.įree Realms was the first MMO where I actually felt part of a community. My youngest two children are playing as I write this, with my six year old (whose first video game was Free Realms, starting at the age of 2.5) alternating between happiness at the various things he's accomplishing, and grief at losing his beloved characters forever. My entire household of five has played, or still plays, Free Realms. I've seen plenty of friends be affected by other game closures, but this is the first one to hit home. Should I reflect on all the changes and updates to the game? Ponder the reasoning behind the game shutting its doors? Be angry, be happy, be sad? I still don't know, to be honest. I spent the past month trying to come up with how I wanted to write this article. Cyliena takes a moment to reflect on five years of Free Realmsįree Realms will shut down forever at 6pm PT (9pm ET) on Monday, March 31, 2014. SOE's MMO will shut its doors forever on March 31st. ![]()
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