Update Notes: Tuesday, November 4, 2014

From the EQ2 Forums:

US EverQuest II Live Servers will be brought offline on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 at approximately 7:00AM PDT. Estimated downtime is 2 hours. It will include additional Database Maintenance.

EU EverQuest II Live Servers will be brought offline on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 at approximately 7:00AM PDT. (Aprox. 3:00PM London Time on 11/04/2014). Estimated downtime is 2 hours.

Time Zone Conversions

• PST: Nov 4 @ 7:00am ~ 9:00am
• EST: Nov 4 @ 10:00am ~ Noon
• GMT: Nov 4 @ 15:00 ~ 17:00
• CET: Nov 4 @ 16:00 ~ 18:00

Here are the patch notes from the EQ2 Forums:

GENERAL

• 11-Year Veteran Reward is now available! [Ed Note: See related article about the Isle of Refuge house posted today]
• Heroes’ Festival starts November 7th.
• Fixed a rare issue where Guild achievement data could become corrupt.

As to why the Heroes’ Festival didn’t go to the Test or Beta servers, Kaitheel posted his comments on that subject.