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EQ2 Devs are quick on the draw and have already remedied some issues that were present in the July 28th Fan Faire Feedback update and made some other cool changes as well. Each of the items in these two updates may appear small, but they are almost all from player feedback and make the game better. It’s great to see. General Choosing a bad name when using the CTS token should now give an appropriate error. The Scroll of Smoldering Tactics and Scroll of Smoldering Blessing now properly display their bonuses in the Persona window. The Abyssal Carpet mount...
Month: July 2009
With apologies to Dylan Thomas, it appears that the instant no-carry cast-anywhere torch which we have all been granted (press Alt-L) does not always respect the wishes of its owner. It seems that its flame will not remain quelled for long, and folks have reported spontaneous re-ignition of their torches at the least opportune times. I’ve heard this makes PvP quite a bit more interesting. A hotfix is expected soon.
If you have not already read Niami Denmother’s writeup of Tinkerfest over at EQ2 Traders, you should check it out. It spells out exactly which Tinkerfest items you will only be able to acquire during this week+ long event (vendor only), and which ones are also craftable by Tinkerers with a skill of at least 25/400 (approximately 1 hour’s crafting). Note that even the crafted recipes each require one Shiny Tinkerfest Cog which can be harvested in Steamfont up at Gnomeland Security, as well as the celebration hubs in each of the 5 major cities. I should hope there...
Fan Faire Feedback Update At the most recent Fan Faire, many of you presented us with a ton of useful feedback. We’ve tried to address many of your great ideas and suggestions in the below changes. Thanks to everyone who attended and provided feedback and to those of you who provide feedback through all the other channels! GENERAL There is now a flight post from the Bellywhumper camp out to the Dragon’s Rest Shallows for easier access to the Order of Rime camp. Those who have achieved some faction with the Order of Rime can now use the Order’s...
Tinkerfest is here!! The gnomes of Norrath have resurrected their holiday from more than 500 years ago. This celebration of all things gnomish will bring you new gnomish house items, new shinies to collect, and lots of fun! Look for signs of celebration in gnomish hangouts – Gnomeland Security in Steamfont Mountains, Temple Street in Freeport, Baubleshire in Qeynos! The festivities will run from 12:01am July 24th until 11:59pm August 3rd PDT. See you in Norrath!! Read More Tinkerfest at EQ2Traders
Miragul himself has returned to Norrath and can be found residing in Miragul’s Planar Shard, a new x4 raid zone connected to Everfrost. The zone features a variety of encounters, some of which can be completed in normal mode, or for those seeking additional challenge and rewards, hard mode. This zone shares the artwork of the Crucible.
The Thursday July 16th Hotfix corrects two issues I discussed yesterday. First, being unable to use the Automated Character Transfer Service (available by purchasing a Character Transfer Token through StationCash) due to ‘ghost mails’ stuck in their mailbox. Second, the Research Assistants not granting the spell if you are logged out of the game or not in the same zone as a Research Assistant when the research completes. Here are the July 16th Hotfix Notes: GENERAL The “/clear_mailbox” command will now allow players to delete all mail, including ghosted mail from their character. NOTE: After using the command the...
Research Assistants Many players are reporting that their Research Assistants which they hired paid quested for coaxed hailed to get Master spell upgrades are being rather possessive with the results of that research and not giving up the spell. Rothgar shed some light on the issue, specifically that this problem will occur only when you are logged out of the game when the research completes, and you change zones, or login and out without immediately claiming the spell. In other words, unless you are either logged in, or camped in a zone where you can retrieve your researched spell...
Before I start the notes, July 14th marks the availability of the Automated Character Transfer Service. For $25, you can transfer your character from one server to another. Check out the “Station Marketplace” within EQ2. I don’t have a current link for you as far as this announcement, but I can confirm that the items appeared on the Station Marketplace for me this morning. July 14th Update Notes GENERAL The Firiona Vie statue distributed to Fan Faire attendees is no longer a LORE item. EMPEROR’S ATHENAEUM 4 Warriors are no longer control immune. Enchanters, show us what you got!...
Fan Faire 2009 presented a lot of ideas and plans for the future. A scant few were nailed down to a specific time frame. We know that we are getting the Shard of Love and Miragul’s Shard in Gu53, as well as the amazing Shaders 3.0 graphics tweaks. However the rest of Gu53 and any part of Gu54 remain a mystery. You’ll be happy to know that the AA XP Slider is slated to be contained in Gu53! Obviously there is still some time between now and September, so this may change, but this is certainly good news that...
July 7, 2009 Hotfix Update Notes EMPEROR’S ATHENAEUM 4 Warriors in Emperor’s Athenaeum should reset less frequently. 4 Warriors have fewer buffs—especially defensive ones. FENS OF NATHSAR Kaluhm the Northern Lord now drops his treasure correctly. Pulnil the Haggler is less confused about the quests he can offer and advance for those that have completed the quest “Everyone Loves a Snitch”. GUILD HALLS Players at trustee or higher access can change the appearance of mailboxes placed within their guild hall. ITEMS Focus: Lich III on necromancer item sets will now function properly. Focus: Bane of Warding V should now...
The bug that was preventing the Tradeskill Bonus XP in certain instances such as Guild Halls has been corrected. In addition, this July 4th weekend has been changed to award a +50% bonus to Combat XP, Adventure XP, and Tradeskill XP. Although EQ2Players and the forums were accurate, an e-mail that went out could have been interpreted to suggest that Combat XP was getting a bonus this weekend. Thanks Rothgar (source)!!!
Several folks are reporting that bonus Tradeskill XP is not working in certain guild halls or instances but only on outdoor crafting tables. Check your Tradeskill XP bar carefully to see if you are getting the bonus. Note that the e-mail notifications that went about were vague and suggested that July 4th weekend was offering bonus XP for adventure and tradeskilling. In fact this is the first AA bonus XP weekend ever offered for EQ2, along with Tradeskill. Combat XP is not currently getting a bonus this weekend.
For the first time ever, EQ2 will be having a Bonus AA XP weekend. Tradeskillers will also get some XP love as well. 🙂 Posted by Kiara on the EQ2 Forums: To commemorate the holiday weekend, we’ll be turning on bonus AA and Tradeskill exp starting at 4:00PM PDT tomorrow Thursday, July 2nd and running until 10:00AM PDT Monday, July 6th. For the UK servers it will run from 12:00AM (midnight) Friday July 3rd until 8:00PM Monday, July 6th for folks residing in London (presuming I did my conversions correctly). Thanks and happy gaming!
Every EQ2 news site has been abuzz with the news about Sentinel’s Fate as well as changes and new zones expected between now and then. Naimi Denmother’s (EQ2Traders) Fan Faire 2009 Writeup EQ2 Mechanically Speaking Panel @ Zam EQ2 Fan Faire 2009 Report @ EQ2Zam If you have a fan site news link that you think I should be mentioning, please let me know!!
Some concept art from EQ2 Sentinel’s Fate has been posted at EQ2Players.