Feldon
Some players are reporting sporadic results patching into the European EQ2 Servers. There have been numerous issues and delays with the Patcher. At this point, the Station Launcher is not successfully patching for most people, so we are recommending the standard EQ2 Launcher.
Day: February 16, 2010
Players are reporting that they are starting to receive those product keys from DLGamer. DLGamer did not buy enough keys from SOE to fulfill demand.
We have received word that Battlegrounds have been delayed until February 23rd.
EU Servers have actually been up for some time now, BUT nobody can get patched because the software on the EU Patch servers (3 different servers in 3 different languages) is not up-to-date. It is unclear why this download didn’t start earlier. The current estimate is that folks in the EU will be able to play roundabout 12:30AM GMT. More as we have it.
It’s 4 hours since the launch of Sentinel’s Fate, and we are already hearing widespread reports of players who have reached level 85, 87, and even some level 90 characters. So there you have it, no longer is questing a required way to level. Unfortunately I wonder how many players will completely skip the contested version of The Hole with as easy as it is to level. I really hoped we’d see a return to form of Kingdom of Sky with people leveling via a combination of dungeon crawls, heroic quests, etc. rather than just pressing the Easy button...
It seems the fixes made to Butcherblock didn’t last as the server is down again. More as we have it. Update: Server came up in about 30 minutes.
Sentinel’s Fate is now available for purchase from Steam for anyone outside the U.S.A. and Canada. Meanwhile DLGamer is currently working with the SOE Marketing Dept to get more product keys. PURCHASE Sentinel’s Fate at STEAM View the Sentinel’s Fate Trailer at Steam
We have heard from Kiara that Direct2Drive has been authorized to sell Sentinel’s Fate to anyone outside the US and Canada. Specifically Australia. So if you have tried and received an error message, try it again: As soon as we hear from DLGamer or Steam posts the expansion, we’ll let you know!
From Kiara: Butcherblock experienced a hardware failure. They’re fixing it now. We’re going to keep the server locked until it’s fixed. ETA 10:30am PST. UPDATE: Butcherblock is now up.
We were thrilled to notice that Kanga‘s awesome EQ2 Adornments site is being updated for Sentinel’s Fate. Check it out!
These will likely be the #1 and #2 questions today. How do I get to Odus? By far the fastest way to get to the expansion zones is to take a Druid Ring to Antonica, and then run uphill to the Ulteran Spires and take the Spires to Sundered Frontier. Any Wizard Spires in the world will take you to the Sundered Frontier. You can also purchase the new Wizard Spires guild hall amenity. 
What’s up with my AAs? When you login, your AAs will be completely reset. Helpful Hint: If you forgot to take a screen snapshot...
What’s up with my AAs? When you login, your AAs will be completely reset. Helpful Hint: If you forgot to take a screen snapshot...
Apparently DLGamer has been randomly giving keys to those who purchased Sentinel’s Fate, instead of in the order they were purchased. From Kiara: UPDATE: DL Gamer issue. We are going to be providing them more keys. They will NOT be selling anyomore until they have satisfied the people who have already purchased. If you ordered and are waiting on them you will get your key TODAY. DLGamer are now reporting that they have received more keys and will be making them available in approximately 1 hour.
Notes from the UStream Chat In a future update, Ratongas and others will see a breast size decrease. 
It was not intended for gigantic breasts. Battlegrounds will be usable level 50-90 in May. Usable at level 10-90 in a later update. We would like to do Flying Mounts, but we don’t want to do it unless we can make zones that don’t have restrictions on where you can fly. We want to fix Antonia Bayle. One option is offering free server transfers off Antonia Bayle, but we would rather fix the issues. Battlegrounds is running on its own...
It was not intended for gigantic breasts. Battlegrounds will be usable level 50-90 in May. Usable at level 10-90 in a later update. We would like to do Flying Mounts, but we don’t want to do it unless we can make zones that don’t have restrictions on where you can fly. We want to fix Antonia Bayle. One option is offering free server transfers off Antonia Bayle, but we would rather fix the issues. Battlegrounds is running on its own...
Sentinel’s Fate is now ONLINE on U.S. Servers. EU servers won’t be up for a bit longer.
Steam will be selling Sentinel’s Fate in approximately 20 minutes. Good news since DLGamer didn’t ask for enough keys. O.o
From Kiara: US servers are Good to Go and should be coming up very shortly.
EQ2 ZAM has coverage of Game Update 55 including the Golden Path questline, revamp to Butcherblock, etc. And here are your massive Game Update 55 Notes from EQ2 Forums. After the jump…
DLGamer seems to have run out of Sentinel’s Fate product keys and Steam has not yet listed Sentinel’s Fate. Kiara is aware of both issues. More news as we have it.
In addition to the ~175 of us in the #EQ2 Chatroom I linked here, the UStream Sentinel’s Fate Launch Event is going on as well. There are nearly 400 visitors in that chat and live video event. You can find EQ2Wire in either chatroom as Feldon30.
The EQ2 Servers will be coming down shortly for the Sentinel’s Fate expansion and Game Update 55 patches. Servers are expected to come back up at 9am PDT. Also some of the people who purchased Sentinel’s Fate digitally from international websites will be getting their keys by e-mail at this time. Some people have reported that DLGamer.co.uk is now accepting orders from Australia. While the servers are down, you can chat with us online! We will be in the EQ2 ZAM chatroom. Kiara will be joining us as well and giving status updates. For instructions on how to connect...