Rothgar has been providing updates on the EQ2 Forums:
Aaaaaand, we’re off!
Gaige couldn’t resist a post:
What am I going to do with no EQ2 for 24 hours :'(
Rothgar:
Roll a character on another server and see how far you can get in 24 hours. 😉
We feel very good going into this merge having tracked down and fixed all known issues from the last merge. So unless something new rears it’s ugly head, this should be smooth sailing. (Now I’m looking around for some wood to knock on)
and:
Two hours down, everything is on schedule and no issues.
and:
We will have a goodbye/welcome party [for Najena] in Sinking Sands when the server comes up.