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From Domino on the EQ2 Forums: I spent the afternoon today lurking around listening in channels, including the homeshow channel, and heard quite a few comments about some changes to water textures and reflections. (Thanks to all who provided details!) I talked to GermInUSA, who has been working on improving water and reflections lately. The quick fix is to turn on this display option: Ctrl-O (open your options); click the advanced button; under the display options, in the “water” section, tick the “water reflections” tick box. (Despite the name, this also affects non-water reflections.)
Month: February 2011
Rothgar, Zoltaroth, and others on the EQ2 team, as well as OPS (Operations) were up until all hours trying to wrangle Everfrost and the Freeport [EQ2X] servers into behaving reliably. But first, a quick fix for Everfrost players who are missing characters: Everfrost players who are still missing characters are encouraged to follow the instructions on the EQ2 Forums. In short, go to your EQ2 folder and delete your LoginCache and LoginCache-US folders, as well as any <Servername>_characters.ini files.
After a 4 hour delayed launch, Destiny of Velious went live this afternoon at 1:00pm PST [4:00pm EST; 9:00pm GMT]. Here is an accounting of various issues players are reporting with today’s expansion…
Q: How do I get to the new Velious zones? A: Head to Sinking Sands and speak to an Othmir Ambassador. Q: Where do I find the Destiny of Velious Update Notes? A: Destiny of Velious/Game Update 59 Notes Q: How do I get my Othmir illusion with 50 charges? A: Go to the Marketplace, choose Expansion, then Nipik’s Gift. Q: How do I get started on Flying Mounts for adventure, tradeskill, or Freeblood? A: EQ2 ZAM’s Flying Mounts Guide More questions and answers after the jump…
UPDATE: Destiny of Velious is now LIVE after a 4 hour delay. Just 2 1/2 hours late, Destiny of Velious is now LIVE!! False alarms are the pits.
It seems that all has not gone smoothly for the Destiny of Velious expansion launch. We are now +45 minutes with no sign of time estimate on when Velious will make its appearance. No word on Script Rewrites, OSHA Violations (think of the poor gnomes), or Work Visa checks (are those Freebloods from Romania, Hungary, or Druidia?). From SmokeJumper on the EQ2 Forums: Well…launches always have at least one “gotcha” in them to make sure we’re awake and paying attention, I suppose. We’ve got a missing asset issue that we’re troubleshooting right now. The gates will open as soon...
It seems we’re the only ones calling today’s update “Game Update 59”, but either way, the Update Notes have now been posted!! The patch notes from the EQ2 Forums (after heavy reformatting and cleanup): We are still over 2 hours away from the EQ2 servers coming up with the Destiny of Velious/Game Update 59.
Some players are now reporting that when they patch EQ2, they are getting an 800MB download of new Velious assets. There may be another mini-patch right before or right after servers come up.
EQ2 Servers will be going down in about 10 minutes to commence preparations for the Destiny of Velious expansion. We thought we’d take a quick look around the web to see how other press and EQ2 sites are covering the expansion. Calthine and Cyliena over at EQ2 ZAM have been working their fingers to the nubs catalogging every Quest, NPC, and Item in Velious. They plan to unlock their quest guides throughout the day. Niami Denmother at EQ2Traders has loaded up her site with tons of Tradeskill info about Velious. Karen Bryan at Massively has checked in another edition...
In the last Webcast, we were told to be on the lookout for a trailer for EverQuest II‘s seventh expansion Destiny of Velious. This trailer is now exclusively available for viewing at Massively.com. Watch the trailer at Massively.com and then come back and post your comments about the trailer, as well as your thoughts on what has, to us, been a very low-key (some would say hush-hush!) launch.
From EverQuest2.com: We’re just hours away from Destiny of Velious, and we’ve got a little bit of news to share for Launch Day! First, all EQII and EQ2X servers will be coming offline at 3:00 am PST [11:0o GMT] on Tuesday, February 22nd, and we anticipate having them back online around 9:00 am PST [17:00 GMT], for an estimated six-hour downtime. This includes both international and US servers. Second, if you had issues pre-ordering the expansion on Monday, February 21st, please try again! All of SOE’s authentication servers were offline briefly today and should now be restored to normal....
We’re working on an article about Shared Stats and Destiny of Velious. Share your comments about Destiny of Velious and shared stats and how they benefit: Summoners Conjurors Necromancers Enchanters Coercers Illusionists Shamans Defiler Mystic Also, any comments on Damage Over Time limitations for Necromancers and other pet classes above are appreciated.
Now the calm before the storm… Tomorrow morning at 3:00am PST (11:00 GMT), the EQ2 servers will go offline to begin the process of installing the Destiny of Velious expansion and its related Game Update 59 patch. According to the announcement, the servers are scheduled to come up at 9:00am (17:00 GMT). So what are you looking forward to? Public Quests Dungeons Kael Drakkel Contested Dungeon Tower of Frozen Shadow (x2 raid) Velious x4 raiding Tradeskills Flying Mounts Give us your comments, good, bad, or indifferent. Even if it’s just that there’s 2 days to go until Rift launches...
In the Destiny of Velious Webcast #3 (video and notes), we first heard about War Runes. These are a new set of Red Adornments available to raiders in the Destiny of Velious. They’re essentially a “greatest hits” of the best, most popular, most powerful Procs/Effects from Avatars, Shadow Odyssey Fabled, and Sentinel’s Fate Fabled. War Runes open up Red Adornments to new slots, specifically Weapons (Primary, Secondary, Ranged), Charms, Belts, and Cloaks. From Silius in Webcast #3: [War Runes are applicable to] your 3 weapon slots, 2 charm slots. Easy mode raids will have belts that have a red...
Coinciding with each Expansion, there has traditionally been a Game Update. There have been numerous features which are available whether you’ve purchased the expansion or not. Today, we look closer into some of the features that will likely (but which we can certainly not guarantee) be available on Tuesday to all players. It is POSSIBLE that some of these items may end up being flagged Velious-only, so this is our best guess at this point… Guild Hall Tapestries with Guild Heraldry File this under things we heard about since the Fan Faire that launched EQ2Wire where Guild Halls were...
From EverQuest2.com: Soar over Norrath and see the world from a whole new perspective! Flying Mounts are one of the exciting new features coming to Norrath with the Destiny of Velious expansion! Take a look at the first flying mounts available to players, through adventuring, tradeskilling, raiding, and with purchase of the Digital Collector’s Edition. Mounts Earned Through Adventuring (Left to Right) Highland Gryphon, Tundra Gryphon, and Snow Gryphon
From EverQuest2.com: We’re celebrating the launch of Destiny of Velious with twelve days of events and special offers! February 18-22: President’s Day Bonus XP Weekend! On the first four days of Velious, enjoy bonus adventure, tradeskill and AA experience! This event runs from 10:00 am PST on February 18th until servers come down on Tuesday morning (currently scheduled for 3:00 am PST on February 22nd). February 22: Othmir Day Everyone who logs in on Launch Day, February 22nd, will receive an Othmir illusion potion. (Even those who aren’t playing in Velious!) The potion has 50 charges, and is available...
(left to right) Paul “Cronyn” Molina [EQ2 Designer], Dave “SmokeJumper” Georgeson [EQ2 Senior Producer], and Greg Agius [EQ2 Brand Manager] give us a tour of the upcoming Destiny of Velious expansion.
For the launch of Destiny of Velious, on Tuesday, February 22 from 7:00 am PST [15:00 GMT] to 9:00 am PST [17:00 GMT], members of the EQII and Community teams will be hosting a Stickam webcast. Tune in on Facebook or on Stickam to watch the webcast next Tuesday!
From EverQuest2.com: This Friday, February 18th, members of the EQII Development Team will join us again to give an exclusive tour of Destiny of Velious! Friday, February 18 at 4:00 pm PST [Midnight-1:00 GMT on Feb 19]: Live Tour of Destiny of Velious! Join members of the EQII team for a live walkthrough of the new expansion. Producer Dave “Smokejumper” Georgeson and Game Designer Paul “Cronyn” Molina will be on hand to give you an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at Destiny of Velious. Tune in on Facebook or on Stickam to watch the fourth webcast this Friday! UPDATE We joined...
From Rothgar on the EQ2 Forums: I just wanted to check in and comment on the few people having trouble accessing their characters. One thing you can try is deleting your cache and logincache directories. Also, you might try creating a new character on Crushbone. This normally forces a download of all characters on that server and will fix missing characters. You can then delete the temporary character. I’m really glad to see there were so few problems with this merge. Makes sense that after so many of them they would start to get easier!
This is PART FOUR of our guide to Destiny of Velious adornments and covers the basic Red or “Raid” adornments designated for Raiding SORTED BY FACTION. Red Adornments are FABLED, level 90, and cost 10 Pure Primal Velium Shards plus 5 plat and 4 gold. There are four major factions offering Adornments in Destiny of Velious: The Othmir of Velious Snowfang Gnolls Clan Ry’Gorr The City of Thurgadin There are solo, repeatable, and dungeon-based quests to earn faction with the Othmir, Snowfang Gnolls, Ry’Gorr, and Thurgadin. Red Adornments may also be acquired as a very rare drop from Public...
This is PART THREE of our guide to Destiny of Velious adornments and covers the basic Red or “Raid” adornments designated for Raiding SORTED BY SLOT. Red (Raid) Adornments are FABLED, level 90, and cost 10 Pure Primal Velium Shards plus 5 plat and 4 gold. Basic Red Adornments are available for 11 slots: Head Chest Gloves Boots Shoulders Forearms Legs Primary/Secondary/Ranged/Charm There are solo, repeatable, and dungeon-based quests to earn faction with the Othmir, Snowfang Gnolls, Ry’Gorr, and Thurgadin. Red Adornments may also be acquired as a very rare drop from Public Quests. A choice of 4 special...
This is PART TWO of our guide to Destiny of Velious adornments and covers Yellow or “Heroic” adornments designated for Grouping SORTED BY SLOT. Yellow (Group) Adornments are LEGENDARY, either level 80 or 90, and cost 5 Primal Velium Shards and 5 plat and 4 gold. Yellow Adornments are available for 11 slots: Head Chest Gloves Boots Shoulders Forearms Legs Primary/Secondary/Ranged Charm There are solo, repeatable, and dungeon-based quests to earn faction with the Othmir, Snowfang Gnolls, Ry’Gorr, and Thurgadin. UPDATE: This information was updated on March 8, 2011. Changes from Beta to live are reflected, as well as...
This is PART ONE of our guide to Destiny of Velious adornments and covers Yellow or “Heroic” adornments designated for Grouping SORTED BY FACTION. There are four major factions offering Adornments, Armor, Jewelry, Weapons, and House Items in Destiny of Velious: The Othmir of Velious Snowfang Gnolls Clan Ry’Gorr The City of Thurgadin There are solo, repeatable, and dungeon-based quests to earn faction with the Othmir, Snowfang Gnolls, Ry’Gorr, and Thurgadin. Yellow Adornments are LEGENDARY, level 80 or 90, and cost 5 Primal Velium Shards and 5 plat and 4 gold. UPDATE: This information was updated on March 8,...