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The two-day StationCash Instant Rebate event is now active, and over 1,000 items can now be purchased for half their normal price. Rebates are a marketing tactic intended to drive sales of StationCash, since players must typically purchase more to buy discounted items. If a mount is 1,950SC, then you’ll need the full amount to buy it, but you’ll immediately receive 975SC back. This rebate event runs all day December 31st and January 1st, ending at 11:59pm PST What’s on Rebate? most Appearance Clothes/Armor Kilts, Cloaks, Shields, Weapons, Jewelry Racial Heritage Armor most House Items House Pets and Plushies Building Blocks Furniture many PlayerStudio...
Month: December 2013
Looks like there’s a 2 hour server maintenance on December 29th coming to EU servers. There are no update notes. From the EQ2 Forums: All EU servers will go offline for a scheduled network maintenance at 12:00 AM CET December 29th (3:00 PM PT December 28th). Downtime is anticipated to be approximately 2 hours and players should notice no gameplay changes.
Dellmon and Aliscious have conducted a great post-launch interview with Kyle “Kander” Vallée about EQ2’s recent Tears of Veeshan expansion, talking about what worked and what didn’t, and sharing a few tidbits of the future. Our illustrious host Dellmon’s protestations that he shall never reforge nor adorn do wear a bit, but it’s nonetheless a fantastic interview worth listening to if you wish to hear the thought processes behind the expansion, as well as a look at EQ2’s coming months. As for prescient sneak peaks within the interview, look for more raid content, a fabled Kingdom of Sky zone...
Healov of Unrest (posting as Sylke on the forums) has just (less than 2 hours ago) discovered the Channeler Epic Weapon quest starter and shared the details on the EQ2 Forums. The Channeler Epic Weapon quest went live 5 days ago. If you don’t want spoilers for where to find the Channeler quest, STOP READING!! Ok last warning! 1. Go to Paineel (Sundered Frontier). In the same room as Sa’ib Waseem (Epic Repercussions NPC), go to loc 1986.34, -298.22, 3378.24. Click the 4th book from the right on the middle book case, 4 shelves up. 2. This will open a...
From Holly “Windstalker” Longdale on the EQ2 Forums: Happy holidays and merry Frostfell, Norrathians! It’s been an incredible year thanks to all of you! We’re grateful for every player who enjoys this game that is a passion and labor of love for all of us. As part of our daily lives here we are constantly evaluating what we offer you — our faithful roleplayers — and are always striving to improve. Recently we added the Ethereal jewelry drops for the Tears of Veeshan expansion zones, we doubled the alternate currencies that Gold members earn, and made 10% mount speed,...
From EQ2 ZAM: This holiday season, Sony Online Entertainment and ZAM want to share the holiday spirit with the community with an epic contest! It doesn’t matter if you play EverQuest, EverQuest II or want to dive into EverQuest Next Landmark, there is something for all Norrathians here. We have one grand prize and three Station Cash prizes from SOE, as well as a bonus for ten lucky people from ZAM! GRAND PRIZE: One winner will receive codes to the collector’s editions of the most recentEverQuest and EverQuest II expansions, Call of the Forsaken and Tears of Veeshan (a $90 value each), as well as a code for the EverQuest Next Landmark Trailblazer Founder’s Pack (a $100 value;...
NOTE: This article is NOT about Sony Online Entertainment or EverQuest II. NOTE: Sony has NOT been hacked. This is an EA problem and 2 years ago, the same issue affected EA games on Xbox Live. So I don’t know how many EQ2Wire readers also play EA’s FIFA Football (Soccer) games, but you might have a friend or family member that does. Apparently EA’s FIFA Football has lots of stuff you can buy in their in-game shop. So much so, that it has become lucrative to snatch funds from other people’s PSN accounts and buy or gift FIFA subscriptions and in-game...
Stratum of the Protectors Just a little head’s up for the weekend about the Stratum of the Protectors [Heroic] zone. It looks like if you try to fight Shazzak off his platform either in the water or near the lift, then after the first wave of snake adds, he will despawn and will not come back. Our group came across this while running the zone, and when I raised the issue in open chat, two other groups reported the same issue. The solution is to fight him up on his platform, with the tank near one platform, and everyone else...
From RadarX on the EQ2 Forums: Finish up your holiday shopping and clear your calendar as this weekend starting Friday, December 20th at 12:00 PM PT you’ll get double experience from Adventure, Tradeskill, Alternate Achievement, and Guild Experience! This event will run through Sunday, December 22nd at 11:59 PT. Also, to help everyone ring in the new year and finish out Frostfell, we will have a 50% Rebate Sale on many of our items on Tuesday, December 31st at 12:00 AM PT to Wednesday, January 1st, 11:59pm PT. You only have two days so don’t miss out on this...
From the moment we added a Forum Signature feature to EQ2U, we always intended to add additional looks and styles. However to date, all our signatures still look like this: In the last months, we have refactored our Signature code, and we can now support signatures that look a whole lot better. But to really go all-out on the look and style of these signatures, we need your help as we are not graphic artists! What Are We Looking For? We are looking for player-submitted signature designs that are visually appealing, and language-appropriate, which provide a clear space where...
From the EQ2 Forums: POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION Temple of Veeshan: Guardian’s Edifice Fixed an issue with the winter juggernauts.
We are proud to announce that EQ2U has been updated with a new “Recipes” tab which allows you view Known Recipes and Known Recipe Books for EQ2 Characters! When viewing Recipes, the Item, Book, and Level columns can sorted or reverse sorted by clicking the column headers or spinner (). To keep web browsers from exploding when trying to display 6,500 recipes, we’ve broken this data out into Tiers (0, 1-9, 10-19, 20-29, up to 90-95). Recipes can also be quickly filtered from the Category menu.
From the EQ2 Forums: QUESTS The Channeler Epic Quest is now available for all level 95 Channelers. POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION Vesspyr Isles Zaszae’s Armor Exchange in the Falinpol area of Vesspyr Isles will allow you to convert any Cryptic, Arcane, or Potent armor that has not been upgraded with a gemstone into a Token specific to that tier and slot. Seven of these tokens can then be used to purchase a piece of armor from Zaszae. Anex and Onerind Fe’Dhar in Vesspyr Isles no longer turn toward players hailing them. Accursed Sanctum (Raid) The tomes unlocked around the...
One of the most intriguing things about the recent Tears of Veeshan expansion is, there are at least seven different “Stat Packages” for quested and dropped gear. Not only are these items intended to have their stats fiddled with through Reforging, but most restrictions on equipping items have been dropped, save for the armor’s material (Cloth, Leather, Chain, Plate). This plethora of choice has been a blessing for most, but a curse for some with unlucky dice. When an Advanced Solo or Heroic mission is completed, each player receives an Ornate Chest with an item having one of the following “stat packages”: DPS...
It’s official! SOE Live 2014 is set for August 14-17, 2014 returning to Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. Registration will go live next Spring. From SOE.com/SOELive: Hopefully a Mobile Data solution can be found so that article posting, tweeting, and facebooking is possible from the convention floor. It wasn’t last year (unless you paid $25 for 3 hours of Wifi), greatly diminishing SOE’s social media presence over the all-important weekend of EQNext news. It’s also too early to tell if events will spill into Sunday afternoon as they did last year, but now, people can start asking for days off work to attend!
From Erin Oakley on the EQ2 Forums: The weather may be wintery, but the denizens of Norrath are full of holiday cheer! The annual celebration of Frostfell features gift giving, fabulous feasts, holiday crafts, and of course, Santa Glug and his helpers. Interested in joining the fun? Travel to the Frostfell Wonderland Village by finding a magical wardrobe in Qeynos Province District, Freeport, Haven, Kelethin, Neriak, Gorowyn, or New Halas. Frostfell will begin December 12, 2013, and run through January 9, 2014, so bundle up and join the fun!
What if someone could take a screenshot of every item that could be placed in a House, Guild Hall, or Dungeon, and then provide information about where that item is acquired, either from a Merchant, Recipe, or Quest. Well you don’t need to wish any longer because such a site exists. Lera’s EQ2Furniture.com is a comprehensive catalogue of every house item in EQ2, with screenshots from multiple angles, as well as data on how to acquire each item. The vast majority of this information was hand-entered, so this has surely been a monumental undertaking.
Frostfell this year has new quests, new crafts, and more things to do and acquire from the daily Gifts, Quests, and Crafting. Niami Denmother of EQ2Traders has once again covered them all in exquisite detail. First up is a revamped Frostfell Winterland Village (it’s no longer merely a clone of North Everfrost). Read her detailed article here: << Frostfell 2013: Snowy Facelift @ EQ2Traders >> There is also a new Frostfell-themed Prestige House. Follow Niami as she goes on a detailed tour of this new arctic wonderland: << Frostfell Dwelling Tour @ EQ2Traders >> Finally, a much-requested feature of diehard crafters and lovers of...
From EQ2 ZAM: The season of giving and cheer has arrived! Frostfell will begin following the downtime on Thursday, December 12, and this year brings about a festive season of change. This year Frostfell introduces one new quest, A Deepice Mystery, which explores the altered Frostfell Wonderland Village and must be completed before several older quests may be obtained. Many new craftables are available to tradeskillers this year, resulting in items such as Gingerbread Plushies and a Glacier building block set. Several returning quests have new reward choices or tokens added to them. Players with extra “gifties” from the Gigglegibber Gifty...
From the EQ2 Forums: POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION Temple of Veeshan: Guardian’s Edifice [Raid] Derig Cinderaxe’s adds will now despawn if he is defeated. The Nexus Core [Advanced Solo and Heroic] The Maligned Gyro’s spiral ripper adds now move more slowly. High Keep: The Pickclaw Depths You can escape from prison much sooner after being captured by Bigz the Big. Bigz the Big no longer becomes immune to damage when drinking his potion. More after the jump…
If you’re playing a Channeler and wonder when EQ2’s 26th class will get their very own Epic Weapon quest, you don’t have much longer to wait. From Kander on the EQ2 Forums: We are shooting for December 17th for the Channeler Epic. I should be able to give you 100% solid date next week. Epic Weapon quests have always been a mystery which players need to work out. When these quests appeared shortly after Kunark was rediscovered, players worked tirelessly, combing the depths of class lore to figure out where these quests started and how to complete them. So...
From the EQ2 Forums: POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION Temple of Veeshan: Vulak’Aerr’s Dominion Adjusted overall damage spread. In most cases the incoming damage per second did not change but the maximum hits did. Failure effects used in the boss encounters are now more deadly! Corrected an issue with the barrels in the Aegragis the Engineer encounter that caused them to not become destroyed. Getiar’s Glacier Smash ability now properly functions. Loot tables have been adjusted to give better rewards on the final boss. The plundered house item should now correctly be a tiny castle. The plunder has been moved...
If you are excited about EQNext Landmark, or just absolutely have to have every EQ2 in-game house item, then you’ll want to pick up the current issue of PC Gamer (January 2014, 248US). By redeeming the PC Gamer-included EQNL Beta key, you’ll be granted [eq2u]EverQuest Next Portrait Bundle[/eq2u], specifically these paintings: [eq2u]Portrait of Firiona Vie[/eq2u] [eq2u]Portrait of Keeshar[/eq2u] [eq2u]Portrait of Jalena[/eq2u] [eq2u]Portrait of an Adventurer[/eq2u] We have this info thanks to a player who discovered this item and graciously answered our questions.
If your Fighter was feeling a little impotent after this morning’s game update, you weren’t alone. Fighter classes discovered that, regardless of their choice of stance — Offensive, Defensive, or Recklessness — the moment they engaged in combat, their Potency was cut to 0%. This has been fixed with a second update this afternoon. From the EQ2 Forums: ABILITIES / ALTERNATE ADVANCEMENT Fighter Fixed an issue with Recklessness. BATTLEGROUNDS Fixed an issue with Smuggler’s Den.
From the EQ2 Forums: Frostfell is active on Test! There’s plenty of Frostfell cheer throughout Norrath this season! Gigglegibbers and Frostfell elves are busy celebrating the holiday within the player cities, and encouraging everyone to visit the Frostfell Wonderland Village, accessed through the Magic Closets in Qeynos Province District, Freeport, Haven, Kelethin, Neriak, Gorowyn and New Halas. There you can assist Candice Cheriweth, Gardy Ex-Giftgiver, Mr. McScroogle, Queen Bunny, and Snarf Frostfoot with some holiday tasks, but only after you release them from their deep freeze! For those that have a talent for crafting, you can help Sogs Frostfoot,...