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Nights of the Dead is creeping into Norrath, and this year the merchants will be stocked up with new goodies (which Niami has pictures of over on EQ2 Traders) and costume illusions. Previous quest content and achievements make their return, and crafters now have a new recipe book to spook their house guests with. There are no new quests, collections, or achievements this year. The event runs from 12:01am PT on Thursday, October 8, 2015 (3:01am ET) and concludes at 11:59pm PT on Monday, November 2, 2015 (2:59am ET on Nov 3rd). TLE servers are excluded from world events....
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From Roshen on the EQ2 Forums: Are you ready to explore the first expansion, Desert of Flames, on the Time-Locked Expansion Servers? Players on both servers have voted to unlock this expansion, and this content will unlock on Stormhold and Deathtoll on Thursday, October 8, 2015! Both Stormhold and Deathtoll will have a short downtime starting at 7AM PDT on Thursday, October 8. We anticipate that this downtime will be less than one hour. Once this downtime is complete, the following will be available on these servers: Adventure, Crafting and Guild Levels will go to 60 Ability mod will become available on items...
Note: No EQ/EQ2 Content From DaybreakGames.com: Hello Players, Partners, & Friends! It’s been an eventful few months for us here at Daybreak and since our last update, we have been working diligently on our plans for fall and beyond. We wanted to take a moment to share some of these updates with you.
elf image courtesy grillghod On Sunday, October 4th, I hosted my first Twitch livestream, talking about Daybreak Games‘ awesome Census API service and how it empowers EverQuest II, DC Universe Online, and PlanetSide 2 fans to create powerful and dynamic websites and mobile apps. This month marks the four year anniversary of Daybreak Games offering nearly unfettered access to rapidly updated static and dynamic data from its games. The depth and quality of this information is unparalleled and possibly unique in the industry. This livestream is rather Technical in nature and lays the foundation of how to request EQ2...
From the EQ2 Forums: ABILITIES / ALTERNATE ADVANCEMENT Guardian Corrected an issue that prevented Sentry Watch from triggering. QUESTS Reel ‘Em In, Spinal Tap and Stegodon Savior will now reward the appropriate amount of extra Ferrin. PLAYER HOUSING Estate of Unrest homes now allow mounts.
When Sony Online Entertainment became Daybreak Games in February, the 30-day/2000SC StationCash cards were discontinued and went out of production. Next week, the replacement DaybreakCash cards will be reaching retail stores. Interestingly, the new cards come in $25 and $50 denominations. The snazzy new DaybreakCash website is a little vague on how these cards work for All Access subscription time. Fortunately we’ve learned through followup posts by Dexella that these new cards can redeemed for 30-day All Access subscriptions, DaybreakCash, or a mixture of the two. It will be interesting to see exactly how granular this control is (can a $25 card...
It’s hard to believe this month marks four years that the EQ2 Census service has been in continuous operation. Over that time, there have been just a handful of EQ2 websites that use the service, including Roster Master, EQ2 Mission, Dragon’s Armory and our own EQ2U. However Daybreak’s generous offer of this data was always intended for anyone who was interested in data analysis, or the building of websites and mobile apps. By comparison, DCUO and PlanetSide 2 each have over a dozen websites and mobile apps leveraging this data. Tomorrow, October 4th, I’ll be hosting a webcast on Twitch...
Yesterday’s livestream reveal of EverQuest II’s twelfth expansion — The Terrors of Thalumbra — is now available for watching on Youtube! The video was removed and a new livestream recorded.
From Dexella on the EQ2 Forums: There’s a chill in the air that can only mean one thing… Night of the Dead is about to return to Norrath! To prepare yourself for the arrival of ghould and ghosts, peruse the new spooky delights available in the in-game Marketplace! Here are just a few of the items available to get your in the spirit of things: Personal Estate of Unrest Who would dare reside in such a place? And what sort of horrors might be waiting in the rooms within? Find out by purchasing this Personal Estate of Unrest! Those...
Today’s Terrors of Thalumbra Twitch livestream included a ton of information about EverQuest II’s twelfth expansion, including what you get for the Standard, Collector’s and Premium editions. However it didn’t give us that all-important bullet-point list of the number of Zones, Quests, and other Details that players seek. EQ2 Community Manager Roshen has responded to this call and posted a Terrors of Thalumbra Expansion Pre-Order thread which fills in the details of what we can expect when the expansion goes live on November 17th. We’ve also updated our Pre-Order article with this information.
From the EQ2 Forums: Ghosts and goblins, pumpkins and poltergeists, bats and broomsticks… it’s Halloween time here at Daybreak! We’ve got special themed in-game activities, new Marketplace treats, and a chance to win some Daybreak Cash – no tricks! Daybreak Halloween Promotion: $25 Daybreak Cash Card Giveaway! New Daybreak game cards will be hitting the shelves of U.S. retailers this month, and we want to give some away! We’ll randomly select ten (10) winners to each receive a $25 Daybreak Cash Card. Here’s what you need to do:
In the leadup to EverQuest II’s twelfth expansion Terrors of Thalumbra, a “Fall Frenzy” program is running with various bonuses. From Dexella on the EQ2 Forums: This Fall Frenzy event is so exciting, it’s going to last TEN DAYS! During the weeks leading up to the launch of Terrors of Thalumbra, we have something planned every week for you, our loyal players. This week we’re stretching out a bit longer than normal to give you extra time to enjoy the benefit. From 12:00PM PDT (noon)* on Friday, October 2 through 12:00PM PDT (noon) on Monday, October 12, enjoy DOUBLE GUILD XP! Don’t miss this opportunity...
After putting it off for two months, EverQuest II’s Time-Locked Expansion servers of Stormhold (PvE) and Deathtoll (PvP) have both voted to unlock the Desert of Flames expansion on these servers. From the EQ2 Forums: In this vote (unlike last month), both Deathtoll and Stormhold players said “Yes” to unlocking the Desert of Flames expansion. We will unlock the expansion next Thursday, Oct. 8 at Noon PDT. Thanks for voting all! Holly “Windstalker” Longdale Executive Producer, EQ & EQ2 Later she added: The voting squeaked by the 2/3 rule — and not by a lot. We weren’t sure there...
The EverQuest2.com website has just been refreshed and EverQuest II’s twelfth expansion is now available for pre-order. Beta will begin in late October , while the official launch date of the expansion is Tuesday, November 17th. The expansion offers 13 new Heroic zones, a massive subterranean overland zone, four raid zones (including a x2 raid), over 80 quests including both Solo and Tradeskill Signature lines, 50 collections, as well as the new multi-Deity system, Item Infusion system, Best-in-slot Relic items, and more.
The EverQuest II Expansion 12 livestream will be starting shortly on Twitch.tv/EverQuest2 and we will be liveblogging it. On the panel will be Holly “Windstalker” Longdale Executive Producer of EQ/EQ2, Ry “Roshen” Schuller Community Manager of EQ2, Robert “Caith” Fouts Systems Designer, Nathan “Kaitheel” McCall Senior Designer, Tim “Haohmaru” Heydelaar Art Director EQ/EQ2, Carlos “Gninja” Mora Senior Designer, and Emily “Domino” Taylor Tradeskill Goddess. Kyle “Kander” Vallee Lead Designer of EQ2 is in Belgium, a trip he booked months prior to a sudden schedule change by Marketing. Some relevant quotes from the chat: Windstalker: We will have an update on...
EverQuest II: Terrors of Thalumbra is being revealed today and there’s a Nights of the Dead contest happening at the same time! From Votigo.com: We’re getting ready to launch the 12th expansion of EverQuest II, AND Nights of the Dead is just around the corner. In honor of these two big events, we’re giving away NotD-themed in-game items! DATES & ELIGIBILITY Start :October 01, 2015 @ 10:00 am (US/Pacific) End :October 02, 2015 @ 12:00 pm (US/Pacific) Eligibility :18 years PRIZES DGC will randomly select two (2) winners to receive: One (1) Bat Mask (Approximate Retail Value = US $4.00)...
In its eleven year history, EverQuest II has accumulated a large cache of Tradeskill content. Over the years, various Spreadsheets have been created to track player progress in these quest lines. Even with these tools, a lot of tedious back-and-forth between the in-game Quest Journal and sites like EQ2 ZAM and Wikia is necessary to ensure that every quest has been completed. Until now. For the last two days, EQ2 decorating maven “Jazabelle” of Homes and Tomes and I have developed a new Tradeskill Report feature which allows crafters to track the progress of all their characters on over 270 tradeskill quests at...
This editorial is non-game specific and solely based on insights and opinions from its author. One comment I receive a lot when I explain my job to others is “That’s awesome! How do I get into doing that?!” There is no perfect answer to this query, and despite how awesome working in this industry sounds and really is, it’s hard work and not quite as glamorous as you may be envisioning in your head. Working on a gaming fan/press site requires a lot of dedication outside of game(s). We don’t actually spend most of our day playing these games...
This is a repeat of the previous announcement about tomorrow’s livestream. EQ2Wire will be liveblogging the event as well. From EverQuest2.com: The announcement stream for the 12th expansion to EverQuest 2 will start on Thursday, October 1, 2015 at 10AM PDT* and we would like to invite YOU to join us atwww.twitch.tv/everquest2 During this stream, the EQ2 team will share highlights from the upcoming expansion, do PRIZE giveaways, and answer your questions. Don’t forget that pre-orders start on October 1, this day will be full of information on the upcoming expansion. Join us for the stream, and log into Twitch to chat...
It’s time to grab some white marble – the Qeynos City Festival returns to Antonica from October 1-7! Spend City Tokens on local specialties, generic festival goods, appearance clothing, or food & drink. Make sure all your characters have finished the Qeynos Postage Collection, speak to Kella Swampfoot to assist with festival quests, and achieve 134 seconds or less in the local Aether Race to earn the Bridge Buzzer title. Last month’s festival had new items, so check in with the merchants! WHEN: 12:01am PT on October 1st – 11:59pm PT on October 7th WHERE: Antonica, outside North Qeynos,...
So it used to require a subscription for Banned EQ2 players to keep playing on the EQ2 “prison server” of Drunder. Not after today. Alas, there’s no way to get a sense of how many players are on Drunder. Census currently hides this information. SOE’s policy used to be “no Naming and Shaming” but in the last year or so the PlanetSide 2 and H1Z1 teams have no problem drawing attention to banned players, even mentioning them BY NAME in-game using server announcements. The question is, would players banished to Drunder take this as another opportunity to seek attention?...
From the EQ2 Forums: Attention players: we will perform a general maintenance beginning at 6:00AM PDT* on Tuesday, September 29. The current estimated downtime for this maintenance is two to four hours, depending on the service. This maintenance may impact the following Daybreak services across all games: Game logins for all Daybreak games Forum & Web logins for all Daybreak games Commerce and account management for all Daybreak games PLEASE NOTE: This is not a game-specific maintenance. There will be no update or patch notes. ~The Team at Daybreak Time Zone Conversions (assuming 4 hours maintenance): PDT: Sept 29 @ 6:00-10:00am EDT: Sept 29 @ 9:00am-1:00pm BST: Sept 29...
From the EQ2 Forums: As part of Fall Frenzy leading into our next expansion, we have something special planned for players every week as we lead into our launch. Starting noon pacific on Friday, September 25, and going until noon pacific on Friday, October 2, 2015 we’ll have double [eq2u]Far Seas Ferrin[/eq2u] activated in-game. This means double DOUBLE Ferrins for All-Access members! Don’t miss your chance to stock up on Far Seas Ferrin this week! NOTE: As with past expansions, we do not expect any method to convert this currency into this fall expansion’s currency.
From the EQ2 Forums: Until we launch our expansions (read that as Soon™) there will be something cool – some kind of bonus – for most EverQuest 2 players every day! Last week, we kicked off Fall Frenzy with our Double XP week and a 35% off sale on store items on Time-Locked Expansion servers, Stormhold and Deathtoll. Tomorrow, we will continue with our daily bonuses promotion starting at noon PDT when we activate Double Far Seas Ferrins – and that’s Double-Double Ferrins for members! This phase of our Fall Frenzy will last until Oct. 2 at noon when our next bonus will...
The second prelude quest leading up to EverQuest II’s twelfth expansion is now activated on all non-TLE EQ2 servers. This quest appeared on Test servers for several days and the discussion thread may be helpful to those looking for clues how to complete the quest. Interestingly, the quest references the underground cities of Moradhim and Klik’anon which appeared in the now-sunsetted PS2 exclusive EverQuest Online Adventures (EQOA), which predates both EverQuest and EverQuest II. Moradhim and Klik’anon were the player starting cities of the Dwarves and Gnomes, respectively. The good version of this prelude quest is Sundered Ground, an Investigation for the Order of Arcane while the...