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From EverQuest2.com: Only a few short weeks remain before the launch of Kunark Ascending, but are you ready? If you haven’t met a few pre-requisites which will ensure you can enjoy the new content, now is the time! EQ2 Wire has a great writeup on which content you’ll need to complete not only to begin the Kunark Ascending Signature quest but finally upgrade that Epic weapon you meant to finish. Here is one of the new Epic weapons you’ll be able to earn: If you want to finish a few more AA points, this week’s Gear Up, Level Up promotion will...
Month: October 2016
From EverQuest2.com: If you’re looking to “level up,” you’ll be excited for our next week of bonuses! From 12:00PM PT (Noon) on Friday, October 28, 2016 until 12:00PM PT (Noon) on Friday, November 4, 2016, ALL Players will receive Double XP and Double Loot!
A popular trend on Twitter is #ThrowbackThursday, where everything old is new again, at least on Thursdays. The @EverQuestii account has adopted this trend over the last 2 weeks by posting concept art from the original Rise of Kunark expansion from 2008. Above is one of the first maps for the continent of Kunark. Below would be concept art for the then-new Sarnak race…
From EverQuest2.com: The Gear Up, Level Up weekly bonuses continue in Norrath! From 12:00PM PT (Noon) on Friday, October 21, 2016 to 12:00PM PT (Noon) on Friday, October 28, 2016, ALL Players will get Double Loot AND Double Personal and Guild Status. Keep on grinding, Norrathians – Kunark Ascending is on its way!
We are now less than 4 weeks away from the launch of Kunark Ascending. EverQuest II’s thirteenth expansion includes a sprawling new overland zone The Obulus Frontier. From EverQuest2.com: Not every adventure will have you awaken on a pirate ship bound for ports of unknown villainy, but in Kunark Ascending you will find yourself under Captain Zythox’s hospitality. Your respite will be brief as you approach the Obulus Frontier.
From the EQ2 Forums: For those of you participating in Kunark Ascending Beta, your efforts have not gone unnoticed! Everyone who participates between now and then end of Beta and accomplishes certain objectives will receive one of the following rewards: Quest/Solo: Complete at least 25 quests in the Obulus Frontier or Defeat all Solo Dungeon Bosses Reward: [eq2u]Bellissi, Cloud Soarer[/eq2u], [eq2u]Skyfire Beta Infuser[/eq2u], [eq2u]Minor Coin of Tithing[/eq2u]
One of the proudest achievements in my EverQuest II history was acquiring my Eagle’s Talon epic weapon while Kunark was still fresh, challenging content. It took many months to find groups to get all the various group updates, many of which required defeating the hardest enemies in the game. Other updates required faction grinding (urrrgh Reet!), collection quests, and other solo side quests. Sadly I could not find a screenshot of when I received the fabled Eagle’s Talon, but I do have the above screenshot of when I acquired the mythical version during my brief flirtation with raiding. When...
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The monthly Moonlight Enchantments event begins tonight! The grottos open up on the 20th at 12:01am PT and close on the 21st at 11:59pm PT. The time applies directly with no conversion for all servers. Grotto Zone & Location Collection Quest(s) Brownie Darklight Wood /way 14, -32, -238 Tree Bark Festive Flowers Strong Brew Root Beer Zygomyd Nektulos Forest /way -363, 0.42, -682 Mushroom Spores Earthly Tasks Comforting Confections Naiad Enchanted Lands /way -278, 5, 18 Naiad Scales Naiad Aid Dryad Antonica /way -696, -4, 621 Dryad Leaves Pollution Problem Fay Greater Faydark /way -132, -44, -771 Flower Petals...
From the EQ2 Forums: ITEMS Corrected an issue that prevented beta reward mounts from showing up in the /claimed crates. Players who unpacked their crates will be receiving them automatically. Corrected an issue with Faeralith, The Obedient One that made it give less resists then intended.
From Kander on the EQ2 Beta Forums: We are no longer requiring the ToT Signature quests to start the Kunark Ascending questlines for beta or when it goes live. These changes should be in ASAP. We’ll make sure it gets in the patch notes. and Kander on the Discord chat: The Ethereal Merchant is staying up indefinitely. After some very heated discussion, we have decided to make the Ethereal Runes heirloom when the expansion launches. After some even more heated discussion, we have decided to make the ethereal coins heirloom when the expansion launches.
From EverQuest2.com: It’s a great week for you to “gear up”- from 12:00PM PT (Noon) on Friday, October 14, 2016 to 12:00PM PT (Noon) on Friday, October 21, 2016, ALL Players will receiveDouble Public Quest Rewards AND Double Loot 1.25 Times Loot! The Double Loot bonus will give you a 25% chance of getting double loot drops from all Terrors of Thalumbra, Scourge Keep, and Fabled Fallen Dynasty raid bosses, as well as from the final bosses in their heroic, event heroic, or solo zones. What are you waiting for? Get out there and get looting! Time Zone Conversions PDT: October 14 @...
From EverQuest2.com: As the most daring and ghost-hunter-y among us know, Nights of the Dead returned to Norrath in early October! If you haven’t been skulking in the shadows among the spooky seasonal haunts, don’t worry. There’s still plenty of time to join in the Fall festive fun, since Nights of the Dead will take place through 11:59PM PT on November 2, 2016. Whether you fancy crafting seasonally appropriate wares or get thrills from hunting ghosts in various haunted locations, there’s something for everyone during Nights of the Dead. If you’re a resident of the TLE server Stormhold, you can participate in the full Nights...
UPDATE COMPLETE! From the EQ2 Forums: There will be a general maintenance on Thursday, October 13, 2016 beginning at 5:00AM Pacific Time*. The estimated downtime is up to four (4) hours. The following services may be impacted during this maintenance: Game Logins Forum Logins Account Management (including filing Customer Support tickets) Commerce Please follow @DaybreakGames on Twitter for any necessary updates. Thank you for your patience as we complete this maintenance.
The beta test for Kunark Ascending is now open! It started on Tuesday, October 11, 2015 at 12:15pm PDT. Everyone that pre-orders Kunark Ascending gets immediate access to the beta servers. Playing Kunark Ascending on the Beta server also has perks for your live server accounts! There is more information coming soon about the rewards players will be able to earn by testing expansion content on beta. After the jump, the necessary information to help you get started in Beta…
Did you miss the Kunark Ascending livestream last week? Do you prefer not to use Facebook? Now you can watch the livestream in full High Definition exclusively on EQ2Wire:
From the EQ2 Forums: GENERAL The Kunark Ascending Beta will be available at 12PM PST on 10/11/2016. Participation in the beta will allow players to earn rewards that can be /claimed on live server! ITEMS Corrected an issue with Mindbender’s, Elementalist’s, Mesmerizer’s, Graverobber’s, Despoiler’s, and Evoker’s Symbols that made them pretend to be weapons, and thus unusable by casters. Fixed a bug preventing some level 100 boost ranged items from using the correct ammo. Mistress Zhvari’s Sash of Station and Mistress Zhvari’s Girdle of Station now are flagged as Fabled, and are to be more competitive with other end...
From the EQ2 Forums: The [Stormhold TLE] community has voted again and decided to remain in the Rise of Kunark era for the time being. Take this time to continue enjoying Kunark and all it has to offer! The final results for those of you interested were 39% of participants voted to unlock the next expansion.
From EverQuest2.com: Gear Up, Level Up has returned to Norrath! Gear Up, Level Up is when special weekly bonuses are available to be found throughout your adventures as you prepare for the upcoming expansion, Kunark Ascending. Beginning at 12:00PM PT (Noon) on Friday, October 7, 2016, ALL players (not just members!) will be able to get TRIPLE ETHEREAL COINS during this final week of the Summer Ethereals event! That’s right: Summer Ethereals end next Friday, along with this bonus promotion! So, make sure you participate before 12:00PM PT (Noon) on Friday, October 14, 2016,because that’s when both the Summer Ethereals event and the triple coin bonus end!
As of 10:30am PDT, Nights of the Dead is now live on all EverQuest II servers. The event has also been extended another day. From Kaitheel’s Twitter: [It’s live] Now. And extended an extra day.
Download High Resolution Today we’re liveblogging EverQuest II’s thirteenth expansion reveal. Rather than Twitch, the livestream is taking place on Facebook at 10am PDT, 1pm EDT, 6pm BST, and 7pm CEDT.
Nights of the Dead is creeping into Norrath and this year the merchants are stocked up with new goodies (which Niami has pictures of over on EQ2 Traders). Previous quest content and achievements make their return, and crafters now have a new recipe book to spook their house guests with. There is one new collection this year, but no new quests or achievements. Stormhold (TLE) will enjoy its first full live event! Nights of the Dead will be activated on the server, with the exception of the Headless Horseman. The event runs from 12:01am PT on Thursday, October 6,...
From DaybreakGames.com: Hey Daybreak fans! For the past year, we have sold Daybreak game cards in select U.S. retailers (Walmart, Target, GameStop, Toys R Us, and Best Buy). We have decided not to continue selling the physical game cards in stores; instead, Daybreak Cash (and/or All Access Membership), will be available in digital-only formats, direct from Daybreak on the web or in-game. Daybreak game cards will no longer be available at U.S. retailers beginning the week of September 26, 2016. If you have a purchased Daybreak game card that you have not yet redeemed, you will still be able...
From the EQ2 Forums: ZONE POPULATION / PROGRESSION Veeshan’s Peak [Raid] Adjusted Silverwing’s script to account for charmed targets in regards to memwipes. BATTLEGROUNDS Fixed a bug that allowed some players to enter with a mount activated. Handcrafted food and drink no longer give blue stats in Battlegrounds. ITEMS Fixed the DPS amount on several Rise of Kunark era weapons.