Feldon 
EQ2Wire will be (where else?) in Las Vegas this weekend for our sixth SOE Live covering EverQuest II, as well as the upcoming EverQuest Next on our sister site EQNWire.com. I’ll also be presenting a panel about our EQ2 armory site EQ2U as well as plans for the future.
You can read the official SOE Live 2013 Schedule here (hopefully with no more changes!), but here’s the list of panels I will be attending, with notations of which panels I will be Liveblogging and which I will be recording in 720p HD video. All times are Pacific Daylight Time!
- Thursday, August 1
- EQ2Wire/Dragon’s Armory Meet Up! – 4-5pm — If you are in Vegas, join us in the Planet Hollywood Mezzanine. We’ll find a comfortable place to sit, either in the Lounge or Theater and chat.
- Welcome Reception and Keynote Address – 7-9pm – Covering EverQuest and EverQuest II. This will also be livestreamed on Twitch.tv.
- Friday, August 2
- EverQuest Next Debut – Noon-1:30pm – First look at EverQuest Next! This will also be livestreamed on Twitch.tv.
- EQ2U & Dragon’s Armory Player Panel – 2-3pm – The future of EQ2U, plus Dragon’s Armory will unveil a major revamp!
- EverQuest II: Systems – 3-4pm – Classes, Tradeskills, PvP, and more.
- EverQuest II: Expansion #10 – 4-5pm – EverQuest II’s 10th expansion.
- EverQuest II: Itemization Evolves – 5-6pm – Hear about some great things coming to EQ2 Itemization.
- EverQuest Next Debut – Noon-1:30pm – First look at EverQuest Next! This will also be livestreamed on Twitch.tv.
UPDATE: Upon reflection of viewership numbers, lack of any kind of cellular data service in the conference rooms, and the high cost of Wifi in said rooms ($25 for 3 hours), and thus being unable to post photos in realtime, I’m NOT going to be Liveblogging on Saturday. A ton of EQNext info has been released on game sites and social media. So we’ll be recording a ton of panels in 720p HD video and releasing in the following days! Thank you!
- Saturday, August 3
- EverQuest II: Art & Animation – 10-11am – Monsters, Dungeons, Animation, Armor and more!
- EverQuest Next: Showing Off Your Creativity – 11am-Noon –
- EverQuest Next: The Classes of EQN – 1-2pm –
- EverQuest Next: The Lore of EQN – 2-3pm –
- EverQuest Next: Creating a World – 3-4pm –
- EverQuest Next: Q&A – 4-5pm –
- EverQuest II: Art & Animation – 10-11am – Monsters, Dungeons, Animation, Armor and more!
Looking For Video
The biggest holes in my schedule are Friday’s “The World of EverQuest Next” (5-6pm) panel as it conflicts with an EQ2 panel, and Sunday’s “EverQuest Next: Inside the Writer’s Room” (Noon-1pm) and “EverQuest II Q&A” (1-2pm) which takes place after I’ve left Vegas. We are hopeful that at least one person will produce a High Definition tripod video of each of these three panels and then share them on Youtube.
Are those times Vegas time, or another?
All times are Pacific Daylight Time. Add 3 hours for Eastern.
Who even cares about the Fanfaire…went to the Atlanta one, was the lamest thing I have ever seen in my life. And this is EQ2wire, why the constant spam about EQNext? Who cares…
/sigh Did you get out of the wrong side of bed??
Plenty of people care, me being one of them! Plenty of new information coming at SOE Live on the game we play and love and visit this site for any tidbit of news we can get of what might be coming down the pipe.
/facepalm Theres no constant spam about EQ Next – that is now on its own site, and even if it was here – big deal, you’ll get over it.
If you’re not interested in whats happening at SOE Live go visit other web sites instead! Simples!
Fel, you da man! Hope you get some help from others attending to fill in any gaps.
What constant spam? I split off EQNext to its own site — EQNWire. Anything that is talking about BOTH games or SOE Live will appear on both sites. Anything specific to EQNext will be on EQNWire.
This guy is clearly just a butthurt troll, pay no heed.
Wow. You get better at trolling. Fanfaire in Atlanta was how many years ago? They were still working on figuring out what Fanfaire even was back then. In years since Fanfaire has morphed into what it is today, the annual meeting between the SOE devs and the players. I went last year and after that, I honestly wish I could make it every year. The passion of the devs is so apparent that it cuts through any cynicism you may have about what’s in their head when they’re designing the game. It’s clear that they want to deliver the best game they can. It’s just that they sometimes don’t quite get the issues that the players have. Fanfaire/SOE Live helps bring together the voices of the players and the voices of the devs to make a better game.
Let’s hope internet access is all around good out there and everyone’s videos are up nice and sharpish 😀
I’ll be shooting 720p30fps HD on a tripod as in years past. It looks pretty crisp and the sound is not too shabby.
A separate site? heh… nice. You rock.
My plan is to record many panels including EQ2 Q&A panel. Hopefully, will post transcripts / audio / video quickly depending on internet access.