Thanks to a player who sent us this screenshot…
Player Poll
Which of the following two prestige servers would interest you more?
- No-Hierlom: All Heirloom items can be traded freely between players.
- Race to Trakanon: A seasonal server race to Kunark end game to earn exclusive rewards redeemable on live servers for all participants.
- Both: I want to have access to both, though I know they will be separate servers.
US Servers: 8:00~10:00am PST | 11:00am~1:00pm EST | 16:00~18:00 GMT | 17:00~19:00 CEST 
EU Servers: 8:00~10:00am PST | 11:00am~1:00pm EST | 16:00~18:00 GMT | 17:00~19:00 CESTFrom the EQ2 Forums:
GENERAL
- A new Prestige Server Poll has been launched, check your in game mail for details!
ZONES / POPULATION
- The lizardmen in The Fabled Temple of Cazic-Thule will now drop Thulian Puzzle Boxes.
- Pork Chop should no longer barrel through walls when running in fear in Scourge Keep.
The Fabled Sanctum of Fear [Heroic]
- Golem hearts are no longer needed to spawn Dread, Fright, or Terror.
US Servers: 8:00~10:00am PST | 11:00am~1:00pm EST | 16:00~18:00 GMT | 17:00~19:00 CEST
EU Servers: 8:00~10:00am PST | 11:00am~1:00pm EST | 16:00~18:00 GMT | 17:00~19:00 CEST
From the EQ2 Forums:
ZONES / POPULATION
- Fixed a bug where characters logged out in membership only zones would not be playable if your membership lapsed.
Scourge Keep [Heroic]
- Added a gong to the arena which can be struck periodically after the arena starts to summon a single enemy combatant a time.
- Undead orc combatants will enter the arena at a slightly increased rate.
EQ2Traders maven Niami Denmother has delivered another extensive writeup for the recent Game Update 100: The Siege of Zek. Her site documents the new recipes and crafting which are now available for All Access subscribers:
Meanwhile EQ2Library has developed an entire GU100: Zek the Scourge Wastes page with copious information about this update:
US Servers: 7:00~9:00am PDT | 10:00am~Noon EDT | 15:00~17:00 BST | 16:00~18:00 CET EU Servers: 9:00~10:00pm PDT | 12:00~1:00am EDT | 05:00~06:00 BST | 06:00~07:00 CETFrom the EQ2 Forums:
ZONES / POPULATION
- Lowered the hit points of monsters in Level Agnostic dungeons.
The Siege [Raid]
- Durtung should no longer be immune to the same damage types as his adds are immune to.
- Required resolve for all bosses have been lowered to compensate for duplicate classes in raid makeup.
- Sanctifier Goortuk should no longer kill players when logging in from a linkdeath due to assumed low power level.
Scourge Keep [Both Versions]
- Some things required to spawn something are now stackable.
- Qulkor’s dungeon key should be much more visible.
From Laylaih on the EQ2 Forums:
New Mercenary Crates are now available in the Marketplace starting today, April 28th, 2016!
The new Stormcaller series features mercenaries who are fashioned after the ever-popular Perrin Wanderhoof, and they use Fury class abilities! There are 10 new appearances for this popular mercenary, including some very unique and sought-after versions like this fierce warrior:
US Servers: 7:00~9:00am PDT | 10:00am~Noon EDT | 15:00~17:00 BST | 16:00~18:00 CET EU Servers: 9:00~10:00pm PDT | 12:00~1:00am EDT | 05:00~06:00 BST | 06:00~07:00 CETFrom the EQ2 Forums:
POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION
Zek, The Scourge Wastes
- Killing Warrider Steeltusk before killing his lackeys will no longer result in them attacking you while invisible.
Shard of Love
- The non-agnostic version of the zone has been re-added to the zone entrance in Everfrost for those who do not want to run the Agnostic version.
- The health of the creatures found in the Agnostic version of the zone have been slightly lowered.
Fabled Chamber of Immortality
- The door in Thundering Steppes now allows more than 2 players to zone in.
Fabled Sanctum of Fear
- The door in Thundering Steppes now allows more than 2 players to zone in.
ITEMS
- Removed the effect Perfect Being from Siren Scale Pouch.
- Corrected the item tier on charms from the Scourge Wastes.
From Laylaih on the EQ2 Forums:
The moment we’ve been talking about for months has finally arrived: it’s the launch day for GU100! Are you ready to voyage to the Scourge Wastes and take on terrifying new adversaries? Will you be scouting for shinies to complete over forty new collections? Is your heart ready to connect itself to its true mate? All this and more awaits you with the launch of GU100!
Access to special zones is one of the perks of having an All Access membership. In GU100 we’ve added Zek, the Scourge Wastes and Scourge Keep. Also, Fabled versions of Ruins of Varsoon, Temple of Cazic-Thule, Chamber of Immortality, and Sanctum of Fear that have been updated for level 100 players. You’ll need an active membership to adventure in these zones.
US Servers: 8:00~10:00am PDT | 11:00am~1:00pm EDT | 16:00~18:00 BST | 17:00~19:00 CEDT EU Servers: 8:00~10:00am PDT | 11:00am~1:00pm EDT | 16:00~18:00 BST | 17:00~19:00 CEDT
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From the EQ2 Forums:
THE SIEGE OF ZEK
The Orcish Wastes have been invaded! The Green Hood and Deathfist clan have been routed by a new breed of orc, The Scourge, who are preparing their armies to advance beyond the wastes. They must be stopped, or Norrath will be ruled by the tyrants of The Hounds of War!
- Zek, the Scourge Wastes [Heroic]: Story Progressed Heroic Overland Zone
- Zek, the Scourge Wastes [Solo]: Story Progressed Solo Overland Zone
- Signature Quests – Special quests for max level Adventure players! Check your mail for how to get started!
- Level Agnostic Shard of Love – Version of Shard of Love: Moment in Valor dungeon that scales for players 20-100!
- Heartbound: Become heartbound to that special someone to gain a nifty new title and bonuses for playing together!
- New stat “Resolve” which NPCs and players alike can raise. Matching your opponent’s resolve will keep you from incurring added damage from the adversary and make it easier to keep your outgoing damage at its full potential. All Terrors of Thalumbra items have gained the resolve stat to help get you started!
- Equip 2 Relic Items AND 1 Greater Relic item
Game Update 100 “The Scourged Wastes” has been under invite-only beta for the last three weeks and tonight it will hit the Test server to allow for a bit of public testing prior to its April 28th launch. Bugs should be reported on the EverQuest II Bug Tracker. The full Test Update Notes can be read here, but we’re going to cherry pick a few interesting points…
This update is heading to test later tonight, ETA ~10pm PST.
GENERAL
- GU 100 is now available on Test server. Level 100 players should expect to receive an in game mail directing them further.
- Removed the embedded Legends of Norrath (LoN) client from the EverQuest II client. If you wish to continue playing LoN, please download and use the standalone client available at www.legendsofnorrath.com.
- Characters on Thurgadin have been granted legacy server titles.
- Fixed a bug where it would take a long time for your Daybreak Cash balance to show in the marketplace window.
- Fixed a bug where players could lock other players out of Kralet Penumbra.
From Chris “Chrol” Garlick on the EQ2 Forums:
Timed treasure hunts return for GU100 – this time in Zek, the Scourge Wastes! Search the solo version of the Wastes for the solo level timed treasure hunts, or bring friends to the heroic wastes and take your chances with the heroic level timed treasure hunts. But be forewarned – the heroic versions of these quests are tough, and time won’t be on your side!
You’ll be rewarded for your efforts! Completing the heroic level timed treasure hunts grants a dirty key that has a chance of rewarding a more valuable key when cleaned. And what do these valuable keys open? Why, treasure chests of course! These all new valuable keys open a new set of treasure chests scattered throughout the Wastes. So get out there, collect those keys, and find your treasure – there’s no time to Waste!
As of 9:00am PDT this morning, the consolidation of the Splitpaw, Storms (FR), and Valor (DE) servers is under way. The newly combined server, Thurgadin, will be an English language EQ2 server operating out of the Level 3 datacenter in Amsterdam. While chat in French and German will be possible, no translations of Quests, Items, Recipes, Spells, etc. will be available. The maintenance is expected to last 24 hours.
The detailed announcement can be read here: Server Consolidation: Splitpaw, Storms, & Valor – Monday, April 18 @ 9AM PDT
From Laylaih, Communications Coordinator, on the EQ2 Forums:
We’re getting even closer to the members-only launch of GU 100 on Thursday, April 28, 2016. If you haven’t seen our other preview articles yet, make sure you catch up on everything that’s been unveiled so far:
And now, we’re going to talk about Collections & Heritage Collections!
From Kyle “Kander” Vallee on the EQ2 Forums:
For GU 100, we will have over 40 new collections for you to seek, spread throughout all of the new content in the update, including both solo and heroic versions of Zek, the Scourge Wastes, and both advanced solo and heroic versions of Scourge Keep. You will also find new collections within each of the new fabled zones: The Fabled Temple of Cazic-Thule, The Fabled Ruins of Varsoon, The Sanctum of Fear and the Chamber of Immortality. All of these collections for the update must be sought out in order to complete the rare meta-collections and receive the final rewards.
One of these many zones from GU 100 will also contain a secret rare collection which we are calling a Heritage Collection, as it contains bits and pieces from the heritage quests for the Short Sword of Ykesha and the Shiny Brass Shield. Both of these quests were featured in the original Orcish Wastes and these collections are homage to those infamous heritage quests. Upon completing these collections you will have a choice between a fabled version of these items that have new updated effects.
Players have been reporting issues with trying to login to the Antonia Bayle server since last night yesterday morning. Specifically, their Antonia Bayle-based characters are missing from the Character Select screen, or they are dropped when zoning. We’ll update when we have more information. As of 7:00pm PDT, issues continue with players unable to Zone or login all their Antonia Bayle characters.
Update as of April 16th: This issue seems to have returned as players are reporting it again.
At 10:21am PDT on April 15th RadarX posted:
We’re still working on this issue and don’t have an ETA at this time. We know it’s frustrating for you guys and it’s just as frustrating for us I assure you. We hope to have this resolved really soon.
From Suka on the EQ2 Forums:
Ok, I know, I said on Facebook that I would only put these out on Wednesdays. But this one is special in a number of ways. First this is about a very special person and second, I intend to try something new in the post.
We have a person on our forums and in the game who has made a major difference to all of us. For the past few years she has been someone we have looked up to, have been in awe of her abilities, and it is a special privilege and honor to be able to present her in a spotlight. I personally have loved seeing her homes and have read her articles and guides on ZAM, EQ2Wire and other sites. Without further ado, let me introduce you to one of most interesting and talented persons we have in the game. I am sure a lot of you are very familiar with her already.
I present to you Cyliena:
Continue reading the interview after the jump…
From Dexella on the EQ2 Forums:
The launch of GU 100 is just around the corner! So far, we’ve unveiled The Island of Zek Scourge Wastes, the new Fabled Zones, and the raids in Scourge Keep. Today, to get you ready for the anticipated Thursday, April 28th launch, we’re going to introduce you to the new Experience Vial system!
While the content for GU 100 will be released only to All Access Members, this new Experience Vial system is accessible in the Marketplace and usable by all players! Who will you share your experience with first?
Want to get your hands on everything GU 100? Then become a member! Find out more at www.everquest2.com/membership.
UPDATE: An EQ2 player Aivet has put together an XP Vial Spreadsheet with these estimates based on 200,000 XP vials:
UPDATE from Dexella:
We’ve clarified with Dev. These will not be available on Stormhold.
From Robert “Caith” Fouts on the EQ2 Forums:
Ever wish you could bottle up your hard-earned experience and share it with your friend or guildmate? Wait no longer, and allow me to introduce the new Experience Vial system!
Experience Vials will allow players to purchase empty vials off of the EverQuest 2 Marketplace for Daybreak Cash; these vials can be used to “bottle” experience points as you earn them. Once you fill up an empty vial, you will be able to claim a full vial which you can give to a friend or alt, sell on the broker, or even save for yourself for later.
Here is how the system works:
Because we have awesome devs, and through some game archaeology, the EQ2 team have been able to bring back one of the original Avatars to coincide with today’s unlocking of the Echoes of Faydwer expansion on the Stormhold Time-Locked Expansion server. If this devilishly difficult Avatar proves popular, additional avatars of that era might conceivably be brought back as well. The initial versions of these avatars were complex, requiring a tightly coordinated strategy. From the EQ2 Forums:
Do YOU have what it takes to defeat the Avatar of Growth, Tunare? This contested raid is now available on Stormhold, our Time-Locked Expansion server!
Note: This is the only avatar that is currently available on Stormhold.
After today’s scheduled Account maintenance, players are noticing that their accounts are showing an Account Age of 0 days. This has resulted in Veterans Rewards disappearing from Claim windows in-game. Presumably when the problem is resolved, the Account Ages will revert to the correct number of days/years.
This is being discussed on the EQ2 Forums.
From the EQ2 Forums:
Attention, Stormhold Residents!
If you’ve been wandering through the city of Qeynos since the launch of Echoes of Faydwer on Thursday, April 7th, you might have notices some festivities going on. That’s because the City Festivals are now available on the TLE server!
Since EoF launched on the last day of the festival on the live server, this month the Qeynos festival will be hanging around on Stormhold through Thursday, April 14th. If you’re yearning to experience the fun that these festivals provide, head to Qeynos now!
US Servers: 7:00~8:00am PST | 10:00am~11:00am EST | 15:00~16:00 GMT | 16:00~17:00 CEST EU Servers: 9:00~10:00pm PST | 12:00~1:00am EST | 05:00~06:00 GMT | 06:00~07:00 CESTFrom the EQ2 Forums:
STORMHOLD
- The travel bells in Greater Faydark and Sinking Sands are now restricted to the city zones, Antonica,and Commonlands.
POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION
Antechamber of Fate
- Adds in the Cheldrak encounter should no longer break with a full raid force.
Maldura: Forge of Ashes [Raid]
- Overwhelming Azure Light and Overwhelming Golden Light should no longer trigger a failure condition if the respective Captain is defeated before it wears off.
From the EQ2 Forums:
Attention players: we will perform a general maintenance beginning at 3:00AM PDT* on Tuesday, April 12th. The amount of downtime may vary, depending on the service. If the downtime extends beyond six hours, we will update this thread.
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.
Thank you for your patience as we complete this maintenance.
Time Zone Conversions
From the EQ2 Forums:
Splitpaw, Storms, and Valor servers are being consolidated into a new server named Thurgadin. The server consolidation will start on Monday, April 18, 2016 at 9AM PDT (17:00 CEDT). This downtime is expected to take 24 hours, and Thurgadin is scheduled to unlock to players at Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at 9AM PDT (17:00 CEDT).
Important Notes for Players:
- Players should pick up No-Trade items from shared housing (such as Guild Halls) BEFORE this downtime. This will prevent losing ownership of placed items during server consolidation.
- When the consolidation is complete on Tuesday, players should delete their “logincache-eu” folder or else LaunchPad character logins may fail.
We appreciate all of our players’ patience and support during server consolidations. If you have additional questions, you can find out more in our most recent FAQ here.
Two pieces of news from yesterday and today.
From Gninja on the EQ2 Forums:
We are looking into the issue. For now we have locked the BG server so no more folks get stuck loading.
If you have a character stuck send me a Private message with server/character name and I can see what I can do.
Meanwhile Roshen has an update about delays in Krono redemption…
Hello all,
We’re aware of an issue with krono purchases, which is causing long delays between when a purchase is made and when krono is delivered. It seems like krono delivery is currently taking up to 48 hours. Our team is aware of this issue, and it currently working towards solving this.
Thank you for your patience!
US Servers: 7:00~9:00am PDT | 10:00am~Noon EDT | 15:00~17:00 BST | 16:00~18:00 CET EU Servers: 9:00~10:00pm PDT | 12:00~1:00am EDT | 05:00~06:00 BST | 06:00~07:00 CETTomorrow morning, the Echoes of Faydwer expansion is unlocked on the Stormhold Time-Locked Expansion server. The update includes some other TLE-related items. From the EQ2 Forums:
STORMHOLD
- Echoes of Faydwer has been activated with this update!
POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION
Tenebrous Tangle
- The Droag Liftfinger in the Hurricanus encounter should no longer break encounter causing failure conditions to trigger.
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Flawless: Sevalak of Storms’ Demise should now update correctly.
- Flawless: Ikatiar’s Demise (Challenge) should now update correctly.
- Shorthanded: Ikatiar’s Demise (Challenge) should now update correctly.
- Ikatiar’s Demise (Challenge) should now update correctly.
- Vanlith should now properly award achievements when defeated.
ITEMS
[eq2u]Zantril’s Great Staff of the Kin[/eq2u] has had its stats reduced to the appropriate level for a one handed item.
From Laylaih on the EQ2 Forums:
We’re getting close to the launch of GU 100! This Members-Only content is planned to be released on Thursday, April 28th, and we’re continuing to preview the exciting new and updated content that will be available in it. If you missed the first two, you can read them here and here.
Now it’s time to venture in to Scourge Keep!
From Chris “Chrol” Garlick on the EQ2 Forums:
Deathfist Citadel. It was once the stronghold of the great orc emperor, Fyst, and his savage Deathfist clan, who held sway over all the lands known as Zek, the Orcish Wastes. But that was the past. The grip the Deathfists had upon the land has been completely severed by the coming of a new breed of stronger, more intelligent orc, known simply as The Scourge.
After rising up from what was once known as Blood Ore Valley, The Scourge spread devastation throughout the wastes, swiftly taking the citadel for themselves and renaming the fortress Scourge Keep, and the valley from which they were born The Siege, where their leaders machinate against anyone who would oppose them.
This would include the Green Hoods, who have been at the forefront of the battle against the Deathfist Empire. With the aid of heroes from throughout Norrath, they kept the Deathfist contained within the wastes. Now, with this new orc threat, the Green Hoods look again for help from beyond the wastes, and know that this time – if gone unanswered – not only will their time on Norrath be at an end, but so too could the rest of the world with the release of the Scourge horde.
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