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From the EQ2 Forums: POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION Maldura: Forge of Ashes [Raid] [eq2u]Signet of Pure Terror[/eq2u] now correctly requires a Stone of Ashenfell Power or Stone of Greybeard Power as a purchase requirement. ITEMS Psionist Crowns can now be upgraded through crafting using either original crowns or newly dropped crowns. Required component is now any crown of that armor type. Psionist Helms that were previously upgraded using the Mindstone Crystal can now be crafted into the new version of the crown. The recipe book has had the new recipes added. New armor drops* now have a descriptor added...
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From Holly “Windstalker” Longdale on the EQ2 Forums: Hail Norrathians! It’s going to be another great year for EverQuest 2! The team is excited to be working on new content updates as well as already being waist-deep on our next expansion, all coming this year. We spent January getting our plans nailed down and are busy getting ready for a big content update for members this spring. This update will have new fabled dungeons and places to explore packed with quests (timed ones too!), key chests, adventures, and awesome stories. For more news and details, join us for a...
The purpose of New Content in any MMORPG is to provide additional length to the “treadmill” so that players who revisit heroic dungeons or raids always have new things to do. New zones provide new rewards that raise the bar and keep that loot chase going. It is totally expected that when a new content update or expansion is released that previous items will be trumped by new ones. However we’ve seen something new and unexpected since the release of the Terrors of Thalumbra expansion. In an update on January 20th, existing Weapons and Jewelry items were removed from the...
From the EQ2 Forums: POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION Maldura: The Forge of Ashes [Raid] Changed the message given when triggering the Forge Golem. LIVE EVENTS The Erollisi Day “Lovely Lacquer” achievement can now be updated by crafting the passionate and romantic filigree rugs. QUESTS The Wind of Strife Blows Fickle – The update is now found in the truck at the foot of the bed in Viktor T’Hoth’s room, to better fit the description. Restoring the Underfoot Cathedral – Each of the tormented Serilian spirits can now only be seen by players on the appropriate step of the quest,...
Daalilama started a thread on the EQ2 Forums asking what we can expect as far as filling gaps in itemization as a result of the player power growth of the recent Terrors of Thalumbra expansion. Points of specific concern are Cyan Adornments, Quintessences, White Adornments, Food & Drink, and Poisons all of which remain largely untouched since 2015’s Altar of Malice expansion. EQ2 Lead Designer Kander has had some interesting responses suggesting that we’ll see a content release this spring that addresses many of these issues. From the EQ2 Forums: We’re saving a lot of this stuff for the...
Along with other line items in today’s Update Notes, it seems a number shifted on the damage ratings of Ranged Weapons in EQ2. For example, the popular Fai Thiss, The Ravager bow saw its Damage Rating drop from 298.5 to 158 with similar changes to the damage range (minimum – maximum). According to Caith on the EQ2 Forums, this is an unintentional bug rather than a planned change: Ranged weapons are using the incorrect formula for calculating DPS currently, they are calculating themselves as dual wield weapons instead. The bug should be fixed in the next hotfix.
MJ Guthrie of Massively Overpowered got a chance to talk to the EQ2 team about the music in the Terrors of Thalumbra expansion. After countless expansions scored by sought after composer Inon Zur, EverQuest II’s twelfth expansion received its soundtrack from longtime sound designer Mark MacBride who has been with SOE and Daybreak for many years. The music trades orchestral heft for an urgency and immediacy found in horror and other soundtracks. From Massively Overpowered: Music has been on my mind a lot lately. OK, so it is always on my mind! From skipping down the streets belting out...
From the EQ2 Forums: TIME-LOCKED EXPANSION Made adjustments to most NPCs to make lower level encounters less punishing. POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION General Fixed an issue where actors being killed could set the zone lockout in persistent dungeons. Kralet Penumbra: The Master’s Chosen [Heroic] Servitor of Yothshaval’s spell “In Service of the Master” damage has been reduced, but a power drain component added. Kralet Penumbra: Tepid Depths [Agnostic] Updated an encounter of Aberrants within the Tepid Depths to be of the appropriate agnostic challenge. MERCENARIES Increased the time before a mercenary auto suspends. ABILITIES / ALTERNATE ADVANCEMENT Summoners Summoned Pets will...
I am relieved to share the news from three weeks ago (not sure how I missed it!) that EQ2Interface, EQ2MAP, and all the other MMOUI sites have been reacquired from ZAM and will now once again be run as independent sites. The idea of losing EQ2Interface (and ProfitUI, DrumsUI, DarkUI, EQ2MAP, and many many other EQ2 mods) was a horrifying but real possibility since the devastating reorganization of ZAM late last year. From Cairenn on EQ2Interface.com: Now under new (old) ownership After a number of months of negotiations, Dolby and I have some very exciting news to share with all of...
It seems like just yesterday that Kingdom of Sky was unlocked on Stormhold and Deathtoll servers, yet here we are once again with an in-game poll. From the EQ2 Forums: Hey all, The vote to unlock Echoes of Faydwer is now available on Stormhold and Deathtoll servers! This poll will last one week. Will YOU vote to unlock Echoes of Faydwer on your Time-Locked Expansion server? The original wallpaper for the expansion, after the jump…
Erollisi Day went live on Thursday, February 4th and will run until Wednesday, February 17th. From Roshen on the EQ2 Forums: Love is in the air, fair Norrath, and with good reason – it’s time for Erollisi Day! And this year, our hearts are bursting because we’ve got NINE new achievements, two new quests, and a new tradeskill book full of delightful new things to craft! From Thursday, February 4th through 11:59PM PST on Wednesday, February 17th, you can experience the fun and frivolity of the Erollisi Day holiday! Enjoy your favorite returning quests (how IS your romantic reputation doing?) and try your hand at...
From the EQ2 Forums: POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION Persistent Instances Removed 30 minute lock-out when first entering a persistent instance. Killing any NPC in a persistent instance will now commit the lock-out. Kralet Penumbra: The Master’s Chosen [Heroic] The Chosen Curse and the Yothshaval Curse should no longer kill players if it wears off after Golguth is slain. Health of bosses have been adjusted. Xal’Gilah’s Disrupting Tutor add should no longer disappear during his encounter. Maldura: Bar Brawl Mages disarmed by Dalkuhm can now re-equip their weapons outside of a priest’s cure curse.
From the EQ2 Forums: January is coming to an end, Norrathians. Here’s even more incentive to venture out into the world of Norrath this weekend: DOUBLE BONUS EXPERIENCE FOR MEMBERS! From 12:00PM PST (Noon) on Friday, January 29, 2016 through 12:00PM PST (Noon) on Monday, February 1, 2016, all servers (yes, including Stormhold and Deathtoll) will have double bonus experience for All Access Members! Double Experience will be applied to Adventure, Tradeskill, and AA. Take some time and end January stronger than ever! We’ll see you in Norrath. Not a member yet? Visit https://www.everquest2.com/membership to sign up and enjoy the Double Bonus XP! Remember now...
Terrors of Thalumbra has been out for over two months, and some players may just now be coming back to the game after a break, or have been playing the expansion but want to get better. With Terrors of Thalumbra, the token grind to add colored gems to gear has given way to dungeon dropped-armor, jewelry, accessories, and weapons which are then upgraded through Infusing. Add that to Reforging, Adorning, and other game systems and there is quite a lot of “homework” just to play EQ2 these days. Before we go any further, I do not hold myself up...
From the EQ2 Forums: POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION General Charmed creatures in agnostic zones will no longer be supercharged. Bonemire Corpse Candles can no longer be charmed. Kralet Penumbra: Rise to Power Bone Crushing Swings and Pressure of the Deep no longer effect Dissonance of Savagery. MERCENARIES Mercenaries will now suspend after a period of player inactivity. Mercenaries no longer have any initial hiring fees.
Daybreak Games Senior Community Relations Manager Tony “RadarX” Jones seems to view community management as a war between players and developers. At this year’s Game Developer’s Conference in March, RadarX will be hosting a panel to teach other game companies how they should run their Communities. Here’s the course description: Toxic behavior in a community can drive player sentiment in the wrong direction, distract from desired discussion points, and cripple positive engagement. Examining principles used by military genius Genghis Khan, attendees will learn how to identify and defeat this behavior. Takeaway Attendees will learn to identify forms of toxic behavior...
Some of you may be snowed in or, in my case sleeted in. If you were hoping for some promising news about Norrath, Kander has this brief take on Twitter: Currently working on new Fabled dungeons for this year. We'll be doing something different this time around. — Kyle Vallée (@EQII_Kander) January 22, 2016
This morning’s Game Update was incomplete, so there will be a second downtime at Noon 12:30 PST. From Roshen on the EQ2 Forums: We’ve identified additional issues, and EverQuest II Live Servers will be brought offline on Wednesday, January 20, 2016 around 12:00 12:30PM PST* for maintenance. Estimated downtime is approximately one hour. Update: Just received an in-game message on Maj’Dul: Greetings Norrath! The server will be coming down for a brief update at 12:30PM PST Wednesday Jan 20, 2016. Here are the expected (but not confirmed) Update Notes: POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION Ascent of the Awakened Ireth The Cold...
Update from Caith: Looks like a large part of the patch didn’t make it to the live servers in this morning’s hotfix, so this is still currently bugged. We’re working on getting it out asap. and from Gninja: We are working to get the parts of the patch that did not make it to live servers remedied asap. We are working on it as we speak. Thanks… Here’s what got patched (from the EQ2 Forums), including that frustrating bug affecting the progression of numerous Zones such as Castle Highhold… POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION General Corrected an issue that prevented interaction with many...
If you notice a few guildmates, recently flush with in-game currency, suddenly absent from EQ2 over the next few days/weeks, now you know why. It seems that there was an item which could be purchased for 1 copper from one vendor that could then be sold back to another vendor for upwards of 10 platinum pieces each. Some players prudently ceased once they discovered the issue. However others systematically abused this glitch, upsetting the in-game economy in the process. Krono prices jumped 200% on some servers. Time will tell if these players are stripped of their ill-gotten plat and/or...
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What started as an odd Twitter exchange which felt like a pre-planned stunt turns into a three page backhanded compliment for EverQuest II. From Polygon.com: Touring the living remains of an 11-year-old MMO EverQuest 2 has been around over a decade, but there’s still some incredible sights to see in this odd game My name is Phil Kollar, and I had a weird weekend. Let’s start our story just over 11 years ago, on Nov. 9, 2004. That was the date that Sony Online Entertainment released EverQuest 2. I had spent a couple years in high school noodling around in the...
Have you got Stormhold (TLE PvE) or Deathtoll (TLE PvP) characters on another account and want to move them to your main account? Do you have them on your main account and want to move them to another account? Now you can. This is a manual process handled through Customer Service and it requires both accounts to be in the same name and address and, I believe, paid with the same credit card. Note that this is not opening up the much-desired ability to move characters from the Stormhold or Deathtoll servers to a standard ruleset server. From Roshen...
Like previous expansions, Terrors of Thalumbra includes shiny “collections of collections” or meta-collections. A number of the expansion’s collections reward a piece which is part of a larger collection. When the expansion launched however, some of these pieces were not being rewarded. This week, Caith went through game logs to award the correct items to the players who had completed the quests but didn’t receive the pieces. From Kander: We have started reimbursing these missed meta collection pieces. If you haven’t been reimbursed for missed metas, Please email me. KVALLEE@daybreakgames.com Email me if you have collections you have completed...
From the EQ2 Forums: POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION Time-Locked Expansion Servers Fixed an issue with named encounters not receiving their full mitigation. Bonemire The Humator Harridan is once again heroic. ABILITIES / ALTERNATE ADVANCEMENT The final point of Enhance: Predator’s Final Trick will now increase Potency instead of Crit Bonus. Clara’s Chaotic Cacophony’s debuff component will no longer overwrite itself when cast by a different caster. ITEMS Baby Dragon Burbur (Chestnut) petamorph wand now properly converts into a house item, and back again. Amplifying Stamina and Amplifying Combo effects will once again display the effect range. Disciple’s Fervor will...