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From the EQ2 Forums: QUESTS The Channeler Epic Quest is now available for all level 95 Channelers. POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION Vesspyr Isles Zaszae’s Armor Exchange in the Falinpol area of Vesspyr Isles will allow you to convert any Cryptic, Arcane, or Potent armor that has not been upgraded with a gemstone into a Token specific to that tier and slot. Seven of these tokens can then be used to purchase a piece of armor from Zaszae. Anex and Onerind Fe’Dhar in Vesspyr Isles no longer turn toward players hailing them. Accursed Sanctum (Raid) The tomes unlocked around the...
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From Erin Oakley on the EQ2 Forums: The weather may be wintery, but the denizens of Norrath are full of holiday cheer! The annual celebration of Frostfell features gift giving, fabulous feasts, holiday crafts, and of course, Santa Glug and his helpers. Interested in joining the fun? Travel to the Frostfell Wonderland Village by finding a magical wardrobe in Qeynos Province District, Freeport, Haven, Kelethin, Neriak, Gorowyn, or New Halas. Frostfell will begin December 12, 2013, and run through January 9, 2014, so bundle up and join the fun!
What if someone could take a screenshot of every item that could be placed in a House, Guild Hall, or Dungeon, and then provide information about where that item is acquired, either from a Merchant, Recipe, or Quest. Well you don’t need to wish any longer because such a site exists. Lera’s EQ2Furniture.com is a comprehensive catalogue of every house item in EQ2, with screenshots from multiple angles, as well as data on how to acquire each item. The vast majority of this information was hand-entered, so this has surely been a monumental undertaking.
Frostfell this year has new quests, new crafts, and more things to do and acquire from the daily Gifts, Quests, and Crafting. Niami Denmother of EQ2Traders has once again covered them all in exquisite detail. First up is a revamped Frostfell Winterland Village (it’s no longer merely a clone of North Everfrost). Read her detailed article here: << Frostfell 2013: Snowy Facelift @ EQ2Traders >> There is also a new Frostfell-themed Prestige House. Follow Niami as she goes on a detailed tour of this new arctic wonderland: << Frostfell Dwelling Tour @ EQ2Traders >> Finally, a much-requested feature of diehard crafters and lovers of...
From the EQ2 Forums: POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION Temple of Veeshan: Guardian’s Edifice [Raid] Derig Cinderaxe’s adds will now despawn if he is defeated. The Nexus Core [Advanced Solo and Heroic] The Maligned Gyro’s spiral ripper adds now move more slowly. High Keep: The Pickclaw Depths You can escape from prison much sooner after being captured by Bigz the Big. Bigz the Big no longer becomes immune to damage when drinking his potion. More after the jump…
If you’re playing a Channeler and wonder when EQ2’s 26th class will get their very own Epic Weapon quest, you don’t have much longer to wait. From Kander on the EQ2 Forums: We are shooting for December 17th for the Channeler Epic. I should be able to give you 100% solid date next week. Epic Weapon quests have always been a mystery which players need to work out. When these quests appeared shortly after Kunark was rediscovered, players worked tirelessly, combing the depths of class lore to figure out where these quests started and how to complete them. So...
From the EQ2 Forums: POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION Temple of Veeshan: Vulak’Aerr’s Dominion Adjusted overall damage spread. In most cases the incoming damage per second did not change but the maximum hits did. Failure effects used in the boss encounters are now more deadly! Corrected an issue with the barrels in the Aegragis the Engineer encounter that caused them to not become destroyed. Getiar’s Glacier Smash ability now properly functions. Loot tables have been adjusted to give better rewards on the final boss. The plundered house item should now correctly be a tiny castle. The plunder has been moved...
If you are excited about EQNext Landmark, or just absolutely have to have every EQ2 in-game house item, then you’ll want to pick up the current issue of PC Gamer (January 2014, 248US). By redeeming the PC Gamer-included EQNL Beta key, you’ll be granted [eq2u]EverQuest Next Portrait Bundle[/eq2u], specifically these paintings: [eq2u]Portrait of Firiona Vie[/eq2u] [eq2u]Portrait of Keeshar[/eq2u] [eq2u]Portrait of Jalena[/eq2u] [eq2u]Portrait of an Adventurer[/eq2u] We have this info thanks to a player who discovered this item and graciously answered our questions.
If your Fighter was feeling a little impotent after this morning’s game update, you weren’t alone. Fighter classes discovered that, regardless of their choice of stance — Offensive, Defensive, or Recklessness — the moment they engaged in combat, their Potency was cut to 0%. This has been fixed with a second update this afternoon. From the EQ2 Forums: ABILITIES / ALTERNATE ADVANCEMENT Fighter Fixed an issue with Recklessness. BATTLEGROUNDS Fixed an issue with Smuggler’s Den.
From the EQ2 Forums: Frostfell is active on Test! There’s plenty of Frostfell cheer throughout Norrath this season! Gigglegibbers and Frostfell elves are busy celebrating the holiday within the player cities, and encouraging everyone to visit the Frostfell Wonderland Village, accessed through the Magic Closets in Qeynos Province District, Freeport, Haven, Kelethin, Neriak, Gorowyn and New Halas. There you can assist Candice Cheriweth, Gardy Ex-Giftgiver, Mr. McScroogle, Queen Bunny, and Snarf Frostfoot with some holiday tasks, but only after you release them from their deep freeze! For those that have a talent for crafting, you can help Sogs Frostfoot,...
From the EQ2 Forums: POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION Vesspyr Isles The teleporter in the Falinpol tower now has a much lower stun duration. The Fractured Hive [Heroic] Queen Meacidaris will no longer cast Wax Prison on players while they are knocked up into the air. High Keep: The Pickclaw Depths [Advanced Solo] The number of Pickclaws that are called by Bolgin at the onset of the encounter has been reduced by half, from 20 to 10.
From Holly “Windstalker” Longdale‘s twitter: Ethereal jewelry and adornments are dropping in Tears of Veeshan dungeons from today until Jan. 3! Good luck! #eq2 — Holly Longdale (@WindstalkerEQ2) December 3, 2013 UPDATE: Looks like these new Ethereal items are not present in Census. Hopefully with the next hotfix/update, we’ll get a new export.
From the EQ2 Forums: All US servers will come down at 10:30 AM PT for a brief update to address double Etyma rewards for Gold Members. Downtime is anticipated to be approximately one horu. Bit late on this as servers are already back up.
From the EQ2 Forums: The US EverQuest 2 Servers will come down on Tuesday, December 3rd at 7:00AM Pacific Time* for an update. The expected downtime is approximately one hour. All EU Servers will come down at 5:00 PM PT (2:00 AM CET) on December 4th for a brief update. Downtime is anticipated to be approximately 2 hours GENERAL AA events should now have an icon in the guild events window. PLAYER HOUSING Prestige houses, which previously had a max item limit of 800 or lower, have been raised to 900. Players may now own up to 25 houses...
From the EQ2 Forums on November 26, 2013 @ 11:00am PST (2:00pm EST, 19:00 GMT, 20:00 CET): All servers are coming down for an unscheduled update as soon as possible to address an outstanding technical issue. Downtime is anticipated to be approximately one hour. UPDATE: Plus or minus 20 minutes… UPDATE: Plus or minus 40 minutes… UPDATE: Plus or minus 60 minutes… UPDATE: Servers are going down at 12:15pm PST (3:15pm EST, 20:15 GMT, 21:15 CET).
From the EQ2 Forums: GENERAL Currency can no longer be moved directly to the shared bank from the Currency tab. You will need to move it to a bag first and then to the shared bank. Corrected an issue where a player would not receive Ornate Crate of Goods if their group loot options were set to Fabled+. POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION General Ground mounts can now be used in Sleeper’s Tomb: The Forgotten Catacombs and Chelsith: The Ancient Vault. Vesspyr Isles Many named NPCs in this zone were adjusted to have more health and less melee damage. Additionally,...
UPDATE: 1:47pm PST We’ve got word that the Login server instability has been solved! As of 4:30pm EST, 1:3pm PST, 0:30 GMT, 1:30 CET, Dexella has reported a momentary issue with the SOE login servers which affect Game and Forum logins… Hey folks! We’re looking into issues with both the website and forums right now. Thanks for your patience. [Dexella] — EverQuest Next (@everquest_next) November 25, 2013
If you haven’t checked out the EQ2Wire Tears of Veeshan Frequently Asked Questions guide since the launch of the expansion two weeks ago, we’ve added some new questions and details! Armor slots — Which armor slots drop from which Adv Solo and Heroic zones. Bonus “column” heroic named — These appear at the end of heroic zones for players who have completed the Tears of Veeshan signature quest and drop tradeskill materials. More ways to acquire Draconic Etyma — including the “Ancestral Champion” quest, as well as weekly and daily Tradeskill missions. Cryptic (Adv Solo) and Arcane (T1 Heroic) armor upgrades...
Players are reporting a couple of issues with items not being looted to player’s inventory but disappearing instead: Ornate Crate of Goods in Advanced Solo Tears of Veeshan zones Waxy urchin roe which drops in Siren’s Grotto and is needed to defeat a named It turns out that both of these are caused by Loot Options. Endymion has posted a description of the problem and a workaround until the issue can be fixed next week: This is similar to the issue with people not receiving their Ornate Crate of Goods from the end of the Tears of Veeshan advanced solo...
From the EQ2 Forums: POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION Accursed Sanctum Corrected an issue where Yurit in the Matri Marn encounter would dispel himself when he shouldn’t. QUESTS The Chamber Warden in Ssrez’Ras: Chamber of Stasis [Heroic] now updates the Weekly heroic mission, Running the Temple.
Tears of Veeshan introduced a new healer class, the Channeler, but one thing this class has been missing is an Epic Weapon quest. Apparently, this will soon be remedied! Which of the concepts below is your favorite? From the @everquestii twitter: Here is a concept of the Channeler epic? Are you waiting for the challenge? [RadarX] — EverQuest II (@everquestii) November 22, 2013
From the EQ2 Forums: MEMBERSHIP Now until Feb. 25th, Gold members earn DOUBLE on all alternate currencies! POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION Vesspyr Isles Delvakin in Falinpol now sells an item that can be used to turn fully upgraded Cryptic, Arcane, or Potent armor into an upgrade gemstone. Cryptic armor converts into a Brilliant Blue gemstone, both Arcane and Potent armor convert into a Deep Green gemstone.
Over the last year, Free-to-Play has become less and less inhibited by restrictions and additional costs. This has unbalanced the equation such that even diehard EQ2 players have pondered whether a Gold Subscription is worth keeping when so much is simply given away.Recently, the EQ2 team seems to have realized the inequity of the current situation and the need for more carrots for Subscribers. Tomorrow, we’ll get a rather big reason to keep an EQ2 Gold Subscription up. From Holly “Windstalker” Longdale‘s twitter: With our patch tomorrow, until Feb. 25, 2014, Gold Members will receive DOUBLE for all alternate...
Some good updates tomorrow. White Critical Chance adornments will now work in nearly every equipment slot, allowing players to boost their crit chance until they can get ToV gear replacements. Also, lots of little fixes to zones which players have been reporting. From the EQ2 Forums: POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION General Challenge Duo zones will now drop purple adornments instead of red adornments. City Sages are now willing to put a price to A Thexian Log Book, Clockwork Chirurgeon User Manual, and Day Log of R.F. for those that completed the accompanying quest. Cobalt Scar Cobalt Scar tradeskill harvestables...
The servers came down this morning at 10:00AM PST with no automated warning message, but c’est la vie. Here’s the update notes from the EQ2 Forums which were posted last night: MERCENARIES When opening the mercenary window, the active mercenary will now be auto-selected so the button defaults to ‘Return’ for suspended mercenaries. Daeron Ashenwing [ed note: the ToV pre-order merc] has been made more formidable. POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION Vesspyr Isles You can now accept both Heroic and Advanced Solo weekly missions from Veehzz the Bloodwing in Vesspyr Isles. ABILITIES / ALTERNATE ADVANCEMENT General AE Auto-Attack Chance buffs should...