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From Dave “SmokeJumper” Georgeson on the EQ2 Forums: Hail, Fellow Norrathians! We’d like to talk to you about how we’re delivering new adventures and new features into your worlds in both EQ and EQII. We’ve listened to you on the forums, across social media, and face-to-face at our many events. There have been some common topics that come up about the things you like and don’t like with what we’ve been doing, and we’re using that information to customize our new direction.
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From the EQ2 Forums: POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION Temple of Veeshan: Guardian’s Edifice Corrected an issue that would occasionally prevent Tavekalem’s buff, Relentless, from decrementing to zero and wearing off. Added messaging explaining the bloodlust ability for Harin, Merig, and Gerid. Harin, Merig, and Gerid should give slightly longer time to react to their bloodlust ability. In the Harin, Merig, and Gerid encounter “Bloodlust” has been made more damaging. In the Harin, Merig, and Gerid encounter “Advanced Tactics” should no longer be quite as damaging. Orbs of Lethality in the Harin, Merig, and Gerid encounter should no longer require...
From EQ2 Forums: Although Erudites are known for their magical talents, not all would use their powers for good. Many years ago, a group of Erudites began to study necromancy in secret, led by the great mage El’Arad. He and his followers, the Quellithulians, were denounced by the other Erudites as heretics, and their activities would eventually lead to a bitter civil war. El’Arad specialized in teleportation, and he was responsible for the construction of the Ulterian Spires throughout Norrath. In his experiments, he discovered the Overrealm and made a deal with the dragons: in exchange for destroying the...
From the EQ2 Forums: NEW FABLED ZONES Contested The Fabled Sanctum of the Scaleborn Group The Fabled Den of the Devourer The Fabled Halls of Fate The Fabled Vaults of El’Arad Raid The Fabled Laboratory of Lord Vyemm The Fabled Mutagenic Outcast The Fabled Three Princes GENERAL Updated sorting order of the Guild Event Filters in the guild window. A “Reset All” button has been added to the Persistent Instances tab of the Zones window.
Looks like today’s press embargo dropped around 1:30pm EST as ZAM, Massively, MMORPG, and a number of other sites dropped their articles about what we can expect from EverQuest and EverQuest II in the first 3 months of 2014, as well as a pointlessly brief tease of EQNext Landmark. Despite being just NINE days from SOE President John Smedley’s self-imposed “end of January” deadline for EQNL Alpha to begin, the team remains coy about what the actual day will be. We’re banking on January 31st, which is also the day when hundreds of players will fly in from around...
Holly “Windstalker” Longdale recorded (along with the Producers for EverQuest and EverQuest Next Landmark) a video talking about upcoming features this year. After the jump, our bullet-point list of what Holly talked about.
SOE writer Erin Oakley talks about the fabled version of the Den of the Devourer, which will offer level 95 rewards relevant to players in Tears of Veeshan content. The Kingdom of Sky fabled zones all go live tomorrow, January 23rd. From the EQ2 Forums: You may remember the shadowy floating isles of the Bonemire and the ancient halls of the Den of the Devourer which teem with Ravasects. These giant insects made their home in the Overrealm after the barrier between Norrath and the Plane of Air weakened. The Ravasect are intelligent, but their primary objectives are to...
From the EQ2 Forums: The minions of Lord Vyemm call the Halls of Fate their home. This fortress is one of the most important places to The Awakened. As such, the Halls of Fate and the treasures within these walls are guarded diligently. Within the walls of this massive fortress, the Doomwing Legion toils to create draconic weapons. Hidden within the laboratories of this dungeon, you may find the secrets behind the creation process of the weapons. But beware! Dragons do not respond well to intruders! The Fabled version of the Halls of Fate dungeon becomes available to players...
From the EQ2 Forums: POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION Stratum of the Protector Shazzak no longer spawns multiple copies of himself when he transitions from the Fragment phase. If you want a giggle, read this thread explaining why this update was necessary.
From the EQ2 Forums: MERCENARIES In response to player feedback, we have revised the Mercenary user interface in the Character panel to add summon/suspend functionality and clarify the features overall. As a reminder, mercenaries (normal and rare) may be resummoned after 60 seconds from when they were last suspended. POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION Vesspyr Isles Fixed an issue that was preventing Draazak from being spawned when the correct items were turned in. The red shinies on Aeterna Gardens have been moved a bit further away from Wuoshi. Underfoot Depths Regulus and Regulas should no longer reset a few seconds...
From the EQ2 Forums: Starting Thursday, January 23, 2014 EverQuest II players can experience the Kingdom of Sky zone, Sanctum of the Scaleborn, as a Fabled dungeon. This means that this contested dungeon will return as a place where the highest level players can explore and defeat the challenges for level appropriate loot. Are you prepared to do battle with the fanatical Awakened (again)?
From the EQ2 Forums: POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION Veteran Rewards Corrected an issue that prevented items from being purchasable on the Loyalty Merchant. Temple of Veeshan: Guardian’s Edifice [Raid] In the Andreis the Culler encounter, the spell “Bone rot” should no longer continue to get stronger after 60 seconds and wear off. Adds in the Andreis the Culler encounter have had their health adjusted. In the Gerid, Merig, and Harin encounter, the spell “Commanding Leadership” has been reduced in damage. Lowered the agro radius on the Aerakyn Recruits for the ring event in the west wing. Lowered melee damage...
Healov of Unrest (posting as Sylke on the forums) has just (less than 2 hours ago) discovered the Channeler Epic Weapon quest starter and shared the details on the EQ2 Forums. The Channeler Epic Weapon quest went live 5 days ago. If you don’t want spoilers for where to find the Channeler quest, STOP READING!! Ok last warning! 1. Go to Paineel (Sundered Frontier). In the same room as Sa’ib Waseem (Epic Repercussions NPC), go to loc 1986.34, -298.22, 3378.24. Click the 4th book from the right on the middle book case, 4 shelves up. 2. This will open a...
From Holly “Windstalker” Longdale on the EQ2 Forums: Happy holidays and merry Frostfell, Norrathians! It’s been an incredible year thanks to all of you! We’re grateful for every player who enjoys this game that is a passion and labor of love for all of us. As part of our daily lives here we are constantly evaluating what we offer you — our faithful roleplayers — and are always striving to improve. Recently we added the Ethereal jewelry drops for the Tears of Veeshan expansion zones, we doubled the alternate currencies that Gold members earn, and made 10% mount speed,...
Stratum of the Protectors Just a little head’s up for the weekend about the Stratum of the Protectors [Heroic] zone. It looks like if you try to fight Shazzak off his platform either in the water or near the lift, then after the first wave of snake adds, he will despawn and will not come back. Our group came across this while running the zone, and when I raised the issue in open chat, two other groups reported the same issue. The solution is to fight him up on his platform, with the tank near one platform, and everyone else...
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...
One of the most intriguing things about the recent Tears of Veeshan expansion is, there are at least seven different “Stat Packages” for quested and dropped gear. Not only are these items intended to have their stats fiddled with through Reforging, but most restrictions on equipping items have been dropped, save for the armor’s material (Cloth, Leather, Chain, Plate). This plethora of choice has been a blessing for most, but a curse for some with unlucky dice. When an Advanced Solo or Heroic mission is completed, each player receives an Ornate Chest with an item having one of the following “stat packages”: DPS...
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…
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...
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: 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: 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,...
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...