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MJ Guthrie over at Massively Overpowered has put together a pretty impressive guide to the dungeons available in Everquest II. It shows the different original story lines as well as the “golden path” and includes level ranges and type of dungeon. Certainly worth checking out.
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From the EQ2 Forums: POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION Veteran Merchant Added new items to both Veteran merchants; including several items that require gold membership to purchase. Vesspyr Isles Zaszea’s Armor Exchange will now correctly return a Cryptic Bracers Token when used on Cryptic Hive Aggressor’s Chain Bracers. Cryptic Hammer Slammer Gauntlets now correctly require Cryptic Glove Token’s to purchase. PVP Completing Cleansing the Good (Level 90) will now correctly update the quest Learning the Path. TRADESKILLS Recipes from Advanced Armorer Volume 90 should now accept refined primary components. Summon Artisan’s Gathering Goblin should no longer revert to a 12...
Intro With the release of Destiny of Velious, the starting instances seem to be a bit tougher and the encounters require a bit of strategy to take them down. This can make it a bit rough on the casual players/guilds. I previously wrote an article on how to figure out an encounter that includes lots of tips on figuring out a strategy for a given MOB. However, the best strategy in the world isn’t going to work if your group setup is awful. There are 24 classes in EQ2 but only 6 slots in a group. How do you...
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Launched in January 2011, this new fan site looks promising for players who would like to track named mobs for alternate achievement progress and keep track of daily missions. EQ2Mission will not only keep track of which named mobs you have killed, but suggest others in a zone that you might have missed. Still a work in progress, the author, Quicktiger on Antonia Bayle, has been steadily growing his database. The site also promises to track items needed, such as master spells and recipe books, as well as the best food and drink choices for your characters. Quicktiger’s site lists...
Ebik’s Missing Parts Over on the beach where the ambassadors are you will see a Gnome named Ebik Wooblecog. If you speak to him and click through his very long story he will ask you to find his 3 missing parts… hence the name of the quest ^_^. You will have to find the following: Size 7 clunker Copper-coated springer Triangle spinner These items are rather large and kinda easy to find. The first one is located at: Size 7 clunker is on top of the waterfall, just over the bridge. It is an area called Port View Bridge....
This quest writeup is a historical document of the Isle of Refuge. This zone was repurposed/revamped in Game Update 19. Collection Quests There are two collection quests on the island. You must be level 3 to have the harvest ability to be able to complete this quest. The first collection quest is on the beach. You’ll notice some gold sparkling ? marks. If you double click them you will harvest them and get a shell. The shell ? marks can only be found on the beaches of the isle. Upon examining the shell you can add it to your...
This quest writeup is a historical document of the Isle of Refuge. This zone was repurposed/revamped in Game Update 19. Arriving on the Island After you exit the tutorial and hit the beaches of the island of a refuge, you’ll need to decide your profession. Head up to Garven who is standing up beside the dock. He’ll welcome you to your new home as a “refugee”, and ask your profession. After answering his initial questions, Garven will request you “prove your worth” by killing one of the invading Goblins, which have suddenly plagued the Island of Refuge. Accept this...
This quest writeup is a historical document of the Isle of Refuge. This zone was repurposed/revamped in Game Update 19. Cellar Cleanup The Cellar Cleanup quest is the artisan quest on the island. To start the quest go to Malvonicus’ Tower and speak with Assistant Dreak. You will know who he is, cause he will be bitching about the cellar being a mess. After agreeing to clean up the cellar turn to your left and you will see the door that leads to the instanced cleanup quest. You must do the following to complete the first part of the...
This quest writeup is a historical document of the Isle of Refuge. This zone was repurposed/revamped in Game Update 19. EQ2 Allakhazam Writeup for the Isle of Refuge boat sequence: Step 1: Captain Varlos You’ll appear on the ship next to Captain Varlos, double click on the Caption to initiate a conversation. Navigate through the initial conversation, and the Captain will gradually explain where you are, how you got there, and where you’re headed. At the end of the conversation, Captain Varlos will ask you to go speak to his First Mate Waulon, who is located just to the...
We have pulled this story until we can get further confirmation and corroboration. It seems that in the avalanche of myriad mysterious hotfixes with no hotfix notes on Thursday and Friday may have introduced some unintended consequences regarding Battlegrounds which were discovered over the weekend. It seems that Server Transfer Tokens may have been enabled on Battlegrounds servers. We already reported on the item duplication exploit, namely transmuting or consuming items on BG and then getting the items back when you are returned to your own server. But we have subsequently learned that players have successfully transferred from PvP...
When I launched EQ2Wire at the August 2008 Fan Faire, I had no idea that we would become a popular destination for (nearly daily) EQ2 News and Commentary. And so it is an interesting coincidence that the release of Sentinel’s Fate will mark the 18 month anniversary of EQ2Wire. What better way to celebrate than to give away Sentinel’s Fate Retail keys to our readers? Contest Concludes The EQ2Wire Sentinel’s Fate Contest concluded on February 16th. We awarded 10 Retail and 2 Collector’s Edition product keys! Terms and Conditions There were 10 first prizes and 2 grand prizes. The...
What are Battlegrounds? Battlegrounds is a new feature launched on February 25, 2010. Battlegrounds are a Player vs. Player (PvP) environment which take place on a completely separate server from the regular PvE and PvP servers. It roughly coincided with the release of Sentinel’s Fate (Feb 16) and Game Update 55. Tokens Each of the 3 Battlegrounds have their own unique Token. These tokens can be spent at the Battlegrounds Merchant in Qeynos Harbor or North Freeport. Multiple tokens from different zones are required to buy items. Just by participating in a Battleground, you will earn at least 1...
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Raid Packing List Raid mobs have always had a variety of devastating poisons, noxious effects, arcane curses, stuns, stifles, and knockbacks at their disposal to make it a challenge (or darn near impossible) for the raid force to defeat them. Discovering the strategies required to kill these raid targets is a key part of raiding. Raid mobs tend to have elaborate scripts, puzzles, or strategies required to defeat them. Solutions that work for one guild may not be appropriate for another due to the players and classes present in the raid. One raid force may have a lot of...
Getting Mileage out of Macros How do you create a Macro? If you already have an ability on one of your hotbars and want to turn it into a macro, just right-click it and choose Create Macro…. If you want to create a macro from scratch, then press O, click the Macros tab, and find a blank space labeled and click it. To add a command like a /group /raid or /tell, make sure Macro Step: is set to Command and click Add Step. To add a combat art or spell or use a potion/scroll/item, then next to Macro...
Dayakara — Fire Elemental If you are familiar with the Tairiza fight, this will seem vaguely familiar. Strategy Off-tank will pull Dayakara to the alcove to the immediate left when entering the room so that Dayakara is facing away from the raid. High DPS scouts (as chosen by raid leader) will focus on Dayakara during the entire fight). Off-tank (OT) healers will focus on keeping OT alive and group cured. Adds spawn every 14(?) seconds. MT will be picking up adds right in the center of the room. MT healers will focus on keeping MT alive and group cured....
Digg – Corrupted Earth Elemental Positioning/Pull To start, everyone should be standing on the floating bridge close to Digg’s island. On pull, the Main Tank will rush Digg and then everyone runs past the tank to get behind Digg. Digg should be kept facing roughly the same direction as he was before he was engaged but perhaps pulled 1 or 2 steps forward. The raid force must get right on Digg’s ass, extremely close to him. Do not stand a few feet back, or off to one side, as you will get hit by the 180 degree frontal AoE....
Imperator Ignus – General at Arms The Main Tank will rush in and spin him on the star you will see on the floor in the middle of the room, facing away from the main raid force. The Main Assist will target each add and everyone helps the Main Assist kill the adds. Once they’re dead, the Main Assist targets Ignus and burns him down. Straight tank and spank, nothing special. Gelidus Ventus the Tempest Positioning When you enter Gelidus’s room you will notice very large fans that take up entire sections of walls, and then solid walls between...
Pawbuster – Executioner’s Throne Room Special Attacks Whirling Attack — Every 20 seconds, Pawbuster does a trauma AE which triggers Intimidation, causing the 18 closest players and pets to be stifled/stunned for 1 minute. This will be cured by the healers. Great Cleave — Every 20 seconds, Pawbuster lifts his shoulders and does his “big swing” with his battle axe. This is a frontal AoE Knockback and Stun which cannot be cured. The main tank will be the only tank directly in front of Pawbuster, with secondary tank to Pawbuster’s left ot right ready to take agro. Stuck –...
The Leviathan Chamber of Destiny The gatekeeper of Veeshan’s Peak. You cannot enter VP until you have personally killed Leviathan. Only one person on the raid who has killed Venril Sathir or Overking must be present to zone a raid into the Chamber of Destiny. To kill the Leviathan, you need 3 items: Greenmist Orb (purple X) Drops from Imzok’s Revenge, the boss of Protector’s Realm. At 15%, Leviathan will emote about the Greenmist Orb becoming Active. One party member holding this item will run to the North end of the cave and click the Statue when the green...
The Protector’s Realm Upon entering the zone, all the named skeleton mobs are non-aggro and unattackable. To begin the storyline, search carefully for Ludmila Kystov in the room with the unactivated Doomcoil and select the option to make a deal with her via right click. She will tell you a tale about her “raid force” and discuss the possibility of a group effort between your raid and her force. After speaking to Ludmila, have a priest (it must be a priest and no other class) resurrect Jracol Binari (again via right click and not the actual spell). Once Jracol...
Assassins, Rangers, Brigands, and Swashbucklers get as much as 40% of their damage through the use of poisons. However Bards (Troubadours and Dirges) cannot use them. These poisons not only cause additional damage but also debuff the mob which is the most important factor to allow the other classes to maximize their own DPS. Scout classes can use 3 types of poisons at one time. Poison damage can be affected by AAs. The specific numbers below are for level 72 Mastercrafted poisons. Damage (Red) — Top the parse! Caustic — Inflicts 749 poison damage on target. Vitality Breach —...
This article is due for cleanup with the release of Sentinel’s Fate. What is Auto Attack? If you engage combat and just stand there, not clicking any Combat Arts, Spells, etc. you will still swing your weapon every few seconds. So what’s the big deal? Well for some classes like scouts and fighters, up to 40% of your damage can come from Auto Attack. Just how much damage can you get from Auto Attack? Let’s find out… First, you want to find out your Weapon Delay. Press I to bring up your character sheet and point at your weapon...