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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…
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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...
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...
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...
Here are some of the most Frequently Asked Questions we are seeing about the new EverQuest II expansion Tears of Veeshan. This article will be updated as more details are found! How do I get started in Tears of Veeshan? The Tears of Veeshan expansion begins with the Tears of Veeshan: The Eternal Broodlands Signature quest, which you will receive an in-game mail about, and which you can pick up in either Qeynos or Freeport. Once on the quest, you will begin a path that takes you to the Vesspyr Isles. How to travel directly to the new zones without doing the...
Here are the Update Notes for the Tears of Veeshan expansion (ie Game Update 68) from the EQ2 Forums: TEARS OF VEESHAN After rediscovering Yelinak, now the steward of Vesspyr Isles alongside other fallen and familiar dragons, players learn of the time/space powers behind the Tear of Veeshan stolen by prismatic dragon Kerafyrm the Awakened. With Kerafyrm’s fearsome power looming over Norrath, players are called upon to shine light into the darkness brought on by the Awakened’s draconic army, and set the stage for a new Age to begin! Features: New class – Channeler! New Dragon-themed AAs AA limit...
After six years attending gaming conventions, namely Fan Faire and then SOE Live, one learns to carry a healthy dose of skepticism into any keynote or panel. The Age of Discovery (2011) and Chains of Eternity (2012) panels dazzled us with glitzy new features, beautiful new zones, and tweaks to itemization and mechanics. But by and large, these nips and tucks to itemization have remained in the well-worn rut of “Stamina + Main Stat increasing on a straight line” introduced with the Destiny of Velious expansion. In Kyle “Kander” Vallée‘s interview with EQ2Talk this spring, he candidly shared his...
From the EQ2 Forums: ITEMS Fixed an issue with the platinum and silver keys of Rujark that would prevent them from delivering rewards. MERCENARIES Mercenary group chat can now be enabled/disabled with /cl_ignore_merc_chatter [true|false]. Related Links [eq2u]A fabled platinum key[/eq2u] [eq2u]An ancient silver key[/eq2u] Protip The Mercenary group chat slash command above is only temporary and must be applied every time you login. If you wish to permanently silence your mercs, then add this line to your eq2.ini file inside your EverQuest II folder: cl_ignore_merc_chatter true
From the EQ2 Forums: Open Beta for EverQuest II: Tears of Veeshan will open tomorrow, on Tuesday, October 15, 2013. This is a great chance for players to check out the new Channeler class and new dragon-themed Alternative Advancement (AA) systems for each archetype. We’d love your feedback on these features, as well as other parts of the expansion! Beta will last until the launch of Tears of Veeshan onTuesday, November 12, 2013! How to copy your Live and/or Test character over to the Beta server: You can click the ‘Beta Copy’ button on the character create screen to copy the currently...
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From the EQ2 Forums: Hello again, Norrathians! We are all getting ready to usher in our next expansion, EverQuest II: Tears of Veeshan (ToV)…and not a moment too soon! Open Beta is being prepared now for Oct. 15 and launch is coming on Nov. 12! In ToV, our next epic chapter unfolds! Kerafyrm, the great, evil prismatic dragon, has stolen a powerful artifact known as the Tear of Veeshan and slain Yelinak – Norrath’s wisest and eldest dragon. The New Combine Army that united Norrath’s peoples is fractured and powerless and it is said that Kerafyrm’s plots now reach...
Players have discovered an unexpected change in yesterday’s update which introduced Heroic Characters. From GrouchyMouse on Unrest on the EQ2 Forums: As I was in game tonight, there was chat about the NPC at Tenebrous Tangle who’d normally flag a epic’d toon for ER (talk to him and then go to Lavastorm to get the quest) was handing out a “Shattered Weapon“. The person who’d gotten the item hadn’t done the epic for their non-HC [Heroic Character] toon. I meandered up on my HC toon and also received the item. The dialog, however, was near exact for the dialog...
UPDATE: The EverQuest 2 Servers will come down on Tuesday, October 1st at 7:00AM Pacific Time* for an update. The expected downtime is approximately 5 hours. From the EQ2 Forums: GENERAL Memberships have changed! We’ve removed Item restrictions from Free and Silver accounts. Permanent 10% Mount speed and 15% Coin Loot Bonus to Gold membership! Destiny of Velious expansion content is now free for everyone too! HEROIC CHARACTERS & 1 FREE HERO’S CALL OFFER Heroic characters can now be created! Answer the Hero’s Call! From now until Oct. 15, you can take part in our 1 FREE HEROIC CHARACTER...
From the EQ2 Forums: POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION Siren’s Grotto: Dissension Pysllon’Ris’ abyssal titan and kelp fiend adds have had their health reduced by 30%. Pysllon’Ris’ abyssal titan and kelp fiend adds should no longer automatically kill certain classes. ABILITIES / ALTERNATE ADVANCEMENT It is now possible to cast abilities whose mana costs have been reduced to zero (either via AAs, the Enchanter ability “Channeled Focus”, or similar modifications) when the caster has zero mana. ITEMS [eq2u]Swallowed Helmsman’s Compass Needle[/eq2u] has been returned to its correct stats. The potency on Perpetual Lamentation now properly stacks with other effects. The...
From the EQ2 Forums: POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION Cobalt Scar Yeppa’s Last Stand: The othmir have moved their tradeskill forge to a less exposed location. CHARACTER ACHIEVEMENT TEMPLATES Auto-consume items will now auto-consume after the AA Template is committed. PLAYER HOUSING Mannequins: Resolved an issue where a player would be unable to select an outfit for a hireling after moving items between houses. TRADESKILLS The Hydra Helm recipes can no longer benefit from material conservation effects. ITEMS Dawnbreak should proc much more reliably.
Join members of the EverQuest II team including Michael “Xelgad” Ganz, Brian “Omougi” Ferguson, Nandy “Zoltaroth” Szots, and Kyle “Kander” Vallée as they talk about their comprehensive plan to make Itemization awesome again in EQ2. Watch the EverQuest II: Itemization Evolves panel recorded on Friday, August 2nd at SOE Live 2013!
Join members of the EverQuest II team including Akil “Lyndro” Hooper, Carlos “Gninja” Mora, Nathan “Kaitheel” McCall, Michael “Xelgad” Ganz, Nandy “Zoltaroth” Szots, Kyle “Kander” Vallée, and Holly “Windstalker” Longdale as they talk about EverQuest II’s upcoming 10th expansion — Tears of Veeshan. Watch the EverQuest II: Tears of Veeshan expansion panel recorded on Friday, August 2nd at SOE Live 2013!
When Kander told me that Sunday’s EverQuest II: Q&A panel from SOE Live 2013 had some good questions raised, I despaired that nobody had recorded it. That was, until I found a post on the EQ2 forums from Zictor (who I got to meet at SOE Live!) who had recorded the audio from this panel! Download the SOE Live 2013 – EverQuest II Q&A panel Audio Read Zictor‘s transcript of the SOE Live 2013 — EverQuest II Q&A panel I provide a backup of Zictor‘s transcript of the Q&A panel after the jump…
Join members of the EverQuest II team including Michael “Xelgad” Ganz, Brian “Omougi” Ferguson, Nandy “Zoltaroth” Szots, and Kyle “Kander” Vallée as they talk about upcoming mechanics and systems changes in EQ2. Watch the EverQuest II: Systems (Mechanics) panel recorded on Friday, August 2nd at SOE Live 2013!