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Continuing our new pattern of out-of-band TLE server updates, here are some update notes posted just a few minutes ago (Sunday July 30th @ 5:30pm EDT, 2:30pm PDT): TIME-LOCKED SERVER POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION The Isle of Refuge: Darathar’s Flight Reduced the amount of melee damage dealt by Darathar on Time-Locked servers. Increased the amount of ability damage dealt by Darathar on Time-Locked servers. The Crypt of Vox Reduced the amount of melee damage dealt by The Fragments of Vox on Time-Locked servers. Increased the amount of ability damage dealt by The Fragments of Vox on Time-Locked servers.
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This was an emergency patch yesterday. From the EQ2 Forums: TIME-LOCKED SERVER POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION The Isle of Refuge: Darathar’s Flight Reduced the amount of bonus hit points Darathar gains on Time-Locked servers. The Crypt of Vox Reduced the amount of bonus hit points The Element of Vox gains on Time-Locked servers. Reduced the amount of bonus hit points The Spirits of Vox gains on Time-Locked servers. Reduced the amount of bonus hit points The Fragments of Vox gains on Time-Locked servers. Spirits of the Lost Reduced the amount of bonus hit points Venekor gains on Time-Locked servers.
From the EQ2 Forums: POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION Arcanna’se Spire: Order and Chaos [Raid] Shanaira the Prestigious should now give slightly more time to react to the combo elements of her encounter. Vaedenmoor: Heart of Nightmares [Raid] Terris-Thule will no longer stoneskin while rampaging. Corrected an issue that would cause the Gatekeepers to think pets were not allowed to damage them if their owner challenged them. Terris-Thule no longer casts the “Daydreamer” spell. The spells “Touched by Nightmares” and “Touched by Torment” now persist through death. The adds in the Saryrn encounter should now despawn if Saryrn leaves the...
If you took advantage of last year’s too-good-to-pass-up $72 for 1 year of All Access subscription, be aware that these will be renewing soon at the full price of $119.88. It is not expected that the $50 off deal will be offered for 2017. To manage your All Access subscription, visit the Daybreak Games website page for All Access Membership Info. Tip of the hat to Uxtalzon.
From Kaitheel‘s twitter: Like clockwork, Tinkerfest has returned! There's new stuff to do and to obtain. Now thru 8/2. #EQ2 https://t.co/fWwGeKMRr1 pic.twitter.com/1MbIsAVoOq — Nathan McCall (@kaitheel) July 20, 2017 and from EverQuest2.com: Like clockwork, Tinkerfest has returned! Take up your favorite wrench and celebrate all things gnomish, be they metal, combustive, mathematical, experimental, or a combination thereof! Adventures, rewards, buyables and crafted items await you, both new and familiar. You won’t want to miss all of the fun at Gnomeland Security, your headquarters for all things Tinkerfest, in Steamfont Mountains. This year’s event runs through Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at...
Cyliena
The monthly Moonlight Enchantments event begins tonight! The grottos open up on the 20th at 12:01am PT and close on the 21st at 11:59pm PT. The time applies directly with no conversion for all servers. Grotto Zone & Location Collection Quest(s) Brownie Darklight Wood /way 14, -32, -238 Tree Bark Festive Flowers Strong Brew Root Beer Zygomyd Nektulos Forest /way -363, 0.42, -682 Mushroom Spores Earthly Tasks Comforting Confections Naiad Enchanted Lands /way -278, 5, 18 Naiad Scales Naiad Aid Dryad Antonica /way -696, -4, 621 Dryad Leaves Pollution Problem Fay Greater Faydark /way -132, -44, -771 Flower Petals...
Until we get a new Community Manager for EQ2, it looks like Caith is posting the downtime notices: All EverQuest II Servers will be brought offline on Thursday, July 18th, 2017 at 7:00 AM PT (14:00 UTC) for an update. Estimated downtime is less than 2 hours. From the EQ2 Forums: SUMMER ETHEREALS Increased the maximum Ethereal reward chances from 3 to 4. Added a forced description to the Ethereal cloak merchant lists to correct an issue where it did not always display the purchase requirements on the upgraded cloaks. Two new [Heroic] daily missions that each reward a...
This year’s Summer Ethereal event had a twist — only by completing Expert Zones could the Ethereal Tokens be acquired. After much forum outrage, it seems good has prevailed. From Discord chat: Now if we can just get a patch for the matchmaker in Dungeon Finder!
EverQuest II’s in-game mail has been put to good use by the company to alert players to significant in-game revamps, refund Items and Tokens, announce the return of Seasonal Events, conduct In-Game Polls and Surveys, Gauge player interest in Crafting, Heroic, and Raid content, and so forth. Now however, it seems that the in-game mail service is being put to a new and somewhat questionable use.
From the EQ2 Forums: POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION General Fracture, the Inheritance Merchant has returned to Freeport and Qeynos. Vaedenmoor: Heart of Nightmares [Raid] Terris-Thule’s “Drain Life” ability should no longer hit the entire raid. It should work the same way as it does in Vaedenmoor: Realm of Despair[Raid]. The allowable deaths in the Summoned Foes encounter has been increased. The platforms in the Summoned Foes encounter no longer randomize colors beyond the first time.
From EverQuest2.com: It’s summertime, which means warmer temperatures, picnics, and of course – Ethereals in EverQuest 2 have begun! During these events, when you complete a mission in Kunark Ascending expert zones you’ll receive Sathirian Ethereal coins. Each character can earn up to 3 of these coins per day (6 if you are a Member!) which may be exchanged for rewards with Lakathen, the Traveler in the Obulus Frontier. In rare circumstances receive an Expert’s Ethereal Cloak or a choice between a class specific ethereal focus or universal ethereal rune. Over the course of these events, there will be several periods...
From the EQ2 Forums: PUBLIC QUESTS It should be much harder for mercenaries to hold aggro against The Omen Feeder. PROVING GROUNDS The reward for completing a checkpoint in a heroic proving ground has been increased from 1 to 2 Marks of Glory. The reward for completing a the final checkpoint in a heroic proving ground has been increased from 5 to 10 Marks of Glory.
From the EverQuest II Twitter: The first wave of Summer Ethereals begin next week July 11th! Lakathen, the Traveler has amazing rewards for those up to the challenge! pic.twitter.com/XSB1VdC8ke — EverQuest II (@everquestii) July 7, 2017
From the EQ2 Forums: The Thurgadin server will be restarted at 4:00 UTC with an approximate one hour downtime. There are no notes associated with this maintenance.
I believe that the best games, whether in the real or digital worlds, on any platform, should have clear and concise rules which are obvious or well-documented for the player. For years, Dellmon (host of the now-quiet but formerly popular EQ2Talk podcast which frequently interviewed members of the EQ2 team) and I have railed against a severe lack of documentation in EverQuest II. Our requests for improvements have spanned how game mechanics work in unexpected ways, to trying to clear up vague item tooltips and spell descriptions, and many other suggestions that would improve the Quality of Life for...
Come visit the shores in Timorous Deep for the Gorowyn City Festival, returning July 1-7! Spend City Tokens on local specialties, generic festival goods, appearance clothing, or food & drink. Make sure all your characters have finished the Gorowyn Postage Collection, speak to Kella Swampfoot to assist with festival quests, and achieve 244 seconds or less in the local Aether Race to earn the Wind Warden title. WHEN: 12:01am PT on July 1st – 11:59pm PT on July 7th WHERE: Timorous Deep, on the dock, /way 2339, 80, 1441 (the merchants are found at /way 2388, 21, 1349) QUESTS:...
From the EQ2 Forums: GENERAL Added a confirmation to removing a chat tab. This can be disabled at Options > User Interface > Chat Window > Confirm Remove Tab. POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION Chamber of Rejuvenation [Raid] Summoned Detonators no longer gain immunity from mez and stun once they have been mezzed or stunned. Corrected an issue which sometimes caused Trakanon to not use his Bursting Spores ability. Drag type abilities will no longer work on Trakanon.
From the EQ2 Forum Header: Status: 6/27/2017 13:48 PDT – EQ2 is coming down at 2 pm pacific for an emergency hotfix. Estimated downtime is 1 hour. All servers are coming down for a brief maintenance to address an outstanding issue. Downtime is anticipated to be less than 90 minutes. — EverQuest II (@everquestii) June 27, 2017 Time Zone Conversions PDT: 2:00pm-3:00pm EDT: 5:00pm-6:00pm BST: 22:00-23:00 CEDT: 23:00-24:00
From EQ2 Twitter: The Fallen Gate server launch at Noon PT has been delayed for a bit. We'll update you as we have more information! — EverQuest II (@everquestii) June 27, 2017
From EverQuest2.com: Need a swift kick to get motivated for leveling? For the next 14 days, any player who reaches level 10 on the Fallen Gate server will earn the Pedipowered Posterior Punter mount, which can be claimed on any server! Don’t wait too long to get this mount, as this offer ends Tuesday, July 11 at 11:59PM PDT. This Leaper mount will let you get the jump on traveling and moving quickly around the map. If you want even more upgrades, any player hitting level 30 (no time limit on this one!) will receive Mirgaul’s Familiar Tonic which...
From the EQ2 Forums: POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION Vaedenmoor: Heart of Nightmares [Raid] Territus should no longer cause the spell “Mark of Nobility” to damage ally pets. Baliath should now take longer to start regenerating after he leaves the playable area and returns. Corrected an issue where if you had the Golden Recognition spell on, you could not execute that part of the script the spell implies. Chamber of Rejuvenation [Raid] Trakanon no longer forces a tank swap. Swapping tanks is now fully up to the fighters engaged in the encounter. Detonators should now auto-engage the raid instead of...
From the EQ2 Forums: What is a Time Locked Expansion server? A TLE server has a special ruleset which restricts content and allows players to revisit exciting adventures from previous eras of EverQuest II. Every 12 weeks, content from the next expansion will unlock allowing progression through much of the original game content over time. Who can play on a TLE server? All Access Membership is required to create characters and play on the Fallen Gate server. How will content unlocking work? Every approximately 12 weeks, a new expansion and it associated content will unlock on the server. Adventure...
From the EQ2 Forums: GENERAL Platinum amounts over 1 million should be displayed better. PROVING GROUNDS Fixed an issue with proving grounds where loyalty points could be reset. The Underdepths [Proving Ground] Corrected an issue with damage variance on several Skyshrine Guardian and Skyshrine Infiltrator abilities that allowed them to hit for higher then intended amounts.
The monthly Moonlight Enchantments event begins tonight! The grottos open up on the 20th at 12:01am PT and close on the 21st at 11:59pm PT. The time applies directly with no conversion for all servers. Grotto Zone & Location Collection Quest(s) Brownie Darklight Wood /way 14, -32, -238 Tree Bark Festive Flowers Strong Brew Root Beer Zygomyd Nektulos Forest /way -363, 0.42, -682 Mushroom Spores Earthly Tasks Comforting Confections Naiad Enchanted Lands /way -278, 5, 18 Naiad Scales Naiad Aid Dryad Antonica /way -696, -4, 621 Dryad Leaves Pollution Problem Fay Greater Faydark /way -132, -44, -771 Flower Petals...
From an announcement entitled “Double Loot Week!” on the EQ2 Forums: If you haven’t doubled on your Ascension scrolls and experience, today is your final opportunity! More importantly however, tomorrow the bonuses continue with double loot in all Kunark Ascending dungeon and raid instances! Starting at 12 AM PT (07:00 UTC) June 16th, until June 23rd at 12 AM (7:00 UTC) players will receive double loot from the following: Kunark Ascending Solo Instance Bosses (final encounter) Kunark Ascending Heroic Instance Bosses (final encounter) All Raid bosses Time to get your crew together and run some dungeons! Players asked in...