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From the EQ2 Forums: POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION Siren’s Grotto: Alluring Embrace (both versions) Shyneera will no longer become unkillable. Oakmyst Forest Using escape in Oakmyst now places the player at the Oakmyst Forest dock. Steamfont Mort Gimblesquee, an ammunition merchant, has set up shop in Gnomeland Security in the Steamfont Mountains.
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With Game Update 66: Scars of the Awakened, it’s clear that the EQ2 team are trying to do some new things with quests. I’ve done I guess about 1/2 of the Othmir questline in Cobalt Scar and have had to do some interesting tasks under certain conditions which go way beyond the usual “kill 10 rats” quests. Of course the problem with more complex quests is, there are so many more places where they can break, and I haven’t encountered this many breaks in a single quest in a long time. I’m talking about the quest Gifts from Prexus....
Login servers for all SOE games appear to be down. Posted at 10:36am: We are investigating and working to resolve an issue with logins. [Dexella] — EverQuest II (@everquestii) May 3, 2013 Update at 11:39am: You should be able to log in to game now. Happy adventuring! [Dexella] — EverQuest II (@everquestii) May 3, 2013
From the EQ2 Forums: PLAYER HOUSING Fixed an issue where the moving crate sometimes wouldn’t show up when moving houses. POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION General Coin rewards for Advanced Solo zones have been increased. Minimum coin rewards for Heroic zones have been increased. ABILITIES / ALTERNATE ADVANCEMENT Warrior Reversal should no longer periodically reapply its visual. QUESTS The recipe “Circle of Flames” should now correctly appear in the recipe book for those who have scribed it. Meru should no longer mysteriously die during the quest Gifts From Prexus.
Today we’re happy to add Class Focuses and Racial Traits to EQ2U. This is something we’ve wanted to add for a while, but it took a little while longer to do as the spells and icon positions for each class and race required data entry. Please let us know if you find any stray icons or missing info.
From the EQ2 Forums: GENERAL Fixed a bug where not all of your points spent would load from an AA mirror. Granted a free respec on all trees to all players. POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION Sirens Grotto Raid Caella the Pearl encounter – Siren Controllers are slower to react after spawning and have less health. Entrancer Lisha now waits a while after casting Numb Senses to cast her Consume Vitae AOE. Entrancer Lisha will no longer charm pets with Siren’s Melody. Siren’s Grotto: Alluring Embrace [Heroic] Health has been reduced on a number of NPCs. Drinal’s Castle Raid Fitzpitzle...
For the latter part of last year and into this year, I’ve been raiding Saturday mornings in mostly x4 EM content. Outside of that, I’ve done mostly Advanced Solo content and just a smattering of group zones. From that gameplay, via selling shinies, masters, drops, crafting spells for other players, etc. I’ve been able to accumulate more than enough Plat for my character needs. I am currently the co-owner of a Tier 1 level 62 guild hall with max amenities. I also have five level 95 characters (although my Ranger will always be my main). Between Reforging and Adornments, there...
For the most part, issues being reported on the EQ2 Forums about Game Update 66: Scars of the Awakened have not included show-stopping bugs, but rather a few issues that can be worked around. Sometimes, quests bug out due to mercenary <-> NPC actor interaction, and that can be resolved by temporarily suspending mercs or setting them not to defend you or themselves. Known Issues Illusionist AA Resetting Druid Rebirth Power Cost Siren’s Grotto Abyss Conjuror & Warrior Casting Animations Fitzpitzle Raid Bugged Illusionist AA Resetting In the course of changing the AA “Enhance: Cure Arcane” to “Enhance: Cure...
photo courtesy knowledgehi.com With Game Update 66, we saw a lot of changes, including “Quality of Life” changes to a number of classes. Summoners now see their dumbfire pets share their stats and now spawn behind the enemy, greatly increasing their chance of survival. Scouts especially Rangers have seen a lot of distance and positioning restrictions loosened or removed altogether. Crusaders can now cast on the run. This is not to mention the new overland zone as well as the Adv Solo, Group, and Raid zones. However the most controversial issue in this update was the change in how...
SERVER STATUS UPDATES 1:01pm PDT: Crushbone seems to be up. 1:00pm PDT: Crushbone is now offline. 2 hours 20 minutes. 12:10pm PDT: Despite being told that Crushbone is up, the server is still locked. 11:40am PDT: Crushbone server is now up still DOWN, 40 minutes behind the others. 11:27am PDT: Ahma and Holly have tweeted that all servers are up, but Crushbone is still down. 11:25am PDT: Crushbone server just crashed. 11:22am PDT: Guk, Everfrost, Butcherblock, and Unrest are up. 11:00am PDT: Looks like some servers are up, but Guk, Everfrost, Butcherblock, and Unrest are still locked. Looks like today’s Game...
Niami Denmother has come through with another set of previews on her EQ2Traders site for tomorrow’s Game Update 66: Scars of the Awakened. Here’s a master list of the reading material I have put together for folks regarding the crafting/housing side of things. The Crafting/Housing Preview contains links to all of the other pages mentioned below, but this should help if you want to shortcut to something specific. EQ2Traders Corner GU66 Crafting/Housing Preview GU66 Carpenter Furniture Guide GU66 Buyable Furniture Guide GU66 Apprentice Information Cobalt Scar Crafting Quests Intro Yeppa’s Last Stand Crafting Quests Scarstone Crafting Quests Cobalt Scar...
From EQ2 Zam: Game Update 66, Scars of the Awakened, launches on Tuesday, April 30, 2013. In this update players visit the vastly changed Velious land of Cobalt Scar and its dungeon, Siren’s Grotto. Adventurers over level 90 can speak to Joren Kalth in any major city or on the Thurgadin docks in the Great Divide to be sent on their way to Cobalt Scar. Players once again work with Osh, who is trying to save his brethern from a corruption that has twisted their native land. After the othmir problem is addressed, the famed Field Marshal Vishra sends word, and the work...
From EverQuest2.com: All EQ2 Servers will come down on Tuesday, April 30, at 7:00 am Pacific Time* for Game Update 66: Scars of the Awakened. The expected downtime is three hours. Part of this maintenance will occur at the same time as a SOE-wide maintenance. Game Update 66: SCARS OF THE AWAKENED Update Notes Ever vigilant, Norrathians march united under the banner of the New Combine army, deeper into the perilous continent of Velious. Finally, the army breaches the borders of a region known as Cobalt Scar – a majestic, lush, but tormented region. And from within dark passages...
Wednesday’s sprawling two hour Critical Hit podcast with Nathan “Kaitheel” McCall is absolutely worth listening to, as Nathan goes into the best uses of design hours, what it takes to revamp zones such as Qeynos and Freeport, why the starting islands were removed, the importance of storytelling, and more. But if you are a raider or otherwise into the mechanics and itemization of EQ2, and you listen to only one EQ2 podcast this month, it should be EQ2Talk Episode #63 with Kyle “Kander” Vallee. He goes into a lot of the thinking behind the upcoming update (and this fall’s...
From EQ2 Zam: EverQuest II’s lastest game update, Scars of the Awakened, is right around the corner with new content for Norrathian crafters! Be sure to take your artisan to Cobalt Scar where Acting Supplymaster Grant could use a hand. Along the way you’ll help the Othmir, save the day at the main camp, and help a mysterious dark elf. Your reward is a nifty set of gloves handed down the Bayle line. Be sure to check out our Cobalt Scar Crafting Series guide and the shopping list so you’re not shy on resources. Level 95 crafters will find that their Apprentices have some...
On Wednesday, April 24, 2013, the Zjeven from Critical Hit podcast interviewed EQ2 Assistant Lead Designer Nathan “Kaitheel” McCall about the upcoming Game Update 66: Scars of the Awakened. Online Gaming Radio‘s website has been struggling a bit, so if you can’t get the Podcast to download from them, I’m mirroring a copy here at EQ2Wire.
From Twitch.tv: We’re just a few days away from the launch of EverQuest II’s 66th game update, Scars of the Awakened! Host and EverQuest II Producer Holly “Windstalker” Longdale interviews Akil “Lyndro” Hooper (Creative Director), Nandy “Zoltaroth” Szots (Lead Programmer), and Dave “Maevianiu” Kish (Senior Programmer) to share a few final details about “Scars,” as well as talk about what else the EQ2 team will be working on next! Have a question for the team? Make sure you share it on the EverQuest II forums!
This took a few months bit longer than anticipated, but at long last, EQ2Wire is now hosting a complete Forum Archive of the EQ2 Forums, as well as selected Station Forums.
From Holly “Windstalker” Longdale on twitter: We have more work to do on Player Studio House sales, so it won’t be going live with the game update on 4/30. We’ll update soon though! #eq2 — Holly Longdale (@WindstalkerEQ2) April 23, 2013
It’s only got 2 episodes under its belt, but already, Zjeven, host of the new Critical Hit! podcast has landed an interview with an EQ2 developer — Nathan “Kaitheel” McCall, recently promoted Assistant Lead Designer for EverQuest II. From the EQ2 Forums: Tune in this Wednesday, April 24th at 9pm EST (6pm PST) for our live show where we will be interviewing Nathan “Kaitheel” McCall about the current state and future of EverQuest II! Have any tough questions that you would like answered? Ask them in the comments below, and we will ask them on the show! Keep in mind that...
From the Station forums: On Thursday, April 25, 2013 we have two exciting webcasts scheduled for you: 4:00pm — EQ2 Scars of the Awakened and More! 4:30pm — SOE Live Registration Opens! Our first broadcast is at 4 PM! We’re just a few days away from the launch of EverQuest II’s 66th game update, Scars of the Awakened! Host and EverQuest II Producer Holly “Windstalker” Longdale will interview Akil “Lyndro” Hooper (Creative Director), Tim “Haohmaru” Heydelaar (Art Director), and Dave “Maevianiu” Kish (Senior Programmer) to share a few final details about “Scars,” as well as talk about what else...
The EverQuest II servers send a lot of data to the game client, especially when a player is grouped with 23 others, all decked out in top end gear, adornments, and running potions, all triggering and multiplying heals, damage, and so forth. Years ago, this came to a head with Procs (built-in effects on items). They were critting, magnifying each other, and just creating a cascading mess of combat events which put a strain on servers and player’s computers alike. Fast forward to 2013 and while Procs have still been largely kept in check, the addition of more AAs,...
From the EQ2 Forums: Last week, you got an inside look at Cobalt Scar on a tour with Haohmaru, ttobey, and Kaitheel. This week, we bring you an early look at the Siren’s Grotto! Join Tim “Haohmaru” Heydelaar, Chris “Chrol” Garlick, and Christopher “Phatkins” Atkins as they take you through this new dungeon, coming with Game Update 66: Scars of the Awakened, which will be released on April 30.
From EverQuest2.com: GUILD HALL AMENITIES Fixed some issues related to guildhall gatherers.