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From the EQ2 Forums: Get ready for our 67th game update, Darkness Dawns, with a Double Experience Weekend! Adventure, Tradeskill, AA, and Guild XP will be doubled from 12:00pm (Noon) PDT on Friday, July 19 through 11:59pm (Midnight) PDT on Sunday, July 21, 2013. Take advantage of this limited time offer and watch those XP bars fill up!
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From the EQ2 Forums: What do Norrathians and Superheroes have in common? A truly heroic fashion sense. No matter which world you call home, every hero knows that no outfit is complete without a cape. To celebrate the cape-wearing characters of the San Diego Comic Con, all cloaks in the EverQuest 2 Marketplace are 50% off from Thursday, July 18 through Sunday, July 21. In addition, cloaks from the Vault of Serillis will be available during the sale, so don’t miss your chance to add these rare items to your collection. And at these prices, you can get a...
From the EQ2 Forums: If you’re a Player Studio artist (or know someone who is interested in becoming one!), this is a quick call to action for you. If you are creating Nights of the Dead/October-themed items, please get those items submitted by September 2, 2013. You’re welcome to submit earlier, of course, but that’s the cut-off for this year’s holiday. For more information about Player Studio, visit this section of the website. If you’re interested in taking part in the Player Studio discussion, make sure to visit the Player Studio forums. Thanks. Can’t wait to see what you come up with! (personally,...
From EverQuest2.com: Player Studio gives artists in the community a chance to leave a permanent mark on the worlds that they adventure in. In addition, when these items are sold in the Marketplace, SOE shares the profits from the sales of these items with the artist that submitted them. There are three new items available this week in the EverQuest II Marketplace from Player Studio artist CoffeeOutlaw. Not only has he submitted great designs for in-game items, he has created discussion threads on the Player Studio forums detailing the design development for these items so other artists can see these items change...
Although vague, we now have a little more info about the EQNext and EQ2 panels at this year’s SOE Live convention. Dexella has posted an update to the SOE Live 2013 Schedule which moves the Maxwell Drake panel, as well as adding names for the EQ2 and EQNext panels… First up, EverQuest II will have panels about the game’s 10th Expansion, Mechanics (Systems), Itemization, Art & Animation, an informal Coding & YOU! panel (ie the Geek panel), and more, as well as two panels that allow players to test a new Secret feature: The EQ II team will be doing a full...
From the SOE.com Community site: SOE Live! It’s the event of the year, our annual family gathering, and we can’t wait to see you! Linda “Brasse” Carlson (Director of Global Community Relations) and Jen Belfield (Marketing Services Director) plan to talk about the schedule, the pool party, tournaments, the Costume Contest, the Player Got Talent event, and so much more! They will also share details on how to connect with us during the event via social media and our livestream channels! Join us on Thursday, July 11, 2013, at 5:30 p.m. PDT (8:30pm EDT, 1:30am BST, 2:30am CET) on Twitch TV! This webcast...
From the EQ2 Forums: Get a FREE small Slurpee drink on 7-Eleven Day! All guests visiting any 7-Eleven on July 11th, 2013, between 11AM and 7PM, will get a FREE small Slurpee drink – and this year it’s in a bigger cup! In addition, get a bonus 500 Station Cash when you redeem an SOE Game Card from any participating U.S. 7-Eleven store for Station Cash on 7-Eleven Day. Reminder: You can purchase your SOE Game Card from participating 7-Eleven stores any time before the offer ends (11:59PM PDT on 7/11/13), but you only get your 500 SC bonus...
From Player Studio, to Census-driven player sites like EQ2U and Dragon’s Armory, to the player-made content we’ll be able to create in EQNext using tools from StoryBricks, SOE is showing an increasing interest in player-made content and fan sites. And now, they want to do the same thing with player-made videos! From EverQuest2.com: We have long admired the videos that our players have made. Some make us giggle, some make us proud, and some make us just stare in open-jawed amazement. in short, you guys have become terrific video directors. We just can’t get enough – literally – we come...
There are not one but TWO deals on StationCash this July 4th, and only on July 4th! If you purchase StationCash at SOE.com, or using any of the in-game purchase screens, you get 40% off your StationCash purchase. If you redeem any 1,500SC / 30 day card from retailers like Walmart, EB Games, etc. then you get 1,000SC bonus. So a Walmart 1500+500 card ($15) would redeem for a total of 3,000SC including the bonus. So it’s almost a Double SC day if you have a Walmart handy. From SOE.com: We’re celebrating our players this July 4th! For 24 hours*,...
There have been some changes to the SOE Live 2013 schedule, including some reshuffling of LoN, DCUO, and Dragon’s Prophet panels. Most notably, the addition of 3 2 new panels: Friday 5-6pm — EverQuest II: Super Secret Testing Session 1 Saturday 2-6pm — EverQuest II: Super Secret Testing Sunday Noon-1pm — EverQuest II: Super Secret Testing Feedback Panel
When the SOE Live 2013 schedule was released, I started reading. And reading. Before long, shock set in. Two hours later, I was discovered in the fetal position, mumbling something about sleep and time paradoxes. Despite consultation with a number of scholars, including Dr. Samuel Beckett, Dr. Emmett L. Brown, and the Doctor, as well as consulting the writings of Ray Bradbury, Mrs. Helena Wells, and so forth, I am no closer to a solution to attend ALL of the EverQuest II and EverQuest Next panels. However, I will make every effort. One panel I certainly won’t miss is the “EQ2U...
Here are the update notes for July 2, 2013 from the EQ2 Forums: GENERAL Fixed an issue with the housing and dungeon leaderboards. POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION Siren’s Grotto: Dissension [Raid] Overlord Talan will no longer gain double crit avoidance if he levels up in challenge mode. Antechamber of the Automaton [Challenge Duo] Fixed a bug that would occur when K’zan attuned both players in the duo to a color over the course of the fight. Zone now drops coin. Temp adornments are now 100% drop rate. Furnace of Ages [Challenge Duo] Zone now drops coin. Temp adornments are...
The time has arrived at last. The SOE Live 2013 schedule including all the events, announcements, official Developer, AND Player Panels has been released. New Venue, Player Panels, No Problem! Not only is SOE Live taking up a new venue this year at Planet Hollywood (SOE Community and Events team folks were in Vegas this week enduring 117°F/47.2°C temperatures to scope the place out and ensure that the events go smoothly), but this year is only the second year of the highly popular Player-run Panels. Not only is SOE Live unveiling a totally new game — EverQuest Next — but...
As first revealed by the ProSiebenSat.1 EQ2 website, this weekend is a 50% Instant Rebate weekend for nearly all Marketplace items. From EverQuest2.com: This weekend the EQII Marketplace will be featuring an Instant Rebate sale where you’ll be able to get deep discounts on most items in the store. With minor exceptions* all Station Cash items in the Marketplace will receive at least a 50% rebate. How does a rebate work? Once you purchase one of the items eligible for Instant Rebate, you’ll receive a refund of 50% of your Station Cash used to purchase an item moments after...
According to ProSiebenSat.1’s new website for EverQuest II, this weekend will be a StationCash Marketplace Rebate weekend. We don’t have any official confirmation if the event will include the US or only apply to Europe, but the ending time for the event is certainly suggestive. 8:59am CEST just happens to be 11:59pm PDT Sunday night… This weekend the EQII Marketplace will be featuring an Instant Rebate sale where you’ll be able to get deep discounts on most items in the store. The sale runs Friday, June 28 – Monday, July 01, ending at 08:59 am CEST. The Instant Rebate Sale...
UPDATE Ok folks, we just got word from Dexella on the EQ2 Forums at 11:54am PDT that this is a BUG and will be fixed soon: Hey all, We are looking for a fix to the issue that caused the removal of the countries from the credit card list. In the meantime, you can update your account by using account management on the SOE General site (rather than EQ2-specific). On soe.com, select “My Account” from the top navigation and proceed from there. Thanks, Dexella A number of European EQ2 players who are currently “free-to-play” or otherwise do not have an active credit card...
If you are a member of a Guild, then over the last few months, you’ve gained the ability to pay your rent on all of your houses, visit them with one click, and also visit the houses of friends and guildmates, all without having to venture beyond the confines of your guild hall. Now, these abilities have come to those who are between guilds or simply prefer to adventure on their own. With this new window, you can travel directly to any of your houses anywhere in Norrath as long as you are within a city zone. You can...
From the EQ2 Forums: Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) and ProSiebenSat.1 Games Group will be furthering their partnership with the launch of EverQuest® II on or around June 20, 2013. As we approach the transition, we want to clarify some final points. We have put together an updated FAQ that further addresses some of the most common concerns and questions from our online player community. Importantly, we want to address up front the most common concern that players have had, which is server accessibility. SOE and ProSiebenSat.1 Games have determined that it is in the best interest of the players...
A tip of the hat to Kinya who pointed out to us this morning that EverQuest II forums have appeared in English, French, and German on the Alaplaya forums.
“Dawn of the Dark Elf” The First Player Studio Item Creation Competition From June 15 to July 15, 2013, Dark Elf-themed items submitted to Player Studio will be eligible to enter our first Player Studio art competition. For EverQuest II, categories could include cloaks, weapons, shields, furniture & house items, hair styles, and even headgear (submitted as hair.) Our Art Director judges will be looking for excellence of technical execution, artistic quality, adherence to the Dark Elf theme, and crowd-pleasing originality. There is no limit on number of entries. All entries must be received by 11:59pm PDT on Monday, July...
It’s hard to believe it’s been almost 5 years since EQ2Wire launched. To celebrate, it’s time for a fresh coat of paint and a little remodeling here and there. I hope you find the new site easier to navigate, and still easy find the wall-to-wall EverQuest II and EverQuest Next coverage you have come to expect. This is just Phase One. Phase Two will see the launch of an EQNext site, with cross-posting capabilities, as well as a full live blogging platform. EQ2Wire and our EQNext site will be THE place to be on August 1st-4th as we provide...
From the EQ2 Forums: We are pleased to announce our next Game Update titled “Darkness Dawns” coming on July 30! For our 67th game update we have great stuff in store for you! We are really excited about a new story quest line that will pick up from our last game update in April (GU66: Scars of the Awakened). We can tell you that there is an EPIC event brewing in Cobalt Scar that could turn the world on its head and YOU are the catalyst. SPOILER: At the end of GU66, players uncovered an artifact of power —...
Typically, SOE does such a great job marketing their StationCash deals that they don’t need my help, however for those looking for the best deal on StationCash, this might just be the best yet: From Friday, June 14th through Sunday, June 16th, 2013, GameStop and EB Games locations will be offering $5 off any SOE $15 pre-paid game card. * Offer valid from store opening on June 14, 2013 through store closing June 16, 2013. Valid on SOE pre-paid game cards purchased at participating GameStop and EB Games retail stores in Canada and the USA only. UPDATE from Ashlanne:...
From EQ2’s Twitter today: Congratulations! We reached our goal of 2,000 YouTube subscribers. The Meatbeast will be available this weekend! ow.ly/m1bN6 — EverQuest II (@everquestii) June 14, 2013 Specifically: The Meatbeast will be available from 3:00 pm PDT on Friday, June 14 through 11:59 pm PDT on Sunday, June 16. on June 3rd, this promotion was announced on EQ2’s Facebook: Are you missing the Meatbeast? When we hit 2,000 subscribers on http://www.youtube.com/eq2videos, it will return to the Marketplace for a limited time! Subscribe now and check out lots of great EverQuest II videos! [Dexella]
EQ2U Gear Report V1.1 I’m happy to report that the next version of the EQ2U Gear Report has just been pushed live and we have some new features that hopefully folks will appreciate! First up is Crit Bonus and Potency have had an amicable breakup and are now just going to be friends in their own separate columns. This should help melee-focused Priests and Mages going forward. Previously, only one of these stats was shown, biased towards certain Archetypes. Second, we’ve got a new Tooltip when you mouseover the White, Yellow, Red, and Green adornment summaries which shows you...