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A video preview hosted by Emily “Domino” Taylor of the new “Storm Tower” Prestige Home was posted last week, and now this home is available for purchase for 1350SC. The preview: The announcement from EverQuest2.com: For those looking to create something evil and forboding, the new Storm Tower Isle Prestige Home has plenty of space for sinister decorating. Dark and stormy, the island comes complete with crashing waves, gloomy clouds, and a watchtower based on the Tower of Bone in Darklight Woods.
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From TSR-JoshuaM on the EQ2 Forums: We’ve reduced the amount of time needed in order to purchase a Character Transfer token to 7 days of active, recurring, Gold Membership time. This should alleviate a great deal of the gating issues preventing many of you from purchasing this token. Station Cash purchases of Non-recurring Gold Membership does not make you eligible for Character Transfer services. This service is only extended to active, recurring, Gold Membership holders or Station Access subscribers. In the event of an account to account transfer, a process which must be done manually, both accounts must be...
If the options of a Flying Gryphon, Hovering Disc, Cloud, and Pegasus weren’t enough, if flying as a Freeblood Cloud of Bats or Fae or Arasai weren’t enough, the time may have finally come for your flight option. From EverQuest2.com: It’s a bird, it’s a plane..No! It’s your EverQuest II character! Introducing the ground-breaking Flight Wings to EverQuest II. Now you can fly through the air with the attached Pegasus Feather Flight Wings or the Nightmare Flight Wings. Fly through Norrath in style, group with your friends and intimidate all challengers as you swoop into action from above.
If you’ve run Shard of Love a few times to get the Valorous Wings, and figured that’s all there was to the story, you may be surprised to know that there is a followup quest line A Goddess Risen. The quest series takes you to different instances, and culminates in a revitalized version of the Shard of Love. This quest series runs through February 6th @ 11:59pm PST. If you are into unique Beastlord warder appearances, the emerald cave bats in the Faceless Oracle’s Demesne instance, available only during this event, might interest you. Image courtesy EQ2 ZAM
First I’d like to wish a Happy New Year to all of you. No doubt many took advantage of the Double XP weekend and squeezed in the last bit of Frostfell magic. In the coming weeks, we should be hearing more from EQ2 developers and their work on the upcoming Game Update 63 coming in February. This update is expected to include new Destiny of Velious content, including dungeons, raids, and more. Here are some issues we’re tracking this week, some of which got a nod from a developer or community: Character Lighting EQ2Players Invisible Mercenary Healers Timorous Deep...
From Isulith on the EQ2 Facebook page: On Thursday, 12/29/11 we announced a Bonus Experience Weekend from December 30th – January 3rd. This was an error on our part; it was supposed to end on January 2nd. Because of our mistake, we are extending the Double XP until January 4th at 9:00 AM PST. We greatly apologize for the inconvenience and understand your frustrations. The Double XP is live again so go out there and get adventuring!
On December 21st, SmokeJumper announced a Double XP weekend from December 30th through January 2nd. On December 30th, Isulith updated this announcement to include January 3rd, extending the event to 5 days. So it was a surprise to us to login this morning and find that Double XP has ended. Perhaps the server hamsters did not receive the updated schedule. Hopefully, we can get an extra day added at some point. This is being discussed on the EQ2 Forums UPDATE: Double XP has been extended until January 4th @ 9am.
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NOTE: Originally, Double XP was scheduled to run through January 2nd. Apparently it’s now January 3rd. From Isulith on the Official EQ2 Forums: This coming weekend, from 12:01 AM PST on Friday, December 30th and ending at 11:59 PM PST on Tuesday, January 3rd, EverQuest II will be running a Double XP promotion (+100% XP). Take advantage of these four days and watch those XP bars fill up! The bonus applies to AA, tradeskill, and adventure experience gained this weekend. Our French, German, Japanese and Test servers will also be enjoying the increase in XP gain. Happy New Year...
News will be a bit light over the next few days, so we wanted to wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Whether you’re spending time with friends, family, or your in-game family, we hope you have a good holiday. EQ2Wire has a huge year planned, including tackling the Dungeon Maker, delving further into Beastlords and Mercenaries, covering the new Velious content in February and May 2012, building a new site on the Data Feeds, and more. Remember Double StationCash is still running through tomorrow and Double XP is December 30th to January 2nd. Frostfell runs through...
If you’ve been wondering just what percentage of StationCash is spent in EQ2 (and FreeRealms) on Mounts, vs. Appearance Armor, vs. other consumables, SOE has released a rare infographic laying out some of these details. We first picked up this story from Massively. Also on Massively this week, Karen Bryan looks ahead to “phase two” of EQ2. Now that the Age of Discovery crunch time has passed, we are cautiously hopeful that the team can step back for a moment and take a look at the bigger issues in the game which are really holding it back. Basic mechanics...
From the EQ2 Forums: Frostfell has come to Norrath and we’d like to celebrate it with you! Hang out with members of the EverQuest II Community Relations team on select servers during this merry Frostfell season! We will be greeting players and handing out festive goodies on the following servers: Oasis – Thursday, December 22, 2011 at 5:30 PM PST Unrest – Thursday, December 22, 2011 at 6:30 PM PST Permafrost – Friday, December 23, 2011 at 4:30 PM PST Butcherblock – Friday, December 23, 2011 at 5:30 PM PST Guk – Friday, December 23, 2011 at 5:30 PM ...
From SmokeJumper on the EQ2 Forums: Since the holidays are upon us, we wanted to drop you a note so you could plan. We’ll be running Double XP days from Dec 30th through Jan 2nd 3rd! This is way more advance notice than we usually give, but well…we’ll be celebrating the holidays too, so we wanted to tell you now. Time Zone Conversions Barring any unforeseen changes, the Double XP weekend would be: PST: December 30 @ 12:01AM ~ January 3 @ 11:59PM EST: December 30 @ 3:01AM ~ January 4 @ 2:59AM GMT: December 30 @ 8:01 ~...
The following graphic appears on the EverQuest II launcher: It looks like SOE is going to double the value of any Station Cash card redeemed between December 24 and December 27, 2011. These are only SOE Pre-Paid Game Cards available in the USA, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. Time Zone Conversions PST: December 24 @ 12:01AM ~ December 27 11:59PM EST: December 24 @ 3:01AM ~ December 28 2:59AM GMT: December 24 @ 8:01 ~ December 28 7:59 CET: December 24 @ 9:01 ~ December 28 8:59
From EverQuest2.com: Here is another opportunity to get a great deal on Station Cash! Tomorrow will be the 8th day of SOE’s 12 Days of Holidays celebration! We’re happy to be able to give you double when you buy Station Cash anytime on December 20, 2011. Just buy Station Cash in-game, via your Station Account or redeem an SOE Pre-Paid Game Card and you’ll get Double Station Cash! But hurry, this offer is only valid 12/20/11, from 12:01 AM PST to 11:59 PM PST! Plus, don’t forget to login to participating games throughout the SOE 12 Days of Holidays...
From RadarX on the EverQuest2 Facebook page: To our valued Steam customers: We sincerely apologize that Station Cash purchased via Steam during our Triple Station Cash promotion today was not properly credited. We are working with Steam and want to ensure those affected that we will automatically credit the additional Station Cash earned during today’s promotion. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Customer Service via http://www.soe.com/en/support/. Thank you again for your patience and understanding. [RadarX]
From EverQuest2.com: This offer is only valid on December 17, 2011! Celebrate the holidays with Triple Station Cash for one day only! Buy Station Cash in-game, via your Station Account or redeem an SOE Pre-Paid Game Card and you’ll get Triple Station Cash! But hurry, this offer ends December 17, 2011 at 11.59 pm PST! Plus, don’t forget to login to participating games throughout the SOE 12 Days of Holidays to see what the daily special offer, sale or activity is! *Station Cash offer valid on 12/17/11, from 12:01 AM PST to 11:59 PM PST; excludes mobile/SMS purchases.
If you’ve still got a bitter taste after Goddess Erollisi Marr‘s departure from the mortal world, don’t give up hope! There may yet be more more you can do… Today opens a followup chapter to the Shard of Love and Erollisi Marr storyline. It takes you to a new version of the Shard of Love zone where many things have changed! Seek out Aaronolis Swornlove in New Halas to get started on your journey and perhaps learn the truth of what happened to the Goddess of Love, Erollisi Marr!
UPDATE #2 from Bunji approx 6 hours ago: The US patchers have finished updating. If you repatch you should receive the updated files for this zone. The international patchers are still updating (they may not receive the updated files until their scheduled Hotfix times).
From the EQ2 Forums: UPDATE: Although not included in the notes, some of the Scout war runes have now been flagged to support Beastlords as per this post. GENERAL All Membership levels may now claim Veteran rewards. Fixed a bug where expertise AAs would not load properly from a mirror. When using an AA mirror to switch profiles you will no longer be spammed with onscreen messages or having icons autopopulate into your hotbars. Fixed a bug where the character tree would not show in the respec window when attempting to purchase AA respecs. PLAYER HOUSING Prestige house portals...
From Domino on the EQ2 Forums: For twelve days of Frostfell, we’re picking one top selling item per day and putting it on sale at a huge discount for that one day only. The items will change over around 10-11am (pacific time) each morning from now until the 24th of December. Be sure to check in each day to see what’s on sale. And on the first day of Frostfell… pick up the beautiful original Pegasus mount for only 600SC! Check out the “sale” tab in the marketplace to find it; only till tomorrow morning, so don’t miss it! ...
From the EQ2 Forums: GENERAL Fixed a bug with the 48 hour grace period for trade for some no-trade and heirloom items. Magic Carpet guild hall amenity now has Fens of Nathsar as a destination. Fixed a bug where loading a profile from your Mirror of Reflected Achievements would reset your AAs instead of loading the profile.
From the EQ2 Forums: Age of Discovery is the eighth expansion of the groundbreaking EverQuest II franchise. Age of Discovery offers never-seen-before features including user-generated content and the re-imagining of the Beastlord class from the original EverQuest release. You can make your mark in-game by creating your very own Dungeon, hire some much needed help for your heroic battles, push tradeskilling research to new heights, customize your weapons at the forge, and of course, play as a Beastlord. There’s a lot to like about this expansion!
From EverQuest2.com: We know you’ll probably be stuffing your face with Turkey over the next few days, so why not also stuff your experience bars? That’s right – we’re having a Double XP weekend! This weekend, from 12:01 am PST on Thursday, November 24th, until 11:59 pm PST on November 27th, we will be running a true Double XP (+100% XP) promotion. The bonus applies to AA, tradeskill and adventure experience this weekend. Our French, German, Japanese, and Test Servers will also be enjoying the increase in XP gain. Huzzah! So have a very Happy Thanksgiving and when you’re...
From EverQuest2.com: SOE would like to take this opportunity to wish all of those who are celebrating Thanksgiving a very happy one this year! May you all have a great holiday, be safe, drink beer eat hearty and game hard! Please note that Customer Support will be closed on Thursday, November 24, 2011 so our employees may spend the holiday with their families. On Friday, November 25, phone support will be closed but Live Chat and Email Support will be available during our normal business horus. Email chat will be available as usual on Saturday, November 26, 2011. To...
Introduced in 2009, the Heroes Festival is a celebration of EverQuest II’s anniversary. From EQ2 ZAM: The Heroes’ Festival, an annual live event first introduced in 2009, will make its return on Friday, November 18th. Freeport and Qeynos will be filled with festivities to celebrate the 7th anniversary of EverQuest II. Heroes’ Festival 2011 will run from 12:01am PST on November 18, 2011 through 11:59pm PST on November 28, 2011. No new quests have been introduced for 2011. Time Zone Conversion: PST: November 18 @ 12:01am – November 28 @ 11:59pm EST: November 18 @ 3:01am – November 29...