We got some clarification today on those free Character Transfer Tokens…
One day only! Get a free character transfer token from the in-game Marketplace and choose your own server. Up to five moves allowed per account. UPDATE: Transfers are only valid on this day. All moves must be made during this day’s promotion. The item is NO RENT and will disappear after the day’s promotion is over.
From EverQuest2.com:
February 22: Othmir Day
Everyone who logs in on Launch Day, February 22nd, will receive an Othmir illusion potion. (Even those who aren’t playing in Velious!) The potion has 50 charges, and is available one per character. Just be sure to log in each of your characters during the day to claim a potion, if you want the illusion for more than one character.
This event will run at least until 10am pst (1pm cst, 18:00 gmt). According to some posts by SmokeJumper, this may be extended especially on Everfrost and Freeport which weren’t up until late last night. Remember, to claim this item, go to the Marketplace and select Expansion, then Nipik’s Gift.
February 23: Guild Double XP Day
Build up your guild and your guild spirit with Double Guild XP, today only!
Not to look a gift horse in the mouth, but this seems an odd day to do Guild Double XP. It will likely give something to do for people who didn’t buy Velious or don’t have a level 86+.
February 24: Free Transfer Day
One day only! Get a free character transfer token from the in-game Marketplace and choose your own server. Up to five moves allowed per account.
NOTE: This is transfers WITHIN an account, but not BETWEEN accounts, as this still requires the involvement of Customer Service.
February 25: Snow Days Discounts
Every day’s a snow day in Velious, but today you’ll find lots of cool prices on frosty-themed items in the Marketplace.
From EverQuest2.com:
We’re celebrating the launch of Destiny of Velious with twelve days of events and special offers!
February 18-22: President’s Day Bonus XP Weekend!
On the first four days of Velious, enjoy bonus adventure, tradeskill and AA experience! This event runs from 10:00 am PST on February 18th until servers come down on Tuesday morning (currently scheduled for 3:00 am PST on February 22nd).
February 22: Othmir Day
Everyone who logs in on Launch Day, February 22nd, will receive an Othmir illusion potion. (Even those who aren’t playing in Velious!) The potion has 50 charges, and is available one per character. Just be sure to log in each of your characters during the day to claim a potion, if you want the illusion for more than one character.
This just in from Everquest2.com:
In honor of President’s Day, SOE is presenting special offers and events in many of our games, and you won’t want to miss out!
Here’s a sneak peek at the offers you’ll find in your favorite games this weekend:
EverQuest® II and EverQuest® II Extended: It’s a Bonus XP Weekend, from 10:00 am PST February 18th until the servers come down on February 22nd! Enjoy the bonus on adventure, tradeskill and AA experience!
From the EQ2 Forums:
Attention Fan Faire Attendees and EverQuest II: Extended Platinum Members: We have some hot news that we think will make your day!
You’re already slated to receive the EverQuest II: Destiny of Velious Digital Standard Edition on 2/22/11 as part of your EverQuest II: Extended Platinum Membership or Fan Faire 2010 attendance, but we understand that many of you wished to upgrade to the Digital Collector’s Edition of Destiny of Velious so you can enjoy the bonus items and content.
Here’s the great news! It is now possible to pre-order the Digital Collector’s Edition and pay an upgrade cost of just $20.00 (USD). That’s right! You will not be charged the full $59.99 for the pre-order, but rather pay an upgrade cost of just $20.00.
In-Game Calendar
If you have longed to be able to organize Guild Events into an in-game Calendar, post a Raid Schedule, or get a reminder on which City will be visited next by the roving City Festival, you’ll be pleased to see the addition of a Calendar in Game Update 59. The calendar will be populated with Live Events, possibly Server Events posted by Community Managers, and also your Guild leadership will have the ability to add events (it’s gained a new permission under Guild Ranks).
Ready Check!
From the Update Notes:
Raid Leaders can now initiate a ready-check by right-clicking the raid window. Raid members in the current zone will be asked if they are ready and the results will be displayed in the raid window as well as in raid chat.
This will be a great addition for Raid Leaders to be able to make sure everyone is back from AFK, and probably also a good way to find out who’s watching TV (or worse) rather than paying attention. 😉
NOTE: This is a PREVIEW. Additional features and tweaks may occur to render these screenshots outdated.
I wanted to bring you an update on an issue we raised over the weekend regarding Direct Debit from your bank as a Payment Option for EQ2 Expansions, Subscriptions, and StationCash. Amnerys, EQ2 Community Manager, has raised the issue with the appropriate departments and is seeking an answer. There is no need to panic yet, as no orders have been cancelled or affected.
From the EQ2 Forums:
I am currently in talks with a few departments so we can get this straightened out.
It sounds like the option to use Direct Debit might be removed for purchasing SC going forward. It was the source of a lot of fraud (much more fraud than valid payments) and unfortunately we may lose that option because of it.
As for the pre-order and monthly subs, it seems like Direct Debit should still be an available option for those two types of purchases. I am getting clarification on that right now. Perhaps the messaging that you’re seeing on your confirmation pages is unclear. It is our standard practice to charge for the expansion on the day it launches, but I will make sure that we get a definite answer on whether or not the Direct Debit charges will go through for those purchases.
Thanks for your patience while I work all this out!
Here are your February 15, 2011 Update Notes from the EQ2 Forums:
GENERAL
- An issue that stops ambient characters in city zones from wandering has been fixed.
- ‘Follow’ should once again be an option on group member’s right-click menu.
LIVE EVENTS
- Sister Thog Macgilly will now update the quest “Premonitions of Disaster” even while Erollisi Day is being celebrated.
- Creatures within the Shard of Love now have a significantly higher chance of dropping love loot while Erollisi Day is being celebrated.
In an alarmist posting on the EQ2 Forums, Moonflake of Splitpaw has brought to our attention the disappearance of the Bank Transfer and Direct Debit payment option for purchasing StationCash, monthly Subscriptions, and the upcoming Velious expansion. Bank Transfer may seem unusual in the US for a small amount such as StationCash, subscription, or an expansion, but Bank Transfers and Debit cards are both common means of making even small purchases in Europe.
Payment Options page in Germany (before the changes) showing Bank Transfer (upper right) and Direct Debit (center left).
From EverQuest2.com:
A ton of in-game events are coming up, including some run by media sites, some run by players, and some by the Community Relations Team! Have you made plans to attend yet?
Massively Livecast – EverQuest II: Saturday, Feb 12, 9:00 p.m. EST
This week, Karen from Massively will take a closer look at the mentoring system in EverQuest II. She’ll cover the basics of how to mentor down in level, highlight the chronomage system, and then take a trip into Deathfist Citadel, a lower-level instance from the original EverQuest II that remains one of her favorite zones. Let’s hunt some orc! Click here for the Livestream link!
Check out EverQuest2.com for more details of the upcoming Player Events on Antonia Bayle and Lucan D’Lere, as well as the Community events on Feb 15th and 17th.
After yesterday’s update activated the Erollisi Day event, some players were reporting crashing issues in Halas. Others reported issues in Antonica as players were able to spawn unlimited gazebos. An interim fix for the Halas issue was implemented, with today’s update providing a more permanent solution. Also, last year’s quests are now repeatable. All of the issues with Erollisi Day were spelled out in this thread.
From EverQuest2.com:
Erollisi Day events are now live in EverQuest II! Log in to find new quests, crafts, house items and more! Love letters will be sent, gifts of chocolate and flowers will be exchanged, and romance will be in the air.
Erollisi Day may be a holiday that celebrates love and romance, but it is also a chance to celebrate the fellowship we share with all of those around us. It’s also a good time to stop and reflect on the people who make your life better. Make plans to tell them how much you appreciate their presence in Norrath, whether it’s with words (an in-game book?) or through gifts (so many pretties to choose from!)
The American prices for the Destiny of Velious digital downloads are well known — the regular edition is $39.99, while the collector’s edition runs $59.99. We are very happy to see that the days of preferential treatment for the Retail version are over. Last year’s 7 day retail headstart and the confusion leading up to the launch for European customers was the source of much frustration, so we are quite satisfied with this year’s simplified options. So then all is wine and roses, right?
Well, it may surprise American players to learn that customers in some other countries are seeing prices up to 33% higher for the collector’s edition than US customers are seeing. Here is the current pricing for the digital collector’s edition outside of the US:
With 6 and 7 room houses now outstripping the storage capacity of even medium-sized Guild Halls, some players figured out that the StationCash Marketplace Item Expanders could be placed in guild halls.
Today’s hotfix changes that:
- Fixed a bug where players could use marketplace item expanders on guild halls.
- Players who have done that will have the item expander applied to their personal house when they next zone into their personal house and the item expander will be removed from the guild hall.
- If this puts a guild hall over its item limit it will still have the items but you will not be able to add more items until the item count is reduced.
- The character house item bonus from the marketplace expander now properly applies to your home and shows in the total number of bonus items in the UI.
We did our afternoon check of EverQuest2.com and were surprised to see an announcement about a webcast scheduled for tonight. Here’s the scoop:
Are you in the mood to celebrate St. Valentine’s Day in a non-traditional way? The SOE Community Team knows just how you feel! Join the Community Team along with some members of SOE Development Teams as we chat about the upcoming in-game Valentine’s Day-themed activities. Learn more about what’s going on in-game for our Valentine’s Day celebrations straight from the folks that work on the games you love to play.
Also on the agenda for this Webcast is a little surprise. We hope you will join us on February 3, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. PST to see what this entails.
Tune in on Facebook or on Stickam to watch the first webcast this Thursday!
And don’t forget tomorrow night’s Destiny of Velious Webcast #2:
Friday, February 4 at 4:00 pm PST: Join Dave “Smokejumper” Georgeson and Rich “Waters” Waters as they talk about itemization in Destiny of Velious. They will again be answering questions from our players, so submit your questions through the forum links below.
Should I stay up until 2:30am to cover this AND tomorrow night’s webcast too? Sleep is overrated, right?
UPDATE: Cyliena pointed us to a post by Amnerys on the EQ2X Forums which shed a bit more light on tonight’s webcast:
If you tune into the SOE Webcast on Thursday, 4pm on Stickam (or the Stickam tab on our Facebook page) you should find Kaitheel talking about Erollisi Day and a few devs from other games talking about their holiday events.
From Kaitheel on the EQ2 Forums:
Barring any unforeseen issues arising, the current plan is:
- Erollisi Day will be activated on all servers (international and & test included) Wednesday Feb 9th.
- Erollisi Day will be deactivated at the end of day on Sunday Feb 20th for most servers.
- For servers that are affected by merges during the event’s time period, we will extend Erollisi Day to the end of day on Monday Feb 21st.
Also, if you have a bunch of tokens from other seasonal events taking up valuable bag space:
There is going to be an NPC that exchanges any of the different love loot (notes or candy) for a single type. It’ll function exactly like the [Nights of the Dead] candy trader did. That should help with the inventory!
We haven’t posted about City Festivals in a while so thought we’d repost this one.
If you have completed city tasks such as tradeskill writs and adventure writs, you’ll notice you have received City Tokens. These tokens can be used to buy items from the travelling merchants of the City Festival. Each month, a few unique items are available only to each city (including themed tiles, dividers, and columns), as well as a selection of items which are always available. This month, the festival is parked at the gates of the City of Kelethin in Greater Faydark.
Legends of Norrath brings a unique time-limited in-game item to EQ2 this month. Naturally the folks at SOE would like us to play Legends of Norrath and buy lots of packs of cards. But they keep adding more and more tantalizing items and whether you play LoN or not, we thought we’d post this as it may be of interest to housing designers.
From EverQuest2.com:
The Station Store has been stocked with the great T-shirts, Sweatshirts, and Hoodies from Fan Faire. Alas, the Hooded Sweatshirts are only available in 3XL, but other items are available in a range of sizes. If you’ve been looking for a good EQ2 shirt, check out the Station Store.
From Amnerys on the EQ2 Forums:
UPDATE: January awards will not be delivered until Wednesday. We had a little snafoo on the back-end.
we’ve also been told we can expect a screen shot of the wolf pup pet:
I actually do have new screens of the puppy coming later today!
From EverQuest2.com:
On Tuesday, January 18, qualifying EQII and EQ2X accounts who have met the requirements for Velious Winter Rewards will find a new bag in their /claim window which contains two new items; an Ice Wolf Pup and a Superior Potion of the Advanced.
ICE WOLF PUP
ttobey (EQ2 artist/animator) would like us to know that this is not merely a scaled down Ice Wolf Mount or existing Wolf graphic, nor does it inherit existing animations:
The puppy also isn’t just a shrunk down wolf . He’s a brand new model with exclusive puppy animations.
SUPERIOR POTION OF THE ADVANCED
The Superior Potion of the Advanced grants a bonus to all three types of XP at once; achivement, tradeskill and adventure. This potion will increase your XP gain for all three by 100% for a duration of two hours. The potion is for characters higher than level 10.
Normally we don’t cover the week-to-week additions to the StationCash store as it would be half our content, however when there is a discount like this that is a service rather than an RMT item, we’ll bring it up.
Race Change Potions have been discounted through Monday, January 24th to just 1500SC ($15 normally, $7.50 if you bought SC at half price). From EverQuest2.com.
This just in from Everquest2.com:
Still need to finish some of your Frostfell quests, and get those last few once-a-year items? Well you’re in luck! Enjoy a little more time with the festivities and stuff your pockets full of as much Frostfell goodness as you can, until the hotfix on Tuesday morning, January 11th!
So there’s still time to get a few more lumps of coal before Frostfell goes away for another year. 🙂
From Domino on the EQ2 Forums:
The festival is now active on those servers (Butcherblock and Permafrost) and has been for a while, but did start almost a day late.
We will extend the event on the affected servers. The Gorowyn city festival on Butcherblock and Permafrost this month will end at 11:59pm on the 8th [07:59 on the 9th GMT]. (The festival will still end on all other servers at 11:59 on the 7th). Apologies for any inconvenience!
EQ2 developers are trying to track down the exact cause of certain Freeblood characters unable to use (or see) their Inner Demon appearance. Zoltaroth requests feedback here on the EQ2 Forums:
Is anyone still having this issue? We are having trouble reproducing it and would like to see a sample character if possible. If anyone is having this issue still please PM me your character name and server.
