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Several people have reported on the EQ2Forums that the progress bushes aren’t spawning in the Jarsath Wastes and Sinking Sands druid rings. Windslasher chimed in with this update: Drat! I goofed with the spawns in Jarsath and Sinking Sands, so the progress signs aren’t appearing in those two zones. Unfortunately it’s not a server-specific thing or a setting that I can just change on the fly, so even though I have the fix in the pipeline I can’t tell you how soon it will be on the live servers, yet. It’ll be fixed as soon as possible. Update: According...
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Here are your hotfix notes for Thursday, 10 June 2010:
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When are we going to quit slacking and announce the winners of the EQ2Wire Prowler Contest? HOW ABOUT NOW? The Contest A trainer of mounted cats recently lost his head about the prospects of limitless wealth and ice (for iced tea naturally) in New Halas and so packed up overnight, leaving behind a manor full of trained battle cats — and no forwarding address. We have managed to procure five of these highly prized felines and now need to find homes for them. The Winners “Slippery Slope” “Socks” “Shadow Hunter” “Yoguart” “Twisted Mentat” for Schrödinger! The winners have been...
From EQ2 Players: Spring blooms, Antonica beckons! Good people of Norrath, bring your sons, your daughters, and join in a week-long celebration of life, love and friendship. The full schedule for this player-run event on the Antonia Bayle server can be found on this GuildPortal site.
Here are your hotfix notes for June 3, 2010: GENERAL Effects can once again proc on an AE autoattack. DRUID RING EVENT Tunarian supply officers will now buy items for coin, like many other merchants. The druid portal to Nektulos Forest now lands adventurers closer to the druid ring. An issue preventing players from harvesting magiliths after they died has been fixed. The bug that prevented looting A Floret of Growth with certain group loot settings has been fixed. SPELLS Ancestral Sentry can once again be cast on raid and group friends. It can no longer be cast on...
Today’s Hotfix (Patch) fixes a bug in the Druid Ring Live Event, and includes tweaks to itemization, the new PvP Warfields, and numerous bugs in the Icy Keep raid zone. We also include the hotfix notes from May 27, 2010 which somehow got left out. May 27th’s hotfix notes make mention of a change to Procs which were not working on spells. However, this change resulted in certain procs, specifically Pestilential Rain and Torrent, no longer working properly for melee. You can read more about this issue on the EQ2 Forums. Xelgad has responded: Thanks for all of the...
The Contest A trainer of mounted cats recently lost his head about the prospects of limitless wealth and ice (for iced tea naturally) in New Halas and so packed up overnight, leaving behind a manor full of trained battle cats — and no forwarding address. We have managed to procure five of these highly prized felines and now need to find homes for them. It has been difficult, but we have decided on selection criteria. Those players who reply to this posting with the name they intend to give to their cat will be entered into a drawing. Five...
Inside SOE Broadcast on Ustream From EQ2Players: Join us on Wednesday, May 26, 2010, at 1:30 pm PDT, as we take a look behind the scenes in this edition of the Inside SOE Broadcast on Ustream! We’ll be in the SOE Ustream channel! The event is expected to last about 30 minutes. 1:30pm PDT | 2:30pm MDT | 3:30pm CDT | 4:30pm EDT |9:30pm GMT | 10:30pm CET Activities include: Live Chat and Q&A! – Attendees can chat live and ask questions with members of the Community and Development teams. The Agency: Covert Ops and Pox Nora – Join...
After the jump, we’ve got the complete Game Update 56 Notes for May 25, 2010:
One of the preamble events leading up to the Destiny of Velious expansion will be the reconstruction of several dilapidated and corrupted Druid Rings. Read the article on EQ2Players. As we reported in April, we are expecting the druid rings in Nektulos Forest, Loping Plains, Zek, and Feerrott to be rebuilt. Windslasher has posted extensively about how this event will work and what participants can expect…
EQ2 Senior Producer SmokeJumper, as well as covic and Rothgar, have continued to respond to criticism about the introduction of the Prowler mounts on the EQ2 Forums. It’s impossible to quote everything they’re posting, so if you read one thread on the EQ2 Forums this weekend, I’d read this one.
The big news yesterday about the new Prowler mounts available via StationCash in the Marketplace is being discussed in the First Ever Mount on the Marketplace thread on the EQ2 Forums. But as part of the introduction of these SC mounts, the Highland Stalker mount which was included in the Sentinel’s Fate CE retail box has gotten some tweaks as well. First, the run animation created for the SC Prowler has been adapted to the Highland Stalker. Second, the gigantic, and I mean Sir Mix-a-lot sized rump on the Highland Stalker has undergone plastic surgery. Some players find the...
Previous EQ2 Senior Producers Alan “Brenlo” Crosby and Bruce Ferguson rarely responded directly to player inquiries. Thus we featured their posts here on EQ2Wire in separate posts. However Dave “SmokeJumper” Georgeson has been tearing up the EQ2 Forums in two threads: Suggestions and requests for the new Senior Producer First Ever Mount on the Marketplace
From EQ2Players: We’re making it easier than ever to try out EverQuest II’s most recent expansion, Sentinel’s Fate. For three days, May 12th through May 14th, everyone who doesn’t already have Sentinel’s Fate can try it out for free. Also, there is a $5 discount off the cost of the expansion for active players, and an additional $5 discount off the cost of the 1st month’s subscription for inactive players. Finally, all players can claim the Rose Quartz Inlaid Golden Armband for free from the Station Marketplace! So make sure you log in between now and 11:59pm on May...
image courtesy Jethal Silverwing Come to the Faire: Freeport @ Kithicor.org The first week of every month sees the arrival of a traveling City Festival. This month, the City Festival wraps its first tour of the five known cities of Norrath by visiting Freeport. Next month, the City Festival will no doubt make its first appearance in the newly-found New Halas. While some players have shared their exasperation with the obviousness of the ‘content delivery system’ feel to these events (repeat a runaround errand-type quest dozens of times, or craft dozens of items, to earn enough tokens to buy...
The focus this week has been on new EQ2 Senior Producer Dave Georgeson, and EQ2 Server Performance, which has been a persistent black cloud over EQ2 for the last 2 months. Test Copy Test Copy is getting some major use as it is where PvP and Battlegrounds changes are tested. Gninja advised us: We will be working out a schedule as to when the test_copy server will be pvp vrs pve. We are working it out now and will get back to you guys shortly. Stuck at Character Select An issue with being stuck at Character Select on Thursday...
From EQ2Players: Greetings Norrathians! Sharpen your swords and repair that armor. There will be bonus AA, Tradeskill, adventure experience (XP) this weekend starting at 3:00pm PDT on Friday, April 23rd until 11:59pm PDT Sunday, April 25th (2:59am EDT). Happy adventuring!
Registration has opened for the annual Fan Faire 2010 event hosted by Sony Online Entertainment (SOE). Fan Faire is returning to Bally’s Las Vegas Hotel & Casino August 5th ~ 8th, 2010. Official schedule information for the event is not yet available, but we have been advised that, barring any unforeseen changes, the schedule will be similar to that of past years. I’ve written an outline of what to expect based on previous Fan Faire events. This may be helpful for choosing flights and accommodations. Fan Faire has added another Pricing tier. In addition to the Silver Pass ($89)...
Bristlebane Day (April 1st) always brings out festivities and a bit of zanyness to EQ2. In past years, we’ve seen /cutemode (also try /cutemode 3 ) and in EQ1, turning everyone into wireframes. But this year, Bristlebane Day has put practicality in the place of tomfoolery. Today, Bristlebane Day, a unique quest has appeared in the Enchanted Lands, offered by a Sphinx, which pays tribute to the father of Dungeons & Dragons — Gary Gygax. The folks at ZAM were first to note that 2 of the 3 riddles given were also found in a FreeRealms quest. Further exploration...
A Story of Dark and Light Perhaps some Bristlebane Gremlins got into the works because briefly this morning, the monthly City Festival rolled into both Qeynos AND Freeport. According to this report, a few quick-thinking (and possibly light fingered) individuals snapped up a few Freeport furniture items before they vanished. The polished white marble of the regal Qeynos decorations have been countered by Freeport accoutrements with a decidely black color scheme. Alas, this was a short-term glitch and only those who were quick on the trigger were able to buy these items before the event reset and Qeynos became...
While Norrathians will get to celebrate Bristlebane for an extended time (March 30 -> April 12th), there is a special quest only available on April 1st. Kiara’s Bristlebane Day Preview @ EQ2Players Bristlebane Coverage @ EQ2 ZAM Bristlebane Crafting & Event Guide @ EQTraders
From ZAM: Astute ZAM user MarisolBluesurf spotted this spash screen in Free Realms, annoucing a double Station Cash weekend! The promotional period is April 2, 2010 (after 4pm Pacific Time) through April 4, 2010 (before 11pm Pacific Time). Only retail card redemptions will receive double Station Cash. It doesn’t matter when you purchased the retail cards, only that you redeem them during the promotional period. While this is a Free Realms promotion, anyone with a Station account can redeem retail cards for double Station Cash during the promotional period. Once successfully redeemed, the cardholder’s wallet balance will reflect the...
I don’t know if you got this e-mail, but I did chuckle aloud… Become the EverQuest II Producer for a Month! Psych! Bristlebane Day Kicks Off Tomorrow! Bards, jokesters and thieves unite, this is the holiday for you! Now’s the time to let it all hang out for the holiday named in honor of Fizzlethorpe Bristlebane, the King of Thieves and the Grand Prankster. Now that everyone has recovered (we hope!) from Brewday and paying their respects to Brell, it’s time to celebrate that sneaky, prank-playing halfling, Bristlebane! The Bristlebane fesitivities will begin on March 30th and conclude on...
The previous Thursday and Tuesday hotfixes have brought some itemization changes, specifically with the increase in the number of items holding Red Adornment slots, the introduction of Yellow Adornments for heroic gear, and the addition of Resists to Legendary and Fabled gear (previously, players were expected to run around with 2-3 pieces of Mastercrafted jewelry). Now, we are starting to see the second prong of these changes, intended to fix the itemization mess that Sentinel’s Fate launched with. Frizznik brings us: Thanks for your patience with us as we look at items, spells, and combat arts. We are reading...
Brewday has arrived in Norrath! This celebration of Brell and brew will run from March 11 to the 22nd. For a guide to the updated events, collections, tradeskill recipes, and quests for this year’s Brew Day event, check out these sites: Brew Day Events at EQ2 Wiki Updated Brew Day Guide at EQ2 ZAM Brew Day Preview at EQ2 Traders Although the event is now available on live servers, Brell’s Bar remains closed until 10:30am PST according to an announcement I read in-game. For further discussion on Brell’s Bar, check out the EQ2 Forums.