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From the EQ2 Forums: Receive $5 off when you purchase any of the SOE pre-paid game cards at GameStop*, valid October 13th – October 28th, 2014. *This promotion is valid at US GameStop locations only. UPDATE as of 11:00am PDT Today (October 15th) from Afista: Greetings everyone, We have received confirmation that the issue is now resolved and GameStop has made each of their locations aware of this discount. If you continue to experience troubles getting the discount, please let me know the store address so that we can further address the issue. Sorry again for the inconvenience!
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Holly “Windstalker” Longdale has stepped up and taken a bullet for Finance with these posts on the EQ2 Forums: Just so there’s no confusion or suggestion there’s a bug, a few prices have changed on SC items. Very few. About 6 items. We felt that doing that at the same time as the sale might be helpful for members, at least, who choose to purchase those few items. This week prices that changed are on purchases that you can obtain or use in-game in other ways (like merc slots and revive). As a few people have pointed out, we...
UPDATE: EQ2 Producer Holly “Windstalker” Longdale has addressed today’s price increases on six (out of over 2,700) Marketplace items here. Original op-ed follows: It is no secret that EverQuest II, EverQuest, DC Universe Online, and PlanetSide 2 are funding the freewheeling development costs of EverQuest Next and Landmark. Existing properties funding future development is standard procedure in the video game industry. It’s also no secret that the current incarnation of EverQuest Next is actually SOE’s fourth attempt to launch the product, with nearly 5 years of development effort being left by the wayside. What is a surprise is that,...
From the EQ2 Forums: This weekend, SOE will be officially wrapping up summer with some great savings for All Access members! All Access membership offers great value like in-game perks, a claimable monthly 500 SC reward, and 10% off in-game Marketplace items. But this weekend, we’re going to crank the Marketplace discount from 10% to 25% off! From Friday, August 29th at 10AM PDT to Tuesday, Sept. 2nd at 10AM PDT, members will get a 25% discount on in-game Marketplace purchases*! The discount is only available in Marketplaces for games currently part of the All Access program. Excludes Landmark...
While Double and Triple StationCash days may be a thing of the past, it looks like retailer promotions of StationCash cards will be continuing for the foreseeable future. As announced by SOE Director of eCommerce Mark Tuttle at SOE Live, we will soon see Landmark-themed StationCash cards at Walmart and GameStop, each with bonus items attached. Here are the details we’ve been able to glean: Walmart Landmark SC Card (link) 2,000 StationCash Immediate and permanent access to Landmark’s closed beta. One of five Landmark loot bundles: Earthbound Bonus Pack 3500 Dirt, 3500 Stone, 3500 Sand + 2 random Relics (from...
From Holly “Windstalker” Longdale’s twitter: We're experimenting with a new Group XP potion on our marketplace starting today. Pricey, but stacks up to 250%! #eq2 pic.twitter.com/LIZYCwZm15 — Holly Longdale (@WindstalkerEQ2) August 8, 2014
From EQ2 Community Manager Margaret “Luperza” Krohn on EverQuest2.com: With the warmth of the sun and the blessing of Tunare, the EverQuest II Development Team brings you fun summer sales! From July 3rd, 2014 at 12:00 PM PDT until July 8th, 2014 at 11:59 PM PDT, all items except for Heroic Characters and Expansions will be available for a 40% rebate sale. This sale is available to all EverQuest II player (free and members). For those of you who are members, you’ll be provided an additional 10% rebate upon checkout!
According to Holly “Windstalker” Longdale, this July 4th weekend will not see Double XP as we’ve seen in past years (EQ is having one this year), however we will see a 40% rebate for selected StationCash items. Hopefully the sale will include “service” items such as Character Slots, Spell Research, Age of Discovery features like Mercenaries, or Server Transfers, but we’re not holding our breath. From the EQ2 Forums: No Double XP this weekend, but there will be one very soon ™. We have a big 40% sale this weekend. This is also the last weekend of the Gear...
Not to be outdone by Target, Best Buy is now offering a $5 off promotion for Sony Online Entertainment’s 1500SC/30 day game cards. And unlike the Target offer, these Best Buy cards are available at the $10 purchase price either in stores or on Best Buy’s website. This deal is available today (July 2nd) through July 5th. From EverQuest2.com: Save $5 when you buy a $15 SOE Game Card at Best Buy stores from July 2-July 5!
We’ve got an update from Ashlanne on the SOE forums: All US Targets are involved in this promotion. We would like you to please send us the exact location for [any] Target that did not have the cards or told you they didn’t have the cards. A street address is necessary to look it up in our database. You can post in the linked thread above, or post a comment here and I’ll repost it in the thread for you.
From the EQ2 Forums: We’ve got a promotion that’s right on Target! Head over to your local Target from June 15th to June 28th and receive 20% off your purchase of an SOE Pre-Paid Game Card! This news was posted at 4:36pm PDT today. Commentary These cards work out to 1500SC for $12 or 125SC per dollar. If you can still find the 1500+500SC cards at Walmart, those work out to 133SC per dollar. However we have confirmed with several sources that the Walmart 1500+500SC cards can no longer be reordered from SOE and they will not be getting...
EverQuest 2 has announced a “Summer Kickoff” event! First up, all players will see 30% off Appearance items and Mounts on the Marketplace. Now here’s where we split off into the Free-to-Play and All Access groups. All players will receive Double Bonus XP on Monday, May 26th All Access subscribers enjoy Double Bonus XP the entire weekend (May 23-May 26). From the EQ2 Forums: To celebrate the start of summer, we’re having double experience and sale action! All players will have double experience on Monday, May 26th, 2014 at 12:00 AM PDT to 11:59 PM PDT. All players will also have 30% off on...
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From Luperza on the Official Forums – a new contest sponsored by EverQuest 2. As of the date of this post – there are only two entries. It does appear you must have a Facebook account to enter. Salutations Norrathians! If you didn’t catch our first episode of EverQuest II Insider, you may have missed one of our announcements about future contests! Starting in May, we are doing a monthly contest. These may vary in theme, requirements, and rewards, so if you have any good ideas for future contest ideas, send them our way! May’s contest is all about housing décor...
Holly “Windstalker” Longdale has posted 3 new screenshots on her Twitter account about new bunny mounts which are now available in EQ2. They are leaper mounts and currently run 1,350SC. Get a jump on this! The new “earie” mount. #EQ2 — Holly Longdale (@WindstalkerEQ2) April 15, 2014 And there are house pets too…awww! #eq2 — Holly Longdale (@WindstalkerEQ2) April 15, 2014
In my Spring weather-fueled absence from Norrath, I’ve missed more than a few announcements, so let’s get caught up, shall we? From the EQ2 Forums: A flying meaty monstrosity has been spotted…and spotted…in the realm of Norrath! It would seem Bristlebane takes small statures to heart given the size of the little wings on these brand new barnstorming Bovochs! To share his glee and innovation, Bristlebane has made his flying Bovoch’s available to those brave enough to take one to the air during the most hilarious of holidays from Friday, March 28th, 2014 to Thursday, April 10th, 2014! The...
From the EQ2 Forums: Got your eye on something special in the Marketplace? This is your lucky week! From Thursday, March 20th, 2014 at noon to Sunday, March 23rd, 2014 at 11:59PM PDT, all players will have access to a 30% instant rebate. *Note: Instant rebate excludes services, features, and heroic characters.
Aspiring graphic artists who happen to live outside the USA have been stymied by SOE’s regional restrictions on Player Studio. It’s our understanding that tax and accounting laws have so far kept the program from opening up to other countries. With Player Studio being a core part of the upcoming EQNext (sources pointing to a 2015 nod) and EQNext Landmark (going Alpha this month and in wide release sometime in April), it seems that a corner may have been turned and PlayerStudio availability in the EU may be on the horizon. As a happy side benefit, this will hopefully open...
From the EQ2 Forums: Is your Vitality in the dumps? Low XP gain keeping your character from enjoying Norrath? Don’t settle for normal speed progression! This weekend only, take advantage of 30% off Services* and Potions to ensure your character receives nothing but the very best! This sale will begin at 12:00 PM PT, January 17th and be available until 11:59 PM PT, January 20th. * Heroic Characters and 280 AA Bauble not included What’s On Sale? Character Slots Reforging Uses (you can use Plat or SC any time you reforge your stats) XP Debt Removers XP Potions Vitality...
From SOE President John Smedley‘s twitter: We have decided to treat krono and our prepaid cards exactly like a recurring sub in terms of benefits. — John Smedley (@j_smedley) January 8, 2014
SOE President John Smedley continues to peel back the curtain on the thinking behind Subscriptiongate and why he is trying to make this right for loyal customers, while addressing the Accounting and Tax Law issues which SOE could ignore no longer. First up, Smed posted his philosophy on game development and how these Subscription changes were never about squeezing players for more revenue: When I read through all the posts here and on our forums, it never ceases to amaze me how people can think we’re just money grubbing jerks because we’re trying to make money. I can tell you...
Last Friday, SOE announced changes to their Subscription services, replacing the 500 SC/month allowance for having a Gold Subscription in any of SOE’s games with a monthly voucher to buy ONE item per game, up to 2,000SC, to exclude Player Studio, “bundles“, and an unknown array of other items, presumably “Services“, Experience items (280AA bauble), and expansion unlocks like Mercenaries. Players who buy a number of 100-200SC items would have lost out with the deal, as the voucher only applied to a single item with exclusions. And while it’s a small pool of players, Vanguard players on an All Access subscription...
After last week’s changes to Gold Subscriptions for EverQuest, EverQuest II, DCUO, PlanetSide 2, and All Access passes were announced, I was certain that regardless of how much player feedback came out against the changes, little would change. After 6 years, I guess I can still be surprised by Sony Online Entertainment. Just over 1 hour ago, SOE President John Smedley took to Reddit (once again bypassing the forums), to announce the restoration of the monthly 500SC stipend, AND some remarkable changes to All Access. This not only gives us back everything we asked for, but goes to the...
SOE President John Smedley has taken to his favorite “bypass the Marketing/PR Machine” venue Reddit and posted some personal thoughts on the Subscription changes recently announced for EverQuest, EverQuest II, Planetside 2, DCUO, and all of SOE’s games under the All Access umbrella. It’s written from a PlanetSide 2 angle, but it is applicable to EQ2 as well. From Reddit: Hello everyone, I hope you all had a Happy New Year! we’re here back working hard to make cool stuff. I wanted to give a little more insight into our thinking regarding the changes to the upcoming subscription plan....
Massively‘s MJ Guthrie has checked in with her thoughts on SOE’s announced removal of 500 StationCash/month allowance for Gold subscribers to its games: While I had another, happier topic all ready to ring in the new year, SOE surprised us with a questionable decision this week that I felt necessitated an immediate response. So today we’ll focus on this hot topic instead: All change is not good. And SOE’s announced change in membership benefits for EverQuest II is really not good. Previously, with the removal of the remaining free-to-play restrictions, EQII subscribers saw their benefits whittle down to essentially a buff to mount speed...
The two-day StationCash Instant Rebate event is now active, and over 1,000 items can now be purchased for half their normal price. Rebates are a marketing tactic intended to drive sales of StationCash, since players must typically purchase more to buy discounted items. If a mount is 1,950SC, then you’ll need the full amount to buy it, but you’ll immediately receive 975SC back. This rebate event runs all day December 31st and January 1st, ending at 11:59pm PST What’s on Rebate? most Appearance Clothes/Armor Kilts, Cloaks, Shields, Weapons, Jewelry Racial Heritage Armor most House Items House Pets and Plushies Building Blocks Furniture many PlayerStudio...