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From RadarX on the EQ2 Forums: Finish up your holiday shopping and clear your calendar as this weekend starting Friday, December 20th at 12:00 PM PT you’ll get double experience from Adventure, Tradeskill, Alternate Achievement, and Guild Experience! This event will run through Sunday, December 22nd at 11:59 PT. Also, to help everyone ring in the new year and finish out Frostfell, we will have a 50% Rebate Sale on many of our items on Tuesday, December 31st at 12:00 AM PT to Wednesday, January 1st, 11:59pm PT. You only have two days so don’t miss out on this...
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From Holly “Windstalker” Longdale‘s twitter: For those curious, here’s a look at the new winter prestige home coming with Frostfell. So cool. 😛 *cough* #eq2 pic.twitter.com/ajzYrZ53ZP — Holly Longdale (@WindstalkerEQ2) December 4, 2013 View the full image after the jump..
Looks like there will be a Cyber Monday sale after all. Announcement posted by RadarX: There has never been a better time to move on up to a new Prestige Home in EverQuest 2! Stop tripping over weapon racks and give your pets more room to roam in. Between now and Noon PT December 3rd, you can grab a house for 15% off! Don’t settle for a simple five room when you can own Personal Grotto! Head to the Marketplace and get yours while you can! From Holly “Windstalker” Longdale‘s twitter: Prestige Houses are 15% off until noon tomorrow...
As we’ve discussed in the past, Sony Online Entertainment got itself into a huge pickle with their unintentional devaluation of their StationCash currency. An overeager Marketing Dept held numerous Double and Triple StationCash promotions which devalued much of the StationCash entering SOE’s economy to just 1/4 of its value.  This created an untenable situation and at SOE Live, SmokeJumper was heard to say “We were losing our shirts”. Compound this with the fact that Walmart demands special incentives from their vendors to carry product. The popular 1500 StationCash cards with 500 SC bonus further amplified the devaluation effects. We are just speculating at this point, but we’re going...
From the EQ2 Forums: Cyber Monday is here! Great online deals happen on Cyber Monday, which is why SOE is offering a 25% bonus on Station Cash! Purchase Station Cash in-game, via the website, or redeem a game card for Station Cash this Monday, and you’ll receive a 25% BONUS! Hurry! This offer ends at 11:59pm PST on December 2, 2013! Don’t forget to check participating in-game Marketplaces for any additional Cyber Monday deals! * Excludes purchases of Station Cash by SMS payment. Commentary So 30% off StationCash (online only) on Friday: $10.50 for 1500SC calculates out to $1 per...
We’ve confirmed this in-game, but this also appeared on the EQ2 Forums: Save space and Station Cash and take advantage of a 25% off a number of bags and backpacks in the Marketplace. Available from November 30th @ 12:01 AM PST until November 30th @ 11:59PM PST this is available for one day only so ensure you stock up today! Time Zone Conversions PST: November 30 @ 12:01 AM – 11:59 PM EST: November 30 @ 3:01 AM – December 1 @ 2:59 AM GMT: November 30 @ 8:01 AM – December 1 @ 7:59 AM CET: November 30...
From EverQuest2.com: Black Friday is a day to get the best deals in your favorite SOE games, so we’re helping you out by offering 30% off Station Cash purchases! Just buy Station Cash in-game or via https://www.soe.com and you’ll get 30% off the price! Log into participating SOE games throughout the weekend for more deals and fun! Don’t forget Cyber Monday is coming! *Offer valid between 12:01AM PST 11/29/2013 to 11:59PM PST 11/29/2013. Excludes purchases of Station Cash by SMS payment. Commentary In fact, the best deal we got this year was Double StationCash exclusively from Best Buy midway between this...
From the EQ2 Forums: All gamers know it’s not a holiday until you see your favorite MMO decked out for the season! This year, Sony Online Entertainment invites you to get in the spirit by creating holiday-themed items for your favorite games. Since the unveiling of the Player Studio program, your fellow players have shown off their creativity and talent by creating in-game items for EverQuest, EverQuest II, PlanetSide 2, and Free Realms. In addition to epic bragging rights, creators get a split of the profits for sales of their item, which is pretty much the definition of “win/win.”...
From the EQ2 Forums: Purchase and receive $5 off on either a $15 SOE or a $15 PlanetSide 2 Game Card from any participating U.S. GameStop or EB Games Canada from November 4th, through November 24th, 2013. A trip to your local GameStop or EB Games might be in order so you can get a head start on your holiday shopping! Pick up one of these bad boys up for that special gamer on your list or tuck one away for your own stocking! *Offer valid from store opening on November 4, 2013, through store closing November 24, 2013,...
At SOE Live this year, the ability to store Mercenaries on EQ2 characters was announced to deafening applause. The feature was reconfirmed in an October Producer letter. So when Tears of Veeshan beta opened, players quickly found the new interface allowing them to store Mercenaries, along with a few surprises in the implementation (and cost) which have spawned a multi-page discussion. IMPORTANT NOTE: This is a BETA feature and as such may change between now and live, so readers should not make any assumptions about pricing, etc. until Tears of Veeshan launches on November 12th. NOTE: The Mercenary window has been substantially upgraded...
From Ry “Roshen” Schueller on the EQ2 Forums: How will you celebrate the scariest time of year in Norrath? A variety of Player Studio artists came together to create some supernatural additions to the Marketplace for this spooky holiday. Organ of Enchanting Darkness by NEKO ZERO This ancient organ was once used to create haunting tunes during secret ceremonies. What music would you want to hear played on its keys? This impressive piece was the winner of the Player Studio Dawn of the Dark Elf competition!
Our invite was once again misfiled, but if you are curious to catch all the info about Heroic Characters, including a few quotes from Holly “Windstalker” Longdale and Dave “SmokeJumper” Georegeson, you’ll want to check out the writeups by Cyliena (ZAM) and MJ (Massively) who endured SOE’s PR firm to bring you the scoop! Heroic Characters Come to EverQuest II @ ZAM Interview expounds on today’s Heroic Characters patch in EverQuest II @ Massively And is it just me, or are the 3 screenshots provided by PR kinda the opposite of what you’d expect to see in marketing Heroics?...
In response to a number of questions by players about Heroic Characters on the EQ2 Forums, Caith and RadarX had some answers… Q (by Errrorr): When will Channellers become available as heroic characters? We don’t have a date on when Channelers will become available as a Heroic option. Q (by Errrorr): Is it possible to have certain long and tedious questlines already completed (For example Speak as a dragon)? Heroic characters are not going to have any quests completed for them. If a quest is so tedious as to be off putting, and is also something that cannot be avoided, I would rather look...
UPDATE: The EverQuest 2 Servers will come down on Tuesday, October 1st at 7:00AM Pacific Time* for an update. The expected downtime is approximately 5 hours. From the EQ2 Forums: GENERAL Memberships have changed! We’ve removed Item restrictions from Free and Silver accounts. Permanent 10% Mount speed and 15% Coin Loot Bonus to Gold membership! Destiny of Velious expansion content is now free for everyone too! HEROIC CHARACTERS & 1 FREE HERO’S CALL OFFER Heroic characters can now be created! Answer the Hero’s Call! From now until Oct. 15, you can take part in our 1 FREE HEROIC CHARACTER...
In a perfect world, SOE would have the vast resources it would take to go back through EverQuest II’s 9 years of content and rework it so that it’s all fresh, challenging, and relevant again. But we live in the real world, and for many new and returning players who want to play with their friends, level 1-85 is now a relic, a reminder of days when heroic bands of gnolls traveled the Antonican countryside flattening all who stood in their way. The meaningful, perilous, and team-building adventure in that challenging content has faded with the passage of time...
From the EQ2 Forums: Looking for an experience boost or maybe another character slot? Move that alt you’ve been sitting on to another server. Get a discount for a short time only beginning September 11th and ending September 15th!
I’m not late on this announcement at all! From the EQ2 Forums: Get double Station Cash® when you redeem SOE Game Cards from any participating U.S. Best Buy store for Station Cash from Friday, August 16 to Sunday, August 18, 2013. You can purchase your SOE Game Cards from participating Best Buy stores any time, but to get double Station Cash you must redeem them before the offer ends at 11:59PM PDT on August 18, 2013. Reminder: You only get double Station Cash when you redeem SOE Game Cards from a participating U.S. Best Buy store between 12:00AM PDT on...
From the EQ2 Forums: In this Marketplace update, we have a couple terrific new Nightborne weapons designed by Player Studio artist Albert Soto Jr. In addition to the new Player Studio items added to the Marketplace today, we are reintroducing the Equipment Unlocker Pack to the Marketplace for 150 Station Cash. Each Equipment Unlocker Pack can unlock five pieces of equipment that normally cannot be equipped due to account level restrictions. The goal of reintroducing this item to the Marketplace is to make things easier for our players that want to unlock specific pieces of equipment for their characters, or...
Join lead artists from Sony Online Entertainment including Tim “Haohmaru” Heydelaar (EQ2), David “Covic” Brown (EQ2), Kevin Lydy (EQ), and Tramell “T.Ray” Isaac (PS2) as they talk about the Player Studio program with Director of Artistic Development Joe “Rystall” Shoopack and Player Studio head Rick “Storn” Reynolds. They walk through the item submission and approval process, including iterations and common choke points as first drafts become fantastic items that are successful and profitable for players and SOE alike. NOTE: This video does not include the brief Powerpoint presentation shown at the beginning of the panel, which highlighted the winner...
During the Expansion panel at SOE Live, the issue of returning players was raised, specifically the cost-prohibitive need to buy two expansions just to get back into the game. This is something we’ve been asking about since the day the EverQuest II:Age of Discovery expansion was announced. We always wondered — could we just buy the features we want like Reforging, Mercs, and Beastlords a la carte? It looks like all the roadblocks have been cleared and this will now be happening! Holly responded that, in the near future, Age of Discovery will be broken up into separate features to buy. Also,...
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 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...
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*,...
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...