Feldon
At the first of every month, the EQ2 forums accumulate questions for developers. Answers to the questions posted around the first of July have now been posted. There’s nothing earth-shattering this month, despite the large number of questions answered. You can read it yourself here: Dev Q&A 2009.07.01 Answers @ EQ2 Forums
And care of EQ2Players, we’ve got our first screenshot on the Self-Mentoring NPC we’ll be seeing in Game Update 53 (Shards of Destiny). It looks like there will be a small gold (5g for any level) and status cost for using the NPC. Check out Kiara’s entertaining parable about this new feature of Gu53 at EQ2Players.
Greetings Norrathians! There will be a bonus applied to AA experience this weekend, starting at 1:00 p.m. PDT on Friday, August 21st and ending at 10:00 a.m. PDT on Monday, August 24th. Happy and safe adventuring! ~from EQ2Players~
It’s the 20th of the month, and that means it’s time for Moonlight Enchantments again! Some incredible house items and a few unique mounts can be obtained in the Grottos of Norrath. These mushroom rings will appear in five locations (click the Grotto name for a list of rewards): Enchanted Dryad Grotto: [Antonica – Archer’s Woods] (-696, -4, 621) Enchanted Brownie Grotto: [Darklight Woods – Werewolf area] (16, -32, -236) Enchanted Zygomyd Grotto: [Nektulos Forest – Barren Sky spires] (-368, 1, -680) Enchanted Naiad Grotto: [Enchanted Lands – Bonemire spires] (-282, 6, 13) Enchanted Fay Grotto: [Greater Faydark –...
Even though we do not have a specific release date for Gu53 (Shards of Destiny), “late September” has been posited as a timeframe we should be watching for. As we approach the duly appointed time, more information is coming out about what we can expect in this update. Unless you follow the EQ2 Dev Tracker, you’ve probably missed some salient details. … Skill Up Catch Up Not every EQ2 player has access to a Guild Hall, specifically the Training Dummy amenity. This is relevant because at the great speed most folks now level up into their 50’s or 60’s,...
Ratwarlock has chimed in with an article covering the appeal and drawbacks of both Instance and Contested Dungeons. It’s worth a read over at his site RatWarlock.Wordpress.com. Sentinel’s Fate (The 6th EQ2 Expansion expected in February 2010) will ship with one large progressive contested dungeon (reportedly twice the size of Sanctum of Scaleborn, with a progression of shareable quests available as you traverse the depths). Our Stand EQ2Wire believes that both types of dungeon have their place. Folks have gotten a bit burned out on having to “stick to the script” each time they group up in the ~20...
As announced at EQ2Players… EQII’s next Game Update #53, Shards of Destiny, is slated to go live in late September. We will be bringing some exciting new content to the world of Norrath with Shards of Destiny. Erollisi Marr’s influence is felt once more in Norrath. Our players will be able to explore the Shard of Love and learn more of the popular goddess’ story. The Shard of Love is a single group zone. There will also be a new x4 dungeon to test your skills. Miragul’s Planar Shard will continue the story of the powerful mage. There are...
If you’ve ever wanted to look at the artwork that goes into conceptualizing or marketing EQ2 or other SoE games, now’s your chance at the new SoE Art Portal. If this is part of the Fan Faire-announced plans to provide mail-order high quality posters and prints of this artwork, then I’m rather excited and intend to do some shopping when this next phase becomes available.
Not even Noon struck when the splintered shards of the puzzle had been assembled. This the third tablet of a series. The first two were provided by Cronyn.
In my travels through Norrath, it is my thirst for knowledge that keeps me engaged, keeps me searching. Sometimes I will stumble upon a scrap of information which may at first prove impervious to understanding, but with further study may yet yield answers. I have discovered such a puzzle and present it to you.
GENERAL x4 raid mobs who heal themselves by 2% when they kill players now only heal this way to 45% of their max health. They will no longer heal at all if they kill players and the mob’s health is above 45% already.* MUNZOK’S MATERIAL BASTION During the final Munzok fight, Elemental Augers will no longer cast Icy Storm (instead they cast two weaker spells). Munzok’s AOE spell Void Inferno no longer clears players’ targets, and Ripping Voidforce does slightly less damage to players who are close to Munzok himself. PALACE OF THE ANCIENT ONE Void Rippers on the...
Woodworkers, Domino is looking for your feedback on your tradeskill class going forward into the next expansion. Check it out!
ITEMS The Meathook from Sinking Sands is now a piercing weapon. Illusionists: The Shifting Visions 6-piece set bonus properly adds damage to Dynamism again. The Stick of the Sootfoot Boomer now triggers correctly off of offensive spells. The Great Horn of Drelakor can no longer be wielded by priests. The Purple-Saddled Mistrunner Horse can now be turned into a house plushie. KURN’S TOWER Kurns Tower (x2) has been tuned a bit and the bosses are not so stingy.* Ilenee’s Despair and Betrayal now teleport less frequently. Kurn now has an additional spell to help make transitions between controllers smoother....
Some of us who have made significant progress in Ward of Elements and have wanted to sink our teeth into some new x2 content have ventured into Kurn’s Tower x2 raid zone and found the challenges to be formidable, but the rewards not so much. Perhaps the biggest concern about the zone was that no set patterns dropped. Timetravelling has chimed in with some big news. He has made substantial changes to the loot table including: The common items from the first 3 bosses have been removed and moved to a basepop (trash) table Ione can now drop up...
Kiara has informed us of a new in-game Survey in EQ2. It asks questions about how much solo, group, and raid play you participate in, as well as having a VERY important question for anyone who is excited about the upcoming Race Respec item which will become available in the Marketplace. The survey has some good questions about what you like or dislike about solo play. I expressed my feeling that solo play ill-prepares players for grouping later on and gave some suggestions. There’s also several questions about how you feel about Game Updates and specifically their frequency (monthly...
EQ2 Devs are quick on the draw and have already remedied some issues that were present in the July 28th Fan Faire Feedback update and made some other cool changes as well. Each of the items in these two updates may appear small, but they are almost all from player feedback and make the game better. It’s great to see. General Choosing a bad name when using the CTS token should now give an appropriate error. The Scroll of Smoldering Tactics and Scroll of Smoldering Blessing now properly display their bonuses in the Persona window. The Abyssal Carpet mount...
With apologies to Dylan Thomas, it appears that the instant no-carry cast-anywhere torch which we have all been granted (press Alt-L) does not always respect the wishes of its owner. It seems that its flame will not remain quelled for long, and folks have reported spontaneous re-ignition of their torches at the least opportune times. I’ve heard this makes PvP quite a bit more interesting. A hotfix is expected soon.
If you have not already read Niami Denmother’s writeup of Tinkerfest over at EQ2 Traders, you should check it out. It spells out exactly which Tinkerfest items you will only be able to acquire during this week+ long event (vendor only), and which ones are also craftable by Tinkerers with a skill of at least 25/400 (approximately 1 hour’s crafting). Note that even the crafted recipes each require one Shiny Tinkerfest Cog which can be harvested in Steamfont up at Gnomeland Security, as well as the celebration hubs in each of the 5 major cities. I should hope there...
Fan Faire Feedback Update At the most recent Fan Faire, many of you presented us with a ton of useful feedback. We’ve tried to address many of your great ideas and suggestions in the below changes. Thanks to everyone who attended and provided feedback and to those of you who provide feedback through all the other channels! GENERAL There is now a flight post from the Bellywhumper camp out to the Dragon’s Rest Shallows for easier access to the Order of Rime camp. Those who have achieved some faction with the Order of Rime can now use the Order’s...
Tinkerfest is here!! The gnomes of Norrath have resurrected their holiday from more than 500 years ago. This celebration of all things gnomish will bring you new gnomish house items, new shinies to collect, and lots of fun! Look for signs of celebration in gnomish hangouts – Gnomeland Security in Steamfont Mountains, Temple Street in Freeport, Baubleshire in Qeynos! The festivities will run from 12:01am July 24th until 11:59pm August 3rd PDT. See you in Norrath!! Read More Tinkerfest at EQ2Traders
Miragul himself has returned to Norrath and can be found residing in Miragul’s Planar Shard, a new x4 raid zone connected to Everfrost. The zone features a variety of encounters, some of which can be completed in normal mode, or for those seeking additional challenge and rewards, hard mode. This zone shares the artwork of the Crucible.
The Thursday July 16th Hotfix corrects two issues I discussed yesterday. First, being unable to use the Automated Character Transfer Service (available by purchasing a Character Transfer Token through StationCash) due to ‘ghost mails’ stuck in their mailbox. Second, the Research Assistants not granting the spell if you are logged out of the game or not in the same zone as a Research Assistant when the research completes. Here are the July 16th Hotfix Notes: GENERAL The “/clear_mailbox” command will now allow players to delete all mail, including ghosted mail from their character. NOTE: After using the command the...
Research Assistants Many players are reporting that their Research Assistants which they hired paid quested for coaxed hailed to get Master spell upgrades are being rather possessive with the results of that research and not giving up the spell. Rothgar shed some light on the issue, specifically that this problem will occur only when you are logged out of the game when the research completes, and you change zones, or login and out without immediately claiming the spell. In other words, unless you are either logged in, or camped in a zone where you can retrieve your researched spell...
Before I start the notes, July 14th marks the availability of the Automated Character Transfer Service. For $25, you can transfer your character from one server to another. Check out the “Station Marketplace” within EQ2. I don’t have a current link for you as far as this announcement, but I can confirm that the items appeared on the Station Marketplace for me this morning. July 14th Update Notes GENERAL The Firiona Vie statue distributed to Fan Faire attendees is no longer a LORE item. EMPEROR’S ATHENAEUM 4 Warriors are no longer control immune. Enchanters, show us what you got!...
Fan Faire 2009 presented a lot of ideas and plans for the future. A scant few were nailed down to a specific time frame. We know that we are getting the Shard of Love and Miragul’s Shard in Gu53, as well as the amazing Shaders 3.0 graphics tweaks. However the rest of Gu53 and any part of Gu54 remain a mystery. You’ll be happy to know that the AA XP Slider is slated to be contained in Gu53! Obviously there is still some time between now and September, so this may change, but this is certainly good news that...