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From the EQ2 Forums: Important: We will perform maintenance beginning at 4:00 AM Pacific on April 9, 2013. We expect this maintenance to take approximately 4 hours. This will impact the following services: Account management will be unavailable starting at 4:00 AM to approximately 8:00 AM PDT* Commerce transactions, including purchases on our websites and in-game marketplaces will be unavailable between 4:00 AM to approximately 8:00 AM PDT* Login for all SOE forums may be affected, you may lose permissions and experience occasional disconnects between 4:00 AM to approximately 8:00 AM PDT* Players who are already logged in may...
On Beta, Protector’s Realm, Shard of Hate, and other Kunark/SF zones are dropping a lot less plat. This has launched a 20 page thread with a lot of rage and arguments. Well, I have just spoken to Kander and there is a lot more to the situation than just nerfing PR and SoH. People should be able to do CURRENT content and get more than enough plat to buy their consumables. People will be able to acquire plat from CURRENT solo, group, or raid zones. Article tomorrow!!
From the EQ2 Forums: GENERAL Fixed a bug where messages sent with gifts would not make it to the receiver of the gift.
If you’re still on the fence about SOE Live, or just haven’t made all your arrangements yet, have you considered making a short video about your preparations for the event? From EverQuest2.com: SOE Live is just around the corner. What are you looking forward to? How are you preparing for it? How do you spend your time once you’re there? Whether you’re a first-time attendee or a seasoned veteran, share your best conference “survival tips” in a short video, and you may be chosen to win a trip to SOE Live! Video Assignment: Come up with an original idea...
From the EQ2 Forums: We will perform maintenance beginning at 6:00 AM Pacific* on April 3, 2013. We expect this maintenance to take approximately 2 1/2 hours. This will impact the following services: Account management Commerce transactions, including purchases on our websites and in-game marketplaces Login for all SOE forums may be affected, you may lose permissions and experience occasional disconnects Login for all SOE games may be affected during the maintenance. Players who are already logged in may be disconnected and unable to log back in. We apologize for this interruption and will resume all affected services as soon...
From Holly “Windstalker” Longdale‘s twitter: Beta and Test are unlocked! We have turned off character copies for the time being, but in-game email includes a Beta buffer!#EQ2 — Holly Longdale (@WindstalkerEQ2) April 2, 2013 The house market testing on Beta is currently not available, but the team is working on that! Code gremlins. 🙁 #EQ2 — Holly Longdale (@WindstalkerEQ2) April 2, 2013
From Gninja on the EQ2 Forums: Just thought I would drop a few notes in here before everyone starts asking. Q: How can I access the new raid zones? A: The raid content in this update is closed beta. You will not be able to access this content as general population. Q: How can I join the closed beta? A: Feel free to shoot myself or one of the other developers a private message on what sort of raid content you would like to test and what you can offer in terms of times and players/classes. If we feel...
Logo Mockup by EQ2Wire In addition to the new content in Game Update 66, which hits Beta today and will go live on April 30th, there are numerous class tweaks. But instead of class balance (although there is some of that), the overriding theme of the class improvements in this update could best be summed up as “What Bugs Your Class Most?” All those things about your class that drive you crazy, like having to be directly behind the mob to use your biggest hits as a Dirge, or having to be exactly 5 meters from the mob to do...
From Holly “Windstalker” Longdale on the EQ2 Forums: Good day, adventurers! We are excited to begin our Open Beta for Game Update 66: Scars of the Awakened today! There are a bunch of new topics opening today in our Beta forum. Each topic will be manned (or womanned) by Dev staff. We are very appreciative of all of the constructive feedback and bug reports we get, so please use our forums or use /feedback or /bug commands from inside the game. We have plenty for you to test in this update we affectionately refer to as “Scars.” Our team hit...
From the EQ2 Forums: GENERAL Fixed a bug where expired missions were not being removed correctly. ITEMS Nocturnal Aggression and Nox Incessit can no longer apply multiple times from the same caster.
On Friday, a hilarious video of Tom Tobey and Christopher Atkins introducing new Meatbeast mounts and house pets was released. The video was extremely well-received and I and many others ran out to buy the new mounts and pets and galloped all over Norrath mooing all the way. But today, it seems the EQ2 team may have pushed the April Fools joke too far. As was announced on Friday, a pink version of the Meatbeast matriarch mount is available TODAY ONLY (April 1st). What has players stunned is the price: 5,000SC. If you stocked up on StationCash over the weekend...
Not everyone has the time to watch a Twitch or Youtube video talking about upcoming Game Updates, Expansions, Features, etc. Some are not able to watch videos at work and would rather read a transcript. And there are a number of EQ2 players who are hearing impaired. So for you guys, I am happy to present another EQ2Wire exclusive Transcript of an SOE Webcast. This week’s session is about the upcoming Game Update 66: Scars of the Awakened which lands on the Beta server next Tuesday and goes live April 30th. Inside this transcript, you’ll find out… The Othmir...
From Dexella on the EQ2 Forums: Hey everyone, We’ve seen a few posts recently about daily missions/quests not disappearing once they are completed and expired. We are aware of this and have a fix scheduled to go in next week. In the meantime, if you click on the daily in your journal, it will make it go away. Thanks! ~Dexella
This was posted over a week ago, but I wanted to post some commentary about the forthcoming ability for house decorators to sell their house layouts on the Marketplace. And since that time, there have been a number of clarifications from EQ2 Programmer Kenneth “Terrogaunt” Roecks which further shed light on what we can expect. Here’s Holly “Windstalker” Longdale’s initial announcement: Greetings to our decorators – existing and potential, These are very exciting times for passionate decorators! On April 2, when we start Open Beta for Game Update 66 “Scars of the Awakened,” we will also be inviting you...
Oh. My. God. When Beastlords were added to EQ2, the first thing an alarming number of people wanted to tame was Bristlebane‘s very own Bovinasauros Rex or the Meatbeast! Inexplicably, a month later the Meatbeast was taken away and there were rumblings that not all on the EQ2 team were quite so excited about the idea of players running rampant with them. We thought that was the end of it, but the Walter Bishopesque love for the Meatbeast in the EQ2 community just wouldn’t die! After a year of players clamoring, the Meatbeast was once again available to Beastlords and all was...
From the EQ2 Forums: Jesters, thieves, bards and fans of mischief are invited to enjoy the adventuring and new crafting festivities that surround Bristlebane Day! You never know what riddles, laughs and pranks are to be found during this enjoyable time of year. Celebrators are present in every home city, and the oddest of objects have been spotted in Antonica, The Commonlands, Darklight Wood, Timorous Deep, Greater Faydark and Frostfang Sea! Be sure to keep your eyes peeled for special events, especially in Enchanted Lands, occurring only on the Highest of Silly Days, April 1st, 2013! New Features for...
From the EQ2 Forums: ITEMS Vanquisher’s PVP Armor is now NO-VALUE
From Twitch.tv: Watch live video from sonyonlinetv on TwitchTV Hopefully I can get a Transcript of this panel posted soon!
EQ2 Designer Aaron “Gnobrin” Bisnett has tweeted a few screenshots of the upcoming Siren’s Grotto zone which hits the EQ2 Beta server next Tuesday, and goes live at the end of April: For those still thinking Siren’s Grotto will take place underwater… Siren’s Grotto is *NOT* an underwater zone. You’re fighting sirens, there’s seaweed everywhere… no water. #EQ2 — Aaron Bisnett (@Gnobrin) March 28, 2013 These are being posted during the Game Update 66: Scars of the Awakened Lore Webcast:
From PC Games N and Planetside-Universe: Starting this Friday, and running through till Monday morn, all Station Cash…will be doubled. Time Zone Conversions PDT: Friday, March 29 @ 12:01am ~ Sunday, March 31 @ 11:59pm EDT: Friday, March 29 @ 3:01am ~ Monday, April 1 @ 2:59am GMT: Friday, March 29 @ 7:01 ~ Monday, April 1 @ 7:59 (BST) CET: Friday, March 29 @ 8:01 ~ Monday, April 1 @ 8:59 (CET) Important Notes StationCash is an SOE-wide currency so when it’s doubled in one game, this applies to all SOE games. European times above reflect Daylight Savings Time starting on...
So it turns out that the issue players have been having with purchasing Krono from the Broker is more complicated than we’d originally thought, as evidenced by the feedback from players who have been able to buy some of the Krono on the Broker but not others. The issue is that the game thinks some Krono are invalid and so is not allowing their sale. From Nandy “Zoltaroth” Szots: Krono that return the error are in a bad state and should remove themselves from the Broker. In the next hotfix, they will remove themselves automatically. If you move down...
From the EQ2 Forums: The Saga of the Swords and the Age’s End Prophecy has captured EverQuest II fans for the last three years, and the Velious saga continues now with Game Update 66: Scars of the Awakened! Your host Dave “SmokeJumper” Georgeson (Director of Development for the EverQuest Franchise), with Kyle “Kander” Vallee (Lead Designer), Nathan “Kaitheel” McCall (Assistant Lead Designer), and Carlos “Gninja” Mora (Game Designer), will recap the story thus far and take a look at what’s to come as Norrathians march together under the banner of the New Combine army. What awaits adventurers in Cobalt...
It’s now 10 days since the Consignment fee was removed from buying Krono on the Broker. This was a great change, except this has unfortunately meant that certain Krono cannot be purchased from the broker, as players receive a message stating that the item is no longer available for consignment. Can’t buy Krono(s) on Freeport Are you fixing the Krono problem? Missing Kronos NOTE: If you remove one or more Krono from the broker, you will need to camp and then login your character again for the items to appear in your Inventory and/or Currency window. For now, if...
From the EQ2 Forums: POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION The Dreadcutter: The Pirate Kings The Pirate Kings encounter should no longer gain increasing latency over the course of the fight. ITEMS Creeping Fingers, Tri Color Leaf Tree, Five Leaf Bush Drooping Fern Plant, and Blooming Jacaranda can now be sized even larger.
Player-created tubs and water closet items coming soon to EQ2 When the Player Studio forums launched, they were pretty quiet, with minimal developer interaction. Well, what a difference a few months take. Due to the incredible quality of items being submitted by players, and the need for more direct lines of communication between aspiring artists and the “official” game designers, we’ve seen the appointment of a full-time Player Studio artist liaison, and increased involvement of SOE staff. Further, when the Player Studio forums relaunch next month, we’ll see a totally revamped structure that fosters collaborative feedback between artists, as...