Nights of the Dead Returns! [EverQuest II]
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Nights of the Dead , the annual EverQuest II celebration of all things spooky, is slated to start October 9th on live servers. Your faithful ZAM staff have been risking their lives on Test to bring you dire warnings! This year brings back all your favorites, from the Haunted Mansion to the Hedge Hollow . New this time around is a quest from Setri Lur'eth in Nektulos Forest, two achievements , and pumpkin bombs with prizes inside! See if you can get all the new collections and earn the right to be titled"The Pumpkin King!" Should you need a hand to hold in the dark (or just want to know where gumdrops drop ), ZAM's got it all. Start with our Nights Of the Dead Guide , and keep track of all your alts with our popular Nights of the Dead Quest Tracker ! Amy" Calthine "Lanam, Content Manager
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Double Personal Status Weekend [EverQuest II]
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EverQuest II All-Access Members will enjoy double personal status this weekend! The Members-Only double personal status bonus begins Friday, October 3rd at 12:00pm PDT , and runs through Monday, October 6 at 11:59pm PDT. Double personal status will also be reflected when your guild gets its cut! Join the discussion about the bonus on the official forums .
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Downtime - Tuesday, September 23, 2014 [EverQuest II]
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All servers will be brought offline on Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at 7:00 AM PDT. The servers are estimated to be unavailable for approximately one hour. This update includes the performance updates discussed on the official forums . Patch notes are available after the jump. PERFORMANCE UPDATES We don’t want to get into too much detail, but overall we updated some very old libraries to bring EQII up to date. We also updated memory management, fixed some memory leaks as a result, and made some other code changes that look to be improving server performance. Here’re a few notes to give you a bit more detail: Improved client performance on maximum settings. Additionally, altered the“Extreme Quality” defaults to look and run better on higher end machines. This means that non-raiders who do quests, decorate houses, heroic dungeons (without oceans of proc gear), are going to notice considerable improvement. We have made several improvements to spa ...
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SOE Maintenance September 25, 2014 [General News]
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Sony Online Entertainment will perform maintenance beginning at 7:00 AM PDT on Thursday, September 25, 2014. The maintenance is expected to last about two hours. This will impact the following SOE services: Game servers may sporadically lose connection across all games Commerce functions, including purchases for all games Game, web and forum logins for all games Here's our handy time zone converter to help you plan.
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SOE Joins the Extra Life Event [Landmark]
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On October 25th, the team at Sony Online Entertainment is joining forces with thousands of gamers across the globe to help raise funds for Extra-Life 's annual 24-hour gaming marathon. With the help of the gaming community, SOE's goal is to raise $50,000 for the Children's Miracle Network charity. Those wanting to help out can do so in one of two ways: Join Team SOE Play it Forward to raise money and take on the 24-hour challenge Sponsor SOE's team directly by donating here Read more about the event on the official site !
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Qeynos City Festival: October 1 - 7 [EverQuest II]
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October has arrived and with it the Qeynos City Festival returns to Norrath! The festival will run through October 7th at 11:59pm PDT. It can be found near the bridge to North Qeynos in Antonica. Visit the Far Seas caravan merchants to see all of the local specialities and other festival goods . An Aether Race will also be available in Antonica during the festival. Participate and achieve a time of 134 seconds or less to earn the Bridge Buzzer prefix title! Begin the race by speaking to the referee near the Coldwind Point Lighthouse.
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EverQuest Next: A Life of Consequence [EverQuest Next]
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As players continue to construct items and build epic structures in the Landmark Beta, Sony Online Entertainment released its latest video with new details surrounding its upcoming AAA MMO, EverQuest Next . Join the game's Lead Content Designer, Steve Danuser , and Storybricks Lead Designer, Stéphan Bura , as they explain how player choice and emergent AI will shape the world and lead to a life of consequence within EverQuest Next . There's also an extended version of this video! While there is still no fixed release date for EverQuest Next , you can head over to the Landmark official website and sign up for beta to help build and test the tools used for the upcoming AAA MMO. Recent lore covering the deities of Veeshan and the Nor'I can be found on the official forum . For more EverQuest Next news , information and updates, keep it locked to ZAM! Corey"Cyglaive"Jenkins Follow Corey on Twitter @Cyglaive
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Downtime - Tuesday September 9, 2014 [EverQuest II]
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All US servers came down on September 9th, 2014 at 7:00 AM Pacific Time for a hotfix. EU servers will come down beginning at 9:00 PM PT (6:00 AM CET September 10th, 2014) for the same update. Downtime is anticipated to be approximately one hour. WEEKLY FEATURE Balance of Theer battleground! A 6v6 deathmatch zone that is set on Roehn Theer’s platform. GENERAL Options to invite a guild member to a party, a raid, or gossip with them via tells about that healer that keeps forgetting to cure detrimentals are now available via the context menu in the Members list of the Guild window. Resolved an issue where certain wards did not properly display the amount of damage warded in the effects list of their description tooltips and examine windows. POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION The Fabled Deathtoll Several minor changes were made to Cruor Alluvium to prevent unexpected damage from the gazer's damage shield immediately after being teleported by Watery Grave. ABILITIES / A ...
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EverQuest II Insider - Episode #4 [EverQuest II]
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This month on EverQuest II Insider Episode #4: Cast : Margaret Krohn , Akil Hooper , Holly Longdale , and other special guests Topics: Discussion on some expansion zones and features When& Where : 09/10/2014 2PM - 2PM PDT, http://www.twitch.tv/EverQuest2 Updated! Watch the entire episode here!
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Meet the New EQ2 Community Manager: Roshen [EverQuest II]
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If you looked at pictures of, or attended, the pool party at SOE Live this year, chances are you saw a shark running around, photobombing people. Meet Ry"Roshen"Schueller , our new Community Manager. Our departing CM, Margaret"Luperza"Krohn , announced the change on the forums last night: We've had a short but sweet journey together. Although I've been a player in this community for a long time, it’s been wonderful being your Community Manager for the last few months. I am proud of the contributions we have made together in this community, and remain inspired by the passion you all bring to the game with your feedback. We created a new web show series, EverQuest II Insider, that has provided everyone with a sneak peek into the Development Team’s side of the world, and I only foresee it growing further with the love and care of Roshen. Roshen, who has been on the SOE community team for a few years now, introduced himself as well: Some of you may already ...
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