SOE&PSS1 Part Ways; EU Players Invited Back [EverQuest II]
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UPDATE : If you signed up for the EverQuest Next (not Landmark ) beta through PSS1, make sure you re-apply for the beta via SOE . The 2.5 year-long SOE and ProSiebenSat.1 partnership is finally coming to a close. It was met with controversy back when it was announced in January 2012, spurring a huge feedback thread that had even players not affected by it upset, and caused others to stop playing SOE games entirely. A couple of months after a 30-60 day transition warning was released, the lack of cohesion and foresight in the original agreement caused PSS1 and SOE go back to the table (though'lessons learned from DCUO's transition'was the proported reasoning), kicking off a delay that resulted in current EU SOE accounts not being forced to migrate to PSS1. After all the pain the community went through, the integration finally went into effect on June 20, 2013. After over two years of community grief and a year of the actual integration, SOE has announced that it is ending it ...
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Moonlight Enchantments Start Tonight! [EverQuest II]
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The monthly live event Moonlight Enchantments starts tonight! The grottos will open on the 20th at 12:01am PDT and close on the 21st at 11:59pm PDT. The time applies directly with no conversion to all servers. Check out our Moonlight Enchantments guide and peek at the rewards !
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EQII Downtime, Tuesday June 9, 2014 [EverQuest II]
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ALL EverQuest 2 Servers will come down on June 10th, 2014 at 7:00 AM Pacific Time for an update. The expected downtime is approximately two hours. The patch notes are below. WEEKLY FEATURE The New Tunaria Warzone is now available on the Battlegrounds Server via a portal in Champion's Respite. GENERAL The Loyalty Merchant and Loyalty Marketplace will now correctly sell adornments that are below maximum level. A small bag of platinum coins will now sell for the correct amount of platinum if purchased off of the loyalty section of the marketplace. Level up, Gear up...discord style! For the duration of the"Gear Up! Level Up!"promotion, Havoc Marks and Marks of Devastation will be awarded at twice the rate. POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION Temple of Veeshan: Dreadscale's Maw Corrected an issue that would potentially cause certain pet classes to get instantly killed upon getting resurrected if they were not protected by Dragonsbane. ABILITIES / ALTERNAT ...
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Downtime - Thursday, May 29, 2014 [EverQuest II]
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US servers will come down on Thursday, May 29, 2014 at 7am Pacific Time for an update. The expected downtime is approximately one hour. EU servers will come down beginning at 9pm PT (6am CET May 30th) for the same update. Anticipated EU downtime is two hours. You'll find the patch notes after the jump. WEEKLY FEATURE The first round of Battlegrounds matchmaker fixes is live! Teams will now be more fair numbers wise. No more 24 reds against 3 blues! NOTE: teams could be a little off if not everyone picked to be on your team accepts the match. However, backfills will go to the lowest team first so as more people queue to fill in the backfills it will work to even up the teams. The getting dropped into Champion's Respite instead of going straight to your match from your home server is still not fixed. If you are chronomentoring on your home server when you accept a battlegrounds match, you will have your chronomentor session restored to you when you return at no cost. Wh ...
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The City Festival Starts Tonight! [EverQuest II]
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Tomorrow is the beginning of June, bringing us the Halas City Festival ! The festival begins on June 1st at 12:01am PDT and runs until June 7th at 11:59pm PDT. You can find the Far Seas Caravan in New Halas next to the Cairn of the Huntress. Visit the Far Seas caravan merchants to see all of the local specialities and other festival goods , and don't forget to check out the four City Festival achievements (listed under Live Events in your journal). An Aether Race will also be available in Frostfang Sea during the festival. Participate and achieve a time of 104 seconds or less to earn the Snowflake Chaser prefix title! Begin the race by speaking to the referee on the Erollis Docks.
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Downtime - Tuesday June 3, 2014 [EverQuest II]
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ALL EverQuest 2 Servers will come down on June 3rd, 2014 at 7:00 AM Pacific Time for an update. The expected downtime is approximately two hours. Here's our handy time zone converter to help you plan. The update notes are below. GEAR UP, LEVEL UP (June promotional program from June 3 to July 8) All Access members will receive the following bonuses and discounts: Double-Double Etyma in Tears of Veeshan (4x the rewards)! 25% XP Bonus Tears of Veeshan Expansion discount (15%) 25% Off Heroic Characters Free players receive the following bonuses: Double Etyma in Tears of Veeshan (2x the rewards)! Also eligible for a Tears of Veeshan expansion discount (15%). WEEKLY FEATURE Loyalty items have been added into the Marketplace to make searching and purchasing them more convenient. These items are still for sale on the merchants. POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION Temple of Veeshan: Dreadscale's Maw Chromatic Downpour should no longer affect players who are sent to ...
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SOE Announces G.I.R.L. Scholarship Winner [General News]
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Sony Online Entertainment has announced that Erin Loelius of Manasquan, NJ, has been named the winner of the 2014 Gamers in Real Life (G.I.R.L.) Scholarship. She has been awarded a $10,000 scholarship for her college tutition and will have a 10-week paid internship at SOE this summer, working on both Landmark and EverQuest Next . "I grew up playing games, so inspiration from video games has always found a way into my art, and that's what makes this internship opportunity so amazing and fitting,"said 2014 G.I.R.L. winner Erin Loelius."Someday I hope to collaborate on games with the same quirkiness and whimsy of games I grew up on. I'd love to create something that pushes people's imaginations and makes them remember their gaming childhood." This year's G.I.R.L. qualifications required submissions of concept art based on PlanetSide 2 or the EverQuest franchise. Erin's winning entry can be seen below (click to enlarge). For more information about G.I.R.L., visit www.gi ...
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EverQuest II Insider - Episode #2 [EverQuest II]
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Episode #2 of the EverQuest II Insider is scheduled for Wednesday, June 4 at 2pm Pacific Time! In this month's exciting episode: Cast : Margaret Krohn , Jason Woerner, Holly Longdale , Akil Hooper , Kyle Vallee , and Nathan McCall ! News, Announcements and What's New? May's Contest Winners& Update on June's Contest Dev Picks : Submit your house here for a chance to be spotlighted! Dev Showcases : Showing off the new NPCs for decorators, Deathtoll updates and new NPC reveal for the expansion! SOE Live Dev Team Rapid Q&A : Holly Longdale and Akil Hooper will each have 2 minutes to answer as many questions as they can! Who do you think can answer the most? If you have a question, send it to us on Twitter , Facebook , Google Plus , or right here on the forums ! Where: http://www.twitch.tv/ everquest2 When: 06/04/2014 2PM - 3PM PDT Server: TBD during segments Use the hashtag #EQ2Insider and join in on Twitter: @EverQuestii , and @Purrf ...
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Year of EverQuest: May/June Update Video [EverQuest II]
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SOE has released their May/June edition of the Year of EverQuest video series, featuring Dave Georgeson, Thom Terrazas , Terry Michaels and Holly Longdale all discussing what players can look forward to in their respective games over the next month. EverQuest - 0:28 | EverQuest II - 1:26 | Landmark - 2:48 Ann" Cyliena "Hosler, Managing Editor
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SOE: Limited Customer Service Today [General News]
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Sony Online Entertainment has announced through its various social media accounts: We will have limited customer support today with the wildfires/closures impacting San Diego. Phones are closed, but help is still available through tickets/chat/ingame. We sincerely hope that everyone in California is staying safe!
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