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Downtime - Friday, August 9, 2013 [EverQuest II]
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The US servers will come down on Friday, August 9 at 7:00am Pacific for an update. The expected downtime is one hour. EU servers will not have this downtime. Here is the patch note: ABILITIES / ALTERNATE ADVANCEMENT Fixed an issue related to Wards.
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Experience Points: EQN Features Reviewed (Part 1) [General News]
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Each week, Chris"Syeric"Coke gives his unfiltered thoughts on the MMO industry. Taking on the news and hottest topics, Chris brings his extensive experience as a player and blogger to bear in Experience Points. This week he breaks down the upcoming features of EverQuest Next and asks if they're all they're chalked up to be. Sony rocked the MMO world last Friday. With the announcement of the much anticipated EverQuest Next , David Georgeson and his design team laid their cards on the table: this is the future of MMOs, not“ the same game ” everyone else is making, and we hope it's the game for you. There are a lot of interesting ideas being offered and some of them could even be revolutionary. Others, well... let's just say that the hype machine is in full motion. We did our best to cover it here and bring you the news as it broke. Over the next two columns, I'd like to look at each of the big features, from destructibility to ...
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EQ2 Player Katherine"Kate"Masson Missing [General News]
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Massively broke the news that EQII player, Katherine"Kate"Masson, is missing. EverQuest II guild The Raven-Mythic posted the details : “On August 7th Katherine"Kate"Masson , player of a number of characters (including Willasye , Jia , Essie , Ashtari ) went missing. We've now passed the 48 hour mark, and are calling on anyone with any information to please step forward and help if they can. Katherine"Kate"Masson is between 5'8"and 5'9", around 180lbs, with dark brown hair, brown eyes, a mole on her chin and a small cat tattoo on the back of one shoulder. She was last known to be at a rest stop near Albany NY of I-90 heading towards Boston. “ An official police report has been filed, but sadly there have been no leads announced so far. The wonderful folks of Raven-Mythic have put together missing person flyers and a Facebook cover photo, you can find these and further information on The Raven-Mythic site , by using these you help raise awareness and ...
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Introducing EverQuest Next [EverQuest Next]
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As you read this, EverQuest Next is being unveiled to the world at large. Surprisingly, it’s not the only EverQuest game that fans are being introduced to. Not only will EverQuest Next be a huge departure for SOE but EverQuest Next Landmark will be part of a completely new phase of MMO development that will make community input more important than in any other MMO. More on EverQuest Next Landmark later; first, let’s take a look at EQ Next . John Smedley introduced the presentation and explained that SOE wants EverQuest Next to be“the next defining thing in online gaming.” To explain what that means, Dave Georgeson , director of development for the EverQuest franchise explained that MMO gamers have been playing“a lot of Dungeons& Dragons for the last 35 years,” and EQ Next is SOE’s answer to that paradigm. The world of Norrath will look very different to fans of the franchise. We were shown a map of the ...
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SOE Live Registration Hits All-Time High [EverQuest II]
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Sony Online Entertainment announced today that it has sold out of advance passes and will have a record setting attendance for this year's annual convention, SOE Live (formerly Fan Faire), which will be held from August 1 - 4 at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. Those who were planning to obtain walk-in badges should get there early as"the extremely limited number of tickets that have been reserved for walkups are expected to sell out quickly." "Between the addition of our PlanetSide 2 and DC Universe Online communities, and the crowds anticipating the debut of EverQuest Next , this will be an extraordinary SOE Live,"said Laura Naviaux, Senior Vice President of Global Sales& Marketing, Sony Online Entertainment."Our players are our extended family, so every year we look for new ways to make SOE Live one of their best weekends ever. The official reveal of EverQuest Next is a long time coming, and we absolutely cannot wait for August 2 . We're confident that it, along with the ...
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Kelethin City Festival: August 1 - 7 [EverQuest II]
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The Kelethin City Festival makes a return! It will run from August 1st at 12:01am PDT through August 7th at 11:59pm PDT. The Far Seas Caravan can be found in Greater Faydark on the Green Knoll. Visit the caravan merchants to see all of the local specialities and other festival goods , and check out the Greater Faydark Aether Race !
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Patch Notes - Friday, July 26, 2013 [EverQuest II]
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Here are the patch notes for Friday, July 26, 2013: CHARACTER ACHIEVEMENT TEMPLATES Gold Rush should reapply correctly after committing an AA profile. DAILY OBJECTIVE SYSTEM The Bag of Platinum has been added back to the merchant. MERCENARIES During a readycheck, if a player is not ready their mercenary will not be included in the not ready list of a ready check. TRADESKILLS Corrected an issue that would occasionally prevent a contested avatar from dropping a tradeskill component. ITEMS Abyssal and Planar Cognizance temporary adornments now grant potency instead of crit bonus. Yellow adornments from Clefts of Rujark can now be traded.
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Downtime - Thursday July 25, 2013 [EverQuest II]
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All US servers will come down on Thursday, July 25, at 7:00AM Pacific Time for an update. The expected downtime is one hour. The EU EQ2 Servers will come down on Thursday, July 25, at 9:00 pm Pacific Time, and the expected downtime is two hours. You'll find the patch notes below. GENERAL If the quest helper is toggled off, completing your Daily Objectives will no longer toggle it back on. POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION Fabled Clefts of Rujark Corrected an issue that prevented the base population in The Fabled Clefts of Rujark from dropping loot. ITEMS The Fabled Battleborn Bracers can no longer be equipped by scouts. Armbands of the Northlands once again go in the appearance shoulder slot and provide an alternative appearance to the Shoulderpads of the North. The Battle Bred Meatbeast can now be converted back into a mount from its plushie form.
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Tinkerfest is Back! [EverQuest II]
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It's time for Tinkerfest , the Norrathian celebration of all things Gnomish! Your EQII ZAM staff has the scoop on the awesome new additions to this player favorite. 2013 brings back all the old favorites and adds more quests, rewards , house items, and recipes! There are new holiday Achievements , a functioning door to make, and Clockwork Mercenaries ! Tinkerfest 2013 will start July 26th and run through August 13th. Keep track of all your alts and every quest with our convenient Tinkerfest Quest Tracker !
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Darkness Dawns Goes Live - July 23, 2013 [EverQuest II]
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All servers will come down at 6am PDT on Tuesday, July 23, 2013 for the Darkness Dawns patch. Estimated downtime is currently four hours . The full patch notes are now available below. Your dedicated ZAM staff brings you our coverage of the GU67: Darkness Dawns material to help guide you with the new content and features! Daily Objectives Personal Depots (crafted by Tinkerers) Darkness Ascending (signature series) Waters of Norrath (heritage quest) All ZAM Coverage DARKNESS DAWNS The oracles still see chaos and uncertainty on the horizon even with victory for the New Combine army in Cobalt Scar. Join Field Marshal Vishra at Scarstone as he tirelessly guards the newly found Tear of Veeshan - an artifact that could turn the tides of war forever in this time of delicate peace ( Darkness Ascending ). Is it the key to preventing the end of the world foretold in the Ages End prophecy? Those that have completed" Tear in the Grotto "are being summoned to find out ...
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