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Official SOE Podcast Celebrates 100th Episode [General News]
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The first episode of the Official SOE Podcast was released on June 6, 2006, and it focused on EverQuest, EverQuest II and EverQuest Online Adventures. After more than four years in the making, the team has reached the podcast's 100th episode ! The celebration was broadcast live on Stickam on Dec. 16 and is now available for your listening pleasure. Host Aimee"Ashlanne"Rekoske and co-host Linda"Brasse"Carlson cover a lot of topics in episode 100: their Holiday Carol Challenge EQ2 Talk's charity drive for Child's Play SOE's newest Facebook game: James Patterson’s Catch a Killer An interview with Free Realms Producer Nick Parkinson You can download SOE Podcast #100 on the official site or go to the iTunes store, type SOE into the search box and click Subscribe.
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SOE Double Station Cash Stocking Stuffer [General News]
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Need a last-minute gift? Buy SOE Station Cash Cards now and redeem them in-game in EverQuest, EverQuest II, EverQuest II Extended, Star Wars : Clone Wars Adventures, Free Realms or through your Station Account between December 24th and December 27th to get Double Station Cash! Station Cash retail cards are available at a variety of retailers, including Walmart, Target, Best Buy, Blockbuster, Gamestop, Toys R Us, CVS Pharmacy, and 7 Eleven. The current Station Cash cards are Clone Wars themed, although you may still find some of the older Free Realms cards. Either are good in any SOE Station Cash enabled game.
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ZAM's 2010 Holiday In-Game Events Roundup [General News]
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It's almost time! The halls are decked, the stockings hung with care, and you've probably got some time off from work or school. It's the perfect time to get in some extra gaming, and why wouldn't you? Almost every MMO is running an in-game holiday event. With all the new zones, special items and festive quests, it's pretty much a digital winter wonderland. So to make things a little easier, we've compiled a list of in-game holiday events to help you narrow down which game to play! Sony Online Entertainment is offering an array of events, including: EverQuest's Frostfell 2010 : Feasts, fireworks and gift exchanges are just the beginning. Participate in Operation: Jolliness and Gathering Holiday Cheer to get Santug Claugg to feel like his old self again. There is also an array of New Year's adventures as well! Frostfell is happening now through January 8, 2011. EverQuest II's Frostfell : Journey to the Wonderland Village just through the magic closet (found ...
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Destiny of Velious Beta Accepting Applications [EverQuest II]
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Registration for the Destiny of Velious closed beta was opened up this afternoon, with the beta start date of January 5th, 2011 quickly approaching. Applying for closed beta does not guarantee a spot in the testing pool and you must agree to the NDA before your application is considered fully submitted. The Velious closed beta is slated to run from 1/5/2011 through 1/31/2011. The time for Closed Beta testing of"Destiny of Velious"is upon us! Applications are now open and available at the following link: https://account.station.sony.com/au...9&theme=station Go there, complete the application process, and your application will go into the queue for approval. (Hint: You're not finished applying until you accept the NDA.) We'll be reviewing applications starting on January 3rd, and Closed Beta will begin on January 5th. If you are approved for beta, you'll get an email letting you know, so check your email (out-of-game only) between the 3rd and the 5th! ...
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Brief Hotfix - December 22, 2010 [EverQuest II]
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At 2:30pm PST today all U.S. servers will come down for an quick hotfix. One issue being addressed is the non-functional illusions that cropped up after this morning's patch. The Freeblood character race will also be put on the Marketplace. Amnerys announced the downtime on the EQII forums: The US servers will be coming offline around 3pm PST for a short downtime. Servers should be back online within an hour.
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Everfrost-Blackburrow Merger Complete! [EverQuest II]
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The Everfrost-Blackburrow server merger is complete, and Everfrost is back! There were some issues with applying the name rules outlined in the merger FAQ, but there is no need to petition; according to the EQII Facebook page naming issues will be automatically resolved in a few hours. Rothgar mentioned that if your name is corrected while you are online you'll be kicked from the world, but should be able to get right back in. If you're logging in tonight, December 8, stop by the Welcome Party in the Frostfell zone! Edit: Amnerys adds the team is looking into a small chat channel issue and to watch this thread for the latest information.
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Freeblood Vampire Lore and Pictures Released [EverQuest II]
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SOE has released pictures and lore of the new Freeblood vampire race! First announced last week with the Velious Winter Rewards program, this race will be awarded to all players who qualify through the Velious Winter Rewards. If you just cannot stand to wait until Velious launches, the Freeblood will be available on the Marketplace in late December. No price or exact date has been announced. For more information, see the article on EQII Players or our new Freeblood race page ! Edit: Dave"Smokejumper"Georgeson posted later:" Additionally, the screenshots that were released were not intended to be public-facing. Those have been taken down from the EQ2Players site and will be replaced with real shots soon."We look forward to seeing better shots of the new playable race, and will update this piece as soon as they are available!
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New Freeblood Vampire Pictures! [EverQuest II]
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Today SOE released more information on the Freeblood vampires. If you were following the news yesterday you know that some early pictures of the new playable race were unintentionally released. The art department was right on it, and this evening some very impressive pictures were posted on EQII Players . Dave"Covic"Brown II, EQII Lead Character Artis, posted:" These are the first models that use normal maps instead of bump maps, the models are higher poly count then other character models but still within reason. The most time consuming task is getting outfits to fit on the new geo and the facial custom bone skinnning. But its all be worth the extra effort." The new race has a Racial Trait called "Reveal Inner Self"which lets the character change from attractive to demonic in appearance. It also uses a new hand-to-hand combat animation set, and will include a special“invisible” appearance weapon that lets the character u ...
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Monday Maintenance, Tuesday Merger [EverQuest II]
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A post Sunday afternoon by Greg"Rothgar"Spence announced downtime Monday in preparation for the second EverQuest II server merge on Tuesday. Monday morning will be a short maintenance in order to prepare for more upcoming mergers. The offical announcement should follow soon, but this should be a typical 7am downtime with 30-60 minute ETA. Monday night at midnight we will begin our next merger with Unrest and Najena. Estimated downtime as with the last merger will be 24 hours but we hope to have servers up earlier. Several minor issues with the last merger have been fixed so we expect this one to go smoothly. We will do our best to keep you updated with the merger progress as it is happening. The first server merge caused interruptions in chat channels across all servers, although this issue may have been resolved. Merger refugees are welcome to join us in ZAM IRC chat (the #EQ2 channel of course!) during the downtime.
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Patch Notes for December 13, 2010 [EverQuest II]
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Servers were down for one hour this morning as a hotfix was put in to patch up some issues from both the previous update and Frostfell . Guilds who still owned the Research Assistant amenity should now have a full refund, players who were missing the Frostfell Fanatic quest starter will now be able to begin that quest and veteran players with the Mistmoore Crags Estate will now have more decorating room. Continue reading below for the full patch notes. As a reminder, Unrest and Najena players will experience a 24 hour downtime tomorrow for their server merge . RESEARCH Research Assistants throughout Norrath have retired from their duties in light of recent progress in the research sector. If your guild owned the research assistant amenity , the amenity has been removed and the full purchase price refunded to your escrow account. PLAYER HOUSING The Mistmoore Crags Estate veteran reward home can now hold an additional 200 house items. GUILD HALLS ...
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