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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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Najena to Unrest Merge Starts Tonight [EverQuest II]
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The Najena to Unrest server merge will begin at 12am PST tonight and is estimated to have 24 hours of downtime. The issues discovered with the merge process during the server merge last week are now believed to be resolved. Players on servers not affected by this merge can expect chat, friends list and in-game mail outages interruptions for its duration: The Najena and Unrest servers will be merging on Tuesday, December 14, 2010. Both servers will be offline for an estimated 24 hours, beginning at 12:00 am on Tuesday, December 14. The merged Unrest server is scheduled to come back online around 12:00 am on Wednesday, December 15. The following services will be affected for all EQII servers during this downtime and may experience interruptions: Cross-server chat Chat channels In-game mail Friends Lists We apologize for any inconvenience and will resume all affected services when the merge is complete. ...
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Remaining Merger Schedules Announced [EverQuest II]
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In an announcement late this afternoon, Greg"Rothgar"Spence gave a schedule for the remaining U.S. server mergers: Tonight will complete the second merge of U.S. servers leaving us with 4 remaining merges to perform (8 servers). During the next two merge windows we will be performing two merges at a time. Our current schedule is as follows: Wednesday Dec. 15th Mistmoore -> Permafrost (10:00pm PST) Kithicor -> Butcherblock (11:59pm PST) Sunday Dec. 19th Befallen -> Oasis (10:00pm PST) Nektulos -> Guk (11:59pm PST) The schedule for the remaining non-U.S. servers will be announced after Jan 1st. We understand that the extra downtime during this process is an inconvenience and we appreciate your patience as we work through it. We have some fun promotions coming up in December so keep your ears open for announcements. Currently the Najena to Unrest server merge is well underway. For more information see our Server Mergers 2010 guide.
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Hotfix - Wednesday, December 15, 2010 [EverQuest II]
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According to a post by Amnerys on the official forums , US servers will come down on December 15, 2010, at 7am PDT for a hotfix. The expected downtime is 1 hour. UK worlds will be updated at 5:00 AM London Time on the 12/16/2010, with a two hour estimated downtime. This update addressess some Frostfell issues. Frostfell Tuwasp bixies in Greater Faydark are now the target for the level 5, Kelethin version of Gh'lad Tydingz's quest,"A Gigglegibber's work is never done.” Grikbar scamps in Steamfont Mountains should once again advance the level 35, Kelethin version of Gh'lad Tydingz's quest,"A Gigglegibber's work is never done." Notes are not final until the update goes live, and are therefore subject to change.
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Double Station Cash Weekend [General News]
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From December 17 through December 19 players on Station Cash enabled games can purchase Station Cash at half price! All payment methods except SMS purchases qualify, so now's the time to cash in those Station Cash cards! For the first time ever and for a limited time only, Double Station Cash will be available across all top up amounts and for most payment methods*. Stock up now for double the fun! Offer valid 12/17/10 through 12/19/10. Eligible purchases include those made with credit/debit card, PayPal or pre-paid game cards. Exact start time of promotion on 12/17/10 to be announced. Look for more details later this week. *excludes SMS purchases Terms and Conditions: Station Cash™ is“virtual currency” used in many SOE games to purchase in-game items. To get started, add Station Cash to your virtual wallet once the promotion has started. Station Cash is non-transferable, has no cash value, and is subject to our Terms of Service. Se ...
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