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EQ2Wire: Aug 13 2008-September 8 2017 1226 days, 6 hours, 6 minutes and 14 seconds ago

After 9 years, it is time for me to call it quits on this EQ2Wire News site. I feel I have always put players first, and that choice has repeatedly cost me support I might have otherwise gotten from the EQ2 team and Sony Online Entertainment. At the last SOE Live, I was jokingly branded “chief […]

Update Notes: Wednesday September 6, 2017 1228 days, 20 hours, 7 minutes and 25 seconds ago

From the EQ2 Forums: ABILITES Shadowknight Reduced the lag stat from Death’s Advance. ITEMS Ji’Lum’s Shawl of Greater Wisdom should now give the proper amount of ability modifier. Corrected an issue that prevented Evasive Moves from triggering.

Massively Overpowered: Guide to EverQuest II’s Days of Summer Reward Event 1233 days, 18 hours, 8 minutes and 24 seconds ago

From MJ Guthrie over at MassivelyOverpowered: Did you hear about EverQuest II multi-month Days of Summer reward event? If so, lucky you! Here is an event that was launched with so little fanfare that even though I am playing every week. it completely slipped out of my mind — even after I learned about it the first week! […]

Bonus XP & 25% OFF Marketplace for Members from September 1-5! 1234 days, 9 hours, 59 minutes and 5 seconds ago

From EverQuest2.com: Ready to spend a rewarding weekend in Norrath? From 12:00PM PT on Friday, September 1, 2017 until 12:00PM PT on Tuesday, September 5, 2017, ALL players on ALL servers will receive Double Bonus XP! Have your eye on something in the Marketplace? If you’re a member, you’ll also recieve 25% off of ALL Marketplace items! Additionally, from 12:00AM PT on Friday, September 1, […]

EQ & EQ2 Teams Attend Archery, Fencing, Weapons Training Program 1234 days, 11 hours, 34 minutes and 43 seconds ago

Just another day at work at @DaybreakGames! Took the EQ Franchise teams to learn fencing, archery, and medieval weapons and tactics today! https://t.co/8ciAaNh8KY — Holly Longdale (@TheWindstalker) August 30, 2017 Today was a tough day at the office… pic.twitter.com/HRySkPZWHo — Nathan McCall (@kaitheel) August 30, 2017 Watch out for @giganticrobot! He knows armor and how […]

Neriak City Festival Returns (September 1-7) 1234 days, 13 hours, 54 minutes and 49 seconds ago

It’s time to stock up on blue marble – the Neriak City Festival returns to Darklight Wood from September 1-7! Spend City Tokens on local specialties, generic festival goods, appearance clothing, or food & drink. Make sure all your characters have finished the Neriak Postage Collection, speak to Kella Swampfoot to assist with festival quests, […]

Update Notes: Tuesday August 29, 2017 — Running Long 1236 days, 16 hours, 34 minutes and 41 seconds ago

From the EQ2 Forums: All EverQuest II Servers will be brought offline on Tuesday, August 29th, 2017 at 7:00 AM PT (14:00 UTC) for an update. Estimated downtime is less than 2 hours. At the 3 1/2 hour mark, the forums were updated with this notification indicating a possible total 4 1/2 hour downtime: This […]

EQ2 Adds 11th Adornment Slot Color 1239 days, 16 hours, 47 minutes and 55 seconds ago

If you were worried that we would run out of Adornment colors in EQ2, have no fear. In the last few weeks, new items have started dropping with a new adornment slot — Grey. That adds to the existing gaggle of adornment colors White, Red and Yellow (both now obsolete), Blue (PvP), Purple, Cyan, Temporary, Green, and Orange. […]

Update Notes: Thursday August 24, 2017 1242 days, 9 hours, 14 minutes and 40 seconds ago

From the EQ2 Forums: GENERAL Fixed an issue with spacing in the group window. PROVING GROUNDS The revive point within Tower of Frozen Shadow will now revive you within the zone. Corrected an issue that prevented the 101st orc from granting the final reward in Scourge Keep Duo Arena. FAMILIARS Mission crates and public quests […]

EQ2′s Fourteenth Expansion Won’t Require Epic 2.0 Weapons 1242 days, 14 hours, 36 minutes and 54 seconds ago

From Kander on the EQ2 Forums: To clarify, the Epic 2.0 will not be required for the expansion, expansion access or 99% of the expansion content. It will not be required for any solo or quest content, including the signature line. There will be some specific content, that if you have done the epic, you […]

Words From the Tribunal – Kander’s Candor 1243 days, 13 hours, 12 minutes and 46 seconds ago

From Kander on the EQ2 Forums: Greetings Fellow Norrathians! It’s time to start talking about what we have in store with GU 104 on August 22nd , as well as where we are going with some much anticipated changes coming this year! Large Class Balance Pass With GU 104, there will be a rather large […]

Game Update 104: Sol’s Summer 1243 days, 13 hours, 16 minutes and 42 seconds ago

From EverQuest2.com: All of your favorite features from GU103: The Menagerie are getting bigger and better than ever! GU104: Sol’s Summer brings new additions to Familiars, Proving Grounds, and Expert Raids as well as a host of balance changes and more! Familiars: Season 2 New Familiars have found their way to Norrath and Season 2 includes 30 more Familiars to […]

Update Notes: Tuesday August 22, 2017 1243 days, 18 hours, 8 minutes ago

From the EQ2 Forums: PROVING GROUNDS Scourge Keep Duo Arena is now on the Unranked Matches accessor and may be run solo or with a partner. Tower of Frozen Shadow has been added to the Proving Grounds match rotation. Game Type: Race to Completion Players: 6 v Environment Confront the threats within the Tower of […]

Update Notes: Thursday August 17, 2017 1248 days, 19 hours, 54 minutes and 31 seconds ago

From the EQ2 Forums: POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION Vaedenmoor Raids Code has been put in place to prevent players from entering any version of the zone while still locked to a previous zone and/or not passed the minimum lockout time. Players will be banished from the zone if they fail this check regardless of any […]

From Intern to Full Time: Daybreak’s Community Coordinator 1249 days, 16 hours, 19 minutes and 43 seconds ago

After Tony “RadarX“‘s departure from Daybreak Games on July 14th, EQ2 players have been wondering who our new Community Representative would be. Now we know! From DaybreakGames.com: As our company continues to grow, we’re always excited to have new talent join our team. Daybreak’s Marketing department is happy to introduce our new Community Coordinator, although […]

Days of Summer – Week Three 1250 days, 7 hours, 37 minutes and 13 seconds ago

From EverQuest2.com: Yun Zi is back again this week with another quest! The merchant has a fresh list of locations that he’s interested in having you visit for him. For your assistance, Yun Zi will grant you new rewards including ranged weapons and ranged slot adornments, a Fellowship of Stone focus rune, a ring, and […]

EQ2 Patcher Issue Resolved 1250 days, 20 hours, 32 minutes and 15 seconds ago

Our new EQ2 Community Manager Roxxlyy posted an update yesterday afternoon indicating that the issue preventing many players from downloading or updating EverQuest II with the patcher should now be resolved. From the EQ2 Forums: Login and patching issues are believed to be resolved at this time! Please let us know if you are continuing […]

Final Fantasy XIV new classes support / support des nouvelles classes Final Fantasy XIV 1252 days, 19 hours, 47 minutes and 32 seconds ago

Dear users / Chers utilisateurs,

We have included Stormblood and Heavensward Final Fantasy XIV new jobs. / Nous avons inclus les nouveaux jobs des extensions Stormblood et Heavensward de Final Fanatsy XIV.

We have also added automatic character information upload ! / Nous avons aussi ajouté l'import automatique des informations des personnages de Final Fanatsy XIV.

Have fun ! / Amusez-vous bien !

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Daybreak Acknowledges Login Failures and Connection Issues 1253 days, 20 hours, 51 minutes and 59 seconds ago

From our new community person Roxxlyy on the EQ2 Forums: Hey folks, Just wanted to let you all know that the team is very aware of the various issues impacting logins, downloads, and the whole slew of connection problems that many of you are facing. At least one major issue causing these problems has already […]

EverQuest II Socket Errors Preventing Patching — Temp Fix Inside!! 1255 days, 15 hours, 10 minutes and 36 seconds ago

Since Friday, a number of players have reported Socket Errors and a failure to patch two files. This is preventing players from accessing the game according to several threads on the forums. Until this problem is rectified, EQ2Wire will be hosting updated versions of these two files. If you are unable to patch the game, […]

Update Notes: Thursday August 10, 2017 1256 days, 9 hours, 11 minutes and 57 seconds ago

From the EQ2 Forums: GENERAL Added “Camera Shake” option under Display (advanced)  “Camera” to enable / disable camera shakes. POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION Chamber of Rejuvenation [Raid] The reaction time for Prescient Gaze has been slightly increased. The range for applying Noxious Attuned has been removed. The duration of Noxious Attuned has been increased. […]

Update Notes: Tuesday August 08, 2017 1257 days, 15 hours, 36 minutes and 40 seconds ago

From the EQ2 Forums: The Fallen Gate and Stormhold Servers will be brought offline on Tuesday, August 8th, 2017 at 4:00 PM PT (23:00 UTC) for an update. Estimated downtime is less than 1 hour. From the EQ2 Forums: TIME-LOCKED SERVER CONTENT RELEASE The Sentinel’s Fate mid year content releases on Stormhold. Unseen Arcanum Underfoot […]

Screen Shake-Disabling Checkbox Coming Soon! 1258 days, 8 hours, 9 minutes and 56 seconds ago

EverQuest II attracts a diverse playerbase with different desires and physical abilities. Some players have limited eyesight, the use of only one hand, or other physical differences which require adaptation, special controllers, disabling certain game features such as particle effects, etc. For years, EQ2 has “shaken the camera” to convey the force and effect of […]

Final Fantasy XIV support 1262 days, 15 hours, 29 minutes and 10 seconds ago

Final Fantasy support is now live !

Le jeu Final Fantasy XIV est désormais pris en compte !

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EverQuest II Days of Summer 2017 – Weekly Rewards 1264 days, 12 hours, 42 minutes and 16 seconds ago

From EverQuest2.com: It’s time for some summer fun! And what better way to countdown the end of summer than helping out the ambling tradesbear, Yun Zi, to earn yourself some weekly rewards from his trove of inherited treasures. Maybe you’ve been away for a while and need a quick way to catch up to play […]

Update Notes: Tuesday August 1, 2017 1265 days, 10 hours, 18 minutes and 26 seconds ago

Our new Community intern Roxxlyy posted this: All EverQuest II Servers will be brought offline on Tuesday, August 1st, 2017 at 7:00 AM PT (14:00 UTC) for an update. Estimated downtime is less than 2 hours. and here are our update notes: POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION Vaedenmoor: Heart of Nightmares [Raid] Terris-Thule will no longer […]

Kelethin City Festival Returns (August 1-7) 1265 days, 15 hours, 6 minutes and 16 seconds ago

Set your sights on Greater Faydark because the Kelethin City Festival returns from August 1-7! Spend City Tokens on local specialties, generic festival goods, and more. Make sure all your characters have finished the Kelethin Postage Collection, speak to Kella Swampfoot to assist with festival quests, and achieve 94 seconds or less in the local […]

Update Notes: Sunday July 30, 2017 1266 days, 10 hours, 34 minutes and 5 seconds ago

Continuing our new pattern of out-of-band TLE server updates, here are some update notes posted just a few minutes ago (Sunday July 30th @ 5:30pm EDT, 2:30pm PDT): TIME-LOCKED SERVER POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION The Isle of Refuge: Darathar’s Flight Reduced the amount of melee damage dealt by Darathar on Time-Locked servers. Increased the amount […]

Update Notes: Friday July 28, 2017 1267 days, 19 hours, 59 minutes and 58 seconds ago

This was an emergency patch yesterday. From the EQ2 Forums: TIME-LOCKED SERVER POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION The Isle of Refuge: Darathar’s Flight Reduced the amount of bonus hit points Darathar gains on Time-Locked servers. The Crypt of Vox Reduced the amount of bonus hit points The Element of Vox gains on Time-Locked servers. Reduced the […]

Update Notes: Tuesday July 25, 2017 1271 days, 18 hours, 29 minutes and 12 seconds ago

From the EQ2 Forums: POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION Arcanna’se Spire: Order and Chaos [Raid] Shanaira the Prestigious should now give slightly more time to react to the combo elements of her encounter. Vaedenmoor: Heart of Nightmares [Raid] Terris-Thule will no longer stoneskin while rampaging. Corrected an issue that would cause the Gatekeepers to think pets […]

Reminder: Annual All Access Purchased Last August Renewing Soon 1275 days, 16 hours, 6 minutes and 37 seconds ago

If you took advantage of last year’s too-good-to-pass-up $72 for 1 year of All Access subscription, be aware that these will be renewing soon at the full price of $119.88. It is not expected that the $50 off deal will be offered for 2017. To manage your All Access subscription, visit the Daybreak Games website […]

Tinkerfest Has Returned Until August 2nd 1276 days, 18 hours, 18 minutes and 38 seconds ago

From Kaitheel‘s twitter: Like clockwork, Tinkerfest has returned! There's new stuff to do and to obtain. Now thru 8/2. #EQ2 https://t.co/fWwGeKMRr1 pic.twitter.com/1MbIsAVoOq — Nathan McCall (@kaitheel) July 20, 2017 and from EverQuest2.com: Like clockwork, Tinkerfest has returned! Take up your favorite wrench and celebrate all things gnomish, be they metal, combustive, mathematical, experimental, or a […]

Moonlight Enchantments Return (20th-21st) 1277 days, 12 hours, 22 minutes and 52 seconds ago

The monthly Moonlight Enchantments event begins tonight! The grottos open up on the 20th at 12:01am PT and close on the 21st at 11:59pm PT. The time applies directly with no conversion for all servers. Grotto Zone & Location Collection Quest(s) Brownie Darklight Wood /way 14, -32, -238 Tree Bark Festive Flowers Strong Brew Root […]

Update Notes: Tuesday July 18, 2017 1279 days, 5 hours, 51 minutes and 4 seconds ago

Until we get a new Community Manager for EQ2, it looks like Caith is posting the downtime notices: All EverQuest II Servers will be brought offline on Thursday, July 18th, 2017 at 7:00 AM PT (14:00 UTC) for an update. Estimated downtime is less than 2 hours. From the EQ2 Forums: SUMMER ETHEREALS Increased the […]

Summer Ethereals to Open to Standard Heroic Zones 1279 days, 14 hours, 17 minutes and 49 seconds ago

This year’s Summer Ethereal event had a twist — only by completing Expert Zones could the Ethereal Tokens be acquired. After much forum outrage, it seems good has prevailed. From Discord chat: Now if we can just get a patch for the matchmaker in Dungeon Finder!

In-Game Mail Blast Requires EQ2 Subscribers to Visit Website 1282 days, 17 hours, 17 minutes and 29 seconds ago

EverQuest II’s in-game mail has been put to good use by the company to alert players to significant in-game revamps, refund Items and Tokens, announce the return of Seasonal Events, conduct In-Game Polls and Surveys, Gauge player interest in Crafting, Heroic, and Raid content, and so forth. Now however, it seems that the in-game mail […]

Update Notes: Thursday July 13, 2017 1284 days, 7 hours, 12 minutes and 8 seconds ago

From the EQ2 Forums: POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION General Fracture, the Inheritance Merchant has returned to Freeport and Qeynos. Vaedenmoor: Heart of Nightmares [Raid] Terris-Thule’s “Drain Life” ability should no longer hit the entire raid. It should work the same way as it does in Vaedenmoor: Realm of Despair[Raid]. The allowable deaths in the Summoned […]

EverQuest II 2017 Ethereal Event July 11th-October 6th 1286 days, 8 hours, 5 minutes and 12 seconds ago

From EverQuest2.com: It’s summertime, which means warmer temperatures, picnics, and of course – Ethereals in EverQuest 2 have begun! During these events, when you complete a mission in Kunark Ascending expert zones you’ll receive Sathirian Ethereal coins. Each character can earn up to 3 of these coins per day (6 if you are a Member!) […]

Update Notes: Tuesday July 11, 2017 1286 days, 8 hours, 8 minutes and 11 seconds ago

From the EQ2 Forums: PUBLIC QUESTS It should be much harder for mercenaries to hold aggro against The Omen Feeder. PROVING GROUNDS The reward for completing a checkpoint in a heroic proving ground has been increased from 1 to 2 Marks of Glory. The reward for completing a the final checkpoint in a heroic proving […]

Summer Ethereals Begin July 11th 1289 days, 14 hours, 37 minutes and 40 seconds ago

From the EverQuest II Twitter: The first wave of Summer Ethereals begin next week July 11th! Lakathen, the Traveler has amazing rewards for those up to the challenge! pic.twitter.com/XSB1VdC8ke — EverQuest II (@everquestii) July 7, 2017

Thurgadin Server Restart July 8th 1289 days, 14 hours, 59 minutes and 26 seconds ago

From the EQ2 Forums: The Thurgadin server will be restarted at 4:00 UTC with an approximate one hour downtime. There are no notes associated with this maintenance.

EverQuest II’s Black Box Problem 1294 days, 15 hours, 47 minutes and 31 seconds ago

I believe that the best games, whether in the real or digital worlds, on any platform, should have clear and concise rules which are obvious or well-documented for the player. For years, Dellmon (host of the now-quiet but formerly popular EQ2Talk podcast which frequently interviewed members of the EQ2 team) and I have railed against […]

Gorowyn City Festival Returns (July 1-7) 1296 days, 12 hours, 5 minutes and 7 seconds ago

Come visit the shores in Timorous Deep for the Gorowyn City Festival, returning July 1-7! Spend City Tokens on local specialties, generic festival goods, appearance clothing, or food & drink. Make sure all your characters have finished the Gorowyn Postage Collection, speak to Kella Swampfoot to assist with festival quests, and achieve 244 seconds or […]

Update Notes: Thursday June 29, 2017 1298 days, 8 hours, 26 minutes and 33 seconds ago

From the EQ2 Forums: GENERAL Added a confirmation to removing a chat tab. This can be disabled at Options > User Interface > Chat Window > Confirm Remove Tab. POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION Chamber of Rejuvenation [Raid] Summoned Detonators no longer gain immunity from mez and stun once they have been mezzed or stunned. Corrected […]

Emergency Maintenance 2pm PDT June 27, 2017 1299 days, 12 hours, 58 minutes and 32 seconds ago

From the EQ2 Forum Header: Status: 6/27/2017 13:48 PDT – EQ2 is coming down at 2 pm pacific for an emergency hotfix. Estimated downtime is 1 hour. All servers are coming down for a brief maintenance to address an outstanding issue. Downtime is anticipated to be less than 90 minutes. — EverQuest II (@everquestii) June […]

Fallen Gate Launch Delayed 1299 days, 14 hours, 22 minutes and 13 seconds ago

From EQ2 Twitter: The Fallen Gate server launch at Noon PT has been delayed for a bit. We'll update you as we have more information! — EverQuest II (@everquestii) June 27, 2017

It’s Aboot Time! 1300 days, 9 hours, 29 minutes and 50 seconds ago

From EverQuest2.com: Need a swift kick to get motivated for leveling? For the next 14 days, any player who reaches level 10 on the Fallen Gate server will earn the Pedipowered Posterior Punter mount, which can be claimed on any server! Don’t wait too long to get this mount, as this offer ends Tuesday, July […]

Update Notes: Tuesday June 27, 2017 1300 days, 9 hours, 29 minutes and 55 seconds ago

From the EQ2 Forums: POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION Vaedenmoor: Heart of Nightmares [Raid] Territus should no longer cause the spell “Mark of Nobility” to damage ally pets. Baliath should now take longer to start regenerating after he leaves the playable area and returns. Corrected an issue where if you had the Golden Recognition spell on, […]

Time-Locked Expansion Server (TLE) – Fallen Gate FAQ 1306 days, 16 hours, 51 minutes and 50 seconds ago

From the EQ2 Forums: What is a Time Locked Expansion server? A TLE server has a special ruleset which restricts content and allows players to revisit exciting adventures from previous eras of EverQuest II. Every 12 weeks, content from the next expansion will unlock allowing progression through much of the original game content over time. […]

Update Notes: Tuesday June 20, 2017 1307 days, 8 hours, 55 minutes and 46 seconds ago

From the EQ2 Forums: GENERAL Platinum amounts over 1 million should be displayed better. PROVING GROUNDS Fixed an issue with proving grounds where loyalty points could be reset. The Underdepths [Proving Ground] Corrected an issue with damage variance on several Skyshrine Guardian and Skyshrine Infiltrator abilities that allowed them to hit for higher then intended […]

Moonlight Enchantments Return (20th-21st) 1307 days, 9 hours, 6 minutes and 38 seconds ago

An Unknowable Degree of Extra Loot 1310 days, 19 hours, 1 minute and 39 seconds ago

From an announcement entitled “Double Loot Week!” on the EQ2 Forums: If you haven’t doubled on your Ascension scrolls and experience, today is your final opportunity! More importantly however, tomorrow the bonuses continue with double loot in all Kunark Ascending dungeon and raid instances! Starting at 12 AM PT (07:00 UTC) June 16th, until June […]

Daybreak Games June 15th Afternoon General Maintenance 1312 days, 6 hours, 17 minutes and 39 seconds ago

Daybreak has scheduled a company-wide maintenance which will impact primetime gameplay in most of the US and Europe. From the EQ2 Forums: Daybreak Games will perform a general maintenance across all games Thursday, June 15th, beginning at 1 PM PDT (20:00 UTC) which will impact logins, account management, and purchasing. This maintenance is anticipated to […]

Fallen Gate – A Time-Locked Expansion Server – Tues, June 27, 2017 1313 days, 15 hours, 32 minutes and 52 seconds ago

From EverQuest2.com: Are you ready to relive your epic journey in EverQuest II? Heed the call of adventure and return to the Isle of Refuge once again on the new Time-Locked Expansion Server! The Fallen Gate server is scheduled to launch on Tuesday, June 27, 2017. What’s New About Fallen Gate? This will be a time-locked […]

Update Notes: Tuesday June 13, 2017 1313 days, 20 hours, 39 minutes and 52 seconds ago

From the EQ2 Forums: PUBLIC QUESTS Item rewards from Shade of the First Brood, Battlement Bound, Ill Omen, and Long Live the Emperor are now only acquired by looting a chest that spawns near the public quest. You will have 5 minutes to loot your rewards from these chests after the public quest ends. POPULATION […]

Time Locked Expansion Server”Fallen Gate” Now Open for Beta Testing 1318 days, 5 hours, 51 minutes and 39 seconds ago

From the EQ2 Forums: The Fallen Gate Time Locked Expansion Beta server is now available for testing! The sevrer will only be available until next week so hop in and help us Test out experience, balance, and other functionality you’ll be using on Fallen Gate when it launches. As a thank you for your testing, […]

Double Ascension XP and Double Ascension Scrolls Weekend — June 9th – 15th 1318 days, 7 hours, 55 minutes and 24 seconds ago

From the EQ2 Forums: Ascend to new levels with Double Ascension Scrolls and Ascension Experience! During this event, you’ll receive twice as many scrolls from the Ascension masters and receive twice as much Ascension experience. This weekend will be the perfect time to work on that alt or catch up with your friends! Double Ascension […]

Update Notes: Thursday June 8, 2017 1318 days, 12 hours, 32 minutes and 42 seconds ago

From the EQ2 Forums: PROVING GROUNDS Defiler Crystallized Soul, Necromancer Dark Heart, Conjurer Shard of Essence and all priest summoned resurrection baubles should now function in Proving Grounds. POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION All Raids Minor adjustments to incoming damage to players in raid boss encounters Chamber of Rejuvenation [Raid] Corrected a situation where the ritual […]

Update Notes: Tuesday June 6, 2017 1321 days, 9 hours, 14 minutes and 25 seconds ago

From the EQ2 Forums: PROVING GROUNDS Battle upon the High Seas Cap’n Ketch can no longer be pulled via AoEs unless he’s targeted. POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION General Many boss charm spells have been changed to stuns. Chamber of Rejuvenation [Raid] Bursting Spores can no longer be resisted.

New Halas City Festival Returns (June 1-7) 1326 days, 19 hours, 53 minutes and 20 seconds ago

It’s time to cool off – the New Halas City Festival returns from June 1-7! Spend City Tokens on local specialties, generic festival goods, appearance clothing, or food & drink. Make sure all your characters have finished the New Halas Postage Collection, speak to Kella Swampfoot to assist with festival quests, and achieve 104 seconds […]

Update Notes: Wednesday May 31, 2017 1327 days, 8 hours, 7 minutes and 6 seconds ago

Presumably… From the EQ2 Forums: GENERAL You can now hide your ‘Not For Sale’ items when at a merchant. You can now filter the broker by Ascension Classes. PROVING GROUNDS Most cleric reactive heals have been increased in the Proving Grounds by 30-40%. FAMILIARS Fixed an issue where Familiars were not properly persisting through death. […]

Bonus XP/Tithe and Double Status Weekend May 26-29th 1332 days, 13 hours, 51 minutes and 25 seconds ago

From EverQuest2.com: From 12:01AM PDT (Midnight)/7:00 UTC on Friday,May 26th, 2017 through 11:59PM PST (Midnight)/7:00 UTC on Monday, May 29th, 2017, all servers will have bonus experience! This will be applied to Adventure, Tradeskill, and AA. If that’s not enough, you will also receive double Tithe and Status as well, so you can level up your Guild or bank some […]

Update Notes: Tuesday May 23, 2017 1335 days, 8 hours, 30 minutes and 46 seconds ago

We’re going to assume: From the EQ2 Forums: PROVING GROUNDS General The “All Hands on Deck” and “Nature’s Fury” incrementing buffs cast by many of the non-boss NPCs in Battle upon the High Seas and Battle for Felwithe now apply 5.0% strikethrough per increment. Battle upon the High Seas Corrected an issue that granted extra […]

Moonlight Enchantments Return (20th-21st) 1338 days, 13 hours, 37 minutes and 13 seconds ago

Update Notes: Thursday May 18, 2017 1340 days, 11 hours, 8 minutes and 25 seconds ago

From the EQ2 Forums: PROVING GROUNDS Battle upon the High Seas Poxy can now be damaged. POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION Chamber of Rejuvenation [Raid] The Reet Ritualist should now despawn when encounter resets. The entrance door should no longer require 18+ players to enter. The exit door should now allow use. Basilisk Bite should no […]

Update Notes: Tuesday May 16, 2017 Proving Snark 1342 days, 12 hours and 26 seconds ago

Any change to Proving Grounds (PvE Battlegrounds?) likely requires patching both US and EU servers, so we’re going to go out on a sturdy limb and guess… Also it looks like EQ2 Developer Snark has now leaked into the update notes. From the EQ2 Forums: GENERAL Fixed an issue where guild events may not display […]

Proving Grounds Fixes Incoming 1343 days, 17 hours, 12 minutes and 47 seconds ago

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Double Currency: Fri May 12th — Thu May 18th 1343 days, 17 hours, 15 minutes and 57 seconds ago

From EverQuest2.com: Earning in game currency can help you pick up great gear and help make Norrath a safer place! This next week you will earn twice as much for each activity completed. This event will begin Friday, May 12th, 2017 at 12:01 AM PDT (07:00 UTC) and end Thursday May 18, 2017 at 11:59 […]

Update Notes: Thursday May 11, 2017 1347 days, 10 hours, 37 minutes and 27 seconds ago

From the EQ2 Forums: PROVING GROUNDS Rewards are now granted upon leaving a match if any were earned by completing objectives. When the 2nd objective is completed (on either team), neither teams’ numbers can be reinforced by anyone outside the match. After the first team completes the final objective, the opposing team’s group count will […]

Free Level 100 Character Boost –– Ends May 22 1347 days, 21 hours, 58 minutes and 7 seconds ago

From EverQuest2.com: We’re excited about GU103: The Menagerie, and we want to make sure that everyone that has ever played EverQuest II can join us for this game update! You can redeem a FREE level 100 character boost when you log in before Monday, May 22, 2017 @ 11:59PM PDT.* This is a great time for someone to […]

GU103 Livestream Round-Up! 1348 days, 16 hours, 5 minutes and 41 seconds ago

Coinciding with today’s launch of Game Update 103, Kyle “Kander” Vallee, Tony “RadarX” Jones, and Chris “Chrol” Garlick held a livestream on Facebook to walk through some of what players can experience in the update going live today. This is not an exact transcription of the livestream but a rough outline. The Livestream, which requires […]

Game Update 103 Notes: Tuesday May 9, 2017 1349 days, 9 hours, 36 minutes and 6 seconds ago

All EverQuest II Servers will be brought offline on Tuesday, May 9th, 2017 at 7:00 AM PT (14:00 UTC) for an update. Estimated downtime is less than 3 hours. From the EQ2 Forums: NEW KUNARK ASCENDING HERITAGE QUEST Interested adventurers should search within Obulus Frontier for clues on how to begin this new quest. Good […]

Commentary: Mogrim’s GU103 DPS Ranking Predictions 1349 days, 9 hours, 45 minutes and 42 seconds ago

First of all, I’d like to thank EQ2Wire for giving me the opportunity to rant about…I mean discuss the current situation regarding DPS in EQ2. What I’m going to do here is give 3 rankings and 1 “score” for all DPS classes. Firstly, I will rank where they were. Next I will rank where I expect them […]

Game Update 103: The Menagerie is Now Live 1349 days, 18 hours, 7 minutes and 37 seconds ago

From EverQuest2.com: Are you ready to test your mettle in this round of the Proving Grounds? Will you begin the work to form lifelong bonds with mysterious menagerie creatures? Jump in to GU103: The Menagerie – available now! Cooperative Competition Zones For a limited time, get in and compete against other players to fight to the finish first! […]

GU103 Livestream: Tuesday, May 9th, 10AM PDT 1354 days, 15 hours, 47 minutes and 3 seconds ago

From the EQ2 Forums: The GU 103: The Menagerie stream will start on Tuesday, May 9th, 2017 at 10AM PDT (17:00 UTC)and we would like to invite YOU to join us! We’ll be doing this stream from Facebook Live, and you can tune in here:www.facebook.com/EverQuest2 Join members of the team as they explore this new content and talk […]

Game Update 103: The Managerie Now On Test 1355 days, 6 hours, 56 minutes and 3 seconds ago

A large portion of Game Update 103: The Managerie is now available for Testing on the Test server. Please note that it is not possible to COPY characters to the Test server. This will present an obvious roadblock to most for testing level 100 content unless you happen to have one of the 189 level 100 characters […]

GU103 Date Change and Bonus XP 1359 days, 6 hours, 12 minutes and 16 seconds ago

Hail Norrathians, We’re grateful for your patience as we worked through some technical issues with our servers. While our fixes seem stable so far, we want to take more time to test and verify our changes before launching GU103: The Menagerie. Since we want to ensure that the launch of our next game update is as […]

EverQuest II Ask Me Anything Chat Logs for April 28th, 2017 1359 days, 8 hours, 16 minutes and 1 second ago

Here are the chat logs for the EverQuest II Developer “Ask Me Anything” in-game chat events. Click a server below to go to that server’s page. April 26: April 28: May 1: (chats have not yet occurred)

Game Update 103 moves to May 9th and Triple/Bonus XP Weekend 1359 days, 8 hours, 34 minutes and 18 seconds ago

From EverQuest2.com: We’re grateful for your patience as we worked through some technical issues with our servers. While our fixes seem stable so far, we want to take more time to test and verify our changes before launching GU103: The Menagerie. Since we want to ensure that the launch of our next game update is as […]

Community Update Regarding Yesterday’s Server Issues 1359 days, 14 hours, 18 minutes and 28 seconds ago

From EQ2 Producer Lauren “Mooncast” McLemore on the EQ2 Forums: Yesterday we experienced unforeseen technical issues related to an upgrade to one of our internal services. Those complex changes caused issues with logins and required that we take down our servers. We pushed a fix last night and are monitoring the servers closely to verify […]

Rumor: Triple XP and Double Scrolls due to EQ2 Server Downtime 1359 days, 19 hours, 9 minutes and 17 seconds ago

I was sent this screenshot:

Unscheduled Downtime April 27, 2017 — 16 Hours Downtime 1360 days, 15 hours, 58 minutes ago

It looks like this morning’s update note of “Updated underlying structure for handling Daily Objectives and Loyalty Tokens. There shouldn’t be any noticeable difference in functionality.” did in fact have a noticeable difference and EQ2 servers are now down for an extended window which could run quite long. From the EQ2 Forums: All servers are […]

Update Notes: Thursday April 27, 2017 1361 days, 12 hours, 23 minutes and 38 seconds ago

From the EQ2 Forums: GENERAL Updated underlying structure for handling Daily Objectives and Loyalty Tokens. There shouldn’t be any noticeable difference in functionality. POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION Expert Raids Resolve values for expert raid zones have been reduced. Current combat mitigations remain unchanged. Vaedenmoor: Heart of Nightmares [Raid] Added messaging to the Harrowing Hobgoblin […]

EverQuest II Ask Me Anything Chat Logs for April 26th, 2017 1361 days, 14 hours, 37 minutes and 15 seconds ago

“I’m Not Sure If I’ll Chosooth to Continue My Training at This Time.” 1362 days, 15 hours, 38 minutes and 29 seconds ago

The backbone of any MMO is defined by character progression. That character is you, and that character reflects your hard work. Like any MMO that has been around as long as EQ2 has, you need to be creative, and come up with more ways to improve and increase potential with your character. Whether that means […]

Dev Chat Server Schedule This Week 1362 days, 15 hours, 38 minutes and 38 seconds ago

The EQ2 developers will be staging Dev Chats in-game in the Public chat channel on each EQ2 server over the next three days. There have been predictions of chaos and troublemakers interrupting the chat, so this could be very interesting or it could go smoothly and lead to enlightenment. Here’s the schedule from the EQ2 […]

Bonus XP for All Access Through Thursday 1366 days, 10 hours, 31 minutes and 10 seconds ago

From Everquest2.com: Need to catch up or get an alt to max level? From 12:01AM PST (Midnight)/7:00 UTC on Friday, April 21st, 2017 through 11:59PM PST (Midnight)/7:00 UTC on Thursday, April 27th, 2017, all servers will have bonus experience for All Access Members! This will be applied to Adventure, Tradeskill, and AA. It is our understanding that this does not […]

Kander’s Candor – What’s Coming Up In 2017: Level 100 Boost, Co-opetition “Proving Grounds” Challenge, new Fallen Gate TLE server, AMAs on April 26-28th, Level 110 1367 days, 7 hours, 4 minutes and 54 seconds ago

From the EQ2 Forums: Greetings Fellow Norrathians! Just stopping by to give everyone some information on what we have coming this year and some insight on the direction we are going. Cooperative Competition: Co-opetition! Come test your mettle in the Proving Grounds. This May we’ll be releasing two new cooperative competition zones that allow groups […]

EQ2 Producers Letter (Holly & Lauren) – April 2017 1367 days, 7 hours, 11 minutes and 53 seconds ago

From EverQuest2.com: Greetings, fair Norrathians! The team has been busier than a pack of Brownies in a bag of catnip! There’s plenty coming up this year, so let’s get right to it, shall we?! First, on Tuesday, May 2nd we are launching the first of our Level 100 Co-opetition Challenges in the Proving Grounds! What […]

Moonlight Enchantments Return (20th-21st) 1368 days, 8 hours, 57 minutes and 37 seconds ago

Update Notes: Tuesday April 18, 2017 1370 days, 7 hours, 28 minutes and 42 seconds ago

From the EQ2 Forums: POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION Vaedenmoor: Realm of Despair [Raid] The number of adds in the Raenha, Sister of Remorse encounter should no longer grow for each successful threshold passed. The number of adds in the Raenha, Sister of Remorse encounter required to be killed if the script is failed should no […]

TLE: Sentinel’s Fate to Unlock in Early May 1370 days, 7 hours, 30 minutes and 27 seconds ago

Fr0m the EQ2 Forums: The votes are in and tallied! 65% of players voted to unlock Sentinel’s Fate which will become available in early May.

Double Ascension Scrolls Until Thurs, April 20 1373 days, 15 hours, 39 minutes and 58 seconds ago

Players noticed this event had gone live this morning. Here’s the news from the EverQuest2.com: Hail Norrathians, Are you working to level up your Ascension classes? If so, you’re in luck because you’ll get TWO Ascension Scrolls every time you visit your Ascension trainer until Thursday, April 20, 2017 at 11:59PM PDT. Not sure what an Ascension […]

Beast’r Egg Hunt — April 13th-19th (Find) or April 20th-30th (Buy) 1373 days, 15 hours, 43 minutes ago

From EverQuest2.com: Every year when the time is just right, Tunare whispers to the world that Spring is here. Magic overflows and the flora and fauna rejoice in this season of birth and renewal. Across Norrath, flowers bloom and animals frolic in exuberant celebration. Inspired by all the spring excitement Beast’r Eggs have started to […]

Update Notes: Tuesday April 11, 2017 1377 days, 8 hours, 40 minutes and 15 seconds ago

From the EQ2 Forums: POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION Arcanna’se Spire: Order and Chaos [Raid] Shanaira the Prestigious has had her messaging tweaked for clarity. Vaedenmoor: Realm of Despair [Raid] The Hemorrhage spell should now correctly apply its damage portion of the failure condition during the Setri Lureth encounter. Lost City of Torsis: The Spectral Market […]

TLE Vote: Unlock Sentinel’s Fate? 1377 days, 13 hours, 29 minutes and 59 seconds ago

EverQuest II: The Shadow Odyssey expansion unlocked on the Stormhold Time-Locked Expansion server on January 12th. Now it’s time for the first vote about whether EverQuest II’s sixth expansion “Sentinel’s Fate” should unlock! From the EQ2 Forums: It’s that time again for the Time Locked Expansion server! The vote is happening right now so if […]

Update Notes: Tuesday April 4, 2017 1384 days, 6 hours, 3 minutes and 44 seconds ago

From the EQ2 Forums: POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION Raids Adds in most tier 4 encounters have had their combat mitigation reduced. Vaedenmoor: Heart of Nightmares [Raid] Adds in the Warden of Nightmare encounters have had their respawn timers corrected to intended values. Corrected an issue that occasionally caused 4 adds per round instead of the […]

Qeynos City Festival Returns (April 1-7) 1387 days, 11 hours, 6 minutes and 7 seconds ago

It’s time to grab some white marble – the Qeynos City Festival returns to Antonica from April 1-7! Spend City Tokens on local specialties, generic festival goods, appearance clothing, or food & drink. Make sure all your characters have finished the Qeynos Postage Collection, speak to Kella Swampfoot to assist with festival quests, and achieve […]

Update Notes: Tuesday March 28, 2017 1390 days, 19 hours, 52 minutes and 51 seconds ago

From the EQ2 Forums: ZONES / POPULATION Kaesora: Xalgozian Stronghold [Solo, Heroic, Expert Heroic] Over-General Vihgoh should no longer path into the walls when idle and not being attacked. ITEMS Monk and Bruiser TSO raid set 6-piece bonus (riposte chance) now stacks properly with their class focus effects. Warlock TSO raid set 2-piece bonus now […]

Update Notes: Tuesday March 21, 2017 1398 days, 11 hours, 7 minutes and 14 seconds ago

From the EQ2 Forums: ZONES / POPULATION Encounters from Kunark Ascending should no longer periodically remain stuck in a stunned or rooted state. Castle Highhold [All Versions] Defeating Gudre Blackhand too quickly will no longer prevent him from dying by chandelier. Lost City of Torsis [All Versions] Meld of Vapor will no longer chain cast […]

Moonlight Enchantments Return (20th-21st) 1399 days, 8 hours, 1 minute and 47 seconds ago

Update Notes: Tuesday March 14, 2017 1404 days, 17 hours, 36 minutes and 1 second ago

From the EQ2 Forums: ZONES / POPULATION Defeating the final boss in Kunark Ascending [Solo] and [Advanced Solo] instances now grant bonus experience. Expert Zones All expert versions of heroic and raid zones will now exit players to Obulus Frontier near the portal summoner. Normal versions of the zones will continue to exit players into […]

Massively: The Domino Effect on Daybreak and EverQuest II 1409 days, 13 hours, 20 minutes and 41 seconds ago

I have been remiss in reporting on this, as the bombshell came nearly a month ago. Emily “Domino” Taylor, Tradeskill maven in EverQuest II for nearly a decade, will be leaving Daybreak Games and heading home to her native Canada. John Smedley leaked the news on Twitter in advance of Emily’s planned announcement. Anyone who follows […]

Update Notes: Thursday March 9, 2017 1410 days, 8 hours, 57 minutes and 45 seconds ago

From the EQ2 Forums: POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION General Corrected an issue with expert zone encounter mitigation where it was not applying the full mitigation package for some encounters. Raids Corrected an issue that caused all players zoning into the Crypt of Dalnir: The Kly Stronghold [Expert-Raid] and Arcanna’se Spire: Order and Chaos [Expert-Raid] to […]

EQ2Wire Looking For a Staff Writer 1411 days, 11 hours, 39 minutes and 23 seconds ago

After eight years, it is time for me to step back and see if there is anyone else in the EverQuest II community with writing ability and a desire to lend their voice to this site. I have barely played EQ2 in the last few years and it shows in the lack of coverage exhibited. […]

Kunark Ascending: Expert Dungeons Now Available 1411 days, 13 hours, 7 minutes and 13 seconds ago

From EverQuest2.com: The dungeons and raids of Kunark Ascending are now even more dangerous! Today, with the introduction of Expert dungeons and raids, players will be able to experience a more challenging version of this great content. Speak to Prissaia, the Expert Dungeon Portal Summoner, within Crusdaers’ Cave in the Obulus Frontier zone to begin […]

Update Notes: Tuesday March 7, 2017 1412 days, 6 hours, 26 minutes and 34 seconds ago

I’d heard some of this information from the Discord chat but I’ve been asked not to repost said information here until it’s official. So, here’s the official thingy from the EQ2 Forums: ASCENSION Members now receive five bonus Guided Ascension scrolls per week from the Ascension masters. When these bonus scrolls are claimed you will be […]

EverQuest II 2017 Survey 1412 days, 6 hours, 30 minutes and 14 seconds ago

This survey seems to be going out to certain EQ2 players and apparently it will be sent out on a semi-periodic basis, perhaps quarterly. I received a copy on each of the e-mail addresses associated with my accounts: 1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the EverQuest II development team is developing the […]

Neriak City Festival Returns (March 1-7) 1418 days, 8 hours, 45 minutes and 3 seconds ago

It’s time to stock up on blue marble – the Neriak City Festival returns to Darklight Wood from March 1-7! Spend City Tokens on local specialties, generic festival goods, appearance clothing, or food & drink. Make sure all your characters have finished the Neriak Postage Collection, speak to Kella Swampfoot to assist with festival quests, […]

Update Notes: Tuesday February 28, 2017 1419 days, 9 hours, 3 minutes and 2 seconds ago

From the EQ2 Forums: POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION Tower of Frozen Shadow [X2 Raid] Tserrina should no longer be able to be killed, bypassing her exit script. ABILITIES / ALTERNATE ADVANCEMENT Primary and Swarm pets will now share 20% of the casters DPS stat, and 100% of the casters strikethrough. Combos involving Telluric Rending and […]

TLE Vote: Unlock The Shadow Odyssey Mid-Expansion Content? 1421 days, 18 hours, 9 minutes and 26 seconds ago

EverQuest II’s fifth expansion The Shadow Odyssey unlocked on the Stormhold [Time-Locked Expansion] server on January 12th. Now, players are being asked whether they want to see TSO’s post-expansion content unlocked. From the EQ2 Forums: Now is the time to make your voice heard! Vote now on whether you would like to unlock Kurn’s Tower, […]

Unscheduled Downtime Feb 24th @ 2:15pm PST 1422 days, 11 hours, 43 minutes and 11 seconds ago

After various server crashes last night on Halls of Fate, we now have an unscheduled downtime today for all EQ2 servers. From the EQ2 Forums: All US Servers will come down at 2 PM PT for a brief update to address a few outstanding issues. Downtime is anticipated to be less than 2 hours. The […]

Update Notes: Thursday February 23, 2017 1424 days, 6 hours, 39 minutes and 17 seconds ago

From the EQ2 Forums: POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION Obulus Frontier Reduced the mitigation on solo encounters in Obulus Frontier. The Lost City of Torsis: Ashiirian Court [Raid] Lord Rak’Ashiir has been allowed to summon his adds more freely. Ruins of Kaesora: Ancient Xalgozian Temple [Raid] Xalgoz’s failure effect “Vampiric Lifeleach” will now heal for slightly […]

Love It or Leave It! 50% OFF Many Marketplace Items 1424 days, 18 hours, 1 minute and 9 seconds ago

From the EQ2 Forums: Don’t miss your chance to take up to 50% OFF classic Marketplace items, before they’re gone. Love it… or leave it… because all of the items that are part of this sale will go into the Norrathian Vault on Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at 11:59PM PST. Want to see what’s on sale? […]

Moonlight Enchantments Return (20th-21st) 1427 days, 9 hours, 49 minutes ago

Double Ascension Scrolls Until Sun, Feb 26 1429 days, 10 hours, 26 minutes and 22 seconds ago

From the EQ2 Forums: Hail Norrathians, Are you working to level up your Ascension classes? If so, you’re in luck because you’ll get TWO Ascension Scrolls every time you visit your Ascension trainer until Sunday, February 26, 2017 at 11:59PM PST. Not sure what an Ascension Class is? Check out the full write up on Ascension Classes […]

Update Notes: Tuesday February 14, 2017 1433 days, 6 hours, 14 minutes and 29 seconds ago

From the EQ2 Forums: POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION Arcanna’se Spire: Forgotten Sanctum [Heroic] Sabellah’Xen, Keeper of Fire’s adds now despawn when he is defeated or when his encounter is reset. Caelan’Gael, Keeper of Growth’s adds now despawn when he is defeated or when his encounter is reset. Lachina, Defender of Magics’ adds now despawn when […]

Update Notes: Friday February 10, 2017 1437 days, 6 hours, 20 minutes and 45 seconds ago

From the EQ2 Forums: GENERAL A filter has been added to the missions list in the quest journal. ABILITIES / ALTERNATE ADVANCEMENT Mystic Replaced a dropped digit in the adept Strength of the Ancestors. Illusionist Corrected an issue with Chronal Mastery that was preventing the fervor effect from applying to the entire group. Summoners Pet […]

Day 6: Daybreak Login Issues Persist 1437 days, 18 hours, 43 minutes and 48 seconds ago

Not sure what else to say about the nearly week-long Login problems at this point, except that maybe @DaybreakGames shouldn’t tweet the suggestion that login problems are likely the fault of the customer’s computer or internet connection. This tweet rubbed more than a few people the wrong way: Are you having trouble connecting to your […]

Race to Trakanon Server Merges with Stormhold February 9th (Tomorrow) @ 4:00 AM 1438 days, 7 hours, 14 minutes and 19 seconds ago

From the EQ2 Forums: Trakanon will close at 4:00 AM PT (Noon UTC) February 9th. Migrations to Stormhold will take at least a few hours.

Love is in the Air – Erollisi Day Returns! 1438 days, 12 hours, 23 minutes and 17 seconds ago

Love is in the air: Erollisi Day has returned! This year the event will begin at 12:01am PT on Thursday, February 9th and conclude 11:59pm PT on Tuesday, February 21st. There is one new quest, a new recipe scroll, several merchant items, and a new achievements to enjoy on top of all previous returning content. […]

Update Notes: Tuesday February 7, 2017 1440 days, 6 hours, 21 minutes and 29 seconds ago

Update Notes from the EQ2 Forums posted as of 8:00am PST: POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION All raid encounters above tier 1 now have a base mitigation increased based off of expected mitigation debuff values. ABILITIES / ALTERNATE ADVANCEMENT General Plane Shift will no longer apply an illusion to epic 2.0 pets. Corrected a bug in […]

As players have been reporting in several threads: Launchpad saying unable to connect Launchpad not working Game Installation Feb 4 unable to login / connect [Suggestion] can we please finally get new login servers? and according to several twitter posts by Daybreak Games, the company is having issues with its Login Servers. This issue has […]

Update Notes: Thursday February 2, 2017 1445 days, 10 hours, 19 minutes and 41 seconds ago

From the EQ2 Forums. And ABILITIES / ALTERNATE ADVANCEMENT Soulburn will now cooperate with Reaper. Reduced the autoattack damage for Savage Allies. Elemental Unity will now trigger when under an ascension buff. ITEMS Imbued Void Capsule now properly equips to the Charm slot. QUESTS Consolidation of Power – The Ethereal Catalyst will now drop 100% […]

Kelethin City Festival Returns (February 1-7) 1446 days, 6 hours, 54 minutes and 1 second ago

Set your sights on Greater Faydark because the Kelethin City Festival returns from February 1-7! Spend City Tokens on local specialties, generic festival goods, and more. Make sure all your characters have finished the Kelethin Postage Collection, speak to Kella Swampfoot to assist with festival quests, and achieve 94 seconds or less in the local […]

Update Notes: Tuesday January 31, 2017 1447 days, 11 hours, 7 minutes and 16 seconds ago

From the EQ2 Forums: POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION Lost City of Torsis: Reaver’s Remnants[Challenge Heroic] Neh’Ashiir has had her max health reduced. Monolith Of Wrahzul Reduced the control immunity on Fathad Zastim. ABILITIES / ALTERNATE ADVANCEMENT Spell Weapon Damage Bonus and Weapon Damage Bonus have been consolidated into one stat, Weapon Damage Bonus. Corrected an […]

Connectivity Issues on January 26, 2017 @ 7:26pm PST 1451 days, 6 hours, 41 minutes and 19 seconds ago

No details at this point, but players have been reporting an issue connecting to EQ2 servers for the last 15-20 minutes or so. Brad Wilcox, VP Customer Service for Daybreak did tweet this: We are currently looking into login issues, watch the normal channels for updates. — Brad Wilcox (@thegreatmutato) January 27, 2017

Surprise Afternoon Update Notes: Thursday January 26, 2017 — 2-4pm PST, 5-7pm EST 1451 days, 11 hours, 57 minutes and 15 seconds ago

From the EQ2 Forums: All US EverQuest II Servers will be brought offline on Wednesday, January 26th, 2017 at 2:00PM PT (10 PM UTC) for an update. Estimated downtime could be up to 4 hours. All EU servers will come offline at 9:00 PM PT (5 AM UTC January 27th) for this update. Downtime is […]

Update Notes: Tuesday January 24, 2017 1453 days, 18 hours, 31 minutes and 36 seconds ago

From the EQ2 Forums: POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION Vaedenmoor: Realm of Despair [Raid] High end difficulty encounters have had their “Panic” mechanic made a bit more lenient toward the beginning of the encounter. Vhaksiz the Shade has had his health adjusted. Ruins of Kaesora: Ancient Xalgozian Temple [Raid] Xalgoz has had his health adjusted. Xalgoz’s […]

Moonlight Enchantments Return (20th-21st) 1458 days, 6 hours, 22 minutes and 19 seconds ago

Update Notes: Thursday January 19, 2017 1459 days, 8 hours, 1 minute and 10 seconds ago

Downtime notice from the EQ2 Forums: All EverQuest II Servers will be brought offline on Thursday, January 19th, 2016 at 7:00AM PT (3 PM UTC) for an update. Estimated downtime is approximately two hours. The EU EverQuest II Server will be brought offline on Thursday, January 19th, 2016 at 9:00PM PT for an update (Approx. […]

Commentary: Are Epic 2.0 Quests Burying Players in Prerequisites? 1461 days, 16 hours, 34 minutes and 3 seconds ago

The original Epic Weapon quests introduced in 2009 were crafted by 18 designers working on nothing else for 3 months. All 24 quests required the completion of prior Heritage quests, befriending various Factions, and a fair share of “filler” content. It was expected, or certainly anticipated that the Epic Weapon 2.0 Quests would have similar prerequisites. However […]

EQ2U Introduces Ascension and Item Compare, Plus a Word on Autoattack Stats 1463 days, 13 hours, 53 minutes and 3 seconds ago

For level 100 characters who complete the Signature quest line, the Kunark Ascending expansion introduces four new Ascension classes of Elementalist, Etherealist, Geomancer, and Thaumaturgist. These new “classes” are not tied to your current class, and with enough patience, you can eventually level all four of them up to Ascension level 10. Ascension also grants powerful new spells/abilities which […]

January 12, 2017 Downtime to Fix Spell Lag/Zone Crashes 1465 days, 7 hours, 46 minutes and 13 seconds ago

All EQ2 servers are now down as of 6:00pm PST (9:00pm EST, 02:00 GMT) to fix a problem with Spells (buffs) causing entire zones to crash. The update is expected to take approximately 1 hour.

Missing Character Graphics, 1 FPS Frame Rate After Today’s Patch 1465 days, 17 hours, 32 minutes and 9 seconds ago

We are monitoring a situation where some players who use the streaming client are experiencing non-rendering (invisible) Character and NPCs and extreme rendering lag after today’s update. Others cannot even zone their character into the game, getting stuck with a “Loading UI Resources” error. There’s a discussion on the EQ2 Forums. The developers are aware […]

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