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EverQuest II: April 29th AMAA Recap [EverQuest II]
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The EverQuest II team spent several hours on Reddit answering players'questions on Tuesday, April 29, 2014. The session ran from 5am PT through 2pm PT. Our six-page recap, which includes many of the answered questions, is available after the jump. We are representing the EQ2 Development Team for this AMAA ! That means Ask Me Almost Anything! Do you have a question you’ve been dying to ask us? Well, now is your chance! What are you waiting for? Ask away! We’ll be answering questions from 5AM– 2 PM PDT on April 29th, 2014 while we have extended downtime on all of our servers, forums and sites due to All Access integration and a new Game Update. The only Reddit Users representing the EQ2 Development Team are as listed below: (Note: Anyone impersonating an SOE Developer will not be tolerated.) Margaret Krohn - Luperza - Community Manager Omeed Dariani - Omeedd - Senior Brand Manager Adam Key– Adamsphere – Brand Manager Holly Longdale - Wind ...
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SOE Account&Commerce Update Continues [General News]
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Sony Online Entertainment Community staff have posted this announcement in all SOE game forums: We are continuing to perform work and maintenance on some back-end systems related to yesterday’s downtime with the launch of All Access. Due to this continued maintenance, the following services may be unavailable and/or may fail: Membership/Account Updates All Credit Card Purchases (on the web and in-game) In-Game Marketplace Purchases using Station Cash We are aware of these issues, and our teams are working on solutions. We will update you once these are resolved and you can continue purchases and other account updates. All games seem to be up at the moment, so you can at least play!
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The City Festival Starts Tonight! [EverQuest II]
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Tomorrow is the beginning of May, bringing us the Freeport City Festival ! The festival begins on May 1st at 12:01am PDT and runs until May 7th at 11:59pm PDT. You can find the Far Seas Caravan in the Commonlands, between The Crossroads and the Freeport Griffon Tower. 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 Commonlands during the festival. Participate and achieve a time of 119 seconds or less to earn the Portal Jumper prefix title! Begin the race by speaking to the referee just up the ramp from the Commonlands dock.
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Downtime - Thursday, May 1, 2014 [EverQuest II]
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The US servers will come down on May 1st, 2014 at 7:00 AM Pacific Time for an update. The expected downtime is approximately one hour. EU servers will come down beginning at 9:00 PM PT (6:00 AM CET May 2nd, 2014) for the same update. EU downtime is anticipated to be approximately two hours. Patch notes are after the jump. POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION High Keep: The Bloodless Incursion [Contested] Ruptured Vein will do significantly less damage. Lowered the assist radius of non-boss encounters. Undead Army will drop off raid members properly. Increments of Undead Army will lower when NPCs are charmed. Experience gained will be increased. Removed the restriction of all revive points in the zone. Tremorax the Unearthed will wait a few extra seconds before surfacing from its sinkholes. A guild achievement for defeating Exarch Lorokai the Unliving has been added. High Keep: The Bloodless Incursion [Warzone] This zone mirrors Highkeep: The Bloodless Incursio ...
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One Subscription to Rule Them All: SOE All Access [EverQuest Next]
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SOE All Access (the artist formerly known as Station Access) has been re-re-released, this time as the company standard. Abolishing separate subscription models, All Access offers membership to most of Sony Online Entertainment's titles. Like before, current subscribers can enjoy full membership benefits on EverQuest , EverQuest II , DC Universe Online (PC) and PlanetSide 2 (PC), while Landmark , H1Z1 and Dragon's Prophet are slated as"coming soon"to the fold. All Access team lead, Mark Tuttle , recently posted reasons why he thinks"All Access is Awesome"over on the official forums. Short version: Subscription is $14.99/mo (less with multi-month plans), same as a single game cost before 500SC/month is now redeemed on welcome screens (or in the SC store for EQ) 10% off Marketplace purchases; members may receive special promos so opt-in to emails Now through May 11th you can upgrade to a reduced one-year subscription: the first year is $99 (charged instantly with one year ...
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SOE Rewards Player Patience [General News]
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Sony Online Entertainment has announced bonuses in all its games this weekend. Mark Tuttle , SOE Director of Ecommerce, posted a letter on www.soe.com as well all all SOE game forums, thanking players for their patience as they worked out the kinks in the new All Access program. Here's the bonuses: DC Universe™ Online - 50 Replay Badges will be granted to all DCUO players who logged in between 12:01am April 24 - 11:59pm April 30, 2014. The grant will occur after DCUO's regular 4:00am PDT downtime on Friday, May 2, 2014. Dragon's Prophet - Douple XP from Friday, May 2, 12:01am to Monday, May 5, 11:59pm EverQuest - Double XP from Friday, May 2, 12:00 noon PDT to Sunday, May 4th, 11:59pm PDT EverQuest II - Double XP from Friday, May 2, 12:00 noon PT to Sunday, May 4th, 11:59pm PT Landmark - Adding 7 additional days to any 7-day Closed Beta keys that were active during the downtime. This will be applied on Friday, May 2, 12:00 noon PDT PlanetSide 2 - Double ...
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Downtime - Wednesday, May 7, 2014 [EverQuest II]
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ALL EverQuest 2 servers will come down on May 7th, 2014 at 7:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time (May 7th, 2014 at 4:00 PM CEST) for an update. The expected downtime is approximately two hours. Patch notes are available after the jump. WEEKLY UPDATE Two tiers of the Restored High Keep Guildhall are now available from the Antonica or Commonlands Guild Bell! To obtain access to the Restored High Keep your guild must earn the Restored High Keep Guildhall Tier 2 or Tier 3 guild achievements by collecting High Keep Heartstones within High Keep Contested: The Bloodless Incursion. POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION General The chance for heroic zone bosses to drop Ethertouched Rune Patterns has increased from 8% to 15%. High Keep: The Bloodless Incursion [Contested] Discarded mining picks can now be picked up after dying during the Tunnelgorger engagement. The Tunnelgorger will not summon its chunks of rock so quickly now. Exarch Lorokai the Unliving's Soul Seeker skulls wil ...
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Downtime - Friday, May 9, 2014 [EverQuest II]
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ALL servers will come down on May 9th, 2014 at 7:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time (May 9th, 2014 at 2:00 PM GMT) for an update. The expected downtime is approximately two hours. Here are the patch notes: GENERAL Fixed a bug where you would not get credit for the High Keep guildhall if you were grouped with a merc, or players who are not in your guild, when you claimed the items. Fixed a bug where you could not use PayPal to purchase Station Cash.
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EverQuest II Producer's Letter: Lots to Come! [EverQuest II]
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This morning, Holly"Windstalker"Longdale released a Producer's Letter titled"Lots to Come!"It details the All Access transition occuring next week, what benefits are available to EverQuest II subscribers and what content we can expect in the near future. All Access Transition : SOE will be consolidating all games into a singular subscription model around April 23, 2014 (UPDATE: Delayed to April 29th). Current subscriptions will be converted automatically. Those with special pricing should have their rates grandfathered, but please contact SOE Customer Support if you want to look more into the conversion. The entire FAQ for this transition is available here . EQ2 Membership Benefits : Subscribers to EverQuest II receive the following benefits... Base amount of 7 character slots Permanent 15% coin loot and 10% mount speed Permanent double alternate currencies Member-only Loyalty Tokens Unrestricted access to broker, chat channels, ability tiers and in-game mail Early ...
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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 PT and close on the 21st at 11:59pm PT. 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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