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Fan Faire In-Game Items Announced [General News]
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Sony Online Entertainment just announced the in-game items that 2011 Fan Faire attendees can receive. Items are rewarded based on active subscriptions to the games they are offered for. Here's the list from the official SOE Facebook page : EverQuest® Marionette Puppet Strings - These puppet strings will allow you to own the contract for a Marionette Mercenary! Exotic Mount Whistle - This exotic mount is from a far away undiscovered land! Gnomish Welcome Sign - This phosphorescent painted mechanical sign welcomes guests to your establishment! EverQuest® II "Prismatic Cloud"– This magical rainbowed mount is sure to carry you all the way! DC Universe™ Online Vegas Baby! Sequin Jacket - Vegas style headliner sequin jacket sure to get you noticed! Star Wars Galaxies™ Galactic Civil War Space Battle House Painting - A dynamic depiction of a fierce space battle in the ongoing Galactic Civil War! Free Realms™ Fan Faire 201 ...
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Memorial Mania Starts Tonight! [General News]
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SOE's Memorial Mania Player Appreciation Event starts tonight! The event runs from 12:01am Pacific May 27, 2011 through 11:59pm Pacific May 30, 2011. During that time redeem any SOE Pre-Paid Game Card and receive triple Station Cash! According to Tiffany"Amnerys"Spence (on the EQII official forums ), this promotion is only for Station Cash. Any card that offers Station Cash is eligible, but must be redeemed for SC. If you have the All-In-One card that works for SC or 30 days, you must redeem it for SC or you'll just get 30 days added to your account. It will not triple the subscription time. Offer valid for SOE pre-paid game cards only; all other payment methods are excluded. See this knowledge base article for more information on Station Cash purchase and spending limits.
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GU60 Preview: The Frozen Tundra [EverQuest II]
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Game Update 60 is just around the corner with a release date of May 31st. Many exciting new additions will come with this update and this weekend ZAM is giving you a preview of some of this content. The Battlegrounds pits players against each other in unique settings with various game types. The queue interface window is getting a facelift and players can team up in the new cross-server lobby, Champion's Respite . A new game type is being added: Vanquish. This type of match entails not only the Player versus Player aspect of the game but also Player versus Environment and interaction with objects in the zone. An expansive stretch of ice and snow with two mighty keeps, The Frozen Tundra is the home of the Vanquish matches. This game type is a maximum of 18v18 with players being placed on either the Coldain (blue) or Kromzek (red) team. A team's ultimate goal is to destroy their opponent's Relic of Power to claim their victory. Continue after the jump for a video featuring this ...
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GU60 Preview: New Prestige Homes [EverQuest II]
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The upcoming Children of War update has many features and additions for every type of game play. Today we take a look at two additions that are sure to be a crowd-pleaser with decorators: two new prestige homes ! The deed to the Luxurious Kromzek Keep is expected to be obtained as a Fortress of Drunder raid drop. Players can access the keep through a portal in either South Freeport or South Qeynos. This home boasts grand statues, spacious rooms and soaring heights. Inside the keep decorators can enjoy filling eight rooms including a grand hall and a small treasury. Entry to the Thurgadin Grand Hall is gained by passing through the massive door in the back of the Thurgadin Exchange. This prestige home is composed of wood, velium and rune-etched stone, showcasing the finest of the Coldain's architecture. An open room of waterfalls and a fountain can be found deeper inside the grand hall. The method of obtaining this house is currently unknown. Continue after the jump for video ...
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GU60 Preview: Eastern Wastes Tradeskill Quests [EverQuest II]
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Crafters who set foot on the continent of Velious several months ago were warmly greeted by the Othmir, but all too soon left them behind as they moved on to help out the Snowfang gnolls and the Coldain. In Game Update 60 the othmir are again seeking help from tradeskillers as they send you off to the more hazardous landscape of Eastern Wastes. This series of quests has crafters assisting the Othmir of Nipik's Haven, a peaceful stretch of beach that their people first inhabited after the Shattering. The otters here fear for the destruction that the Kromzek giants and their minions are causing to the once bountiful land. Players will take part in dangerous missions to help remedy the situation before it is too late. After assisting the Othmir, tradeskillers who have obtained their flying mount are able to access a continuation of the new series in the Fortress of Drunder. Brontis at the Great Forge of Drunder holds secrets of ages past but is bound in his servitude to Rallos Ze ...
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GU60 Preview: Coldain Espionage Missions [EverQuest II]
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Provocateur Bas Darkfrost is a loyal subject of the Dain and is known in Thurgadin as a Master Spy and Assassin. His work revolves around slowing down the Kromzek of Kael Drakkel on their own turf. This agent provocateur is willing to give trusted adventurers assignments for espionage missions. The new solo missions will test the patience and cunning of any player. Avoid being spotted by the lumbering Kromzek as you poison, dehabilitate and distract them within Iceshard Keep . Dispatch their officers to aid in Kael's confusion. Bas has his own eyes within the keep and depending on your finesse your rewards can greatly vary. Read more about the three new quests and their zone in our Coldain Daily Solo Missions guide!
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Downtime - May 31, 2011 [EverQuest II]
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Game Update 60 (The Children of War) will go live tomorrow, bringing all servers offline for a 3 hour patch. U.S. servers will come down at 7am PDT and the Splitpaw server will come down at 3pm London Time. Patch notes will be available on our GU60 page once they are released. During the downtime you are welcome to join us in the #EQ2 channel of ZAM's IRC chat . Feldon of EQ2Wire also has set up a ZAM IRC java applet that you can use. Check out our GU60 previews from this past weekend! The Frozen Tundra New Prestige Homes Eastern Wastes Tradeskill Quests Coldain Espionage Missions All ZAM GU60 Coverage
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SOE Offers Identity Protection for EU Players [General News]
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Sony Online Entertainment just announced that it will be providing a complimentary 12 month identity protection program through Affinion International Limited for its eligible Station Account holders in the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain, and Germany. More details can be found in the full press release after the jump. As a reminder, SOE is also offering 12 months of AllClear ID PLUS at no cost to Station Account holders in the United States. This all stems from the hacker attack that kept SOE offline from May 2-14. SOE Press Release SONY ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT AND AFFINION TO OFFER IDENTITY PROTECTION PROGRAM FOR CUSTOMERS IN EUROPE Complimentary 12 Month Program to be Provided through Affinion International Limited SAN DIEGO, May 17, 2011 - Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) today announced it will be providing a complimentary 12 month identity protection program through Affinion International Limited for its eligible Station Account holders in the Unit ...
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Official SOE Podcast #109: The Orc Cast [General News]
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Now that Sony Online Entertainment's games have been up and running for a few days following a hacker attack , it's time once again for the latest episode of the Official SOE Podcast . In this installment, Linda“Brasse” Carlson and Aimee“Ashlanne” Rekoske discuss Star Wars Galaxies'bounty hunter update , as well as Fan Faire 2011 . They even have an interview with a real Norrathian Orc. You can click this link to download an mp3 of SOE Podcast episode 109 .
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EQII Producer's Welcome Back Letter [EverQuest II]
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Dave"Smokejumper"Georgeson, EQII Senior Producer, posted a Producer's Letter today on EQ2Players. In it he welcomes everyone back to the game after the extensive outage and gives details of work that was done by the development team earlier in May. He also drops some hints of features we can look forward to hearing more about in the near future as well as at Fan Faire . See the entire text of the letter after the jump and join in on the player discussion on the official forums. Hello, Norrathians! We’re incredibly glad to have our worlds back online again and we really appreciate you all being so patient with us while we strengthened the castle walls. It’s been quite odd working on the game without it running. We’re glad you’re back! So, you’re probably wondering,“What has your Dev Team been doing for the last couple of weeks?” Here’s a small list of things that happened during that time: Figured out the Fan Fai ...
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