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Time-Locked Expansion Servers Now Live [EverQuest II]
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The Stormhold (PvE) and Deathtoll (PvP) TLE servers are now open for business! Players with All Access accounts can create new level 1 characters on either of these progression servers. Voting to unlock content occurs after 30 days, unless a server chooses to not progress at least three times, then the gaps between votes becomes 90 days. So far the servers have been stable and flooded with players. In the Stormhold and Deathtoll Marketplace is a free (per character) 16-slot bag. Since you start with a 4-slot bag, this is bound to be quite the help! There's also a special surprise zone awaiting to greet those who create characters on the TLE servers. Let's just say that it floats and gets attacked by a dragon.
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John Smedley Steps Down as Daybreak CEO [EverQuest]
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Earlier tonight, GamesBeat broke the news that John Smedley has stepped down from his position as President and CEO of Daybreak Game Company. This move comes in the wake of recent DDoS attacks and the subsequent deletion of Smedley's social media accounts (most notably on Twitter and Reddit). According to Daybreak's spokesperson, Smedley will be"taking some time off from the company"before"transitioning to a different role to be determined." To take up the reigns of President is COO Russell Shanks , who has been with the company since its inception. Continue reading after the jump for some personal commentary on this development from former PlanetSide 2 Creative Director Matt Higby . It's tough to overstate how gigantic of an influence Smed has had on my life and the lives of many of my friends, both through the games he helped create, the company he built, the mentorship he shared and the opportunities he opened up. Although we argued about a ton of things over the ye ...
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Patch Notes - Thursday, July 23, 2015 [EverQuest II]
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Here are the patch notes for Thursday, July 23, 2015: POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION General Lava will once again...huuuuuuurt. Evils may now return to Antonica from Frostfang Sea via the bell. Queen's Colony Direspike is no longer able to be charmed. Players can now switch to a groupmate's instance by right-clicking their name in the group window. ITEMS The Finsher IV should now provide the correct amount of potency. Characters with exploited copies of Far Journey Backpack will have them deleted from their inventory. QUESTS Journey is Half the Fun: The Feerrott leg of the race has had its timer set to a more realistic timer.
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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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Downtime - Monday, July 20, 2015 [EverQuest II]
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Both US and EU servers will be coming down at 7am PT (10am ET/3pm London Time) on Monday, July 20, 2015 for maintenance in preparation for this week's launch of the Time-Locked Expansion servers. Downtime is estimated to be one hour. There are no patch notes as this is simply a maintenance session. Don't forget to join the EQ2 team this Wednesday over on Twitch at 2pm PT for a livestream from the TLE Stormhold server! Join Holly"Windstalker"Longdale, Kyle"Kander"Vallee, Carlos"Gninja"Mora, and Ry“Roshen” Schueller for this stream as we share some behind-the-scenes information on how the Time-Locked Expansion servers came together, and hang out on the Stormhold server.
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Downtime - Tuesday, July 21, 2015 [EverQuest II]
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Both US and EU servers will be brought offline on Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at 7am PT (3pm London Time) for an update. Estimated downtime for both sets of servers is approximately one hour. The two Time Locked Expansion (TLE) servers will launch on Tuesday as well, with an ETA of Noon PT . Play on NEW Time-Locked Expansion servers and get a fresh start in EverQuest II. Be part of a vibrant community from the start and have your voice be heard as you decide each server’s destiny. These are special servers that are only available to All Access members. Players will have the option to vote to unlock content on Stormhold (PvE) and Deathtoll (PvP) servers every 30-days. The voting period will last a week, and if the server votes not to unlock the next expansion, the vote will start again after 30-days. If the server chooses not to unlock content three times in a row, the votes for the next expansion will change to 90-days in-between votes. This will reset back to 30-day ...
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Tinkerfest Returns to Norrath! [EverQuest II]
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It's time once again for Tinkerfest , the Norrathian celebration of all things Gnomish! We've gotten the scoop on all the new additions to this popular summer world event. Several Aether Races will be activated in Butcherblock, Lavastorm, Great Divide, and Tenebrous Tangle. This year also features one new quest, a new recipe scroll, more merchant goodies, and two new title rewards. Don't forget to hone your skills in the Gnomish language! Tinkerfest will run from 12:01am PDT on July 17th through 11:59pm PDT on August 3rd. If you need a hint or just want a sneak peak before the festivities explode upon us, see our Tinkerfest Guide and the Tinkerfest Gallery ! For those of you with far too many alts, check out the Tinkerfest Quest Tracker .
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Time-Locked Expansion Server Beta Starts July 7 [EverQuest II]
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The Time-Locked Expansion servers, Deathtoll (PvP) and Stormhold (PvE), are coming later this month , but prior to the live launch members can participate in the betas for both servers. With TLE servers, players are in control of voting to unlock the next expansion after a pre-determined amount of real-life time has passed. Among other things , certain features such as prestige housing or account bonuses will be disabled. For those interested in participating in the beta, keep an eye on the official forums on Tuesday, July 7th for further information!
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Downtime - Tuesday, July 7, 2015 [EverQuest II]
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Both US and EU servers will be brought offline on Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at 7am PT (3pm London Time) for an update. Estimated downtime for both sets of servers is approximately one hour. Here are the patch notes: GENERAL Fixed an issue with placing stacks in depots and on the broker. Redistributed items required to spawn avatars across final zone bosses in Cathedral of Bone, Ssraeshza,BrokenskullBay, Rum Cellar, and Freethinker's Hideout raid zones. Erollisi Marr can now be worshiped! Good aligned players should speak with Sister Leela Prendyn in New Halas to begin. POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION General Drops from the Avatars of Cazic-Thule and Fennin Ro have been upgraded to the new stat layout. Kylong Plains Warfield tower guardians now have more HP in Kylong plains. Skyshrine: Betrayal in the Underdepths [Raid] Ikatiar Challenge mode should now update his flawless and shorthanded achievements. MERCENARIES Katastra Vilehex's power and HP has been i ...
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July 9th-10th Daybreak Outages [EverQuest]
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UPDATE July 10 11:30am ET : Looks like Daybreak spoke too soon and the outages are happening again . "We are experiencing issues again which may result in lag, disconnects, or inability to access games, forums, or websites. The team is aware." Since official forums may be inaccessible, keep up-to-date with Daybreak's Twitter or Facebook pages. Yesterday evening, Daybreak Games experienced DDoS attacks that caused players to be unable to login to any of the games, and those who managed to stay in-game to experience a lot of lag. Around 9:30am ET today the EverQuest II twitter account stated that all games appear to be back up and running. If you are looking for further details on what occurred yesterday: Smed mentioned Daybreak being DDoS'd here (and here on July 10) EQ2Wire did a nice summary of everything that snowballed up into the attacks here and here (longer explanation) Smed went to reddit to vent
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