Entries by Feldon

More on that Class Reset Quest

It seems that ever since the new Inquisitor trainer in Qeynos prematurely offered the ability to reset any class to Inquisitor, players have let their imaginations run wild with the possibilities of switching between… Read the rest


Illusionist Class Issues

Xelgad has responded to a detailed thread on Illusionist Class Issues:

Hey guys, long time no see! We got some good feedback at Fan Faire which I wanted to share.

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Monks to be thrown a Bone?

In response to a detailed list of issues with the Monk Class, Xelgad has provided an unexpected commentary:

Thanks for the up to date thread!

I can’t give an

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Xelgad responds to The Paladin Problem

Xelgad has posted a flurry of responses to specific class issues today.

This one, in regards to Critical Heals which have been removed from all fighters. For some fighter classes, critical heals might have… Read the rest


Ranged AE Autoattack & Flurry, Bow Changes

We’ve been hearing about some ranger love for about 3 expansions now, but at Fan Faire, we heard the first concrete info. Xelgad has elaborated on just what we can expect in… Read the rest


More to Marks of Manaar?

Marks of Manaar are the heroic armor/jewelry/weapon-buying “currency” of Sentinel’s Fate. Much like the Void Shards of The Shadow Odyssey, Marks of Manaar allow players to buy baseline armor, jewelry, weapons, charms, cloaks, etc.… Read the rest


EQ2 Extended Launches

The EverQuest II Extended (Free-to-Play) website and Beta service have officially launched. Of note on the new EQ2X website is a tremendous 2 minute trailer for the game which is getting… Read the rest


Brawlers and Crusaders Get an Unfunded Mandate

Ah… the Shadow Odyssey. The land of milk and honey… The lost dungeons of… ok I’ll stop now.

Ask players of EQ2 during the Shadow Odyssey what they thought of the expansion, and you’ll… Read the rest


Possible Movement on Betrayal?

With now 16 neutral character classes, available in both good and evil alignments, and with recent expansions rarely distinguishing between good and evil when handing out quests, it’s not a surprise that the question… Read the rest


Fan Faire: Skyblade Skiff — Per Account?

Some of the buzz before Fan Faire was “Is the Skyblade Skiff housing option going to be one-per-account, or one-per-character?

Now personally, I cannot imagine that anyone who is really into housing won’t already… Read the rest


Good news for XP: Vitality at 90

I have to admit I have been impressed at the speed of responses to issues on the EQ2 forums yesterday. If you are at all familiar with all of the various parlour tricks which… Read the rest


Over your Character Limit? 1 Week to get it Sorted

So the aftermath of our brouhaha yesterday about players who have been (admittedly) taking advantage of having more than 7 characters on an EQ2 account (or more than 12 characters on a Station Access… Read the rest


Book Not Yet Closed on “Hidden” Characters?

We may not have heard the last word for players with extra or “hidden” characters on their EQ2 accounts. From Rothgar:

Unfortunately this is not an easy fix, as I think the

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GU57: Locked out of “Hidden” Characters

UPDATE: We have renamed this article, as there has been conciliatory action taken on this issue.

So if you read our article today about EQ2 customers who have had more than 7 characters on… Read the rest


GU57: The Forced Welcome Screen

On April 14, 2009, a new Welcome Screen was added to EQ2. It was pitched to the players as an informational window with a small amount of StationCash Marketplace content. There was a lot… Read the rest


August 19, 2010 Hotfix Notes

Here are your hotfix notes for August 19, 2010:

UNDERFOOT DEPTHS
Changes to Zaalax, Xaalax, Saalax and Yaalax:
They no longer mitigate significant amounts of elemental damage.
The strength of the knockback

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August 19 Hotfix

From the EQ2 Forums:

The US servers will come down on August 19, 2010, at 7am PDT for a hotfix.  The expected downtime is 2 hours.

Update Notes will be posted

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For years, players have been asking for additional character slots, either for free, or as an optional one-time purchase.

Seven vs. Twelve

An EQ2 monthly subscription runs approximately $14-15 a month depending… Read the rest


Feeling Blue about the new UI

Today we repost some player advice on how to switch from the new default Red UI to the optional Blue UI, without blowing away all your hotbars. This advice comes from the Read the rest


Adventure Class Reset for Crafters

Players logging this morning after Game Update 57 went live discovered an NPC in North Qeynos that allowed them to change adventure class from Illusionist to Inquisitor. This NPC has been pulled out, but… Read the rest


Incoming Changes to Zaalax, Xaalax, Saalax and Yaalax

On the EQ2 Forums by Kander:

Changes to Zaalax, Xaalax, Saalax and Yaalax:

* They no longer mitigate significant amounts of elemental damage.
* The strength of the

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Experience Bonus Changes and XP Bug Explained

Our article on how XP Bonuses are calculated and stacked has stirred up a hornet’s next on both sides of the table. So I’m going to link to EQ2 ZAM’s ownRead the rest


Notable Norrathians Paintings

On the EQ2 Forums by Amnerys:

They should only be in game for the winners right now. I hope we can take care of that for you tomorrow.

I

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An End to XP Bonus Fuzzy Math

UPDATE: This article has been superceded by an article at EQ2 ZAM which explains the bug. In short, with the exception of Recruit-a-Friend, current XP earning rates are beingRead the rest


XP Bug Identified

Players have been noticing a substantial reduction in XP since Game Update 57 went live.

Rich Waters, Lead Designer of EQ2, has stepped up and posted a report:

We’re

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