EverQuest 2 Game Update Blog

DRUID RING EVENT

• The progress-tracking sign will now show up properly in Sinking Sands and Jarsath Wastes.
• The druid rings in Feerrott and Loping Plains are now safe destinations for newbies to zone in.
• Kurista, Elwe, Dalarim and Tolla Clorto no longer change appearances every time they zone.
• The Defender of Growth guards are now much more powerful, to better protect the druid rings.
• A couple harvest nodes near the Stonebrunt Highlands druid ring were left floating when the terrain was adjusted. This has been fixed.

QUESTS

• The quest book “Remembrances – Tel'riia'mil'an'ane'ie” will now update in any zone, not just in the Obelisk of Lost Souls, which should make evil eyes easier to obtain.
• The named nightbloods required for “The Mysterious Drafling” quest should now spawn automatically if you are on the quest, and will not appear at all if you are not.
• New Halas writs have been added to the Moors of Ykesha.
• Writ giver Ankinil Zo’Ro in Butcherblock now offers Gorowyn citizens city writs from level 20.
• Players of any evil alignment can now speak with Zintra for the quest “Eight Legs Are Better Than Two.”
• Regions of Interest have been added to Golden Path Quests in the following zones:
  • Darklight Wood
  • Timorous Deep
  • Greater Faydark
  • New Halas
  • Butcherblock
  • Steamfont
  • Tenebrous Tangle

ITEMS

• The book, “The Case of the Lost Lute” is now available for purchase from the Sage NPCs in South Qeynos, North Freeport and New Halas if player is a troubador, level 80+ and does not already have the book.
• The “Halasian Weapon Rack” now mounts properly in houses.
• The Vambraces of plated ice have had their stats adjusted to be consistent with similar healer shoulder items in Icy Keep.

SPELLS

• All versions of Will of the Heavens can now be cast while the monk is feared.
• Coercive Healing now affects Chilling Invigoration.

SPELL ADVANCEMENT

• Scouts will no longer automatically receive “Evade” at level 6.
• Assassins will no longer automatically receive “Murderous Design” at level 11.
• Rangers will no longer automatically receive “Primal Reflexes” at level 11.
• Assassins will now be granted Villainy at level 11.
• Rangers will now be granted “Hunter’s Instinct” at level 11.Assassins and Rangers now gain the new spell “Hilt Strike” at level 6.
• Fighters will no longer automatically receive “Intercept” at level 6.
• Berserkers will no longer automatically receive Mock and Mock II.
• Guardians will no longer automatically receive Provoke and Provoke II.
• Berserkers will no longer automatically receive “Enrage” at level 8.
• Guardians will no longer automatically receive “Shout” at level 8.
• The Guardian ability “Shield Bash” is now “Bash” and no longer requires a shield.
• The Berserker ability “Body Check” no longer requires a shield.
• “Wall of Rage” for Berserkers and “Hunker Down” for Guardians no longer snare the caster.
• Guardians now receive “Bash II” at level 8.
• Guardians now receive “Overpower II” at level 6.
• Guardians now receive “Never Surrender” at level 21.
• Guardians now receive “Battle Tactics” at level 18.
• Guardians now receive “Forward Charge II” at level 16.
• Berserkers now receive “Body Check” at level 8.
• Berserkers now receive “Rupture II” at level 6.
• Berserkers now receive “Reckless Aide” at level 21.
• Berserkers now receive “Destructive Rage” at level 18.
• Berserkers now receive “Abandoned Fury II” at level 16.
• Priests will no longer receive the spell “Summon Food and Water.”
• Priests will now receive “Wrath” at level 6.
• Clerics will now receive “Soothe” at level 30.
• Mages will no longer gain “Bind Sight” automatically. It is now a fun spell and can be bought from the class trainers.
• Warlocks will no longer automatically get “Nullify” at level 10.
• Wizards will no longer automatically get “Cease” at level 10.
• Dispel Magic is now Absorb Magic and now also drains a small amount of power. It no longer has a power cost.
• Vital Transfer and Void Contract now cost less health to cast below level 40.
• Wizards will now gain “Ice Spears” at level 4.
• Warlocks will now get “Vacuum Field” at level 4.
• Paladins will no longer automatically receive “Clarion” and “Clarion II.”
• Crusaders will no longer automatically receive “Pledge of Armament” at level 17.
• “Hateful Slam” and “Heroic Dash” no longer require a shield or symbol equipped.
• Shadowknights will now receive “Devious Evasion” at level 21.
• Paladins will now receive “Resolute Faith” at level 21.
• Shadowknights will now receive “Unholy Strength” at level 18.
• Paladins will now receive “Crusade” at level 18.
• Shadowknights will now receive “Dark Blade II” at level 16.
• Paladins will now receive “Wrath Stance II” at level 16.
• Monks will no longer automatically receive “Silent Threat” and “Silent Threat II.”
• Bruisers will no longer automatically receive “Slurred Insult” and “Slurred Insult II.”
• Monks will no longer automatically receive “Challenge” at level 8.
• Bruisers will no longer automatically receive “Abuse” at level 8.
• Monks will now receive “Tranquil Vision” at level 21.
• Bruisers will now receive “Shrug Off” at level 21.
• Monks will now receive “Flow Like Wind II” at level 16.
• Bruisers will now receive “Smoldering Fists II” at level 16.
• Troubadors now receive “Vexing Verses” at level 6.
• Dirges now receive “Tarven’s Crippling Crescendo” at level 6.
• Brigands now receive “Mug” at level 6.
• Swashbucklers now receive “Double-Cross” at level 6.
• Coercers will no longer automatically receive “Mesmerize” at level 1.
• Illusionists will no longer automatically receive “Entrance” at level 1.
• “Shift Mana” and “Extract Mana” now have a lower health cost at low levels.
• “Aqueous Stone” is now “Aqueous Soul” and no longer summons an item that grants water breathing. It now simply casts water breathing on the target.
• Summoners will now receive their first version of Vampire Bats at level 10.

ALTERNATE ADVANCEMENTS

• Lifeburn can no longer be dispelled.

PVP SPELLS

• “Call of City” spells now properly apply their new reuse and casting speed on PVP Servers.

AMENITIES

• The “Guild Hall Kunark Writ Agent” now offers writs to Guild members that are citizens of New Halas.

PVP WARFIELDS

• Antonica will once again broadcast the call to arms.

PVP ITEMS

• Charm rewards from BG and PvP merchants should now activate if in PvP Combat and with the correct item equipped.
• The Priest of Discord has ceased to offer exchanges for both Discord’s Prescient and Enduring Disks.
• Fallen Foe Charms can now be used by Wardens.

PVP POPULATION

• The Priest of Discord in New Halas now resides closer to the PvP merchants.

TRADESKILLS

• Scholars can now make level 10-19 bracelets.

GOROWYN

• The city of Gorowyn has been remodeled for easier navigation.

NEW HALAS

• New Halas City Faction merchant, Mirva Kilgour, is now selling titles!

NEKTROPOS CASTLE

• “The Idol of Mor'Tael” book can now be obtained within Nektropos Castle.

UNDERFOOT DEPTHS

• Vaclaz Encounter : Crippling Nausea no longer stuns players.  Instead it causes their actions to have a chance to impede those around them.  Players hit with keen insight no longer can be hit with crippling nausea.  Players with crippling nausea will never be picked to handle the keen insight adds.  Roekillik beastmasters now have more health.
• The Taehric Construct and Vaclaz no longer debuff players physical and Noxious mitigation levels.
• Rathgar will now hit players with Deathblow once per 55 secs rather than once per 45 secs.

ICY KEEP: RETRIBUTION

• Looting the Rook key from the Frozen Corrival should no longer respawn the encounter.
• The Cloak of Melting Ice should now be able to be looted by all classes.
• The Frozen Corrival should no longer break encounter when pulled the rear wall of his room.
• Time between summoning adds for the Ice Maiden D’Ina encounter have been increased slightly.