Take a visual tour of EverQuest II: The Shadow Odyssey's new dungeons
Massively — ... 's The Shadow Odyssey expansion is set to launch this November. In addition to heritage quests and the shard reward system, the expansion will add an ...

News from the Wider MMO World: September 2, 2008
Massively — ... The MMO genre is more than World of Warcraft, Age of Conan, and Warhammer Online. Here's what's going on in the rest of the world. Dreamlords the Reawakening makes deal to move to Russia Lockpick Entertainment has signed an agreement with Akella Games, Russian distributors of Planetside, Everquest 2, and Pirates of the Burning Sea, to localize and distribute Dreamlords the Reawakening. "Our goal is to reach out to new audiences and the Russian market is fast growing and with ...

MMO features that haven't made it into Warhammer Online
Massively — ... bashing a game that's not even out of the gate yet. Rather, he's genuinely looking at ways the game could be better. Syp puts forth his ideal WAR feature set, which includes capturable and trainable pets similar to World of Warcraft's system and the player-created content and sidekicks of City of Heroes. Syp would also like to see WAR include an in-game music player like EVE Online, and other features drawn from Everquest 2 and Lord of the Rings Online. Have a look at the Waaagh! ...

Player Consequences: Getting back to Grouping
Massively — ... remains the top performing MMO on the market most game developers are going to assume that only the minority of players actually prefer grouping. I've seen people compare the subscription numbers of World of Warcraft to games like EverQuest 2 to support this argument. It's obvious that most players would rather keep the solo friendly format then be forced back into the days of required grouping. However, the situation doesn't require that MMOs have to be designed to cater to just one style of gameplay. Some minor changes could be implemented in modern questing and ...

The Daily Grind: It's expansion season!
Massively — ... It's expansion season in MMO-land. World of Warcraft will of course see the Wrath of the Lich King, which will add the continent of Northrend, a prestige class, and numerous enhancements. The Lord of the Rings Online will open up the Mines of Moria -- a massive dungeon environment for levels 50 and up. There will also be two new classes, and yes, numerous other enhancements. Then there's EverQuest II's The Shadow Odyssey, EverQuest's Seeds of ...

Research profiles the typical fantasy MMO player
Massively — ... 's EverQuest II-related user statistics. They've produced the first of many papers, this one called "Who plays, how much, and why? Debunking the stereotypical gamer profile," which is ...

One Shots: Crossing the Commonlands
Massively — ... takes us to the sunny lands of Norrath in EverQuest II. If you look very closely, you can see a lone Shadowknight standing on a bridge near the crossroads, looking off into the distance. This particular screenshot came to us from ...

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SOE Games Are Now Available on Steam!
Online Gaming Radio — EverQuest, EverQuest II, and Vanguard: Saga of Heroes are now available for purchase and download through Steam, a leading platform for the delivery and management of PC games and digital content. Read more! News republished from official EverQuest 2 website.

SOE Games Are Now Available on Steam
Online Gaming Radio — SOE Games Are Now Available on Steam! EverQuest, EverQuest II, and Vanguard: Saga of Heroes are now available for purchase and download through Steam, a leading platform for the delivery and management of PC games and digital content. EverQuest is available in a compilation, which includes the most recent expansion, Seeds of Destruction, plus all 14 of the previous expansions in an all-in-one pack. You can also download the previous expansion, Secrets of Faydwer, in a pack with the 13 proir expansions. ...

SOE Games Are Now Available on Steam
Online Gaming Radio — SOE Games Are Now Available on Steam! EverQuest, EverQuest II, and Vanguard: Saga of Heroes are now available for purchase and download through Steam, a leading platform for the delivery and management of PC games and digital content. EverQuest is available in a compilation, which includes the most recent expansion, Seeds of Destruction, plus all 14 of the previous expansions in an all-in-one pack. You can also download the previous expansion, Secrets of Faydwer, in a pack with the 13 proir expansions. ...

massively.com >> EverQuest II Producer's Letter lays out changes coming to the game
EQ2-Daily.com EQ2 News — article sponsors EverQuest II Producer's Letter lays out changes coming to the game massively.com 2/1/2009 5:00:00 PM [image] Filed under: Fantasy , EverQuest II , Classes , Expansions , Forums , Game mechanics , News items [image] The latest producer's letter for EverQuest II , from Senior Producer Bruce A. Ferguson ... spacer gotoarticle spacer leaveacomment divider Log In To Rank. [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] spacer Avg. Post Rank: N/A spacer ...

Long list of SOE hate.
Hardcore Casual — ... - The original game that put SOE on the map, and the overall ‘winner’ of the first gen MMO war. Undeniably a huge hit that expanded the MMO market and set standards going forward. EverQuest® II – Considering the name and following, overall a huge disappointment at launch. It’s been fixed up over the years and currently enjoys a solid following having defined its core features. If in 2003 someone said EQ2 would be a me-too MMO rather than a major player, people would have laughed. An underperformer who has ...

One Shots: Shattered skies over the Commonlands
Massively — ... The Commonlands in EverQuest II seem to be a favorite place to run around for many players. Perhaps it's due to the lovely valley area, surrounded by towering mountains, and topped with a breathtaking sky. In today's One Shots sent in to us by Helen H., we get to enjoy a wide shot of the area. She writes in: Attached is a screenshot from the Commonlands in EverQuest II at sunset. I was harvesting on an alt and just couldn't resist a screenshot of the lovely scene! It definitely is pretty, with the light fading slowly out of the sky. ...

Runes of Magic nabs 700,000 players at launch
Massively — ... release, response has been so good that they've been required to add another European server to their line-up for a total of nine launch servers altogether. They've also had to lock down character creation on the Laoch and Aotacht servers due to population, and state that if any other servers reach max, they've got the infrastructure in place to open more servers should the demand become greater. With mechanics cribbed from everything from World of Warcraft to EverQuest II and even a bit of Warhammer Online and Final ...

GDC09: Applied RMT Design with GoPets and Live Gamer
Massively — ... aims to bring greater legitimacy to microtransactions through a regulated secondary market providing benefits to companies as well as the players themselves. Thus far they've worked with EverQuest II, ...

One Shots: A well-balanced player
Massively — ... We've seen some interesting things from role-players, but this one strikes us as being just about perfect for a monk in EverQuest II. Settle in, focus, find your center, combine all into your chi. Relax. Of course, if you're not into that, you could always just think of The Karate Kid. Today's ...

The Daily Grind: Your favorite spring holiday event?
Massively — ... For many people this weekend will be a time of chocolate and seeing family. For others, this may well prove the nice and quiet time (and days off from work or school, depending) to get in some extra MMO time. Lord of the Rings Online has the Spring Festival, World of Warcraft has Noblegarden. We've recently had Bristlebane's Day in EverQuest II, and there were St. Patrick's events in everything from FusionFall onwards. That said, all of these events are vying for you to log in and enjoy - to give you ...

SOE podcasters speak freely about Free Realms
Massively — ... Aside from that, you'll hear about who shouldn't be drinking coffee, what class Alan "Brenlo" Crosby normally doesn't like playing, Fan Faire talk, more about EverQuest II, Twitter and email silliness - and even more. Be sure to download it and check it out! It will certainly make your daily commute fly by. ...

"Hot Zones" provide extra experience in EQII this weekend
Massively — ... If you're leveling up an alt in EverQuest II, this weekend will provide an excellent opportunity to put a bunch of levels behind you, as certain zones will be positively burning with the tremendous heat that extra experience points generate. That's right -- ...

Alan "Brenlo" Crosby moves into EQII's Senior Producer role
Massively — ... -- Alan "Brenlo" Crosby, formerly in charge of the Community Relations team, will be assuming the role of Senior Producer for EverQuest II. He made this fact known himself ...

Froech's last EQII Producer's Letter addresses item procs in TSO
Massively — ... As we found out earlier, Bruce "Froech" Ferguson is no longer the producer for EverQuest II. Before he left though, he penned one last Producer's Letter to the community to discuss some changes to item procs that will be coming with Game Update 52. It seems that items from The Shadow Odyssey that proc damage were getting a little out of hand, and a few nerfs will be applied to keep things under control. There are two main changes that will be made: firstly, critical damage will be removed from an item's base proc; secondly, the ...

New EQII zone Kurn's Tower: Breaching the Void preview
Massively — ... We heard last week that there are going to be a few new zones in EverQuest II's Game Update 52, and now the EQ2 Players community site has a preview of one of them for us to wrap our eyeballs around. The zone in question is Kurn's Tower: Breaching the Void. It's one of the two single-group instances from GU52 and not the x2 raid instance (although the raid instance is also part of Kurn's Tower). In terms of how difficult Breaching the Void will be, the preview tells us that "adventurers who can tackle Miragul's Phylactery: The Crucible should ...

Get a sneak peek at SOE Fan Faire '09's in-game items
Massively — ... players will spit up collection items if fed once a week for a month, and besides that, it just looks kinda cool. Other neat items include a statue of Firiona Vie for EverQuest II, and a flying dragon mount for ...

One Shots: Fiery forge
Massively — ... but have moved on, you may never have experienced the re-imagined spaces updating the world we remember, now residing in EverQuest II. That's why we're glad to see today's foreboding ...

E3 2009: APB lead designer EJ Moreland on player customization and creativity
Massively — ... during a demonstration at E3, I spoke with lead designer EJ Moreland, whose past work includes EverQuest II, ...

One Shots: Steamy summer valley
Massively — ... With the ridiculously low price on EverQuest II this weekend on Steam - you really can't beat $10 for The Shadow Odyssey, especially when it comes with all prior expansions and a month of game time - several folks are headed back to the lands of Norrath again. Hopefully some of them will send in their own One Shots, but for now we have this nice image "overlooking the Vista of Antonica right outside the valley leading to Thundering Steppes" as today's contributor Horgrim the Coercer from the Antonia Bayle server tells us. Do you have a ...

SOE trademark filings hint at new EverQuest and EverQuest II expansions
Massively — Sony Online Entertainment's fantasy MMOs EverQuest and EverQuest II may be due for new expansions if what Kody over at Curse has unearthed holds true. SOE has filed trademarks for two new EQ properties with the US Patent and Trademark Office. They are EverQuest: Underfoot and EverQuest II: Sentinel's Fate. It's a good find, but more of a tease than anything right now as no further details are available about either expansion. As Curse notes though, SOE Fan Faire is very ...

Highlights from the SOE Fan Faire 2009 community address
Massively — ... and EverQuest II, as well as how it will soon be tied into new services and customization options. He announced a partnership with Hewlett-Packard which will allow players to purchase matte print images of art from the games using Station Cash. You'll be able to have your own character rendered in a high-quality art print, or even have your entire guild depicted and sent to you as a hardcopy art book. ...

Fan Faire extras on the latest official SOE podcast
Massively — If you're reading this post, we will assume that you are probably interested in getting all the goods on this year's SOE Fan Faire. And why wouldn't you with all the announcements? SOE announced expansions for both EverQuest and EverQuest 2, plus lots of incoming goodies for Free Realms and even Star Wars Galaxies -- although your mileage may vary when it comes to zombies in your Star Wars. Anyhow, the podcast was recorded live at the event, which means you'll be hearing plenty of ...

The Show Will Go On!
EQ2-Guides — ... busy I will have a backlog of new shows to post. I would say it’s a buffer of sorts. I have wanted to do this for quite some time but whether due to laziness, playing EQ2 like crazy or the current real life activities it just has not happened. I will return soon. But I can’t commit to the date and time. That would only add unnecessary pressure to an already stressful time of the year. I do see the shows resuming very soon though. For now I hope all of you are enjoying the summer!!!! The Shadow Odyssey

One Shots: Just a little bit further
Massively — ... gives us a look at some of that cool water snapped during a bit of gaming downtime - two great tastes in one! This was sent to us by Emrin, a Dark Elf Mystic from the Crushbone server in EverQuest II. He tells us his tale: ...

The Daily Grind: Collector or pack rat?
Massively — ... Let's face it - when it comes to MMOs, some of us are a bit pack-ratty. From little things like keeping the strange and interesting things you find in mission wreckage in EVE Online, or overflowing bags in World of Warcraft, to having entire sets of furniture for player housing in games like EverQuest II, Lord of the Rings Online, or Runes of Magic, we really seem to like having lots of stuff. Well, at least most of us do - there are a handful who manage to keep their bags nearly empty. Personally, I ...

One Shots: The bay of Everfrost
Massively — ... While the Everfrost region in EverQuest II is largely considered to be nothing more than a desolate, frozen wasteland full of monsters intent on making a meal of brave adventurers, there are still moments of frosted beauty to behold. One such example is this gorgeous image sent in to us by ...

One Shots: Vampire elf architects?
Massively — ... , there have been some pretty off-the-wall changes with the zone revamps (no pun intended) as they move to EverQuest II. Today's ...

One Shots: Paying respects
Massively — ... Where does one put a fallen hero? Well, if you're a follower of fantasy, the best place is in an ornate subterranean vault, much like this fascinating one from EverQuest II. Today's ...

One Shots: Needs more Snuggie Wizards
Massively — ... . While there, we were introduced to something new courtesy of EverQuest II's Senior Producer, Alan "Brenlo" Crosby - Snuggie Wizards! Today, in honor of last night's momentous Snuggie Wizard spotting, we bring you a great EverQuest II image from ...

Free Realms hosts Pirate Party and doubles the dubloons, mateys
Massively — ... , or EverQuest II. Pirate fun and double yer dubloons in the Station store? Now that's enough to make any freebootin' privateer dance a jig - without a noose 'round their necks, even. ...

One Shots: What's a nice girl like you doing in a place like this?
Massively — ... Sometimes, adventure can wind up in the places you least expect it - or maybe you just find yourself in a place you don't expect to be. Take for example, this brave fighter in EverQuest II who apparently got sent down a dark corridor, only to find herself in a strange place. Where is that? ...

Everquest 2: The Shards of Destiny update
Oklahoma City MMORPG Examiner — Everquest 2 's game update, The Shards of Destiny is live now and brings sorrow and anger to the world of Norrath as there has been a mysterious disappearance of the famed Erollisi Marr, the goddess of love. Her absence has cast a dark cloud over Norrath and it is up to the players to travel to the Shard of Love and defeat the creatures they encounter to determine the fate of Erollisi Marr. In addition to the new storyline, players can also enjoy new features such as Chronomagic, housing additions and the all new achievement system. UPDATE FEATURES: This update is now live. ...

EverQuest II's Shards of Destiny game update goes live
Massively — ... EverQuest II's next game update Shards of Destiny is now live, and that means that players can take advantage of a number of new features. We've summed up the biggest ones just below: Chronomagic: Visit some new "mysterious erudites" that have moved into Freeport, Kelethin, Neriak, Qeynos and Gorothyn, to lower your adventuring level for a small cost. This allows for grouping with lower levels, and a lot of older content has been revamped with more frequent bosses and changed loot rarities to make this option more attractive. There ...

EverQuest II players now receiving bonus experience for the weekend
Massively — ... . Some folks wondered why EverQuest II wasn't included in the bonus celebration. Well, this weekend it's their turn, as all players of ...

Indiana University studies economic interplay via Everquest II
Massively — Filed under: Business models, Economy, News items, Virtual worldsIt's no secret that MMOs have been embraced by researchers for a variety of purposes, with everything from social dynamics to the spread of diseases being modeled within the contained environment of a video game. A group of researchers over at Indiana University were attracted for just that reason, and began studying the ways that virtual economies mirror real-world economies on Everquest II. The full story can be found here, with ...

The running of the Ratonga
Massively — ... Well, okay, it's not called that, but it's going to look awfully similar. EverQuest II is calling for players to create a brand new, level 1 ...

One Shots: Riding the clouds
Massively — ... Along with the strange harpoon and being allowed to play a dragon, we've also been sent an image of unusual travel from EverQuest II. Today's One Shots shows off a Kerra flying along well above ground, and was sent in to us by Darth Hoob. He writes in: An oldie from EverQuest II. My main toon Kalako taking a cloud ride thru the Kingdom of Sky. We suspect the original question of "how do you steer that thing" applies to this particular method of transport. That - and has anyone ever gotten stuck on a raincloud? ...

The Daily Grind: What game is wearing you down?
Massively — ... ? Maybe you're pretty sure you'd enjoy EverQuest II but you still have a lingering resistance to playing ti for whatever reason. Which game have you sworn up and down you won't play that you're growing more attracted to -- or, which ones did you swear you wouldn't touch in the past that you're now thrilled with? ...

The Daily Grind: What's your favorite non-MMO genre?
Massively — ... or EverQuest II for most players... so what about you? What do you like to kick back with when you aren't on your MMO of choice? ...

Sentinel's Fate Trailer
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EverQuest II: Sentinel's Fate opens up pre-orders
Massively — The latest expansion for EverQuest II, EverQuest II: Sentinel's Fate, is slated for release in February both digitally and in retail, but why wait until then to pick up your copy? No, far better to pre-order the expansion and be ready for the day it launches -- which, not coincidentally, is now an option. There are both Regular and Collector editions available, as is the standard for MMOs these days, and each one comes with its own little bonuses as well as the usual little extras for ordering ahead of time. ...

One Shots: Misty shores
Massively — ... One of the things that we love in EverQuest II is finding some really interesting out-of-the-way places as you adventure. Beyond that, the attention to little things like water breaking on the rocks really should be seen animated to be appreciated. Today we have a great screenshot sent in to us by Pedro A that - while it can't show us the waves breaking, sadly - does show us an interesting view he stumbled across. He writes in: This is the first pic [I've sent], I hope you like it. I was wandering along Antonica's north shore when I saw this beautiful sight. ...

Sanctum of the Scaleborn - Gallery
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