by Rainier on Jan. 18, 2006 @ 11:58 p.m. PST | Filed under
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EverQuest: Prophecy of Ro adds three new features, spheres of influence, a trap system, and for the first time in EverQuest, players can destroy objects in the world.
by Rainier on Jan. 18, 2006 @ 11:47 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Kingdom of Sky is 2nd expansion for EQ II, featuring a structured Achievement system of skills and abilities, expands the arena challenges with four deadly new arena champions and two new arena zones, ten new adventure zones, 25 new enemies and troves full of new treasures ...
by Rainier on Jan. 3, 2006 @ 11:39 p.m. PST | Filed under
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SOE today also announced the 2nd expansion for EQ II, Kingdom of Sky. The new addon includes a structured Achievement system of skills and abilities, expands the arena challenges with four deadly new arena champions and two new arena zones, ten new adventure zones, 25 new enemies and troves full of new treasures ...
by Rainier on Jan. 3, 2006 @ 10:51 p.m. PST | Filed under
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EverQuest: Prophecy of Ro adds three new features, spheres of influence, a trap system, and for the first time in EverQuest, players can destroy objects in the world.
by Rainier on Dec. 12, 2005 @ 12:34 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Sony Online Entertainment announced today that it will be releasing EverQuest: Titanium, an all-inclusive collection consisting of EverQuest Classic and the first ten expansions.
by Rainier on Sept. 14, 2005 @ 9:36 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sony Online Entertainment today announced EverQuest Depths of Darkhollow is now available at retail and for digital download from SOE for the suggested retail price of U.S. $29.99. The EQ2 expansion and content update is now also live, get
more details over here...
by Rainier on Sept. 2, 2005 @ 3:00 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sony Online announced today that it has added a /donate command to EverQuest II, where player can just type in /donate to be taken to the American Red Cross' Hurricane 2005 relief page. Gamers in the affected areas will get their billing suspended and items & structures preserved. For those members of SOE Communities in other games, you can contribute using this American Red Cross link.
by Rainier on July 1, 2005 @ 1:25 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Desert of Flames, the first retail expansion pack for EQ2, players will experience exciting gameplay-changing features and can explore never-before-seen areas filled with new quests, monsters, and loot. Desert of Flames is centered around the newly discovered, vibrantly colorful city of Maj'Dul.
by Judy on June 28, 2005 @ 8:17 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) announced today that more than one million votes have been cast in the nationwide "Quest for Antonia" search as the final days of the contest come to a close.
by Judy on June 15, 2005 @ 1:00 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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SOE today announced EQ: Depths of Darkhollow, offering new adventures and features for players of all levels. For the first time ever, players will play as monsters and experience EQ lore first hand through the eyes of another character while they do battle against their ancient foes. Players can also utilize Spirit Shrouds to don the form of a lower level creature to join newbie friends in battle.
by Judy on June 9, 2005 @ 1:15 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sony Online Entertainment today announced that The Splitpaw Saga, the second Adventure Pack for EverQuest II, is now available for pre-order at
www.splitpawsaga.com. By pre-ordering, players will gain access to a special instanced zone and earn rewards before the adventure begins.
by Angus Cormack on May 7, 2005 @ 2:11 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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EverQuest: Dragons of Norrath returns EverQuest to its original foundation with appearances from a familiar cast of characters who find themselves at the forefront of events transpiring across the world. With enhanced graphics, bold storylines, updated creatures, and all-new guild management tools.
by Rainier on May 4, 2005 @ 3:04 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sony Online Entertainment today announced EverQuest II Desert of Flames and EverQuest II The Splitpaw Saga, the first expansion pack and second adventure pack, respectively, for its MMO EQ II. Desert of Flames will launch launch September 12th 2005 and retail for $29.99 and will be showcased at the upcoming E3 in Los Angeles. The Splitpaw Saga will be available only via digital download for just $7.99 starting June 28th 2005.
by Judy on May 3, 2005 @ 8:17 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The "Quest for Antonia" begins May 17th when Stuff Magazine and Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) launch a nationwide search for the woman who most resembles heroine Antonia Bayle from the online video game EverQuest II.
by Rainier on April 6, 2005 @ 11:47 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sony Online has continued efforts since launch to keep the EverQuest II game world free of players who use exploits to gain an unfair advantage, especially with bots and macros. Over 700 accounts were banned for various forms of cheating and exploiting during the past 2 weeks alone. It is our goal to continue investigations into suspicious in-game activity and ban accounts with violations. "A few hundred 'bot subscriptions just aren't worth the money when compared to keeping the game fun for hundreds of thousands of people" said EverQuest II Senior Producer Scott Hartsman.
by Rainier on March 22, 2005 @ 12:15 a.m. PST | Filed under
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The Bloodline Chronicles takes you deep into the mysterious caverns beneath Nektulos Forest to investigate the source of strange happenings in the land of Norrath. Battle the denizens of the underworld to discover the dark secrets of the Tombs of Night - and enter, if you dare, the Crypt of T'Haen to confront the legendary lost lord of the undead. Content in The Bloodline Chronicles is geared towards level 30-45 players, however all players will be given access to one zone, The Tombs of Night, whether or not they choose to purchase the Adventure Pack.
by Rainier on March 16, 2005 @ 1:19 p.m. PST | Filed under
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In honor of the sixth anniversary of EverQuest, fans are being rewarded with a host of in-game activities. For the next 30 days, players will take part in special in-game quests and activities that include all-new loot and items. Read more for details ...
by Judy on Feb. 15, 2005 @ 8:16 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Sony Online Entertainment today announced that it has shipped EverQuest: Dragons of Norrath, the next expansion for the popular PC Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG), EverQuest. EverQuest: Dragons of Norrath is now available at retail and via digital download from Sony Online Entertainment for U.S. $29.99.
by Judy on Feb. 1, 2005 @ 10:09 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Sony Online Entertainment continues to add additional content to the EverQuest II live game at no additional charge to its subscribers. Some of the new additions make it more fun for our solo players and small groups to play the game with changes to the experience gain. Solo and small group experience gain has been boosted across the board. Loot drops are being increased for these soloers and small groups as well. Read more for details and screens ...
by Judy on Jan. 20, 2005 @ 2:07 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Ubisoft and Sony Online Entertainment today announce that an EverQuest II character creation tool is available for players who want to introduce to the world of EverQuest II. This tool is free and can be downloaded from the
official Everquest 2 website. The tool sizes 365 Mo and the languages available are English, French and German. Players will be able to create and save their own hero. Please note that a full version of EverQuest II (sold separately) is required to use the character.
by Judy on Jan. 18, 2005 @ 9:41 a.m. PST | Filed under
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While it was already revealed several days ago, Sony Online Entertainment today officially announced the forthcoming Adventure Packs for EverQuest II, a content release strategy intended to give players access to new content between traditional game expansions. The first Adventure Pack is scheduled for digital release in March 2005 for $4.99.
by Judy on Jan. 11, 2005 @ 8:18 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Sony Online Entertainment today announced a new expansion for its MMORPG, EverQuest. Dragons of Norrath returns EverQuest to its original foundation with appearances from a familiar cast of characters who will find themselves at the forefront of events transpiring across the world. Read more for details and 30+ new screens ...
by Judy on Jan. 7, 2005 @ 7:16 p.m. PST | Filed under
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SOE's President John Smedley has put up a message in
the official EQ 2 forums outlining a roadmap for continuing to evolve the world of Norrath. SOE will add content to the game in three distinct ways: Live Updates, Expansion Packs and Adventure Packs. "Live Updates" will happen 1-2 times a month and expand the game both through new zones, npcs, quests, features, spells, skills and new gameplay additions as well as fixing any bugs or issues that arise. "Expansion Packs" will happen twice a year (first one due second hald of 2005) and are going to be large, game altering additions to the game that will be sold both at retail and online via digital download. "Adventure Packs" will happen 2-4 times a year, at a minimal cost (first one at $4.99) and are a new style of content, similar to "Modules" from traditional tabletop RPGs
by Judy on Dec. 18, 2004 @ 11:33 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Sony Online has put up a
note in the official EQ2 forums about a total blackout of the EQ2 servers. "All US servers and Innovation are currently down for an upate. We do not have a solid ETA available at this time, but will be updating you with progress hourly and will deliver a more firm ETA when we can. Worlds will be brought back online as they are ready. We apologize for any inconvenience this causes you and thank you for your patience while our folks here work to correct this issue." SOE is posting an hourly progress report, as they gradually are bringing servers back up after 24hours downtome
by Mark Crump on Dec. 12, 2004 @ 3:32 a.m. PST | Filed under
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EverQuest II returns to the culturally diverse world of Norrath in the future of the original EverQuest, with the sheer size and graphical detail greater than ever seen before. Larger in scope than its predecessor, EverQuest II will allow players from every corner of the earth to explore familiar areas and new, undiscovered territories of Norrath.