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EverQuest unveils the city of Kernagir in Underfoot
Original at Massively
• Tue, Nov 17
By Rubi Bayer What happens next? The story of Kernagir and its fate will continue with the December release of EverQuest: Underfoot.EverQuest unveils the city of Kernagir in Underfoot originally appeared on Massively on Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
A Theory of Fishing
Original at The Ancient Gaming Noob
• Fri, Nov 13
By Wilhelm2451 I believe that there is a correlation between how well a fantasy MMORPG does relative to its contemporary competitors and how deep and interesting the fishing mechanism that is available at launch. EverQuest: Launched March 1999 EverQuest II: Launched November 2004
EverQuest II: Sentinel's Fate opens up pre-orders
Original at Massively
• Fri, Nov 13
By Eliot Lefebvre Sentinel's Fate promises to be a broad expansion for everyone playing EverQuest II, offering a level cap of 90, several hundred new quests, new dungeons, and new alternate advancement systems for characters. If you're a dedicated player of the game, they probably had you at "EQII expans...
Asheron's Call lead designer talks 10-Year anniversary, the MMO market, more
Original at Massively
• Fri, Nov 6
By Tracey John Not many MMOs last a decade, and this week marks 10 years since the launch of Asheron's Call, the fantasy MMORPG by Turbine Entertainment. Releasing several months after EverQuest, the game held its own and found its way to becoming one of the top MMOs of its time, providing fond memories fo...
I Kept Playing — The Costs Of My Gaming Addiction
Original at Kotaku
• Sun, Oct 18
By Mike Fahey The Scars of Velious expansion for EverQuest came out in December of 2000. My roommate, perhaps tired of my moping over my lost love, picked up a copy of the game for me as a Christmas present. I installed it, created a half-elven Bard, and soon our apartment had two guys in the living room at all...
Opinion: Quick Updates: Runes of Magic, EVE Online, EverQuest II
Original at West Karana
• Sun, Sep 20
By Tipa RoM’s classes include Warrior, Knight, Rogue, Priest, Mage and Scout (Ranger). If you’re an elf (the only player race other than human), the recent expansion added the Druid and Warden classes. Where’s the human love, huh? Once you level to 10 in your main class, you have the option of addin...
Opinion: Daily Blogroll Looks Back: 2001
Original at West Karana
• Sun, Sep 13
By Tipa Meanwhile, back at the ranch Origin Systems…. Ultima Online Worlds, 3D follow-up to the spectacularly successful (but non-3D) MMO Ultima Online, has been canceled. Asked why this title, which would have taken the Ultima MMO franchise for the first time into the 3D arena, was canceled, Or...
Daily Blogroll 8/13: Gyrating Goo edition
Original at West Karana
• Thu, Aug 13
By Tipa I THINK this screen shot came while we were raiding the City of Mist for Jalanea’s shaman epic. Remember when guilds used to raid the City of Mist? Something I really liked about EverQuest was the mix of raid targets in leveling zones. Now it’s all instances and keeping people away from each ot...
EVERQUEST II’s NEXT EXPANSION: VELIOUS
Original at West Karana
• Wed, Jun 10
By Tipa This was EverQuest’s second expansion, and for the first time brought a three faction war into the game, where players chose sides and earned rewards. Also appearing was Sleeper’s Tomb, which included the once-per-server event where players woke The Sleeper, the illicit child of forbi...
How To: EverQuest Tutorial ZoneOriginal at YouTube
• Fri, May 1
By rss@youtube.com (MMOHut) Author: MMOHut Keywords: Mmo Mmorpg F2p Free mmohut trial everquest sony online entertainment soe gameplay tutorial zone Added: May 1, 2009
Champions of Norrath Video ReviewOriginal at GameSpot
• Tue, Apr 28
Ryan Davis gives the final word on Champions of Norrath, the hack & slash action title set in the EverQuest universe. www.gamespot.com
EverQuest: How I soloed Veeshan
Original at West Karana
• Tue, Mar 31
By Tipa EQ2: Looking for Veeshan. The barrier that separates the calm veldt of the...Word Clouds, EverQuest and Levels I found this cool little app over at Wordle...New hot zones for EverQuest As expected, SOE has made a whole new set of... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
How To: Sony Online Entertainment Talks to AbleGamers
Original at AbleGamers.com
• Thu, Mar 26
WV Sony Online Entertainment's Keith Turkowski and Ryan Barker provided tips to GDC attendees Wednesday afternoon on using design to keep players immersed in MMORPGs. The duo discussed their experience with EverQuest and explained how to make games ...
Everquest MMORPG Turns 10-years-old
Original at I4U
• Tue, Mar 17
EverQuest was one of the first truly popular MMORPG titles that required users to have an Internet connection to play. In more recent years, EverQuest has been surpassed in popularity by World of Warcraft. Sony Online entertainment is celebrating the ...
EverQuest’s new server — what are the choices?
Original at West Karana
• Sat, Mar 14
By Tipa Way back in December, SOE mentioned offhandedly that they would be adding a NEW server to EverQuest — the first since the two progression servers from a couple of years ago. New PvP Server — Zek rules — Free for all PvP with 1 item + coin looting.
Sony Online Deals for PoxNora
Original at MEDIAWEEK
• Tue, Jan 20
• 3 related articles
- Best-known for such online games as "EverQuest" and "Star Wars Galaxies," SOE also has become a major player in the online collectible game market thanks to ... Sony Online Entertainment Acquires PoxNora From Octopi, LLC PR Newswire (press release) all 47 news articles
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EverQuest II Game Update 52 preview includes revamp of Lavastorm
Original at Massively
• Tue, Dec 23
By Michael Zenke Brett Scheinert, game designer on the SOE flagship product EverQuest II, has dropped into the official forums with a sort of 'New Year's Resolution'. In point of fact, it's a preview of new content coming to the game in Game Update 52! Posting with his forum name of timetraveling, Scheiner...
EverQuest merging servers, adding NEW server in 2009
Original at West Karana
• Fri, Dec 19
By Tipa But more excitedly, EverQuest will be adding its first new server since the progression servers. Full details below. EQ players Player information will be updated to reflect new names/guilds/servers. New servers will allow two of the same artifacts.
Opinion: DOMO: Level 23 Thief/Musician, LFG
Original at West Karana
• Mon, Dec 15
By Tipa Let me back up. I’d unlocked the Musician job awhile ago, but had only played it just long enough to get the pet heal, then switched back to Thief, but now with pet heals and buffs. When I swapped back to Musician Saturday, my pet had leveled to 17 from adventuring with my Thief job, and so I went ki...
Sony Sanctions Cash Sales In EQ, EQII
Original at Igniq.com
• Thu, Dec 11
By Sherri(noreply@blogger.com) Although it already facilitated trades of virtual items, the company has upped the stakes with Station Cash. This system is now available in both EverQuest and EverQuest II. It allows players to buy virtual items for cold, hard cash.
Station Cash - The Next Question
Original at CO-ED Magazine
• Wed, Dec 10
By Wilhelm2451 Station Cash, a real live RMT system, was introduced into EverQuest and EverQuest II this week much to the surprise of the players. Who will get it next? Station Cash, a real live RMT system, was introduced into EverQuest and EverQuest II this week much
Station Cash Comes To Norrath!
Original at CO-ED Magazine
• Tue, Dec 9
By SOE Our new system is called Station Cash™, which opens up new options and gameplay choices for players. We’ve developed three main categories for items – convenience, customization and fun – without significantly impacting the core gameplay experience. For convenience, we’re offering p...
Best MMO Expansion in 2008?
Original at CO-ED Magazine
• Wed, Dec 3
By Wilhelm2451 The choices MMORPG.com has listed are: Empyrean Age (EVE Online)Mines of Moria (Lord of the Rings Online)Seeds of Destruction (EverQuest)The Shadow Odyssey (EverQuest II)Wrath of the Lich King (World of Warcraft) And, in a very close second place for me is Wrath of the Lich King. Blizza...
OGRank - EverQuest patched
Original at OGRank.com
• Tue, Nov 25
Two EQ updates, released on the 20th and 21st of November, have fixed some problems with quests. Here are the update notes. November 20, 2008 *** Test Server ***. HP, Mana, and Endurance calculations have been adjusted to address a few ...
Massively week in Review
Original at Joystiq
• Tue, Nov 18
By Joystiq Staff SPONSORED BY: Age of Empires III - Real-Time Strategy Game Control a European power on a quest to colonize and conquer the New World. AOE3 introduces new gameplay elements, as well as new civilizations, units, and technologies. http://www.ageofempires3.com/
Patch Notes for October 21, 2008 [EverQuest]
Original at Allakhazam.com News (full)
• Tue, Oct 21
New Statue in Guild Hall: As a part of SOE's EverQuest and EverQuest II Living Legacy celebration that took place this summer, SOE and the Legends of Norrath team searched for two enthusiastic players who have what it takes to be ...
Sony Brews Halloween Events for MMOs
Original at 1up.com
• Fri, Oct 17
By Shawn Sines Sony Online Entertainment has tricks and treats for everyone as it has announced plans to celebrate Halloween in its MMOs and the Legends of Norrath: Oathbreaker trading card game. EverQuest and EverQuest II will be celebrating their traditional holiday events, while Matrix Online an...
Patch: EverQuest II: Game Update 49: Raising the Banner Notes
Original at MMORPG.COM
• Wed, Oct 8
By news@mmorpg.com SOE has published the patch notes for EverQuest II's Game Update 49: Raising the Banner, which introduces Guild Halls, multicore support, experience point changes, and more.
Opinion: EQ: October 7 update patch notes
Original at West Karana
• Wed, Oct 8
By Tipa Spells *** Reader and guildmate Egat pointed out that not only EverQuest 2 patched yesterday — so did its daddy, EverQuest. Here’s the patch notes, along with some commentary. Seeds of Destruction Zone Sneak Preview: All active EverQuest subscribers with accounts in good standing will b...
SOE: PSP MMO FTW
Original at Ars Technica
• Tue, Sep 30
MA - Frankly, I'd settle for a really good mobile version of Champions of Norrath will online multiplayer. But who knows? EverQuest made the transition to ...
Opinion: EQ2: GU 49 Test patch notes commentary
Original at West Karana
• Wed, Sep 17
By Tipa Spells which do not expire have been made uninterruptable. There are some exceptions which include spells which summon pets or have limited uses. This is cool. I’m not sure how USEFUL it is outside of PvP servers or as a shortcut to the Shard of Hate, but it’s good.
Opinion: The Best MMOs on the Market: EverQuest II
Original at ardwulfslair (WordPress)
• Mon, Jul 14
By Ardwulf I was never an EverQuest player. Oh, I was aware of it from the very beginning - it was seen as a corrosive element in the tabletop RPG community back then, an insidious and possibly Lovecraftian thing seducing away our players with pretty graphics and simplistic, childish gameplay. So it fe...
Opinion: Word Clouds, EverQuest and Levels
Original at West Karana
• Mon, Jun 16
By Tipa Stargrace’s peek into The Buried Sea expansion got me looking at the stuff they offer — even MORE armor sets! I have no clue whether we should work at some point on Dragons of Norrath armor, or hea straight to TBS armor, or see if Secrets of Faydwer has even ANOTHER set which makes the older stu...
Patch: EverQuest II: Producer's Letter Outlines Summer Events
Original at tentonhammer.com
• Fri, Jun 13
• 2 related articles
By Ram The live event, called "Void Storms Part 1: The Invasion", will offer you the opportunity to investigate the coming of these so called "Void Storms" as they spill across Norrath and disrupt the world. Also included in the same update, ...
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Opinion: EverQuest: Down at the farm
Original at West Karana
• Tue, Jun 3
By Tipa The introduction of Defiant armor to lure people back in with top-of-the-line, raid quality armor, has changed all that. In a stroke of a pen, SOE signed away any reason at all to explore or try difficult dungeons. Defiant armor is SO GOOD that going to Nagafen’s Lair for the 40-ish armor drop...
Opinion: EverQuest 2: The Next Expansion
Original at MMOG Nation
• Tue, Jun 3
By Michael New Class: In the same vein as the Clockwork, a great addition to the texture of EQ2’s lore would be a “Gunpowder Soldier” class. A group of gnomes somewhere in the shards of Luclin have perfected the firearm over the last many years, and are now training all comers in its use. It’d be a unique ra...
Patch: EverQuest II Update Now Live - IGN
Original at IGN
• Wed, May 14
EverQuest II Update Now Live CA - by Jimmy Thang May 14, 2008 - Sony Online Entertainment has released A Prophet Returns, 45th update to its popular MMORPG, EverQuest II. ...
Patch: EverQuest 2 - Update 45
Original at rpgwatch.com
• Tue, May 13
News on the latest update for EQ2 on EQ Players.Yes, you heard it! Game Update 45 is coming to a US server near you, the morning of Tuesday, May 13th 2008! Less then a day to revel in the new weaponcrafting changes, less then 24 hours to hear that audible sigh of relief from your overburdened ban...
Opinion: The history of EverQuest's Surefall Glade
Original at Massively
• Sun, May 4
By Michael Zenke Filed under: Fantasy, EverQuest, LoreEverQuest's long and storied history includes a lot of interesting nooks and crannies. One of the most influential - especially for the nature-worshiping classes of EQ - is the mini-zone of Surefall Glade. The game's official site has a lengthy revi...
Massively: Finalized patch notes for EverQuest 2 Game Update 45 on ...
Original at virginworlds MMO
• Thu, May 1
• 2 related articles
Gnobrin, with Sony Online's Community Relations, regularly drops out patch update notes for EverQuest 2's Test Realm updates. It looks like finalized notes for the upcoming Game Update 45 are now on the official forums, ...
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Opinion: TurpsterVision: Return of the King
Original at Massively
• Tue, Apr 29
By Mark Turpin So down to business, review time, and let me just state that I don't like giving bad reviews -- not because they can upset fans or developers, but because it means I've had a bad time reviewing the game in the first place. EverQuest was the granddaddy of them all before World of Warcraft came al...
Patch: EverQuest II - Life and Death on Nagafen (PvP)
Original at GAX
• Wed, Apr 23
By EQ2 PvP Blogger SOE added some new Contested raid targets in a recent patch. On a PvE server the first guild to arrive and initiates combat gets the kill. On Nagafen, the first guild to arrive and initiate combat is much easier to kill by the second ...
Patch Notes for April 17, 2008 [EverQuest]
Original at Allakhazam.com News (full)
• Thu, Apr 17
Changed NPC summon behavior to summon the player right in front of their current heading at 1/2 their melee range. Calculations used to determine when the NPC should summon have been made a bit more accurate. ...
Patch: EverQuest 2: Update #44 change notes released
Original at MMORPG blog
• Wed, Apr 9
By Tim Y. As the readers may recall, Sony Online Entertainment updated EverQuest 2 with patch #44 just the other day. Now, if you happen to have just logged into the game and are wondering what's new to Norrath, here's a heads-up. ...
Patch: EQ2's GU44 now live, bringing the Hate to Norrath
Original at Massively
• Tue, Apr 8
• 2 related articles
By Michael Zenke Filed under: At a glance, Fantasy, EverQuest II, Patches, Endgame, PvEThe fourty-fourth game update to Sony Online's EverQuest 2 is now live, bringing with it a wave of negative emotions, angst, and loot. GU44's biggest gift to the community is the Shard of Hate, a high-level instanced r...
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Patch: SOE delivers new visuals to game update 44 of EverQuest 2
Original at MMORPG blog
• Fri, Mar 28
• 3 related articles
By Charles D. Just as Sony Online Entertainment promised, the developers have recently released some new screenshots depicting all the changes in the upcoming game update for EverQuest 2. The theme of game update 44 centers on the concept of love and ...
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Legend of the Syndicate
Original at Slashdot
• Tue, Jun 26
By Zonk In the world of Massively Multiplayer Online Games, guilds live and die like generations of fruit flies. In the time it takes you to read this review, another group of friends will probably have decided to go their separate ways. Due to what is commonly referred to as 'drama', and the nature o...
Opinion: Using EQ2's in-game browser to file petitions
Original at MMORPG blog
• Wed, Jun 20
By Karl B. Now that an in-game web browser has been added to EverQuest II, filing petitions within the game has become a whole lot easier for players. If you haven't tried it yet or don't know how, here's a quick little how-to. Easy, eh? Try it out the next time you're playing Sony Online Entertainment's...
EverQuest II Game Update 36 preview
Original at MMORPG blog
• Wed, Jun 13
By Ryan A. Sony Online Entertainment's EverQuest II development team posted an article over at the game's official site to give fans a preview of things to come for Game Update 36. Last month, Update 35 was released and a lot of features like new races, cities and zones have been activated.
Online games = security issues
Original at MMORPG blog
• Thu, Mar 15
By Enrico S. The games World of Warcraft and EverQuest II are immensely popular, but it could be a potential security problem. Gary McGraw, the chief technology officer of Dulles, brought up these issues in his book "Exploiting Online Games". In an interview conducted by SearchSecurity, McGraw cla...