SOE has announced that they will be merging EverQuest's "The Combine" and "Druzzil Ro (Xev)" servers this January, and in March they will be adding a new server of a type to be determined by player vote.
On January 21, 2009, EQ will be consolidating "The Combine" server and "Druzzil Ro (Xev)" server into one server to be titled "Druzzil Ro (Xev, Combine)." The merge will begin at 3 a.m. PST and will last approximately five hours.
In addition, in conjunction with the upcoming EQ 10th Anniversary celebration, SOE is expecting to add a new EQ server in March 2009 and players will be able to vote on a new server type. To provide your input on the type of server you'd like, you can visit EQplayers.com later in January to vote in a poll.
We hope that these changes will provide players with an even more enjoyable EQ experience.
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