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Sony Online Entertainment and the Everquest II team have announced that the Destiny of Velious expansion pack has been delayed. Originally slated for release on February 8th, the expansion has been rescheduled for February 22nd due to beta player feedback. The good news is that more closed beta testers will be added in the very near future.
Sony Online Entertainment has announced that Fortune League has opened on Facebook. Fortune League allows players to engage with Everquest II in "snackable" sessions and introduces new players to the game via the Facebook game application. The casual strategy game also gives EQ2 players the opportunity to score in-game swag for playing the Facebook game.
Dave "Smokejumper" Georgeson has announced that the closed beta invitations for the Everquest II expansion, Destiny of Velious, have gone out and that players need to check into their Station accounts to get started and/or to apply for the closed beta.
Sony Online Entertainment and Everquest 2 devs have announced that a double experience event from Monday, December 27th through Thursday, December 30th. The event will be live on both standard Everquest 2 servers and the Everquest 2 Extended servers.
In a short post on the official forums, Everquest II producer Dave Georgeson announced that Destiny of Velious, the upcoming expansion for EQII, is nearing its closed beta phase of development. Georgeson told readers that Destiny of Velious is currently in the 'friends and family' in-house beta phase but will shortly enter closed beta.
The folks over at Sony Online Entertainment have announced a slew of Holiday Content for their games. Third on the list, Everquest and Everquest II are currently celebrating the Norrath tradition of Frostfell!
The Everquest II page has been updated with some new information about the rewards players will receive if they purchase the upcoming expansion, Destiny of Velious. Each month during the chilly days of winter, players will receive a pair of rewards that, according to devs, are awesome.
Folks playing on the Everquest 2 Extended servers will have the opportunity to experience the benefits of 'gold membership' this coming weekend. From November 19th to the 21st, players will have access to the same benefits as paid members including seven character slots, spell tiers, equipment grades, six bag slots, unlimited coin limitations, eight shared bank slots, 75 journal quests and more.
Everquest II Extended, the free to play version of the game, has been up and running for awhile now. MMORPG.com's Phil James takes a look at Everquest II Extended and gives his first impressions of his journey through the F2P version. See what Phil found that was helpful and those things that might hinder one's experiences. Have you played EQ2 Extended? Let us know what you've experienced on our forums.
Sony Online Entertainment has tons of Halloween happenings for players in all of the games in its stable. Everything from Sith O'Lanterns to werewolves to the Skinwalker to EQ II's Nights of the Dead will be live any day now. There will be plenty of thrills and chills for everyone in SOE's games. Grab all the details at your favorite game site.
Everquest II Senior Producer Dave Georgeson has announced a series of server merges beginning the week of November 16th. Combining servers is something that players have long asked for and awaited Developers anticipate the moves will bring more robust game play experiences to players. Sixteen servers will be affected by the mergers, eleven will not.
Ghosties and ghoulies and things that go *BUMP* in the night have returned to Everquest 2. The Nights of the Dead live event will be running on all EQ2 servers from now through November 8th. New NPCs can craft a book of recipes and players can trick or treat in several locations.
Sony Online Entertainment has successfully deployed Update 58: Arcanum Revealed to all Everquest 2 servers. Arcanum Revealed brings on line a brand new zone, new quests and rare loot among many other improvements. To grab the latest game version, simply log into the game to begin the download.
In his latest column, MMORPG.com writer Phil James takes a look at Everquest 2 Extended. Phil walks readers through character creation and the initial stages of the game. Is EQ2X all its purported to be? Read Phil's article to find out and then let us know of your experiences with Everquest 2 Extended.
Everquest II playerws will have the opportunity to create as many characters as they wish...for a price. Beginning October 5th, players will be able to purchase extra character slots in the Station Marketplace. There is no limit to the number of slots one can buy and the purchase is permanent.