EverQuest II

EQ2Wire has posted a live blog of last week's Spring Update live stream when several members of the EverQuest 2 team discussed Game Update 100. One of the things the team caught was the reveal that Game Update 100 would require membership to play and to use items.

The next EverQuest II update will give players the opportunity to "heartbind" with another that will grant special buffs for being so entwined. The update will also feature new zones, a new story line, new raids, new collections, and new rewards. GU100 is expected to hit live service on April 18th.

For Everquest II players in the EU, a new FAQ has been posted on the official site to give new, consolidated information about upcoming server merges currently scheduled to begin taking place on Thursday, March 31st, with additional merges after.

The latest Producer's Letter for EverQuest II has been published on the official site. It's short, but interesting with two tidbits of information for players.

The ancient kingdom of Maldura, not heard from since before the Shattering, has made a desperate call for help to those residing aboveground. Their messages, unclear by the time they reached the surface, prompt the heroes of Norrath—those who have achieved level 100—to take action and delve into the unknown.

We're wrapping up EverQuest week with a look at the most interesting characters players can look forward to meeting in the EverQuest II expansion, Terrors of Thalumbra.

One of the challenges of working on an MMO as long lasting as the EverQuest franchise is decisions made today may still be having effects to the game 10 years down the line. And with a total of 53 game programmers who’ve worked on EQ2 so far, there have been many different cooks adding ingredients to the codebase that’s the heart of the game.

Daybreak Game Company has announced the launch of the twelfth expansion to EverQuest II. Called Terrors of Thalumbra, the expansion features a new zone and new quests for Tradeskill and Adventure players.

During EverQuest week, we'll be talking about all types of topics related the two titles and will learn about some of the best things yet to come. In the EverQuest II: Terrors of Thalumbra expansion, there are several key locations that no player "in the know" will want to miss. See what they are in this exclusive look ahead.

EverQuest II will be growing soon with its twelfth expansion, Terrors of Thalumbra. We had a chance to chat with the team behind the expansion to find out more about its systems, features and new zones.

EverQuest II is turning 11 this year and will be celebrating in a big way this year. Part of the celebration includes this year's Heroes' Festival that begins on Friday, November 6th and runs through Monday, November 16th. Those who have remained with the game for all eleven years will score a special Veteran's Reward starting on Tuesday, November 3rd -- The Veteran Reward: 12 Year gives 365 Loyalty Tokens to use to purchase in-game items from vendors.

Daybreak Game Company has posted a new article detailing the ways players will be rewarded for helping beta test the Everquest II expansion, Terrors of Thalumbra. Players will have a series of adventure quests to complete on the beta server which will result in a "Kaeonos, the Dark Spirit" reward on live servers when the expansion is released.

The EverQuest II site has been updated with a new preview of the Stygian Threshold, an area from the upcoming expansion, Terrors of Thalumbra. The Threshold lies in the plane between Underfoot and the realms above. The preview shows off screens of the location as well as information about kobolds who inhabit the area and Zaraxia, matron of spiders.

Quietly a couple days ago, Daybreak Games launched the beta for Terrors of Thalumbra, the latest expansion to EverQuest 2. Read on to find out how you can take part.

Everquest II servers, Stormhold and Deathtoll, will have more content to explore on October 8th when the Desert of Flames expansion unlocks. Players on the time-locked expansion servers voted to bring the expansion content to bear.