Landmark

Today’s Landmark column delves primarily into two big things related to future development for Landmark with repercussions for Everquest Next's future. Aside from cave formations, we’ll be discussing a poll they put up to see what race should next get a head start in being developed: Dwarves, or Dark Elves.

Hi folks! I was down last week with an illness so I couldn’t get to making a column for last week, and it seems this week the folks at Sony Online Entertainment have wildfires and safety issues they need to contend with. Let’s wish them all well and hope they get through this time without any trouble.

Sony Online Entertainment and the Landmark team have released a fantastic new video to shine the spotlight on the creativity of the game. The video shows off some amazing creations including sky castles and even spaceships. Check it out and let us know what you think in the comments.

This week's Landmark livestream felt light on the surface, what with a discussion of a set of rustic-themed props being the primary sort of feature discussion. Hidden among the informative tidbits this week, however, is the awesome new power that will be wielded by beta testers for visiting other folks' claims once the latest patch comes in: teleportation!

Landmark fans will want to tune into the game's official Twitch channel to check out all the latest happenings during the Live! broadcast. The team has plans to spotlight player construction, screens, videos and much more. Join the channel at 4:00 pm PST / 7:00 pm EST.

I find myself enthused by this week's livestream for Landmark, partly because Omeed Dariani always seems hilariously tipsy and pun-filled while working. Aside from that, the livestream actually walks me through the new enhancements that are on their way to Landmark.

In today’s Landmark column, we’ll be discussing part of the recent Landmark Live show, which introduced two new features into the game, as well as talking for a short while about the game’s upkeep system, which some of my friends online have noted can use a bit of discussion: the nature of upkeep for player housing.

Join the Landmark team today via the game's official Twitch.tv channel to check out the latest happenings from the beta as well as view player creations in game. The broadcast is scheduled for 4:00 pm PST / 7:00 pm EST today!

This week's Landmark column goes back to the tried and tested formula of discussing recent goings-on in the Landmarky-mark world of Sony Online Entertainment (SOE). Aside from an incoming Landmark patch, which should be active by the time you're reading this, one other point of discussion is the update to the All-Access subscription plan.

Sony Online Entertainment's (SOE) Director of Development for the Everquest franchise, Dave Georgeson, talked to IGN about the free-to-play model. While he says there's “nothing wrong” with subscriptions, he now says “free-to-play is the way that gamers should want their MMOs to be, and the reason I think that is that if we don’t do a really good job and we don’t entertain the player, we don’t make a dime.”

Sony Online Entertainment has announced that it will be launching Player Studio into Landmark on or before May 1st. Player Studio will be available to North American players and to players in specific locations outside NA once it rolls out. Player Studio allows players to create in-game items that, on SOE approval, can then be sold to other players with profits being split between SOE and the creator.

It felt easier to call Everquest Next: Landmark just Landmark so as to significantly differentiate it from Everquest Next (EQN). Apparently, Sony Online Entertainment agrees, and has changed the name of it's craft-heavy version of EQN to, quite simply, Landmark.

Sony Online Entertainment has announced that after a successful alpha run, EverQuest Next: Landmark has officially entered closed beta testing. In preparation for today's CBT launch, alpha servers were wiped, though players were able to save templates of all of the things created during alpha for redeployment in the beta.

Sony Online Entertainment and the EverQuest Next: Landmark team have announced that the alpha run of the game is ready to end and that the closed beta is just around the corner and slated to begin on Wednesday, March 26th. The final day of alpha testing is on Sunday, March 23rd and the team highly recommends that players make templates of their creations as there will be a full wipe prior to the start of the beta.

With the closed beta kicking off next week for EverQuest Next: Landmark, we had the chance to speak with SOE's Dave Georgeson about the beta, the game's progress and more. Read on!