The monthly live event Moonlight Enchantments starts tonight! It is scheduled to turn on May 20th at 12:01am PDT and run until 11:59pm PDT on May 21st. The time applies directly with no conversion to all servers.
This month has two new repeatable crafting quests added to the Zygomyd and Fay grottos. Each grotto also has several new house items available on the merchants. Check out our Moonlight Enchantments guide and peek at the rewards!
The US EverQuest 2 Servers will come down on Thursday, May 16, at 7:00 am Pacific Time for an update. The expected downtime is one hour. The EU EQ2 Servers will come down on Thursday, May 16, at 9:00 pm Pacific Time, and the expected downtime is two hours.
Patch notes are below.
All U.S. servers will come down on Tuesday, May 14, at 7:00 am Pacific Time for an update. The expected downtime is one hour. EU servers will come down on Wednesday, May 15, at 5:00 am London Time, with an estimated downtime of two hours.
The full patch notes are available below.
The US EverQuest II servers will come down on Tuesday, May 7, at 7:00 am Pacific Time for an update. The expected downtime is one hour. The EU servers will come down on Tuesday, May 7, at 9:00 pm Pacific Time, and the expected downtime is two hours.
The full patch notes are below.
Abby "Ahma" Watt, EverQuest II Associate Producer, posted this notice on the official forums:
We want to give you a heads-up on a Marketplace change coming next week. With the Scars of the Awakened update, we added a new way to unlock equipped gear on your character. Now if you have several items want to unlock, you can click one and have the option to unlock them all instantly--and for a discount! Since this new “unlock all” functionality is available we will be removing the Equipment Unlocker Pack from the Marketplace the morning of Wednesday, May 8th. If you're thinking about acquiring an Equipment Unlocker Pack, get it now while you can!
All U.S. servers will come down on Friday, May 3, at 7:00 am Pacific Time for an update. The expected downtime is one hour. EU servers will come down on Saturday, May 4, at 5:00 am London Time, with an estimated downtime of two hours.
Patch notes are available below.
The US EQ2 Servers will come down on Thursday, May 2, at 7:00 am Pacific Time for an update. The expected downtime is one hour. The EU EQ2 Servers will come down on Thursday, May 2, at 9:00 pm Pacific Time, and the expected downtime is two hours.
Patch notes are available below.
Tomorrow is the beginning of May, bringing us the Freeport City Festival! The festival is planned to start on May 1st at 12:01am PDT and run until May 7th at 11:59pm PDT and can be found in the Commonlands between the Crossroads and the Freeport Griffon Tower. . Visit the Far Seas caravan merchants to see all of the local specialities and other festival goods.
An Aether Race will also be available in Commonlands during the festival. Participate and achieve a time of 119 seconds or less to earn the Portal Jumper prefix title! Begin the race by speaking to the referee near the docks.
All servers will come down at 7am PDT on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 for the Scars of the Awakened patch. Estimated downtime is currently three hours. Part of this maintenance will occur at the same time as an SOE-wide maintenance. The patch notes are available on the official forums.
Your dedicated ZAM staff brings you our coverage of the GU66: Scars of the Awakened material to help guide you with the new content!
Game Update 66, Scars of the Awakened, launches on Tuesday, April 30, 2013. In this update players visit the vastly changed Velious land of Cobalt Scar and its dungeon, Siren's Grotto.
Adventurers over level 90 can speak to Joren Kalth in any major city or on the Thurgadin docks in the Great Divide to be sent on their way to Cobalt Scar. Players once again work with Osh, who is trying to save his brethern from a corruption that has twisted their native land. After the othmir problem is addressed, the famed Field Marshal Vishra sends word, and the work to assist the New Combine with their various minor issues begins.
Cobalt Scar offers players 45 new quests, four daily missions, and one weekly group mission. Missions will send players who have completed most of the Cobalt Scar quests into Siren's Grotto, but access to Siren's Grotto itself has no requirements. The Scar has several contested heroic and epic creatures, which may drop the Obol currency for adventurers who have completed the Chains of Eternity signature quest series. New collections can be found in both new zones.
While owning the Chains of Eternity expansion will ease the combat difficulty of GU66, it is not required (the Destiny of Velious expansion is required). We recommend that your adventurer at least be equipped in Withered Lands or Skyshrine armor before diving into this update.
