Everquest Junkie

MMORPG writer Carolyn Koh was at the recent SOE Fan Faire where a new expansion was officially announced for the well known game. Today, Carolyn files this report, giving us a few details about The Shadow Odyssey.

EverQuest II Correspondent and relative newcomer to the game Daniel Stull writes this second article about some of the EQII hate and SOE hate responses garnered by his previous article.

Details of The Shadow Odyssey, the 5th Update for EverQuest II, have been announced at SOE Fan Faire in Las Vegas.

If was clearly another great year for SOE’s annual Block Party. Fans and friends made their way to San Diego to hang out with fellow gamers, talk with developers, and enjoy a little fun and sunshine.
For the past three summers, Sony Online Entertainment fans and Comic-Con attendees have gathered at the company’s San Diego headquarters for an afternoon of food, music, freebies, tours, demos and socialization on the Saturday of Comic-Con. The convention draws in over a hundred-thousand attendees, and although our turnout isn’t quite that high, we love opening our doors and welcoming our friends in for a visit.
Did you miss out on the fun? There is always next year! In the mean time, check out the highlights from this year’s Block Party.

Too busy to keep up with all the happenings from around the community? Rest your weary feet and let the good folks at SOE do that work for you. The Town Crier highlights some of the very best bits of news from all over.
It’s GU time again! And with the update looming on the horizon, Coyote and RadarX have graced us once again with their version of the patch notes.

Have you ever wondered which rare is which? Niami has put up the first in a series of rare harvest guides! This one is for Priests.
Get the links to these great finds and many more in the EQ2 Town Crier!

Another Game Update makes it’s way to EverQuest 2 players across the world providing numerous fixes and content additions which Ten Ton Hammer planned to detail. Unfortunately Coyote and RadarX got a hold of the notes first and have been diligent in finding every oddity they possibly could among them. Why does a Templar ability sound like an artificial sweetener and how does Wilford Brimley fit into Norrath? You’ll have to read on to find out.

Rok: Legendary Armor Sets: The Wayward Moon set has been removed from the drop tables and replaced with the Sylvan Moon set which is only equipable by Furies and Wardens. Those wishing to replace their Wayward Moon pieces for the new Sylvan Moon pieces should speak to Joonius Khristus in Teren’s Grasp.

RadarX: Both sets can be found available at any Bed, Bath, and Beyond.

Coyote: Or any new age shop that uses the word “Moon” in it’s name and sells crystals.

Game Update 47 Notes - The Dork Night

SOE Podcast #41 is up and ready for your listening pleasure! In this edition:
- News with Jason “Pex” Ryan
- Listener Emails
- Staff Interviews, including EQ2’s newest Community Reps
- EQ2 GU 47
- General Real Life Chit Chat
..and much more! Get the full show notes and links to download on The Station!

The EQ2 Official Forums are a flurry of activity these days, are you keeping up? If not, then this is the feature for you! The EQ2 Treasure Chest plucks up some of the more interesting threads from around the forums and shows you the way to find them.
What happens if you’re a citizen of one city, but read the “Welcome to” guide book from another city? Thoronve asked and our players had answers.

Lorekaisen was curious about a couple of titles being seen around Norrath. How does one become a Knight of Bayle/D’Lere or a Legend of Norrath? Find out here.
There are many more where these came from, so please visit the Treasure Chest to get ‘em!

Game Update 47 is bringing more than just great in game content, it is also bringing the long awaited in game voice chat system! SOE partnered up with Vivox to add a voice chat feature to EverQuest II that makes socializing and communicating in game even easier.
EverQuest II and Star Wars Galaxies players can talk person-to-person in-game, at no additional cost using the revolutionary new voice chat service, Station Voice. Players can go far beyond basic real-time chat with the usual headset and microphone setup that is commonly used today. Station Voice offers high quality voice communications where players will be able to access a suite of voice communication tools. Upcoming features are scheduled to include voice mail, the ability to receive external calls, and voice fonts to synthesize player voices into in-game character voices.
To read more on this amazing new service and to get details on how it will work, please visit Station Voice.

If you happen to be one of the lucky many that is heading out to GenCon in August then this might be of interest to you!
SOE is holding a Meet and Greet at Jillian’s on August 14th in Indianapolis.
Meet us at Jillian’s from 7 pm until 10pm for a good time socializing with SOE employees, friends & other players. Free food will be served including pizza, mini-burgers, multiple dips & chips, fries, and chicken. Free drinks, including Hosted Deluxe Well, Beer, House Wine & Non-Alcoholics, will be offered throughout the night.
It’s sure to be a whole lot of fun, so if you’re in the area, stop by!
Get the rest of the details for this event on EQ2 Players.