 >next articles December 04, 2008 - Void Shard Armor Update The Void Shard Armor guide has been updated to clarify and remind folks of what happens when you cancel out of a crafting combine before completing at least the crude stage (you lose your fuel). This is important for crafters to remember, since the void shards are treated as fuel in recipes.
Created By: Niami Denmother November 28, 2008 - Void Shard Armor Details I have put together lists of the set names for the void shard armor, jewelry and accessories that can be made by crafters here. Hopefully it will help crafters who obtain the Far Seas Pricing Manuals figure out just what Joe Adventurer is asking for when he asks for the greater shard legs for rangers, or the infused conjuror neckpiece or other esoteric names that don't match the set names or recipe names. :)
Created By: Niami Denmother November 24, 2008 - More TSO Notes The TSO Crafting Quick Reference has been updated with links. I really recommend that anyone working on expansion-related crafting take a look at it so you can get a better feel for what is available for level 50+ crafters in the expansion, and which of them have pre-requisites. In addition to that, I just put together a very rough, quick TSO Recipe Quick Reference which covers the various new recipes available to crafters and links to find more information. More importantly, it covers the void shard armor and jewelry recipes that adventurers are already asking for, involving dropped recipe books from the group crafting missions, level 70+ crafters, adventurers with void shards (and possibly with base set pieces to upgrade), the commission crafting system, and a partridge in a pear tree. Just kidding about the partridge, mind you, but this isn't just a "buy recipe, get resources, craft item" sort of deal, so, g'wan, read it! Meanwhile, I will be fleshing this guide out with a bit more information on the charged recipes from the Mara faction vendor tonight.
Created By: Niami Denmother November 20, 2008 - Why, Can Find Those Tables in My Sleep! Woodworking tables, that is! More specifically Freeport-style ones. You're going to be relying on that ability to find the Freeport woodworking tables today as they went invisible due to strange halfling magic. Domino provided more detail on the SOE forums this m*rning. Due to, er, halfling error, Freeport-style woodworking tables were accidentally turned invisible with this morning's hotfix. They are still there, and usable, just invisible. To use them, just stand near where the table should be, open your recipe book, select the recipe, and click create. Qeynos style woodworking tables are not affected. I'm hoping most people are familiar enough with where their favorite woodworking benches should be that they'll still be able to find them. However, this unfortunately also affects the Clockwork Workshop and Shipyard Cove tradeskill mission instances and I realize most people are not yet familiar with where the stations are there. So you may either wish to pick up some portable woodworking kits from your friendly local tinker, or consult the below pictures for where to find the invisible woodworking tables. Shipyard Cove Clockwork Workshop Thanks to Buffquinn and Dirtymeat80 for promptly alerting us to the new woodworking stealth mode. And sorry for the inconvenience. We will get this fixed as soon as possible!
Created By: Niami Denmother Last Modified on: 2008-11-20 11:33:44 November 17, 2008 - What to Expect On Launch Day Since I fully expect that, when the servers come down for the expansion-day patch in just over 8 hours, the SOE forums may end up sludged like wild, I am reprinting this information that was mentioned in a post there, and found on EQ2 Players: EverQuest II's fifth expansion, The Shadow Odyssey, launches on Tuesday, November 18, 2008. Here's a quick rundown on what to expect on launch day. 11:59 PM PST on Monday, November 17, 2008: The pre-order process will be turned off. You have until this time to place a pre-order in the station store for the digital download and still qualify for the in-game items. 12:01 AM PST on Tuesday, November 18, 2008: The magic starts happening. The servers for all regions will come down and the new data will be pushed out to the live servers. 6:00 AM PST: The Community Relations team gets into the office and checks in with the dev team and starts posting updates on the forums! 12:00 PM (noon) PST - This is the estimated magic hour when we anticipate having the servers up and running for all of you to experience The Shadow Odyssey! From there on out it's all about enjoying the expansion! Should you experience any difficulties with your pre-order or retail goodies Customer Service will be ready to assist you! You can contact CS one of three ways: 1. Live Chat - http://www.station.com/kb (Live Help tab). If you cannot find the answer through the knowledge base, click on the "Live Help" tab to chat live with a Support Representative. The Live Chat is open Monday to Friday, from 10:00am - 7:00pm PST. 2. Email Support - http://www.station.com/kb (Email Support tab). If you cannot find the answer through the knowledge base, click on the "Email Support" tab to email a Support Representative. 3. Phone support - Available Monday through Friday from 10:00am - 7:00pm PST, except holidays, at 1-858-537-0898. If you have forgotten your password required to use our email or chat support, and cannot complete the "Forgotten your password" form, please feel free to contact us via our phone support, and we will assist you from there.
Created By: Niami Denmother November 15, 2008 - Weekend Updates! I am sure many of the devs are either w*rking or on-call all weekend, doing last-minute polishing before the Tuesday release of the Shadow Odyssey expansion. Not to be outdone, Mum and Kaisha are still busy with research, images, and writing. While I still want to remind folks to check back regularly to see what has been changed with the TSO Crafting Preview (there's an update summary near the bottom), I will freely admit that there is just so much information there that it can be a bit overwhelming, even to someone who has spent a lot of time in beta. With that in mind, I have also put together a TSO Crafting Quick Reference guide that will contain links to the appropriate guides for the various quests, etc. Again, as mentioned before, I won't be announcing every single addition or change on the forums or the front page of the site, but will be updating the Peview and Quick Reference guides as appropriate.
Created By: Niami Denmother November 06, 2008 - Burning the Midnight Oil
Created By: Niami Denmother Last Modified on: 2008-11-07 09:42:59 November 05, 2008 - TSO - Crafted Furniture! I will not be posting every time that I update the Shadow Odyssey Crafting Preview. However, since what I just finished is some major yummy eye-candy of faction furniture recipes that any class of crafter will be able to make with the right level and faction, I decided to especially highlight this one: TSO Faction Furniture Gallery.
Created By: Niami Denmother November 04, 2008 - TSO Crafting Preview
The Shadow Odyssey expansion is just around the corner (two weeks!), and we have the scoop on some of the crafter-love contained within it! Check out this TSO Crafting Preview for details, a humorous look at the expansion from Mum's skewed, perspective, a new crafter mount, the first-ever pic of Mum actually in-game wielding a rolling pin, and more! Remember to check back regularly, as more will be added to the main preview and/or added as support documents over the next two weeks! Update: And the first of the promised additions has been made, with the quest writeup for the signature quest "A Gathering Obsession"
Created By: Niami Denmother Last Modified on: 2008-11-04 08:35:31 November 03, 2008 - Political Ads and EQ2TC With the U.S. elections less than a day away, at least one political group has purchased multiple google ad banners that are displaying to at least the California residents browsing our sites. Mum would like to remind folks that politics and tradeskills don't mix, and that the positions espoused in such ads may have nothing to do with EQ2TC's political views. As able, we are blocking any and all political ads as we find them, but such blocks take time to be filtered by Google. We apologize to any who have been offended by such ads - much like the plat selling site spam, political spam is something we have to put up with long enough to see it, grab links and try to block it. ~Mum
Created By: Niami Denmother October 31, 2008 - TSO NDA Lifted The NDA (non-disclosure agreement) for The Shadow Odyssey, EQ2's next expansion, has been lifted. Sadly, due to several things going awry at once, including loss of internet for most of the day, I am not ready to put up the preview just yet. It may end up being delayed until Monday at this rate. In the meantime, however, please do feel free to vist our forums and check out the TSO discussion that has been started there.
Created By: Niami Denmother October 22, 2008 - Looking a Little Dead Around Here ... Nights of the Dead, that is! Slipping in, like a silent ghost, the Nights of the Dead events have been activated. (For those of you not familiar with it, it is Norrath's equivalent to Halloween.) Trick or treating, haunted mansions (including a new one in Loping Plains), and Nights of the Dead crafting.
Created By: Niami Denmother October 08, 2008 - Crafting Amenities We have a down-and-dirty little guide on the various guild hall amenities for crafters. As time goes on, it will be fleshed out, but for now it will at least give you an idea of what items you might (or might not) want to aim for.
Created By: Niami Denmother Before I fall over on this fall evening, I am dropping in a small fall story for folks as just a bit of fall distraction while we wait to see if GU49 arrives in several hours. (The last I heard was that there was a strong possibility - which means that if nothing last-minute requires another day of tweaking, it should go live with guild halls, dual-core support, more crafted goodies, etc.) Anyway, we'll know for sure when it hits the patcher, and in the meantime the following short piece should distract you all from the wait for about 60 seconds or so. ;) "Fall"
Created By: Niami Denmother October 07, 2008 - GU49 Has Arrived
Created By: Niami Denmother Last Modified on: 2008-10-07 10:12:06 October 02, 2008 - Bring Out Your Dead! Well, not quite. Kind of. Sort of. The Norrathian version of Halloween, the Nights of the Dead, is getting underway on the Test server. While we do not yet know when the rest of us will get it, Mum and Kaisha have a preview of the Nights of the Dead Crafting that will be available "soon"(TM). Yep, I said crafting! Let the goblins sell lopsided candles and carved pumpkins. We get to make more solid stuff! Check it out in "Ghoulies, and Ghosties and Long-Legged Beasties..."
Created By: Niami Denmother Last Modified on: 2008-10-02 11:42:42 September 30, 2008 - Odds and Ends Just a few stray updates to existing articles this time! The GU49 preview now also includes information on two more crafted furniture items - some lovely tapestries! Additionally, Kaisha's gotten us some updated images for some of the faction dress clothing that is wearable by all classes.
Created By: Niami Denmother September 27, 2008 - Double XP Weekend While we often have "bonus" experience weekends, this weekend marks the first-ever weekend where it is actually double the normal amount of xp: It will run from noon pacific time Friday, September 26, 2008 until noon pacific time Monday, September 29, 2008. As always this will affect combat and tradeskill experience, but not quest, achievement, or status awards.
Created By: Niami Denmother September 19, 2008 - Yarrr to the Cloth Wearers
Created By: Niami Denmother September 18, 2008 - Open Beta! Open beta registration starts tomorrow. Keep an eye on this link in the SOE forums for more details!
Created By: Niami Denmother
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