I am going to take partial blame for this one. When Omougi asked me late in the beta if I could think of tinkered that would be impacted if he removed the tinkerer-only requirements from them, my mind was a blank ... and I did not check as carefully as I should have once the changes were patched in. Unfortunately, the change hit tinkered goodies with any crafting class requirement, not only tinkerer-only requirements, so the various tinkered crafting tools and the tinkered harvesting tools are currently only checking your adventuring level, not your crafting level. This will mostly impact folks who are higher level in their crafting than they are in their adventuring. Hopefully it won't take too long to get fixed, tested and slipped into a patch.

November 13, 2012 - Chains of Eternity!

Here are a few links to tide folks over until the servers are back up:

• Chains of Eternity Crafting Preview
• Chains of Eternity Patch Notes
• Diary of an Off-Duty Server Hamster

The servers came up, but some servers seem to be a bit rocky (I just got dumped). As always with an expansion day, deep breaths and have a bit of patience, folks. :D

November 12, 2012 - CoE Prep

As we get ready for tomorrow and the launch of the Chains of Eternity expansion, SOE would like to remind you about a few things:

We hope you are as excited as we are about the arrival of Chains of Eternity, our 9th expansion! CS wants to help you. Below are some common mistakes made and how you can avoid them.

AA Slider - Are you 92/320? Make sure your AA slider is set to 0 if you want to start earning towards level 95!

Patch New Content - Often Customer Service sees people so excited to start their adventuring they turn in collection quests before the game recognizes they no longer are at cap.

Before you rush to the Collection Turn in guy to hand in all those collection quests you have been saving up, make sure you have patched the game at least one time since purchasing the expansion! (in other words, don't go AFK to buy CoE and come back to turn in your collections!)

AA Baubles - Chains of Eternity grants 2 AA baubles that will bring you up to 280 AA. These are not one per character, so choose wisely!

AA Reset - Before you jump in and start mass pulling mobs to start leveling, check your AAs. They have been reset and you will need to re-allocate them!

If you use custom UIs, you should also check with the author for updates.

The game will be going down at 7 a.m. PST in the morning, and is hoped to be back up by noon PST. Keep your eye on the SOE forums, Facebook or Twitter for changes and updates.

November 11, 2012 - CoE Crafting Preview

Rather than make folks wait several more hours for the crafting preview for the CoE expansion that is going live on Tuesday, I am publicizing the link now, and proofreading it more carefully once I have managed to get some sleep. I leave you with one groggy question as I go - Does your kerra know where his/her tail ribbons are?

November 09, 2012 - Preview Incoming

The Chains of Eternity expansion is just around the corner, and I have been up to my eyeballs, and beyond, in testing the crafting content. I know people are probably eager for a crafting preview, but I have only started writing it in my head so far. It will be coming before the expansion hits, and I will post a link to the new crafted furniture today. Other than that, though, I have no ETA for you. I am still fact-checking, fielding floods of questions from others, rechecking bugs ... and prepping for weekend houseguests. I will get things to you as I can.

In the meantime, if you are also a level 92 adventurer, and you want to dive right into the CoE adventuring content on Tuesday, make sure you have finished the prelude event, Unexpected Consequences, which starts with an NPC outside of the Qeynos & Freeport mage guilds.

EDIT: As promised, here is the CoE crafted furniture gallery.

October 30, 2012 - Triple SC Sunday!

We do not know yet whether this is store-bought cards, or SC purchased online, etc., but here is what we do know, taken from a Tweet by John Smedley:

We were going to run a surprise Triple Station Cash promotion tomorrow. Due to the horrible storm and our East Coast players being impacted ... we are going to move that promotion to this upcoming Sunday November 4th. We normally do not announce these, but under these conditions we ... decided it was the right thing to do. Smed

EDIT: And, just to make the weekend even better ...

Last weekend was so great, we decided to do it again! Starting at 12:01pm (noon) Pacific on Friday, November 2 , 2012, and lasting until 11:59pm Pacific on Sunday, November 4, 2012, we’re offering Double Experience in EverQuest II! Take advantage of this limited time offer and watch those XP bars fill up!

October 26, 2012 - Reap Your Rewards!

Double XP for all!

Back in May, we launched our Facebook Quest. With true Norrathian spirit, players rallied behind their games and vigorously promoted the EverQuest and EverQuest II Facebook pages. We were so impressed with the effort you've all put in over the past few months that both games will be rewarded with a Double Experience Weekend!

We're starting tomorrow with EverQuest II! The Double Experience Weekend will be from 12:00pm (noon) Pacific on Friday, October 26th through 11:59 pm on Sunday, October 28th.

EverQuest will have their weekend next, from 12:00pm (noon) Pacific on Friday, November 2nd through 11:59 pm on Sunday, November 4th.

October 22, 2012 - For the Impatient

I am madly typing away, and likely will be for several more hours, but if you want to see the start of my SOELive notes, you can check them out here.

Edit: I think I am done with them ... maybe. Off to check out the EQII open beta now!

October 21, 2012 - More Soon, I Promise!

I am back home from SOELive (much to the great glee of my furbaby, who is doing a velcro kitty imitation right now), and have a ton of notes from the event. However, they will wait until tomorrow, as I am very, very, VERY not ready to spend a few hours deciphering my notes. In the meantime, however, I wanted to drop a quick note that open beta for the next expansion starts sometime tomorrow (Monday).

For those folks who were interested in more from the writer, Maxwell Alexander Drake, who presented two fabulous writing panels at SOELive, be aware that his graphic novel, Downfall, only has a few more days on Kickstarter and is underfunded. If you are interested in getting in on it, act fast at this link!

October 19, 2012 - Quick Note from SOELive

Just a quick note for those who missed the announcements last night on Twitch TV:

• November 13: is the launch date for the EQ2 expansion, Chains of Eternity
• November 20: is the launch date for Planetside 2
• November 28: is the launch date for the EQ expansion, Rain of Fear

For anyone actually trying to find me at SOELive, during the panels today you are looking for a short-ish redhead wearing the Niami & Ngreth t-shirt. (For the pool party, well, you are on your own, as I will likely change shirts.) Tomorrow, find the costumed lady wearing skirt, bodice, furry halfling slippers, and a chocoholic apron - stop by the player panel on crafting at 4 p.m. on Saturday if you get the urge.

Love and Trail Mix to all,
~Mum

October 17, 2012 - Off We Go!

I hope to see some of you at SOELive! You will find that the House Ogre will be in the hotseat for a few panels, and, unless there are last-minute schedule changes, Mum will be co-presenting a player panel on crafting on Saturday at 4 p.m. But first, it is time to sleepwalk to the airport ...

October 08, 2012 - NoTD Update and Request for Help

While the proper icons for the crafted goodies are not ready yet, the Nights of the Dead article has been updated with a few more details, and a mini-story Diary of a Reformed Sugar Addict. The event itself begins this Thursday, and I know many folks are excited for the festivities to begin. Meanwhile, as I run around the game grabbing crafting screenshots for a slideshow for my panel at SOELive, I really would love some responses to the question Why Do You Craft? as fodder for the panel. (If you are having issues with my forums, you can always drop me a PM on the SOE forums.)

September 26, 2012 - Nights of the Dead in Testing

Now begins the "Crazed Season" here: impending mother-in-law visit, SOELive, Nights of the Dead, new expansion, Frostfell ... it will be a busy few months, and my brain tends to want to leak out my ears. So, I have gotten a headstart on things, with a pre-preview for NoTD, so you can ogle some images while I try to force my wandering brain to focus on a NoTD story for everyone.

Yep, this is not a preview, it is a preview of a preview. This is what I normally build from when I am working on a preview, to organize myself, but that I tend to not let anyone see until it is the finished preview. Treat it gently, my housing addicts! :D NoTD 2012 Pre-Preview

September 07, 2012 - Player Studio Announced

Mum sat in a lovely sunpuddle outside her home, enjoying the smells and sounds of late summer in Norrath. Squirrels squabbled over the bounty now falling from the nut trees, children trudged dutifully (or not so dutifully) towards their lessons, the lovely smell of her first pumpkin pie of the season wafted out of her home. Life was good for the wee halfling.

Her hands fidgeted with the thick vellum of the letter that had arrived the day before, mind still awhirl with the possibilities. She was not sure if she would take up the challenge contained within, but she knew of several creative folks who would be more than up to the task. What an exciting time for the crafty folk in Norrath lay ahead!

Have you been waiting in vain for specific items to become available in your favorite SOE game? Do you think you have what it takes to create such an item from the ground up? It may not be as easy as it sounds on the surface, but in the near future, you will have a chance to try it and see for yourself!

SOE has announced the future release of the Player Studio, which will initially allow players from EverQuest®, EverQuest® II, Vanguard® Saga of Heroes™, and Free Realms® to try their hand at creating items for possible release in the Station Cash marketplace (with the lucky creator receiving part of the proceeds from the sales of the item, if I am reading this correctly). This new studio is still in development, and more details will be available at SOELive next month, but you can get started on learning the nuts and bolts now! Check out this FAQ for more information.

September 06, 2012 - EQII Expansion Announced

Today the SOE forums include an announcement of the ninth expansion for EverQuest II, Chains of Eternity. Included in this expansion announcement are nummy tidbits for both adventurers and crafters. (Level increase to 95, prestige abilities for tradeskillers as well as adventurers and more.) I give you two reading options for the announcement, since I know the SOE forums can sometimes be a bit dicey about loading (and some of you cannot reach there from w*rk). The original post on the SOE forums is here. The reposting of that information here on EQ2TC is here.

P.S. We will be adding window recipes for tradeskillers with the expansion, as well as others...thought I'd mention it given the recent marketplace release. (Sorry for the shouting, this P.S. was in the comments to the post and I had to share! ~Mum)

August 31, 2012 - Double Station Cash Weekend

Want some extra SC to go with your double xp?

Celebrate Labor Day Weekend with DOUBLE STATION CASH! Get double Station Cash from 12:01AM PDT 9/1/2012 to 11:59PM PDT 9/3/2012!

August 29, 2012 - Do You Do Windows?

While I normally am not one to highlight items that are currently marketplace-only, this tidbit from the weekly marketplace announcement gives me some small hope for future crafted or world event versions:

Do you love the look and feel of the City of Qeynos? Do you want to recreate the architectural structure of this fine city in your homes? Four styles of windows – the single pane wood, double arched wood, regal stained wood, and palatial stained glass – are available now. These styles range from simple and modest, perfect for any humble dwelling, to opulent and decorative, worthy of approval from Queen Antonia herself.

August 28, 2012 - Double XP Weekend Incoming

I just caught the following on facebook:

... we will be having a double XP weekend for this upcoming holiday. We have it scheduled from 12:01 AM Saturday until 11:59 PM Monday. Have a wonderful weekend! [Windstalker]

August 21, 2012 - Hotfix Goodies

The hotfix this morning included some tradeskill stuff, including a happy bit for level 92 weaponsmiths:

• Level 91 belt recipes now use appropriate fuel.
• Weaponsmiths can now make level 92 throwing ammo. These recipes have been added to the Grandmaster Weaponsmith's Basic Compendium, Volume II.
• Bone Golem Shards should no longer state that they can be used to craft Dragon Bone Arrows.
• Etch the Stone - Crafting Yelnar's Binding Stone of Shattering too early should no longer prevent you from advancing your quest.

EDIT: Both the EQ and the EQII launchpads are currently having issues, as is the EQII website. They are aware of the problems and working on a fix.

August 14, 2012 - One Hour Downtime

The US Servers will come down on August 14 (today), at 1:00 pm Pacific for a hotfix. The expected downtime is one hour.

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