http://eq2.eqtraders.com/ The premier site for EverQuest II tradeskill recipes, guides, and discussion forums en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss admin@mboards.eqtraders.com admin@mboards.eqtraders.com Copyright © 2008-2009 Niami Denmother EQ2TC logo http://eq2.eqtraders.com/images/eqtcsmlogo.jpg 98 80 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/ The Moonlight Enchantments event is once again live on all servers, and will be available until tomorrow (Saturday) night, at 1 minute before midnight Pacific time. In addition, we have a sneak peek at the five new house items that are hit Test tonight, that will become available to all ... (Click for more) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:43:19 -0700 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php#457 First off, as part of my continuing updates regarding the upcoming Game Update 54 that is currently on Test, a quick Frostfell introduction is up, as well as a more detailed Frostfell 2009 Craftables Gallery. Secondly, the Moonlight Enchantments event will be running on the 20th and 21 (Friday and ... (Click for more) Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:18:04 -0700 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php#456 Despite losing a couple hours of writing yesterday to an oops, the main GU54 Overview is now available. It will be updated over the next week or two with articles for Frostfell, the daily RoK crafting faction quests, etc., but it should give you a basic feel for some of ... (Click for more) Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:11:40 -0700 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php#455 I found the following event notification on facebook, and wanted to pass it along to folks: EverQuest II will be celebrating its 5th Anniversary very soon! In honor of this, we'll be hosting a birthday celebration on the Test server! There will be one party on November 9th at 5pm ... (Click for more) Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:57:13 -0700 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php#454 I logged onto my server this evening to find the following Message of the Day: The Nights of the Dead continues to invade Norrath as void shards begin to drop everywhere! From 2pm PDT on Friday October 30th until 10am PST on November 2nd, void shards will have a chance ... (Click for more) Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:29:09 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php#453 Full hotfix notes are in our forums, but here are the highlights from the Nights of the Dead section: Altius Volfban in the Hollow Hedge should be much easier for mage classes to handle. The Headless Horseman now spawns somewhere near his tree instead of just in the same spot ... (Click for more) Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:48:19 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#452 The Moonlight Enchantments event is once again activated, and will run through, October 22 (ending at 1 minute before midnight, Pacific). The event this month also features four new house items (squares), available in the Enchanted Fay Grotto in Greater Faydark Note that the end time/date has changed! Due to ... (Click for more) Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:20:17 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#451 The good news is that I am feeling a bit better these days, as I settle in with my new meds (Savella). The bad news is that I got sidetracked enough taking care of a backlog of things that my Muse went running away without me. The story is coming, ... (Click for more) Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:23:46 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#450 Just a reminder that the Nights of the Dead events will begin a few hours from now, just after midnight Pacific tonight, and will run for 3 weeks. If the muse is kind, there will be a short story put up tomorrow. In the meantime, have you checked out the ... (Click for more) Fri, 16 Oct 2009 03:00:39 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#449 The 2009 Nights of the Dead celebration is currently planned to run from October 16 through November 9. While it is still early to be thinking about such things, since the event has been on Test for a while, I have decided to release the crafting and housing preview for ... (Click for more) Mon, 28 Sep 2009 01:45:48 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#448 Taken from the SOE forums: Greetings Norrathians! There will be a bonus applied to all forms of experience this weekend, starting at 1:00 p.m. PDT on Friday, September 25th and ending at 10:00 a.m. PDT on Monday, September 28th. And yes, by "all forms", they really do mean, adventure xp, ... (Click for more) Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:57:53 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#447 Ignore this, please. I was misinformed. (Click for more) Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:45:01 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#446 Tomorrow marks the release of Game Update 53. Patch notes have been pre-published on the SOE forums here. For those who missed it, here is a link to the GU53 Crafting & Housing Preview Since the official SOE patch notes also contain mention of the Quellithulian spires event, we are ... (Click for more) Tue, 22 Sep 2009 05:19:54 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#445 While I mentioned new items with the Moonlight Enchantments event (which was just turned on a few minutes ago), it seems that the items are currently only on Test. Mea culpa, folks. We will have information on the 4 new squares (Mossy, Sandy, Wavy Sand, Rough Plank) up eventually, but ... (Click for more) Sun, 20 Sep 2009 01:18:15 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#444 I have several items to bring to your attention, as the weekend gets underway here in Southern California ... A new left-hand menu item has been added to the site, Events, that will cover world events that include either crafting, or large amounts of house items. You will find the ... (Click for more) Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:59:51 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#443 Take advantage of Double Station Cash, this coming weekend! From 9-18 to 9-20, you can redeem your store bought Station Cash card for double its face value. For more details, you can check out this article on eq2players.com (Click for more) Thu, 17 Sep 2009 06:08:10 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#442 The Test server is really hopping these days! On top of all the testing for the insanely busy GU53, including the achievements system, racial changes, Shard of Love, housing expansions and much, much more, and the testing of the new Nights of the Dead content, another new world event is ... (Click for more) Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:40:13 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#441 ... like a chicken with my neck cut off! Yep. I am not even done with the Nights of the Dead Preview (due in part to the distraction of an ant invasion in my home this week), and another new World Event was slipped onto the Test server last night ... (Click for more) Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:11:45 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#440 SOE Games (EQ, EQII, Freerealms, Planetside, Pox Nora, EQOA) will be down for an estimated 12 hours this coming Wednesday. There will be maintenance on the Session databases across all games on Wednesday September 9, 2009. It will begin at 12AM PDT and is estimated to last until 12PM PDT. ... (Click for more) Fri, 04 Sep 2009 07:04:12 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#439 My brain is just too full to come up with something witty right now, so I am just going to drop this one in place and let it speak for itself: GU53 Housing & Crafting Preview Wheeeeee! (Click for more) Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:40:49 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#438 GU53 has been patched to the Test and Test_Copy servers, and wow, is there a metric boatload of stuff going on in it! (Check out a copy of the patch notes here Frankly, it is all a bit overwhelming at first or second glance, so it will take me a ... (Click for more) Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:54:42 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#437 How about a C-sharp? B-flat? No, no, nix that, Mum is not going to attempt to sing. However, there are a few things to mention before she and the hubbyogre run away for an anniversary weekend getaway... The Moonlight Enchantments event was scheduled to end at 11:59 pm PDT tonight ... (Click for more) Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:03:58 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#436 Just a reminder: Get ready Norrath! The phase of the moon is just right and the mushroom rings will be active again for a short time. The event will turn on at 12:01am PDT on August 20th and run until 11:59pm PDT on August 21st. These times apply directly with ... (Click for more) Wed, 19 Aug 2009 01:05:51 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#435 For those of you that checked out the link that I provided on Wednesday, but do not have the time or energy to run in circles trying to figure it all out, Kaisha has provided us with a quick little walk-through for the quest. You can find the details on ... (Click for more) Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:47:46 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#434 I got up early today to finish off the Armor Fact Sheet submissions, and found myself distracted by some virtual Chocolate Chip Cookies of Snickering Mischief (these are a variant on Neriak's infamous Chocolate Chip Cookies of Seething Malice that Kiara bakes just for me). Take a look at what ... (Click for more) Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:32:15 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#433 Armor shopping can be a royal pain for players, as they try to decide which set they want, what resources they need, what level crafter they need, and so on. To help things along, Fact Sheets are being created with an all-in-one view of crafted armor sets by tier that ... (Click for more) Tue, 11 Aug 2009 05:50:25 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000&step=25#432 A hotfix was dropped onto the U.S. servers today. While it isn't really anything on the crafting front, there's all sorts of stuff in here that was due to feedback at Fan Faire (including personal torches!), so I wanted to highlight it. You can find a copy of the hotfix ... (Click for more) Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:43:46 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000&step=25#431 Taken from the SOE forums: Tinkerfest is here!! The gnomes of Norrath have resurrected their holiday from more than 500 years ago. This celebration of all things gnomish will bring you new gnomish house items, new shinies to collect, and lots of fun! Look for signs of celebration in ... (Click for more) Thu, 23 Jul 2009 07:35:11 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000&step=25#430 There is a lot going on this week! The Moonlight Enchantments mini-event, as previously mentioned, is running through tomorrow (Wednesday) at 10:30 a.m. Pacific. Make sure to check it out before then, or miss it until next month! On Friday, get ready for clicks, whirrs, pings, and lots of gnomish ... (Click for more) Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:20:28 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000&step=25#429 Astrologers are apparently hard at work trying to figure out what has delayed the opening of the mushroom rings for the Moonlight Enchantments mini-event. They hope that whatever astrological event caused the delay will be quickly resolved. (Translation: the delay in the release of this mini-event is being looked into. ... (Click for more) Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:46:22 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000&step=25#428