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 © 2008-2012 Niami Denmother EQ2TC logo http://eq2.eqtraders.com/images/eqtcsmlogo.jpg 98 80 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/ You would have thought that Mum knew better than to trust a dark elf for a neutral review of the Erolissi Day celebrations in Norrath. Whatever her reasoning, here is a different spin on the upcoming Erollisi Day world event! (Click for more) Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:35:12 -0700 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php#630 SOE has announced that the Kelethin city festival, which will begin in a few short hours, will have available new city-themed building blocks. These blocks will be available for two city tokens apiece and will also be available later on the marketplace. (Click for more) Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:12:47 -0700 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php#629 My apologies for the silence over the holidays, as I was hoping against hope that we would have a happier update, or a rough ETA, before I posted. Neither has happened, so here is all I can tell you. As many of you were aware, we had some serious site ... (Click for more) Wed, 04 Jan 2012 04:18:00 -0700 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php#628 This is from the SOE forums. Please click on this link for the full post. Closed Beta registration for "Age of Discovery" is now open! Applications are available at this link. Beta testing is vital to ensure a great product launch. We appreciate your participation and welcome any and all ... (Click for more) Mon, 17 Oct 2011 07:51:53 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php#627 Have you already put together a haunted home in-game, or can you put one together before October 24? If so, you might want to check out the Haunted Home Forum Challenge that SOE is running over on the SOE forums. You can find more details here. (Edit: Gremlins stole the ... (Click for more) Fri, 14 Oct 2011 07:55:28 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php#626 The Nights of the Dead events are now active and will run through November 7. Stock up on all those neat new house items while you can, get a bunch of lovely xp/AA from all the new quests, and remember to collect candy while you can! Also make sure to ... (Click for more) Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:39:56 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#625 There was a patch this m*rning that included the next part of the beastlord prelude event, some dungeon finder fixes and more. Included in the update was the following: TRADESKILLS The amount of ore received from melting down Drunder equipment has been tripled. Thurgadin and Ry’gorr armor set recipes no ... (Click for more) Tue, 11 Oct 2011 04:05:56 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#624 The Dungeon Finder feature went live today, along with some class AA fixes and other bits and pieces. Details are here. (Click for more) Thu, 06 Oct 2011 11:34:34 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#623 Nights of the Dead 2011, the Norrathian version of Halloween, is just around the corner. In addition to a preview of the brand new house items from the event, Mum also indulges in one of her guilty pleasures ... candy corn! (Click for more) Tue, 04 Oct 2011 08:54:42 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#622 This is from the patch notes for tomorrow (Tuesday) morning: HOUSE RATING SYSTEM The House Rating System has been modified to use the median value of all ratings instead of a simple average. This will reduce the effect caused by players leaving extremely low or extremely high values that are ... (Click for more) Mon, 26 Sep 2011 06:32:04 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#621 The patch today made some changes to how house layouts are handled Added a unique house ID number to saved house layout files. This can be used to identify a file from one house that has the same zone as another house. NOTE: Old version 5 files should still be ... (Click for more) Tue, 20 Sep 2011 06:58:15 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#620 Have you been decorating your home by hand the old fashioned way, and gotten frustrated when you cannot convince certain items to turn, rotate, flip, etc in the way that you would like them to? Have you delayed on downloading and using the Layout Editor from Jesdyr because the thought ... (Click for more) Wed, 14 Sep 2011 12:55:29 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#619 I pulled the crafting-related notes from the hotfix notes today: Successfully countering the Far Seas Innovation event while crafting now has a chance to reward you with a Seed of Growth, and Far Seas Tokens are no longer a possible reward. The Lucky Wolf Paw from the introductory crafting quest ... (Click for more) Tue, 13 Sep 2011 01:34:37 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#618 I have just found out that there is a special Thundering Steppes aether race today until about 6 p.m. Pacific. Scurry on over and try it out! (As mentioned here.) (Click for more) Sat, 10 Sep 2011 01:10:14 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#617 On my emergency battery-operated radio last night, I heard that about 1.4 million of us were without power. It was an interesting time, and makes me very glad that I love candles as much as I do, even as I bemoaned the poor hubbyogre, who was stuck in traffic for ... (Click for more) Fri, 09 Sep 2011 09:01:48 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#616 For those who thought it was bad enough that the little brat from the A Gathering Obsession quest series came back for a return performance with Velious, it gets worse. No, I am not talking about the line of Qho Dependent items I have on the Zazzle site, though ... (Click for more) Tue, 06 Sep 2011 12:39:36 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#615 While they are not in proper gallery format yet, I have at least put up furniture gallery pages for the new carpenter-made signs as well as the various crafted tiles. The dividers page has also been updated with quick images from GU60 and GU61 additions, and likewise, the paintings gallery ... (Click for more) Tue, 30 Aug 2011 03:09:44 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#614 On top of fixes to the guildhall crash issue and such, there are several items of interest to crafters in the hotfix happening in the morning: TRADESKILLS Ample Harvest now also improves Ground Mount Speed. Swift Creation now also improves out of combat run speed. High Quality Materials now also ... (Click for more) Mon, 29 Aug 2011 11:03:17 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#613 GENERAL Due to an issue with GU61, all characters will have their items unattuned and adornments on equipped gear refunded once again. In addition, all AA trees should reset upon login. The LoN prestige house Residence of the Blades no longer gets confused if you own an Everfrost Summer Home ... (Click for more) Fri, 26 Aug 2011 10:22:46 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#612 Game Update 61 is here. The Patch Notes are here Edits: SOE is passing along the word that you may need to zone once after logging in, in order for your AA to reset. From conversations in /crafting, Mum is also passing along the word that if you can't see ... (Click for more) Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:42:46 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#611 Game Update 61 will be released on Thursday, July 25, instead of tomorrow (Tuesday), according to a new update from SOE. In order to make sure that Game Update 61: The War of Zek gets ample testing time, we will be launching this update on Thursday, August 25th instead of ... (Click for more) Mon, 22 Aug 2011 08:48:51 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#610 GU61 is just around the corner, and while I do not have a story for you this time, I not only have lots of really yummy eye-candy, but a couple of timely warnings. Check out the GU61 Crafting & Housing Preview for more details. (Click for more) Sat, 20 Aug 2011 01:05:43 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#609 Yes, plans are already underway for Fan Faire next year, and SOE is asking for feedback from the community regarding the three possible dates in September and October of next year. If you would like to cast your vote and/or read more about it check out this post. (Click for more) Tue, 09 Aug 2011 06:51:10 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#608 This coming weekend, from 12:01 am PDT on Friday, July 29, until 11:59 pm PDT on Sunday, July 31, we will be running a true Double XP promotion (+100% XP). Take advantage of these three days and watch those XP bars fill up! The bonus applies to AA, tradeskill and ... (Click for more) Tue, 26 Jul 2011 09:02:06 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#607 Some of you may remember Mum running around blowing things up like a madwoman last year for Tinkerfest. It seems she is at it again, with a bit of a twist. Read about it in the Tinkerfest 2011 Preview. Barring any unexpected cogs thrown into the works to muck things ... (Click for more) Mon, 25 Jul 2011 04:52:13 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#606 The Velious transport world event (rebuilding the dragon rings in GD and the wizard spires in EW) will be turned back on late Friday afternoon. Additional details are as follows: The Velious transport network rebuilding events will be reactivated this Friday (22nd), late afternoon pacific time. The following changes have ... (Click for more) Thu, 21 Jul 2011 07:14:05 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000&step=25#605 Since I will be asleep when this hotfix hits in a few hours, I am posting the patch notes of interest to crafters now: The first two tiers of Velium Shard Armor should now require less Velium Shards. The amount of ore obtained from smelting down a piece of Drunder ... (Click for more) Tue, 19 Jul 2011 12:29:09 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000&step=25#603 The world event is NOT active at this time. I do not have any word on when it will be up. The two new prestige homes that I mentioned in my Fan Faire Writeup are now on Test and Test_Copy. Head on over and check them out! (Click for more) Tue, 19 Jul 2011 11:56:19 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000&step=25#604 **The Gnomes have thrown some nuts and bolts into the system and this World Event is on hold until further notice. Please note that your progress has been saved. When the World Event is reactivated you can start up where you left off.** Taken from this thread on the SOE ... (Click for more) Fri, 15 Jul 2011 11:49:36 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000&step=25#602 Did you want more teleport pads for all your new homes? More imperceptible beauty items? Other neat house items, appearance items and more? (Or even some primal velium shards?). While this event is aimed at level 90 adventurers, you may be able to scrounge some of the tokens with squishies ... (Click for more) Thu, 14 Jul 2011 02:55:09 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000&step=25#601