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 © 2008-2013 Niami Denmother EQ2TC logo http://eq2.eqtraders.com/images/eqtcsmlogo.jpg 98 80 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/ We saw some lovely new house items appear with the March Moonlight Enchantments event, but the grotto love did not end there! When the grottos return on Monday (May 20), there will be 23 new house items (including two non-potted palm trees!), and two new repeatable crafting quests for ... (Click for more) Fri, 17 May 2013 06:23:06 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php#728 The downloadable XLS file with the tradeskill apprentice recipes has been updated with a Level 95 tab to include the recipes added with GU66. (Click for more) Fri, 10 May 2013 11:57:19 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php#727 I'll go through updating the various articles with launch-day and after-launch changes and additions tomorrow, if all goes well. For now, however, I have, 1 bit of news and one correction. It seems that fishing in Cobalt Scar can be profitable! Those with 425 or more fishing skill might want ... (Click for more) Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:22:54 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php#726 All EQ2 Servers will come down on Tuesday, April 30, at 7:00 am Pacific Time for Game Update 66, Scars of the Awakened. The expected downtime is three hours. Here's a master list of the reading material I have put together for folks regarding the crafting/housing side of things. ... (Click for more) Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:55:42 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php#725 In prep for GU66, it is a Double XP (AA, Adventure, Tradeskill and Guild) Weekend, starting at noon Pacific today. Go forth and enjoy! I will be busy quite a bit with other GU66 prep work. Additional information was added to the GU66 Crafting and Housing Preview last night, and ... (Click for more) Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:04:17 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php#724 I am going to be working on GU66 preview stuff all week long, as several aspects of it take quite a bit of explanation, and other bits of it are still waiting on SOE confirmation/correction. That having been said, here is the partially-finished GU66 Crafting/Housing Preview, including links to the ... (Click for more) Wed, 24 Apr 2013 04:34:00 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#723 With Game Update 66 a week away from launch, I have put up the first of several articles on the crafting and housing portion of the update. Take a look at the GU66 Carpenter Recipes. I will be working on getting more GU66 information out over the next couple of ... (Click for more) Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:15:05 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#722 The eagerly-awaited Hua Mein Retreat has been added to the Marketplace. Sources say that it costs 1350 SC. Item limit before expanders is 800. Enjoy! (Click for more) Wed, 10 Apr 2013 01:05:45 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#721 This just in from SOE, for all the folks who got spit out of their games like grape seeds and/or cannot get logged in. Hey everyone. We are aware of the current server issues, and are looking into it right now. We apologize for the inconvenience. [Dexella] (Click for more) Fri, 05 Apr 2013 06:44:57 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#720 This came from EQ2's facebook page a couple minutes ago: GU66 Beta Updates: We're unlocking the servers right now. Notes: 1) Beta Copy (the button and /beta commands) are currently disabled. You can log in and create a new character on beta and use the buffer. 2) The House Market ... (Click for more) Tue, 02 Apr 2013 01:36:08 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#719 If all goes as planned, Game Update 66 will begin the testing phase this Tuesday, April 2. Since this will include new tradeskill questlines, new apprentice recipes, and the testing of the Player Studio housing, I am hoping to see some of you over on the Beta server to help ... (Click for more) Sun, 31 Mar 2013 07:52:39 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#718 I found the following YouTube video posted this morning, and could not stop giggling as I was already sitting atop my very own meatbeast. This makes me very glad for a double Station Cash weekend this weekend, after my decoration-buying binge earlier in the week! I am also updating ... (Click for more) Fri, 29 Mar 2013 11:24:31 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#717 It is that time of year again. Time for the mischief and merriment that is involved in Bristlebane Day. Check out the new crafted items, and what Mum has in store for her hapless apprentice, Agnor in Size Matters (Click for more) Thu, 28 Mar 2013 05:38:08 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#716 As promised yesterday, size comparison images for the New Grotto Items page and the SC vs Grotto page have been updated with new images due to the patch today. I have included a note in the image titles to show which ones have changed due to increases in max sizing. (Click for more) Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:50:14 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#715 This is from the patch notes for tomorrow: Creeping Fingers, Tri Color Leaf Tree, Five Leaf Bush Drooping Fern Plant, and Blooming Jacaranda can now be sized even larger. I will update the New Grotto Items page and the SC vs Grotto page with new images sometime tomorrow. (Click for more) Mon, 25 Mar 2013 07:35:05 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#714 I love the folks on /antonia_bayle.homeshow -- truly, I do! Even when most of them have no clue I am lurking on a play alt. However, I have to stop reading that channel when I am under a time crunch and trying to finish stuff for me instead of for ... (Click for more) Mon, 25 Mar 2013 01:44:18 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#713 I have several housing-related announcements for you today, thanks to SOE. First, due to amazing amounts of feedback, the watery tile from Moonlight Enchantments is being worked on to remove the sparkles and the fog. There is no ETA on when it will happen, but Kaitheel posted in the SOE ... (Click for more) Thu, 21 Mar 2013 07:45:59 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#712 ... into the past?! It is time for the annual chronoportal event, celebrating the anniversary of EverQuest. While the portal instances seem to be plagued by the same issue as the Brewday instance initially was (zone unavailable), and may not be fixed until m*rning, you can still go glowie-grabbing to ... (Click for more) Thu, 21 Mar 2013 01:17:59 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#711 Today is the first day of spring, and SOE had a wonderful surprise for us just after the clock struck midnight. The monthly Moonlight Enchantments event has begun, with 19 new house items added to the grotto vendor offerings. You can check them out here. Wheeee! (Click for more) Wed, 20 Mar 2013 02:44:33 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#710 Content-filled Game Update 66 has been announced for April 30. This will include new tradeskill content (and new apprentice recipes?!), so keep your eyes open for information regarding beta testing. We will want lots of crafty eyes on this one! Read here for more details. (Click for more) Tue, 12 Mar 2013 01:10:22 -0600 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#709 Brewday 2013 starts in a few short hours, and I finally have turned the quick crafting images into a full preview. Why not join Mum in some virtual Pubcrawling while waiting for the event to begin? (Click for more) Wed, 06 Mar 2013 08:56:45 -0700 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#708 Yes, you read that right. I am not the only one who has heard frequent requests for a guild xp weekend, it seems. Double guild xp will be earned between noon PST this Friday (March 1), through 11:59 pm PST this Sunday (March 3) (Click for more) Thu, 28 Feb 2013 07:57:39 -0700 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#707 This just hit the EQ2 Facebook feed: Attention Norrathians! Keep your eye on that XP bar...it's time for a Double Experience Weekend! Earn Double XP from 12:00pm (noon) Pacific time on Friday, 2/22 through 11:59pm Pacific on Sunday, 2/24! [Dexella] EDIT: For the extremely impatient among you, rough images of ... (Click for more) Thu, 21 Feb 2013 06:56:11 -0700 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#706 There is a player-run initiative to have people donate blood in memory of a longtime player of both EQ and EQ2. You can read the touching post, and find out further details this thread. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends, and I add my sincere ... (Click for more) Thu, 14 Feb 2013 02:30:40 -0700 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#705 ... I am pleased/flattered/honored to be named the SOE Gamer of the month. Wheeeeee! We now return you to the anxious countdown of the last few hours before Erollisi Day returns to Norrath. (Click for more) Wed, 06 Feb 2013 08:32:40 -0700 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000#704 The annual Norrathian celebration of love, Erollisi Day, is just around the corner and I've finally got the preview done ... I think. Without further ado, find out why Niami wants a 30-course meal in this tongue-in-cheek bit of silliness for the Erollisi Day 2013 crafting preview, Festive Finery (Click for more) Tue, 05 Feb 2013 11:56:54 -0700 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000&step=25#703 While it will likely be totally up in the air if the hubbyogre and I will be going for a few more months, SOELive has been announced. It will be at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Nevada from August 1 through August 4. The official web page has not been ... (Click for more) Sat, 02 Feb 2013 11:59:21 -0700 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000&step=25#702 ... and thought I'd pass along the note: Remember, if you're a gold member, log in to Legends of Norrath to get your Choose-a-Pack cards for February! But you may want to hold on to them until February 7th - that's when Debt of the Ratonga will be added to ... (Click for more) Fri, 01 Feb 2013 01:20:34 -0700 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000&step=25#701 The patch tomorrow morning contains the following: TRADESKILLS Level 90+ provisioner writs have been updated. Alchemist level 93 rush order Warrior Essentials will now correctly ask for Forward Charge VIII. Just what, you ask, is being changed about level 90+ provisioner writs, and why is it changing? Let me give ... (Click for more) Wed, 30 Jan 2013 05:03:18 -0700 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000&step=25#700 This maintenance has been canceled. Nothing to see here, move along now! :D (Click for more) Fri, 25 Jan 2013 02:58:27 -0700 http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/news_page.php?archive=true&menustr=140000000000&step=25#699