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EQ2Wire Guide to Skyshrine
http://eq2wire.com/2012/04/17/eq2wires-guide-to-game-update-63-skyshrine/
http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/posts/list.m?topic_id=515981
The Destiny of Velious saga continues! Adventurers breach the barriers of the Withered Lands, seeking entrance to Skyshrine, the glorious, ancient dragon city!
The great citadel of Skyshrine has long housed the Claws of Veeshan behind its massive walls and arcane protections. Now, the unthinkable has happened -- Skyshrine is under siege! Battle and befriend dragons and their wurmkin in the forbidden city of Dracur. Explore the past to unravel the mysterious events that transformed the formidable draconic city into a battlefield full of daunting challenges, terrifying foes and unimaginable treasures!
Far below Skyshrine a different battle rages on. Once known as the Wakening Lands, a majestic valley touched by the Plane of Growth, today oddly overgrown and overrun by a sickly magic… and now known as the Withered Lands. This strange corruption has affected not only the land, but has touched and twisted many of the creatures that once thrived here, including the legendary caretakers of the forest. Now turned to a dark purpose, the caretakers cultivate the afflicted plants and animals. In the deepest regions of the creeping woods, chaotic storms drench the forest and singe the gnarled treetops, where an angry dragon flies menacingly overhead!
Save the forest from corruption, aid the armies of Norrath in reaching Skyshrine, explore the intrigues of dragonkind and save their embattled city!
Level cap raised to 92
Withered Lands outdoor zone with over 100 quests and solo, small group, and raid content
Play YOUR way in Skyshrine instances with solo, normal and challenge group modes
Poet’s Palace Dungeon Maker theme and items
New Dungeon Maker adventurers
Tradeskill apprentices with new recipes (one Elite!)
*Requires Destiny of Velious expansion
**Requires Age of Discovery expansion
Coming to a Test Server near you by Thursday, March 15, 2012!
adding this link if EQ2Wire reports any more info regarding the update
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more GU63 news --- Prestige AA
http://eq2wire.com/2012/03/16/xelgad-talks-prestige-aas/
Game Update 63 “Skyshrine” rolls out to the live servers on April 17th, but parts of it are now available for testing on the Test and Test Copy servers. In addition to the new Velious zones and a level cap raise to level 92, some of the biggest news is the opening of a new “Prestige” AA tab.
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280 AA required to level past 90
http://eq2wire.com/2012/03/21/280-aas-required-to-level-past-90/
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http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/24/the-tattered-notebook-new-details-on-game-update-63/#continued
Skyshrine
Old EverQuest vets will recognize Skyshrine, the home of the Claws of Veeshan dragons, although it was originally located in the Wakening Lands (according to the lore, they've been corrupted by some sort of magic). The city is under siege, and players will have the chance to help the dragons and save the city from destruction. It will include solo, group, and raid instances, so it looks like there's something for everyone.
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massively did a preview - goto link for full article
http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/31/the-tattered-notebook-a-scenic-tour-of-the-withered-lands/
near the New Combine Foothold where you first drop in, there's an open-world dungeon, called the K'Val Ruins, and it looks like it's designed for small hunting parties. It's guarded by Giants, and inside are a few nameds. Again, the dungeon makes great use of flight, and there are several shafts where you can fly up and down to various levels of the temple. You can fly safely through the zone because even though the giants inside are massive, the halls and rooms are even more impressive.
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gu63 - aa exp curve to flatten
http://eq2wire.com/2012/04/03/alternate-advancement-xp-curve-gets-flattened/
EQ2 Lead Designer Lyndro had this to say:
How Many Free AAs?
Senya and other players on Test reported receiving up to 33 AAs after the revised figures:
245 to 278
235 to 266
190 to 212
162 to 182
88 to 102
from comments (at same link)
As per test…
If you currently have 248 AAs, you’ll be at 280 with this change.
If you currently have 284 AAs, you’ll go to cap of 320.
http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/posts/list.m?start=15&topic_id=516875
From what people are reporting it looks like a 13% increase. That's a best guess from the average, and may not be accurate because it's from looking at whole AA levels not actual xp figures. But based on that:
current_AA * 1.13 = post_GU63_AA
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new drake mounts with the update - can be quested or raid drops
http://www.everquest2.com/news/article?month=042012&id=5189
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Has the /who hack been fixed?
Are mercs still used in pvp?
Of course these are relevant to the pvp server. Until these exploits are addressed for pvp these expansions are moot for me.
Life IS Feudal
i do not pvp in EQ2
but 6 weeks ago, Mercs damage was nerfed for PVP
http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/posts/list.m?topic_id=515264
http://www.eq2flames.com/player-vs-player-issues/87352-mercs-pvp.html
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That drake mount looks amazing.
I wasnt aware of this
http://eq2wire.com/2012/04/13/soe-community-webcast-transcript-game-update-63-skyshrine-pt-1/#more-13367
We’ve done something we’ve never done before, which is to create Challenge Heroic instances, as well as Solo Heroic instances which are balanced for either a really powerful solo character. Otherwise they’re perfect for duoing with another player or a mercenary.
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transcript #2
http://eq2wire.com/2012/04/13/soe-community-webcast-notes-game-update-63-skyshrine-pt-2/#more-13414
Skyshrine will not immediately be added to Dungeon Finder, because it would let you bypass certain requirements. It’s like with travel bells and druid travel. We want people to discover these zones first, and then later we can consider adding faster travel.
The access quests for Skyshrine dungeons only require 1 person to be keyed to access them.
Q&A
Q: How will the Veteran Bonus be handled now that the level cap is being raised to 92?
Lyndro: For now, we’re leaving the Veteran Bonus at level 90. I won’t guarantee that it will stay level 90 forever.
Q: Are you planning to revamp any old zones in the near future?
Lyndro: We’ve got Qeynos coming this summer (Game Update 64 in August). That’s going to be a Freeport style revamp. We’re going to tell new stories, and add new quests. Qeynos is going to be turned into two zones where Freeport was one zone.
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http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/15/a-land-corrupted-and-a-city-under-seige-a-look-at-gu63-with-the/
There are 14 to 15 instances of Skyshrine for players to tackle, in addition to 12 different heroic instances, three raid zones, and three solo zones, so this update brings quite a bit of new content.
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Just a great big pile of AWESOME!!
Life is Short, Read a Book.
http://eq2wire.com/2012/04/16/game-update-63-skyshrine-downtime-announcement/
Time Zone Conversion
PST: April 17 @ 7:00am~12:00 Noon
EST: April 17 @ 10:00am~3:00pm
BST: April 17 @ 18:00~23:00
CET: April 17 @ 19:00~0:00
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patch notes
http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/posts/list.m?topic_id=517341
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I would come back in a heartbeat if they fix the broken items and itemization lvl1-80 !
The completely wrecked it with the script they ran over 8 months ago, but as usual, the just move on and didn't bother fixing it !
/le sigh
I agree SOE should have kept at fixing gear but I wouldnt call it broken
current players would not notice much difference if they didnt see gear preAugust 2011
or at least I havent - and ive leveled a few new characters in the past few months
http://eq2wire.com/2011/08/29/game-update-61-reitemization-pushes-devs-players-to-the-limit/
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EQ2Wire Guide to Skyshrine
http://eq2wire.com/2012/04/17/eq2wires-guide-to-game-update-63-skyshrine/
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critical commentary about the GU63 gear being a bit too good
http://eq2wire.com/2012/04/19/the-skyshrine-gear-reset-putting-all-your-eggs-in-one-update/
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Well, this is DoV: Part 2. When's Part 3?
-Letting Derek Smart work on your game is like letting Osama bin Laden work in the White House. Something will burn.-
-And on the 8th day, man created God.-
they consolidated part2 and part3 into part2 -- there will be only 3 game updates this year
http://eq2wire.com/2012/01/25/takeback-only-3-game-updates-this-year-gu63-slips-to-april/
GU64 - Qeynos due in August
GU65 - expansion due in November
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so we are getting age of discovery in November yea? do wonder how long they plan on playing catch up on expansions, selling half done expansions and then claim the GUs is actual expansion additions, it just means GU´s doesnt really exisist anymore as free updates
if future game updates requires expansions to play them - I agree
the august update wont require any expansions
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gu63 bugfixes, 04/26
http://eq2wire.com/2012/04/26/april-26-2012-update-notes/
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more gu63 info
http://eq2wire.com/2012/04/27/elite-mercs-and-claws-of-veeshan-faction-items/
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