SoE Live 2013 - Daily Update
Posted: Fri Aug 02, 2013 10:08 am
Hi everyone!
So last night everyone met up at Planet Hollywood! Unbelievable rooms and service so far. Nice change from Bally's!!! Way to go SoE.
The Hotel is much more compact than Bally's too.... so not a lot of endless walking. We all got a very nice EQ T-Shirt in dark grey with a Qeynos coat of arms,
as well as a full sized poster of Everquest Next. Now to get the developers to sign it!
We attended the opening address from 7-9 which included the new EQ expansion "Call of the Forsaken" (Launching September 27th/ with an August 14th beta). BTW this was the largest SOE Live (Fan Faire) of all time with well over 2000 fans in attendance.
Call of the Foresaken will be traditional EQ lore and with new content in old school inaccessible zones. The Dead Hills, Neriak - 4th Gate, and other zones on our existing maps which have previously closed. Also Plane of War (a side zone not really related to the expansion). The expansion roll out model of HoF (buy initial expansion, with free content over the year) will continue with this release too.
A new dragon appears in North Karana who pierces the Ethermere, (unknown forces open many alternative realities together.) This is a cross over from recent lore in EQ2 with the lore of both games now entwining lore and storylines Can anyone say "Lead into EQ Next?
All players will assemble in force to confront challenges in this new area and work with Dragons as both friends and enemies to obtain artifacts and follow traditional lore with new meanings and in lost areas across Norrath.
A new mission mechanic {(Heroic Adventures), will customize instances to constantly change from the old style of repetitive missions, to became a totally unique mission, every time you run it, based upon group class makeup and strength as well as aligning loot, mob strength and challenge.
Two new Hardcore Heritage zones will be opening in a few weeks too for 1 month. 1) Castle Mistmoore and 2) Nagafen's Lair! Oh and I won a Nagafen Hat! Silly cool hat plushie with wings sticking out the sides.
More details to come later today as things get announced........
So last night everyone met up at Planet Hollywood! Unbelievable rooms and service so far. Nice change from Bally's!!! Way to go SoE.
The Hotel is much more compact than Bally's too.... so not a lot of endless walking. We all got a very nice EQ T-Shirt in dark grey with a Qeynos coat of arms,
as well as a full sized poster of Everquest Next. Now to get the developers to sign it!
We attended the opening address from 7-9 which included the new EQ expansion "Call of the Forsaken" (Launching September 27th/ with an August 14th beta). BTW this was the largest SOE Live (Fan Faire) of all time with well over 2000 fans in attendance.
Call of the Foresaken will be traditional EQ lore and with new content in old school inaccessible zones. The Dead Hills, Neriak - 4th Gate, and other zones on our existing maps which have previously closed. Also Plane of War (a side zone not really related to the expansion). The expansion roll out model of HoF (buy initial expansion, with free content over the year) will continue with this release too.
A new dragon appears in North Karana who pierces the Ethermere, (unknown forces open many alternative realities together.) This is a cross over from recent lore in EQ2 with the lore of both games now entwining lore and storylines Can anyone say "Lead into EQ Next?
All players will assemble in force to confront challenges in this new area and work with Dragons as both friends and enemies to obtain artifacts and follow traditional lore with new meanings and in lost areas across Norrath.
A new mission mechanic {(Heroic Adventures), will customize instances to constantly change from the old style of repetitive missions, to became a totally unique mission, every time you run it, based upon group class makeup and strength as well as aligning loot, mob strength and challenge.
Two new Hardcore Heritage zones will be opening in a few weeks too for 1 month. 1) Castle Mistmoore and 2) Nagafen's Lair! Oh and I won a Nagafen Hat! Silly cool hat plushie with wings sticking out the sides.
More details to come later today as things get announced........