SOE has posted a preview of the zones Lower Guk and Guk Stronghold in the upcoming The Shadow Odyssey expansion, which is expected to be released on Nov. 18.
The preview is full of EverQuest lore and descriptions, including the awakening of Warlord Ykesha by adventuring trolls in Guk Stronghold and the clan of undead trolls and frogloks that fight under his command in Lower Guk.
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This just in from SOE! Take a look at some of the zones coming with EverQuest II's highly anticipated fifth expansion!
After teasing the community mercilessly, Kiara brings us the Official Beta Invite !
Since today is Talk Like a Pirate Day (yeah, we totally planned it this way) the rest of our message will be brought to you in pirate speak!
Aye, please remember that registration int' the beta program does not guarantee admittance, but only puts ye int' the pool from which players will be randomly selected t' take part in the program. Also please remember that takin' part in our beta program means that ye accept the terms o' our Non-disclosure Agreement; e'erythin' included within the software and on the beta forums is co'ard by that agreement until otherwise stated. No aspect o' the beta program may be discussed on any public message shanty men; only on the pri'ate beta section o' the official E'erquest II forums. Ye'll ne'er get me buried booty!
If you don't speak pirate, try this link!
Kiara posteth :
The day we've all been waiting for is finally here!
Open beta registration will start on Friday, September 19th, 2008.
Stay tuned for the link and more information. Same ogre time, same ogre channel.
Watch here for more news as it becomes available!
Ah Veksar ! This dungeon is a preview to the launch version that will be available in the upcoming expansion The Shadow Odyssey(TM), scheduled for release on November 18th. Haven't taken a look yet? We got our hands on some video!
Back in 2002, I was not a gamer. Seriously, I wasn't. I didn't consider what I did as gaming. At the time, I was playing Diablo II with my family and a couple of friends, and enjoying learning a new form of entertainment. Anything else was not even a thought to me... I was happy with what I was doing.
But then, I saw this advertisement for The Sims Online and beta testing. Now, I had played The Sims, and The Sims 2000. And I thought, "How cool!", so I signed up. A few weeks later, I received my beta CDs in the mail and loaded the program. I was instantly mesmerized by this new world, where things were colorful and inviting! And, to top it off... I could have green hair!!! Oh this was heaven for me!
So I created my very first Sim, and named her Mags. She had green hair and wore a green dress, and had green shoes, and was green... as far as gamers go. I had no idea what I was doing! Wandering around, checking out homes, wondering what everyone was doing. In the early days, houses could have all of the items for money or skills under one roof, and not have to specialize by category. And stores? They didn't exist. We all had our catalogues and that's where we purchased our items. And this was beta, so naturally we had some fun bugs to play with! One of my favorites was the Buffet Bug. For those of you that don't remember... the buffets were bugged - literally. You could not clean them, and so they gathered flies and dropped our room scores. And you couldn't pick them up to delete them or sell them! So we had at times 6 - 8 buffet tables stacked in a closed off room at the back of the house just waiting for the bug to get fixed!
Being a beta tester, we were always aware that what we achieved would not necessarily be what we ended up with. In fact, we all knew that the chance of us losing our homes, our money, our skills, and our identities was a distinct possibility. So it was with great regret that we suffered through The Great Wipe in November 2002, just before launch. But many of us found each other again and rebuilt what we could; all the while laughing at how much fun we'd had so far.
 | Last night we held our Awards Ceremony in our EA-Land Contest Giveaway at the Allakhazam Awards house! It was all glitz and glamour as we invited our contestants to a before-party at the home. This gave our contestants time to get to know each other and wish each other well. Shortly before opening to the general public, Parizad arrived to greet our guests. Precisely at 4:00pm PDT / 7:00pm EDT, the doors opened to the public, and we were flooded with guests at the front door! Everyone wanted an opportunity to get in and watch the awards show. We quickly filled up, and I had to soon find more seating from other parts of the house! Eventually we got everyone in and started the show. |
Yesterday we visited Haunted Forest Manor, the final home in our EA-Land Contest Giveaway!
 | With frightening images throughout, not to mention the memory of those who have died before us haunting the grounds of the home, this home provided us with much to be wary of! The evening started off with some horrifying tricks of the eye, causing what appeared to be the death of one of our guests! We then proceeded to hear the tale of Pandora, while watching her ghost appear before our very eyes! The evening ended with a seance around the campfires, and everyone working together to reach "the other side" in hopes of making contact! With the frightening visages of horror stories of the past surrounding us, it was indead a wonderfully freaky evening! Take a look for yourself: |
The final property in our EA-Land Giveaway Contest will be visited today by Parizad. If you wish to tag along, here are the details:
Be sure to join us, and keep an eye out for the Awards Ceremony announcement, so that you can attend and see who won!
We look forward to seeing you in-game!
Yesterday we visited one of our final homes, The Matchmaker Heaven!
 | The scene was all pink and whites, and unlike most "love" homes, this was not a place designed strictly for hooking up with the hottie you've been eyeing... there was fun and games also to be had! Zeltex, the owner of this lovely home, provided us with a fun drinking contest, and shared in some laughs with Parizad exchanging gifts and niceties. All in all, I think everyone had a great time while we were there, and we thank you for joining us! Here are some snapshots: |
