EQ2: Levels for Platinum

How the heck, you might ask, is a solo Arasai assassin in her 60s, no mercenary, no mentor, hitting dozens of at-level mobs while tanking thousands of points of damage and being continually self-healed? Welcome to the wonderful world of “DM Powerleveling”, an EverQuest 2 mechanism where someone creates a new character, levels it to … Read more

EQ2: Ding 95! And just in time!

Dinged 95 Berserker on Scatterfall today. That’s the max level with the Chains of Eternity expansion. She’s also a 95 Carpenter, and has 318 Alternate Advancement (AA) points — two short of the max. Though she was boosted from 190-something to 280 when she hit level 90 and used one of the special potions that … Read more

EQ2: Player Foundry — goldmine or lost opportunity?

I’ve been told that the item designers set their own target price for these items. So… that changes this article somewhat. SOE has been touting an initiative to let third party item designers design items for their games — they’re calling it a Player Foundry. Designers submit fully textured 3D models of items to be … Read more

EQ2: Going Mobile

A few days ago, I blogged about a little script I wrote that helped me price things for selling from the EverQuest 2 broker. It’s been invaluable in letting me wring the absolute best price out of the things I don’t need, especially, since I’ve been working on the gathering quests, all the hundreds of … Read more