EverQuest’s new server — what are the choices?

Way back in December, SOE mentioned offhandedly that they would be adding a NEW server to EverQuest — the first since the two progression servers from a couple of years ago. A couple of days ago, while writing about the “Classic EQ Petition” that was going around, Egat mentioned in the comments that there was … Read more

Spellborn: Marketplace, new instance, more in patch 1.03

The Chronicles of Spellborn will gain a (metric) tonne of features in its upcoming patch, 1.03. A lot of dreams players have are coming true.
Unfortunately (for me), the letter I got from Spellborn was in German. I’ll try to do a little bit of (probably wildly wrong) translation above the fold, and the full letter is in the original German afterward.
– Called “The Scroll of Swords & Münzen”.
– New: Marketplace
– New instance: Exarchyon
Marketplace
– Can use from any shard
– Meant for trading crafting materials and items
– Operated by NPCs from House Silver, the mercantile House
– Items are offered at a fixed price — no bidding
– Browse by category
– Search by name
– Price history shows market trends to help find the best deals
Exarchyon
– Exarchyon is the floating headquarters of the “Brotherhood of the Sword”
– Epic quest line starts at level 7 in Hogg-Grat
– Investigate the Brotherhood activities as your explore
– At level 20-25, attack Exarchyon itself in an exciting finale.
New Quest Lines
– In addition to the Exarchyon quest, players levels 20-27 receive two new quest lines.
– At level 20, your character will receive a letter asking for their help in Ringfell.
– At level 27, the Oracle has a quest for you beginning in Brightvale.
– Existing quests optimized by less returning to the Quarterstone quest givers.
New UI Features
– Local chat now appears in chat balloons.
– Icon above your character shows your High House.
– Chat with members of your House with /h.
Further Improvements
– More fame and personal experience points in instances
– Lower Humanoid monster respawn rate on the Parliament and Ringfell shards
– Further details at http://tcos.com/de/news,id221,vorschau_patch_1_0_3.html
Full letter (in German) after the fold.

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Wizard 101: St. Patty’s day — and new Crowns items!

A funny little man dressed in green dragged me to my computer. “Log in! To Wizard 101!” he insisted. And when I started to do just that, he slapped my hands rudely from the keyboard. “No! Log in to the TEST SERVER! There all the new St. Patty’s Day things you will see!” “Gee,” I … Read more

Wizard 101 shared bank! Green clothes! Voices!

Wizard 101 added shared bank slots, voice overs to all quests in Wizard City and Krokotopia, and the St Patrick’s Day RMT gear in today’s patch. Gamer’s Daily News has a full description of the new changes, and I’ll be posting all the details after I get into the game tonight. Thanks to Game Mom … Read more