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The Forum Hodgepodge for November 19th
11/19/2008
Check out these interesting threads and many others on the EQLive Official Forums...

Meet the Community: Toetoe
11/18/2008
Every week we highlight EverQuest community members.  This week meet Toetoe from the Quellious (Rodcet Nife) server.

SOE Services Maintenance
11/17/2008
Beginning at 12:00 am PST on Tuesday, November 18, 2008 all SOE account and commerce flow and the Station Store will be unavailable for maintenance.  (PST is -8 GMT: 1:00 am MDT, 2:00 am CDT, 3:00 pm EDT, 20:00 GMT)

We expect this maintenance to take place until 8:00am. During this maintenance period game servers will still be accessible. We apologize for this interruption and will resume the affected services as soon as the maintenance is completed.

This maintenance may or may not affect your forum status.

The EverQuest Fan Art Gallery has been Updated!
11/17/2008
The EverQuest Fan Art gallery has been updated with some fantastic new pieces of work by fellow EverQuest community members.

Legends of Norrath: November Premier Event
11/17/2008
Put your best deck forward in the November Premier Event to compete for a Z-Series Sony VAIO Laptop. Starting at 10 a.m. PDT on Nov. 22, 2008, we'll begin a free, five-to-eight-round constructed deck event with great prizes for the top 16 finishers!

Legends of Norrath: Ring of Scale Scenario
11/14/2008
In Kunark long ago, the winged dragon lords of the Ring of Scale waged war with the airborne Iksar army mounted on their flying Sokokars. Ganak – son of Atrebe and emperor of the Iksar – met with Jaled-Dar – mighty-winged dragon of the Ring of Scale – in a legendary aerial duel over the Field of Bone. They were both incinerated by magic and fire as a result of this battle. What if one had prevailed? How would history have been changed?

Tip of the Week - Guide to Choosing and Creating a Character
11/13/2008
Having trouble trying to figure out what race and class you want your character to be? Community Member –Mandaar- wrote this Guide to help you with the process.
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Child's Play 2008 Charity Drive Kicks Off
11/13/2008
Child's Play has put out the call to the gaming community! Let's do our part and help them raise money for those in need. The Child's Play charity has collected more than 2 million dollars in toys, games, books and cash for kids in children's hospitals all across North America. This year the organization is welcoming ten new hospitals in Canada and the US to the Child's Play network, so check out the map to see if your local children's hospital has come on board.

For more information, head over to the official Child's Play web site now and find out how you can help.

The Forum Hodgepodge for November 13th
11/13/2008
Check out these interesting threads and many others on the EQLive Official Forums...

SOE Podcast #50 is Live!
11/11/2008
This is official SOE Podcast 50 listen to an interview with EQII designers Kander and Ilucide, this cast also features an interview with SWG Community Manager Valara! Timmy the red headed step child stops in to talk about what has been going on with him and of course the news includes the latest for your favorite games..

Meet the Community: Xyvorax NyghtStarr
11/11/2008
Every week we highlight EverQuest community members.  This week meet Xyvorax NyghtStarr from the Bertoxxulous (Tholuxe Paells) server.

Veteran’s Day Salute
11/11/2008
From all of us here at Sony Online Entertainment to all of our present and former troops, their families, and supporters of freedom and peace, we give you our thanks. We salute you.

Free Realms Beta Sign-Up
11/10/2008
We're super excited to announce that Sony Online Entertainment's newest game, Free Realms, is now accepting applicants for its beta testing phase.

All Strategy Games Down for Maintenance, Thursday 11/13
11/10/2008
Starting on Thursday, November 13th at 6:00am PST, all Strategy Games servers will be down for scheduled maintenance. This includes Legends of Norrath, Pirates CSG Online, Star Chamber, Stargate Online TCG, and the Star Wars Galaxies™ Trading Card Game. This downtime is expected to last approximately four hours. The servers will be brought back up once maintenance is completed. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

The Haunting Party Winners
11/07/2008
This Halloween during the Haunting of Norrath, we challenged the community to throw a Haunting Party. Here are the winning hauntings!

Legends of Norrath: Cinder Hornet Tournament Pack
11/07/2008
The Legends of Norrath Cinder Hornet Tournament Pack will be available in the Station Store for a limited time starting on October 31st at 2pm PT.

Meet the Community: Tobermory Foxglove`Womble
11/06/2008
Every week we highlight EverQuest community members.  This week meet Tobermory Foxglove`Womble from the Maelin Starpyre (Vazaelle).

Massively.com Giveaways
11/05/2008
EverQuest Giveaways on Massively
Looking to get Seeds of Destruction? Massively is giving away chance of obtaining keys for it!  Read the News!

SOE Giveaways on Massively
Massively giving away a chance to obtain 30 days of gameplay for Planetside, EverQuest, The Matrix Online, Star Wars Galaxies, and EverQuest II all included! Plus, they’ll throw in two additional 30 day time cards. Extend your play of one of those games to 90 days, or try out two games for two months. They also have a ton more swag for you on top of that greatness; For Details head over to Massively.com  before 7:00 AM EST Friday, November 7th..

The Forum Hodgepodge for November 5th
11/05/2008
Check out these interesting threads and many others on the EQLive Official Forums...

Network Maintenance on November 6th
11/05/2008
Network Maintenance will be performed on systems running all East Coast servers for SOE Games on November 6th from 2:00am to 4:00am. While EQ servers will not be affected directly by this maintenance, downloading files on the LaunchPad or Launcher may experience some delay during this period.

Scheduled Server Downtime for November 6th
11/05/2008
All EverQuest Live Servers (except Al'Kabor) will be brought down at 5:00 am PST (PST is -8 GMT: 6:00am MDT, 7:00am CST, 8:00am EST, 1:00pm GMT) on Thursday, November 6, 2008 for a small Game Update to correct issues being experience with claim items. The servers are estimated to be down for 3 hours and are due to come back up around 8:00am. (PST is -8 GMT: 9:00am MDT, 10:00am CST, 11:00am EST, 4:00pm GMT)

Spooky Stories from the Community
11/04/2008
This Halloween, the community was asked to submit Spooky Stories surrounding one of their EverQuest characters or about a fictitious character. Here are the winning submissions…

Account Log-In Maintenance
11/03/2008
Beginning at 12noon PST on Monday, November 3rd, all log-in servers with be undergoing maintenance.  During this maintenance you will be unable to log in to all games and account management tools.

We expect this maintenance to take approximately 30 minutes. Please watch the game forums & website for further updates regarding this maintenance.

We apologize for this interruption and will resume log-in services as soon as the maintenance is completed.

Note: If you are logged in game and zone, you will most likely get booted and not be able to log back in until the maintenance has been completed.

The EverQuest Pumpkin
10/31/2008
View the full list of the First and Second Place winners of the EverQuest Pumpkin forum challenge!

Happy Halloween from SOE!
10/31/2008
Halloween is a night for trick-or-treating, costume parties, visiting haunted attractions, carving jack-o'-lanterns, reading scary stories, and watching horror movies. What are you doing this year? Do you have miniature ghosts and goblins dressing up for some fun, or perhaps just the big ones?

Fall Back! - Daylight Savings Time Ends this   Sunday, November 2nd
10/31/2008
fallbackFor those of us in the U.S., Daylight Savings Time ends Sunday, November 2, 2008 at 2 AM... Please don't forget to set your clocks back by one hour Saturday night before you go to bed!!

Legends of Norrath: Cinder Hornet Tournament Pack
10/31/2008
The Legends of Norrath Cinder Hornet Tournament Pack will be available in the Station Store for a limited time starting on October 31st at 2pm Pacific Time.

Take the Station Launcher Survey
10/31/2008
Tell us what you think about the Station Launcher! What do you like? What needs improvement? How can we make it something everyone will appreciate?

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Allakhazam’s Seeds of Destruction Giveaway
10/28/2008
On the heels of EverQuest's newest expansion launch, Allakhazam’s is giving away 10 keys to Seeds of Destruction All-In-One Compilation Packs. This contest is open to its premium members.  Read the News

Pumpkin Carving with the SOE Community Team
10/28/2008
On Friday, October 24, 2008, the SOE Community Team gathered together to participate in one of the most famous traditions of the season - Pumpkin Carving!


Scheduled Server Downtime for Wednesday, October 29th
10/28/2008
All EverQuest Live Servers (except Al'Kabor) will be brought down at 1:00 am PDT on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 for a Game Update. The servers are estimated to be down for 7 hours and are due to come back up on at 8:00am. (PDT is -7 GMT: 9:00am MDT, 10:00am CDT, 11:00am EDT, 3:00pm GMT)

Account and Log-In Services Maintenance
10/28/2008
Beginning at 4am PDT on Wednesday, October 29th, all log-in servers with be undergoing maintenance.  During this maintenance you will be unable to log in to all games and account management tools.

Billing System Change for Australia
10/28/2008
On June 25, 2008, Sony Online Entertainment adjusted our billing system to lock country and currency as part of our ongoing fraud prevention measures as well as to provide a better service on a global basis. For existing accounts, the change locked the selected currency on the user’s account as of that date. For new accounts created after that date and accounts that have been modified after that date, users selecting Australia as the country are then tied to the Australian dollar currency.

Help Us Make the Forums Safe!
10/27/2008
The Community Relations Managers, Community Relations Representatives and the Volunteer Moderators do everything they can to ensure the threads and posts on the forums follow the posted policies; however things do slip past them from time to time. This is where your help is requested!

Legends of Norrath: Halloween Weekend
10/27/2008
Look for two new Legends of Norrath promo cards while you’re trick or treating (or questing) in EverQuest and EverQuest II this Halloween weekend!

Legends of Norrath: Announcing Changes to Sprint Tournaments
10/23/2008
Sprints have been a popular play format for players the last several months, and we’ve been watching carefully and listening to your comments and suggestions. The most frequent comment we’ve heard is that you want more opportunities to play at more diverse times. At the same time, you want to be able to have a shot at placing higher in the end-of-month rankings.

Legends of Norrath: October Loot Tournament
10/23/2008
There are two great cards waiting for players in the October Loot Tournament weekend in Legends of Norrath.

SOE Podcast #49 is Live!
10/23/2008
Podcast #49 is live!!  Tune in for our Halloween cast! This Podcast includes an interview from Niklas "Swede" Johansson Game Designer for Star Wars Galaxies, another interview with EQII Designer Nathan "Kaitheel" McCall and Associate Game Designer Carlos "Gninja" Mora. In Quotes from the Underground the GMs tell us about their favorite in-game Halloween Moments, hear about what the staff at SOE is up to for Halloween and listeners share their scariest in-game moments.

The Haunting of Norrath is Here!
10/22/2008
October 24th through November 7th

October 31st marks All Hallows' Eve, the night when spirits rise at night and the begging for treats is deemed appropriate. Whether you celebrate this spooky holiday or not, it is the perfect excuse for dressing up in strange clothing, telling scary stories, decorating your house, bobbing for apples, and eating lots and lots of yummy candy. Here are some Halloween Activities you can participate for EverQuest this season

EverQuest Seeds of Destruction Pre-Order News
10/21/2008
Greetings,

We are currently processing the pre-orders for EverQuest Seeds of Destruction. The pre-orders are authorized in batches and the process may take several hours to complete. Once billing information has been authorized for an account with a valid pre-order, the corresponding pre-order entitlements will be awarded to that account. If the billing information supplied with an order was inaccurate, there may be additional delays and you will be sent an email with instructions on how to correct the issue provided that your e-mail address on your account is up-to-date.

Thank you for your patience.

EverQuest Seeds of Destruction Game Update Highlights
10/21/2008
A new rift has opened in the Plane of Time. This rift leads to a bleak prophecy of the end of existence. The world of Norrath lies in ruins. The planet has shattered into millions of shards, spinning in a silent void around the rapidly blackening star of Ro.  Welcome to the Seeds of Destruction!

EverQuest Seeds of Destruction is now Live!
10/21/2008

The sum of many months of hard work by dozens of people on multiple teams comes to fruition today with the release of the fifteenth expansion to EverQuest.  On behalf of the entire team here at SOE, we would like to welcome you to the Seeds of Destruction!

Thank you for your patience during the expansion downtime today.

Enjoy the rifts in time!

 


 
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