All EverQuest II Servers will be brought offline on Tuesday, December 6th, 2016 at 7:00AM PDT* for an update. Estimated downtime is approximately three hours.


Update notes for this downtime can be found in the Game Update Notes forum once they're available.

ASCENSION EXPERIENCE

• The method for gaining available ascension experience has changed! Based on feedback, you now gain available ascension experience similar to how vitality is gained, about 20,000 per hour online or offline. Additionally, you can acquire items that further increase that amount instantly, up to a maximum of 7,000,000. Members get a 20% bonus to all guided ascension experience earned, the guild buff for level 200+ guilds grants a 10% bonus and you get a 100% bonus for each ascension class of level 10.
• Guided Ascension scrolls now directly modify the amount of guided ascension experience the character has available.
• All characters that have at least one level of ascension have been granted four Guided Ascension scrolls to address the loss of Guided Ascension experience some characters experienced with the spell buffs.

POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION
General

• Shady Swashbuckler is now offering Dread's Visage of Greenmist or Fear's Visage of Greenmist to those who have completed "Kunark Ascending: A Chosen Weapon" but have since lost the weapon.

Crypt of Dalnir: Baron's Workshop

• The junction box lever should no longer get small characters stuck on it after being pulled.

Lost City of Torsis: The Spectral Market [Heroic]

• Neh'Ashiir should now be heroic instead of epic X2. This only applies to the non-challenge version of the zone.

Lost City of Torsis: Reaver's Remnants [Heroic]

• Ongnissim the Unseen has had his health reduced to more manageable levels.

ABILITIES / ALTERNATE ADVANCEMENT

• Converge and Boon of the Damned no longer share the same spell slot, and can now both benefit the same target.
• Swarthy Deception may now be cast on raid or group friends, and will stack with from multiple casters.
• Enhance: Reinforcement will now improve duration as well as reuse speed.
• Hateful Respite will now trigger its threat component instantly, and the threat component is applied over time.

TRADESKILLS

• Twark Teleport Totem now takes you slightly behind Glibnox's platform rather than on top of it.
• one of the possible spawn locations of chokidai droppings is no longer inaccessible.
• Far Seas Harvest Technique will now grant a small bonus to rare harvest chance.
• Characters without the Far Seas Harvest Technique ability will no longer be able to see shadeweave buds.
• Far Seas Salvager now grants a chance to double salvage.

ITEMS

• Guided Ascension scrolls may now be claimed every 22 hours from your Ascension Master.
• Guided Ascension scrolls are now no-value.
• Undead Monster Tome - Item is no longer Lore.
• The Obulus Frontier Garden is now no-value.
• Wands will no longer lie to you about needing to be 65535 meters away to fire.
• Multiple items in Shard of Hate have been updated to offer better progression for tank classes.

QUESTS

• A Mist Call - Advisor Vrizsril no longer acts on a loop, spawning and then running down the hall.
• Find Sethis Kai - Sethis Kai should no longer find himself in the river below.
• Shade of the First Brood - Herald of Ganak should no longer drop below his observing point above the Field of Bone.

CENSUS
Fixed a bug where characters who had wardrobe items would not export properly to census.

KUNARK ASCENDING
Norrath remains in danger from Lanys T’Vyl, God of Malice, and her pursuit of power! Return to Kunark and adventure through unexplored lands full of strife as a powerful force of iksar plan to overthrow the lich emperor, Venril Sathir. Uncover dungeons long sealed or lost, amassing power and piecing together the history long buried, in an attempt to keep the last Chaos Stone out of Lanys' evil clutches!

It will take great courage to stand against the coming darkness and stop her from ushering in a new age of dominance by the gods. When the Tenets of Hate ascend to godhood, will you stand against them?

Kunark Ascending is the 13th EverQuest II expansion and brings new and exciting adventures to Norrath.

Journey to Obulus Frontier in North Kunark where you’ll explore the ruins of Kaesora, fight through the Crypt of Dalnir in Warslik Woods, traverse the City of Mist, and adventure through more areas both familiar and undiscovered!

KA EXPANSION FEATURES:

• All new dungeons for Solo, Heroic, and Raid parties alike.
• 4 new Ascension classes available to all max level characters!
• Upgrade your epic weapon with all new Epic 2.0 Quests.
• Gear Up Your Mercenaries – With the new mercenary equipment feature you can now equip your favorite Mercenaries with gear to increase their power.
• New Wardrobe Tab – Free up space with the new Wardrobe tab. Any relevant items placed into the Wardrobe will be converted into appearances and won’t take up any inventory slots!

ASCENSION CLASSES
Once a character has progressed through the Kunark Ascending signature line, they will gain access to Ascension Classes from Ascension Masters located throughout Obulus Frontier. More information on Ascension may be found here: https://www.everquest2.com/news/kunark-ascending-ascension-class-preview

MERCENARY TRAINING
Mercenaries may now equip two armor and two mercenary only accolade items by default and may be trained to equip more.

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US EverQuest II Servers will be brought offline on Tuesday, September 27th, 2016 at 7:00AM PDT* for an update. Estimated downtime is approximately two hours.

The EU EverQuest II Server will be brought offline on Tuesday, September 27th, 2016 at 9:00PM PDT* for an update (Approx. 4:00AM GMT September 28th). Estimated downtime is two hours.

Update notes for this downtime can be found in the Game Update Notes forum once they're available.