The monthly live event Moonlight Enchantments starts tonight! The grottos will open on the 20th at 12:01am PT and close on the 21st at 11:59pm PT. The time applies directly with no conversion to all servers.

Check out our Moonlight Enchantments guide and peek at the rewards!

US EverQuest II Servers will be brought offline on Tuesday, April 18th, 2017 at 7:00 AM PT (3 PM UTC) for an update. Estimated downtime is less than 2 hours.

All EU servers will come offline at 9:00 PM PT (4 AM UTC April 19th) for this update. Downtime is anticipated to be approximately 2 hours.

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

POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION
Vaedenmoor: Realm of Despair [Raid]

• The number of adds in the Raenha, Sister of Remorse encounter should no longer grow for each successful threshold passed.
• The number of adds in the Raenha, Sister of Remorse encounter required to be killed if the script is failed should no longer grow.
• Deaths in the Raenha, Sister of Remorse encounter still affect add numbers.
• Respawn speed on adds in the Raenha, Sister of Remorse encounter are no longer affected by reuse debuffs (in players' favor).
• All adds in the Raenha encounter now count toward the add count mechanic.

Ruins of Kaesora: Ancient Xalgozian Temple [Raid]

• Xalgoz should now send a warning message for his event at 5%.

Ssraeshza Temple: Inner Sanctum [Heroic]

• Stonefang's ability, Shed Scales, no longer targets mercenaries.

ABILITIES

• Glacial Freeze will no longer reduce the level of a player in duels.

ITEMS

• Frozen Wall of Recollection's protection value has been brought in line with other TSO raid shields.

QUESTS

• Case of the Missing Headpiece - Chancellor Thanial Vylardin now updates the quest, even if you are working on the scout Epic 2.0.
• Zek, the Scourge Wastes - Scourge of the Scourge now updates only when slaying orcs specifically stated by the quest.

STORMHOLD

• Corrected an issue that reduced auto-attack damage on TLE servers.

Every year when the time is just right, Tunare whispers to the world that Spring is here. Magic overflows, and the flora and fauna rejoice in this season of birth and renewal. Across Norrath, flowers bloom and animals frolic in exuberant celebration.

Inspired by all the spring excitement, Beast’r Eggs have started to hatch and explore the world around them. Some of you may have already spied them hiding around Norrath, and if you’re lucky enough to find one, go interact with it and the egg will become your newest cosmetic pet!

There are 5 different Beast’r Eggs (Frisky, Cheeky, Lovely, Cheery, and Bumbly) and each one has its own unique coloring!

You’ll only be able to find these Beast’r Eggs until 11:59PM PT on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, but if you aren’t able to find one or fill out your collection, never fear! From Thursday, April 20 until 11:59PM PT on Sunday, April 30, they can be found in the Marketplace.

Happy Hunting!

Hail Norrathians, 

Are you working to level up your Ascension classes? If so, you’re in luck because you’ll get TWO Ascension Scrolls every time you visit your Ascension trainer until Thursday, April 20, 2017 at 11:59PM PDT.

Not sure what an Ascension Class is? Check out the full write up on Ascension Classes here.

Not sure where Ascension Trainers are?

• Chosooth, Thaumaturgist Master - Located in Crusaders' Cave in Obulus Frontier
• Miragul, Etherealist Master - Located in Nye'Caelona in Obulus Frontier
• Najena, Elementalist Master - Located in Crusaders' Cave in Obulus Frontier
• Aranolh Tol'Ren, Terramancer Master - Located in Nye'Caelona in Obulus Frontier

How will YOU take best advantage of double Ascension Scrolls?

US EverQuest II Servers will be brought offline on Tuesday, April 4th, 2017 at 7:00 AM PT (3 PM UTC) for an update. Estimated downtime is less than 2 hours.

All EU servers will come offline at 9:00 PM PT (4 AM UTC April 5th) for this update. Downtime is anticipated to be approximately 2 hours.

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

POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION
Raids

• Adds in most tier 4 encounters have had their combat mitigation reduced.

Vaedenmoor: Heart of Nightmares [Raid]

• Adds in the Warden of Nightmare encounters have had their respawn timers corrected to intended values.
• Corrected an issue that occasionally caused 4 adds per round instead of the intended 3 in the Warden of Nightmares encounter.

Lost City of Torsis: The Shrouded Temple [Heroic and Event Heroic]

• The Mist Reaver's "Smothering Mist" will no longer target mercenaries or pets.

Kaesora: Xalgozian Stronghold [Solo]

• Over-General Vihgoh will no longer reset when engaged in combat.

ABILITIES

• Levinbolt will now correctly identify itself when it triggers a combo.
• Corrected an issue with Granite Protector that caused its combo bonus to immediately dispel after cast.
• Ranamed the Granite Protector's default attack spell to Battering of Stone to differentiate it from the Protection of Stone ward.

QUESTS

• Corrected an issue that prevented Illegible Scroll Pages from being granted by mission crates completed within an expert zone.

ITEMS

• Plate of Sunshine Gems - Item name is now correct.
• Wicker Basket of Green Beans - Item name is now correct.
• Chest of Fool's Gold - Item name is now correct.

April is on the horizon and with it the Qeynos festivals returns to Norrath! The festival begins on Apirl 1st at 12:01am PT and runs until April 7th at 11:59pm PT. It can be found near the bridge to North Qeynos in Antonica. Visit the Far Seas caravan merchants to see all of the local specialities and other festival goods.

US EverQuest II Servers will be brought offline on Tuesday, March 28th, 2017 at 7:00AM PT (3 PM UTC) for an update. Estimated downtime is less than 2 hours.

All EU servers will come offline at 9:00 PM PT (4 AM UTC March 29th) for this update. Downtime is anticipated to be approximately 2 hours.

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

ZONES / POPULATION
Encounters from Kunark Ascending should no longer periodically remain stuck in a stunned or rooted state.

Castle Highhold [All Versions]
Defeating Gudre Blackhand too quickly will no longer prevent him from dying by chandelier.

Lost City of Torsis [All Versions]
Meld of Vapor will no longer chain cast Spell Diffusion.

Lost City of Torsis: The Shrouded Temple [All Versions]
The Meld of Haze's damage shield, Toxic Meld, can now only trigger once every 10 seconds.

Arcanna'se Spire: Order and Chaos [Raid]
Shanaira the Prestigious should take more equal damage from all damage sources.

Crypt of Dalnir: The Kly Stronghold [Expert-Raid]
Gorius the Gray should now allow more time for his expert encounter.
Mitigation for the Minor and Major Gooblin adds have been slightly reduced.

Zek, the Scourge Wastes [Solo]
Knotbark for the quest "Knotbarking Up the Wrong Tree" should now spawn as a solo boss instead of heroic when triggered by killing Touk Deadwood.

QUESTS
"The Greater Good" has had its required time of completion increased from 4 minutes to 10 minutes.
Reduced the requirement for completing "Tome Tomb" from 25 to 20 for The Ruins of Cabilis [Solo] and [Heroic].
Ghoulbane Empowered - Toranim Skyblade will now offer or advance this quest for players who have already completed "Restoring Ghoulbane" and "The Symbol in the Flesh."
Heroes Honored - Gurlig now reminds the player they were sent to the ruins of Guk, if their quest is incomplete.
The Allu'thoa Front - Harvesting the Tallest Leaf will now place a "Tasty Russet Palm Leaf" in your inventory overflow, if your inventory is full.
The Rock - The dialogue between Osh, Merrik and Nika should no longer remain stuck.

The Ruins of Cabilis [Solo and Heroic]
Whether on the quest, "Egg Eradication," or not, creeping guardians will always drop spider eggs when killed. The eggs, however, can only be seen when the quest is active.

Kaesora: Xalgozian Stronghold [Solo and Heroic]
Putting Souls to Rest - Reduced the number of updates from 25 to 20 and increased the completion timer from 4 to 5 minutes.

MERCENARIES
The Gathering Goblin will shout "Death to you!" less often.

ITEMS
Kurn's Anger may now be equipped by all classes.
Shimmering Spellweaver's Bracers will no longer appear as boots when equipped, but as something else, probably bracers.
The correct crafting counter icons will appear when creating Curse of Void VII (Grandmaster).
Expert's Black Jade Waistguard now has the correct amount of base Potency.
Expert's Standard of the Over-General now has the correct amount of base Potency.
Expert's Brute Fur Cloak now has the correct amount of base Potency.
Expert's Amalgam of Efficacy now has the correct amount of base Potency.
Decurio's Charged Leather Boots now has the proper boots icon.
Dagger of Qlark - Item name is now spelled correctly.     

The monthly live event Moonlight Enchantments starts tonight! The grottos will open on the 20th at 12:01am PT and close on the 21st at 11:59pm PT. The time applies directly with no conversion to all servers.

Check out our Moonlight Enchantments guide and peek at the rewards!

US EverQuest II Servers will be brought offline on Tuesday, March 14th, 2017 at 7:00AM PT (3 PM UTC) for an update. Estimated downtime is less than 2 hours.

All EU servers will come offline at 9:00 PM PT (4 AM UTC March 15th) for this update. Downtime is anticipated to be approximately 2 hours.

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

ZONES / POPULATION
Defeating the final boss in Kunark Ascending [Solo] and [Advanced Solo] instances now grant bonus experience.

Expert Zones
All expert versions of heroic and raid zones will now exit players to Obulus Frontier near the portal summoner. Normal versions of the zones will continue to exit players into their respective entrance locations.

Kaesora: Tomb of the Venerated [All Versions]
Implosion will no longer break Chatizad's and Zannaska's pathing.

Lost City of Torsis: The Shrouded Temple [Heroic]
The Meld of Haze should now return to combat after all group members are cleared of Lost in the Fog

Brokenskull Bay: Hoist the Yellow Jack [Heroic]
Adventurers are given more time to stop damaging Captain Krasnok before he and his crew becomes epic.

Arcanna'se Spire: Order and Chaos [Raid]
Shanaira the Prestigious has had her combat mitigation reduced to account for recent changes based on values a full raid of fully geared tier 3 raid force with max ascension levels would be able to overcome.

Vaedenmoor, Realm of Despair [Raid]
Setri Lureth has had her combat mitigation reduced to account for recent changes based on values a full raid of fully geared tier 3 raid force with max ascension levels would be able to overcome.

Arcanna'se Spire: Order and Chaos [Expert-Raid]
Sporous Plants and Magic Mushrooms in the Botanist Heridal encounter have had their health reduced.

Lost City of Torsis: Reaver's Remnants [Expert Challenge]
Neh'Ashiir has had her health lowered to a more realistic value.

ABILITIES
Retribution of the Fallen will now only increase damage for profession spells.
Implosions combo will now trigger off of the initial hit instead of the final hit.
Corrected an issue that prevented Wildfire from triggering its combo on certain tiers of encounters.
Corrected an issue that prevented Scorched Earth from triggering its combo on certain tiers of encounters.

Epics
Awakened Epic abilities will no longer be removed when betraying.
Awakened Epic abilities no longer have a plat or status cost to purchase from Polúmetis.

QUESTS
Clinical Trials for Trees - Applying Merza's Sick Tree Ointment to the trees is easier now for those on mounts.
Path to Understanding - Deletion of the quest will now remove the Fetish of Leadership from the character's inventory.
Shellfish Ambassador - Offering shellfish to an ulthork will no longer have a chance of immediately angering the target.
The Shadow Odyssey, Chapter 5: Breaking the Chains - The dimensional anchor in Obelisk of Ahkzul has been overhauled. It should now consistently update the quest when destroyed with the Staff of Theer equipped, even when it is destroyed in one hit.
Thumpy Sticks - The crafted "thumpy stick" now correctly identifies that it is associated with this quest.
Clinical Trials for Trees - Applying Merza's Sick Tree Ointment to the trees should now stop the poison mist from reappearing.
Finding Dolas - The Golden Shackle of Mist drop should now update in Lost City of Torsis: The Shrouded Temple [Expert - Event]

Arcanna'se Spire: Forgotten Sanctum [Heroic]
"The Five Chambers of Protection" has had its required time of completion increased from 6 minutes to 12 minutes.

Crypt of Dalnir: Baron's Workshop [Heroic]
"Put to Rest" has had its required time of completion increased from 8 minutes to 16 minutes.

ITEMS
The Sovereign's Medal - Item description now states that "Sarya Val'Sara, a Nye'Caelona merchant in Obulus Frontier" is the merchant that accepts these coin.
Expert's Channeled Shadow Neckguard has had its potency value corrected
Expert's Bracelet of Bones has had its potency value corrected
Wrist rewards from the quest Hook, Line, and... Anchor? may now be equipped at level 80.
The 3-piece bonus on the Volcanic Percussion set now grants higher bonuses to keep in progression with previous sets.
The 4-piece bonus on the TSO Mystic raid set now debuffs strength instead of multiattack (which raid mobs no longer use).
Several charms in Kurn's Tower that were previously class restricted are now usable by all classes.
The 4-piece TSO raid set bonus for Wizards now grants 15% additional base damage to Fusion II.