Moonlight Enchantments 20th-21st

Erollisi Day celebrations are ending tonight but there's always something to do in EQ2 even though I'm a bit late in posting this since it already started, you still have another day left to get your Moonlighting on. If you're unfamiliar with Moonlight Enchantments here are more of those nifty guides on ZAM and EQ2traders.

The event occurs on the 20th and 21st of every month. During these 2 days in Antonica, Darklight Wood, Enchanted Lands, Nektulos Forest and Greater Faydark (exact locations can be found on the guide links) rings of tiny mushrooms spawn. Each ring can be clicked on which zones you into a small solo instance. Each zone's instance is different. There are 1-2 quests in each instance. One of the quests in the Darklight Wood instance requires you to have an artisan level of 2 and asks you to create rootbeer using supplies found in the instance. This quest is repeatable which comes in handy because each quest rewards a token. The tokens can be used to purchase items from merchants in each instance. You can grind out as many tokens as you wish to purchase items from the merchants until your time runs out on the 21st. Most of the items are nature themed house items like trees, grass tiles, flowers and animal plushies though there are a few appearance gear and mount items as well. Each instance also has 1 purple shiny located in it. Only one purple shiny will spawn per instance for each character that month. You can alt hop and get the purple shiny from each instance on all of your characters and hope to complete some of the collections but unless you have a TON of alts and a TON of time it might take the event coming around next month to complete them.

Well that's all I have to say about that.

Double XP, Marketplace Sale, and only a few more days of Erollisi

This weekend has plenty to do in EQ2. If you haven't finished up getting your Erollisi titles, stocking up on candy and love notes for crafting those E-day recipes year round or any other lovey type stuff you wanted to complete you only have a few more days. Erollisi Day celebrations are scheduled to end midnight on the 20th. I know I didn't make an official Erollisi Day blog post so if you want to see all that you can do and get your hands on during this holiday event, head on over to ZAM or EQ2Traders for the always awesome write ups.

Also this weekend will be a President's Day Double XP (17th-20th) and Station Marketplace rebate sale (18th only). The sale will work a bit differently than most SC sales. Instead of items being marked a % off you will purchase items at full price and receive 50+% SC back after you make the purchase. So if I understand the concept correctly, if a 1000SC item has a 60% rebate making the item 400SC and you only have 400SC in your account you will not be able to purchase it. You will have to buy more SC to purchase the item at 1000SC and then get your 600SC back.

So enjoy the weekend in and out of MMOland.

EQ2 New Marketplace Items- High Elf Heritage Armor, Pretty Mirror and an Epee

3 new items on the EQ2 marketplace today.

High Elf Heritage Armor- 1750 SC

Vengeance (epee style sword)- 400 SC

Mahogany Vanity Set- 400 SC

SOGA vs. Original Models in EQ2

Most of the images from EQ2 I post are from the Everquest2 website and are taken using original character models. For those unfamiliar with EQ2's character model choices there are actually 2 different styles of most of the races. There is the original models and the SOGA models which were implemented in like 2006. I believe default character creation is now set to the newer SOGA models which upset some players because a lot of people still prefer the original models and it seems the EQ2 team does as well since they use original models in most of their promotional images and videos. Here's example images of my paladin, Valouria in SOGA and original models.

SOGA Model

Original Model

When you create a character for the first time you will most likely be making it in SOGA models. You can then camp back to the character select screen and select your character and on the bottom right of the screen you will see a button to customize your alternate appearance.

The two model types are available on the more humanoid races and you can switch between them as you wish. Switching between them only effects how YOU see your character. You can also decide which model type to view others as. For example you can have Female High-Elves set to Original models and Male High-Elves set to SOGA models. You will then view any player who has a High elf character in those specific model types. If you play a High Elf Female other players will view you as what they have chosen to view for that specific race. To select how you view each race you go to the EQ2 menu in game and select Alternate Models. You can then check and uncheck the boxes. Checked means SOGA model, unchecked will view the original model.

Some players are very finicky about how their characters are viewed. For roleplaying purposes I will sometimes put a note in my character's bio stating how I wish my character to be viewed or letting players know how I am viewing them. Hair styles and even things like glasses, hats, etc can change depending on the customization options in the 2 different character creations.

I am mixed and matched depending on the races. High elves I'm all SOGA, half-elves I prefer original models for females and SOGA for males, gnomes I prefer original models, same for dwarves. Barbarians I prefer SOGA for both, humans as well. Halflings I like SOGA for males but the females is a tossup. I like both female Halfling models but currently have them set to SOGA. Ogres I like original, Erudites are SOGA, Wood elves and Dark elves are also SOGA. I believe all the rest only have one type of model.

So what do you think about the two different models?

EQ2 New Marketplace Items- Misty Unicorn, Emerald Lichslayer sword and another home weapon display crate.

3 New Marketplace items came out today. Here they are...

Misty Unicorn- 1950 SC

Emerald Lichslayer- 500 SC

Stormcatcher's Weapon Home Display Crate- 100 SC

For more info on all 3 hop on over to the Everquest2 site.

EQ2 New Marketplace Items- new house, new plushie, display weapon crate

As I mentioned last night EQ2 had announced a few days ago the future addition of a stormy isle home. Well today is the day. It is now available on live servers for 1350 SC.

Also added today:

Loyal Wolf Pup Plushie- 300 SC

Earth Runed Weapon Home Display Crate- 100 SC

Too much to say...

I've been soooo busy recently. I totally let the blog die. Sorry about that. I hope to get back to daily posts now. I had a really busy holiday and hope you all had a safe and wonderful one. I also celebrated my birthday  during my break as well.

Ok now the important stuff. Games. I got a Kinect for the xbox 360 for X-mas. It's so much fun. I had played it in the past with my brother and friends and have wanted one of my own. Currently I'm using it for Zumba. Gotta get off my gaming chair once in a while and burn some calories. I also got SWTOR for my birthday.

I started playing SWTOR PvE on Republic side as a jedi consular but then found out I have some friends on a PvP server Empire side so I rerolled as a healy Bounty Hunter. She's only in the high teens as I've been busy in EQ2 this week.

EQ2 has added and announced for the near future lots of vanity and house type stuff that is or will be in the marketplace and also some that will be added to crafters' books. There were some more building block sets added to the marketplace and in the uproar from the Norratian homeshow patrons about their addition to game Domino (EQ2 producer) informed us that carpenters will be getting recipes for block sets that match many of the current tile and dividers. When? Dunno.

On the EQ2 Station Cash Marketplace wings were added, ones that actually fly this time. You can use them as an appearance to any ground or flying mount but only at 85 can you use them to fly. There are bat like wings and angel wings. I personally got myself a set of angel wings to put on my newly created high elf paladin. I also got her some white plate armor and a pretty sword so I could RP her as a valkyrie. She looks supah sweet. Here's a video posted by EQ2 of the new wings.

Also announced by Domino were 2 upcoming prestige houses to be added to the marketplace. HERE's the article. One home is a 2 room sanctum based off of Sullon Zek's Spire. The other is another empty island, this time with a stormy atmosphere and surrounded by a dark ocean. I took a tour of both and prefer the new island to the sanctum. You can swim out into the ocean but the water is fairly shallow the entire way and you eventually hit an invisible wall.

OK. That's it for now. I will update with more news, changes and upcoming events in the next week.