September 2017 Producer's LetterFollow

Greetings Norrathians,

It’s that time of year and it’ll come as no surprise that we’re ready to talk expansion! Even in the midst of launching Agnarr, managing our existing progression and live server updates, working on new features such as the in-game event calendar, making overall improvements to the UI, and improvements to game stability and performance, the team has also been furiously working away on this year’s expansion!

We’re still heads down in development, but we are excited to announce our 24th expansion, EverQuest: Ring of Scale! We return to Kunark to finish what started in last year’s EverQuest: Empires of Kunark as the Combine faces their final challenge. You’ll revisit some familiar places and then explore new areas like Gorowyn. You’ll face new monsters, acquire new gear, spells, and AAs, and more!

Here’s a sneak peek of someone you’ll probably recognize.

Venril - Ring of Scale



If you’re hankering for more details, then be on the lookout for more announcements in October! We’ll be sharing expansion details, and in mid-October you’ll be able to pre-order and come play with us in beta. EverQuest: Ring of Scale is going to be one exciting adventure and this expansion is currently scheduled for launch this December.

Let’s not forget about our progression servers! Agnarr will unlock The Scars of Velious on November 8th! Later this year in December, Phinigel will unlock Dragons of Norrath and Ragefire and Lockjaw will vote to unlock Gates of Discord too.

While we’re all excitedly waiting for EverQuest: Ring of Scale, there are a host of promotions for us to enjoy while we count down the days!

Starting today, EverQuest: Empires of Kunark will be on sale at 50% off through October 15, 2017 at 11:59PM PDT! Don’t forget that the option to purchase the Collector’s or Premium Edition of EverQuest: Empires of Kunark won’t be available after pre-orders for EverQuest: Ring of Scale begin in October!
All Access Members who log in to EverQuest between TODAY and October 15, 2017 at 11:59PM PDT will be rewarded with the Skull of the Slain Sarnak illusion! This boney get-up would make a great costume for Nights of the Dead.
Fall in-game bonuses are returning on November 1st and will bring you bi-weekly bonuses including increased bonus experience, rare spawns, faction bonuses, and shorter lockout timers!


There is so much coming up and the team can’t wait to share what they’ve been working on, so be sure to keep checking back for even more expansion news and announcements! It continues to be an amazing journey for EverQuest and it’s all thanks to you, our players!



See you in Norrath!

Lauren “Mooncast” McLemore

Producer, EQ & EQ2

Edited, Sep 20th 2017 6:38pm by Gidono

As a player with no characters higher than mid 60s does this affect me?

I was looking at the current half-price offer on EoK and I can't figure out if there is anything except high-end content in it?
Nothing wrong with that at all - I can't expect new content for empty levels - but it could be clearer.

At the moment I'm enjoying Agnarr so it definitely doesn't affect me, but when I switch back to a normal server am I going to have to reach 95+ before I can visit these new expansions?

Cobra101 asked two questions I will attempt to answer (from my experience).

Will the expansion offer anything I can use at level 60?
---- This is unknown. Sometimes the expansion come with extra unrelated goodies, like shared bank slots increase.
Will I be able to visit the new zones?
---- In EoK all zones were open. Anyone could visit and look; even the tier two zones did not require "permission" for entry. Lower level players could come in and loot "rots". However, the general idea for very young players would be, "Look but don't touch".

In your situation, the only possible benefit of picking up a half-priced EoK would be to get the previous expack - The Broken Mirror. TBM currency is bazaar tradable (Remnant of Tranquility) and can be used to obtain gear starting at level 75. I don't know much about this gear since I'm basically in the same situation as you, minus the all access part. I'm sure someone who has been through TBM could elaborate on the gear you can get here.