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ZAM News (preview) http://www.zam.com/ ZAM gaming news rss feed A Bibliophile's Guide to the Books of Norrath [EverQuest II] http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=20628 <img style="float: right;" src="http://www.zam.com/Im/Image/148553.png" alt="" width="179" height="238" />We are pleased to help introduce <a href="http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0ApVtrw71FohUdGtKQnNIOHYwM1dMbnY2TVhfNVZJbEE&hl=en" target="_blank">A Bibliophile's Guide to the Books of Norrath</a>, a book cataloging project by our friend Aurelis.  It's been a lot of fun watching her scour <a href="http://eq2.zam.com/">ZAM</a> in her mission to catalog every single house item book available in modern Norrath!   Thus far she's cataloged: <ul> <li>428 books that are 100% verified to be attainable (this includes books that can no longer be gotten through normal methods, such as event-specific books, but were at one time available)</li> <li>2 books that have been discovered on some servers but have not been 100% confirmed.  While I count these books, some of you may not.  They have been marked accordingly in the list. </li> <li>20 books that have not been discovered, appear to have been removed very early in the game, or just plain don't seem to exist beyond a link in the EQ2 database. </li> <li>1 book that was once a house item and is kept on the list in memoriam of its untimely demise. </li> </ul> Aurelis is taking <a href="http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/posts/list.m?start=0&topic_id=462941&#5163320" target="_blank">comments and contributions</a> on this thread on the official forums.  Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:17:05 -0000 Moonlight Enchantments Mini Event Starts Nov 20 [EverQuest II] http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=20610 <img style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;" src="http://www.zam.com/Im/Image/width=400/138472.jpg" alt="" /> The monthy Moonlight Enchantments event will start at 12:01am PDT on November 20th and run until 11:59pm PDT on November 21st.  Domino has hinted on Test about new house items! It's a one-day event, so if you want a sneak peak to plan your time, try our <a href="http://eq2.zam.com/wiki/Category:Moonlight_Enchantments_Mini_Live_Event">Moonlight Enchantments guide</a>! Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:12:18 -0000 More Sentinel's Fate Screenshots Released [EverQuest II] http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=20557 A new batch of <a href="http://eq2.zam.com/wiki/Sentinel%27s_Fate">Sentinel's Fate</a> screenshots were released on the official EverQuest II site!  There's a lot of beautiful scenery and more mob pictures to speculate over.  See them at the <a href="http://everquest2.station.sony.com/screenshots.vm" target="_blank">EQII</a> site or <a href="http://www.zam.com/Im/image/gallery/148085">click here for the ZAM gallery</a>! <a href="http://www.zam.com/Im/image/gallery/148085"><img style="border: 2px solid black; margin: 2px;" src="http://www.zam.com/Im/Image/width=400/148075.jpg" alt="" /></a> Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:41:55 -0000 Diligent Players Spy Sentinel's Fate Info [EverQuest II] http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=20552 Players eager for a sneak peak at the upcoming EverQuest II expansion have been diligently datamining, and some have struck paydirt!  As reported at <a href="http://eq2wire.feldoncentral.com/2009/11/14/scrying-sentinels-fate/">EQ2 Wire</a>, player Vulkoor found some Sentinel's Fate files being downloaded via the EQII patcher.  This seems to happen every year, but they aren't usually seen until after Beta starts.  He reports 13 mob models with a heavy sword and sorcery, classical mythology, and D&D influence including Cerberus. Chimera, and Beholders.  He's also identified eight sentient races, two dragons, and six models of floating disk. Meanwhile EQ2 Wire noticed the distinctive filenames in the SOE-released <a href="http://www.zam.com/Im/tag/EQ2SF">Sentinel's Fate</a> screenshots, and has identified seven potential zones.  Some, like Stonebrunt Mountains and the Hole, were mentioned at <a href="http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=18658">Fan Faire</a>. While it's very early to nail down expansion info, the vpaks are usually a good source.  <a href="http://www.eq2flames.com/general-gameplay/55082-sentinel-s-fate-trailer-revealed-7.html#post1157366" target="_blank">Vulkoor claims</a> that he's called it right the last two expansions, and we've no reason to doubt him.  It's safe to speculate that at this late date the races and general models are pretty solid. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:30:25 -0000 Sentinel's Fate: The Seven Day Dilemma [EverQuest II] http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=20548 The big deal with a 7 day head start is that, for many players, MMOs are competitive games.  There are players and whole guilds who play the game as "race to the level cap."  They want to be the first to hit level 90, the first to conquer a zone, the first to slay a boss mob, and the world-wide discoverer of Smed's Sword of Ungoldly Uberness. <a href="http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=20548">View in full...</a> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:26:16 -0000 Sentinel's Fate Screenshots and Trailer [EverQuest II] http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=20524   <a href="http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=20524">View in full...</a> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:08:12 -0000 Sentinel's Fate Now Available for Pre-Order [EverQuest II] http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=20519 <a href="http://eq2.zam.com/wiki/Category%3ASentinel%27s_Fate">Sentinel's Fate</a>, originally announced at <a href="http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=18621">Fan Faire</a>, will take players to Odus. It will have 12 new dungeons, 400 quests, and more than 4000 new equipable items.  <a href="http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=20519">View in full...</a> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:29:46 -0000 Players Celebrate EQII's 5th Birthday [EverQuest II] http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=20493 <a href="http://eq2.zam.com/Im/tag/EQ26th" target="_blank"><img style="float: right; border: 2px solid black; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" src="http://www.zam.com/Im/Image/width=200/147749.jpg" alt="" /></a>EverQuest II is 5 years old now, and SOE Community held birthday parties on Test to celebrate!  Players were treated to tons of free and cheap temporary goodies, pillow and book fights, and devs in fantastic costumes.  Naturaly there was tons of food and drink and presents for the attendees. Please enjoy this gallery of screenshots from today's party!  Click the pic at the right. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:40:09 -0000 Shaders 3 Sneak Peak Video [EverQuest II] http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=20458 The planned date for GU54 is December 1, barring unforseen complications.  Kiara posted in the GU54 Test discussion thread that the new shaders are still undergoing analysis and performance tweaks.  In the meantime, Ryan posted a little teaser video showing the Dragon Armor in Shaders 1.0 vs Shaders 3.0.  See it below the jump! <a href="http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=20458">View in full...</a> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:05:37 -0000 EverQuest II's 5th Anniversary Party [EverQuest II] http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=20455 <img style="float: right; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" src="http://www.zam.com/Im/Image/width=100/147526.jpg" alt="" /> EverQuest II's fifth birthday is November 8.  There's a birthday party and you're invited! Actually, there are two parties: <ul> <li>When:  November 9th at 5pm PST (1am GMT)</li> <li>Where:  in the <a href="http://eq2.zam.com/db/zone.html?eq2zone=189E560A3EDD4DC148025DA0E15749DA">Community Lounge</a> on the Test server</li> </ul> <ul> <li>When:  November 10th at 11am PST (7pm GMT)</li> <li>Where:  in the <a href="http://eq2.zam.com/db/zone.html?eq2zone=189E560A3EDD4DC148025DA0E15749DA">Community Lounge</a> on the Test server</li> </ul> There will be cake, fireworks, and some trivia with prizes! Make sure to update <a href="http://eq2.zam.com/wiki/Test_%28EQ2_Server%29">Test</a> well in advance, especially if it's your first time on the server.  Here's a <a href="http://www.zam.com/cgi-bin/tzconv.pl?year=2009&month=11&day=9&hour=17&minute=00&zone=US%2FPacific&tozone=Etc%2FGMT&submit=submit">time zone converter</a> to help you plan! Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:30:42 -0000