We're getting ready to host the biggest Legends of Norrath event ever, to crown the 2008 Champion, starting Saturday, August 16, 2008 at 10 a.m. EDT! You must have qualified in either the Monthly Championship Qualifiers or the Gen Con Qualification Heats to be eligible to participate in this thirty-two player, single elimination event. See the Events Calendar and Official Rules pages for details on these events.

Trying to balance an MMO is like trying to tightrope-walk over a hurricane! Ratwarlock's chimed in this week with this very subject with an interesting in-depth view from the outside!

To melee or not to melee? Some temps prefer not to melee to focus on their tasks as Main Healer, which is fine. Unlike EQ1, power regen is uniform throughout combat, whether fighting, casting, sitting, or dancing- so this shouldn't be part of your decision criteria. The common arguments against meleeing your Temp is 1) the fear of breaking a mez if the MT tabs through targets, and 2) the additional hate this can bring.

Q: What have you learned about the community aspect - Star Wars: Galaxies, for example, went through a difficult transition period.
John Smedley: The lessons we've learned from our community have just been extraordinary. For years now we've been running something called the Influencer Summit, where we pull 100 people, and 50 of those people will be our worst critics.

According to the French version of SOE’s EQ2players.com site, players will see the return of the god Rodcet Nife in Update 45. In addition, it appears that the Void will be invading Norrath in this upcoming update, fueling speculation that the upcoming expansion (rumored to be named “The Shadow of Odyssey”) will be centered around the Void.

The time limit between repeatable faction quests in Sinking Sands has been removed.
RadarX: The time limit of 6 hours for finding a useful collection item in Sinking Sands however is still in place.
Coyote: At first I was really happy to finally find a "yellow sand"...but then I thought "Hey. Wait. If yellow SNOW is...OH MY GOD!" and ran to wash my hands.
RadarX: Have you seen the market for that stuff? I'm surprised people are so anxious to buy it.
Coyote: Giant spider pee is an aphrodisiac in some countries.

Can I buff other players like in EQ1?
WTB SoW! One of the great things about EverQuest I was the ability to buff anyone and everyone! This isn't really a feature in EQ2. Some buffs, such as Spirit of Wolf, will indeed work on anyone. Most buffs are self or group/raid only and won't be usable by anyone you are not grouped with.

The Shadowknights are another very fun plate wearing class that gives you the added benefit of life taps, wards, damage over time and direct damage spells. They are a fighter that appeals to the player who want more of a variety in the way that they do damage. There is something very satisfying in being able to slice at your opponent with your sword, and cast a worthy nuke.