Altar of Malice

Full Patch Notes

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• Level 100 increase for Adventure, Tradeskill, and Guild levels.
• Adventure and Tradeskill 25 Prestige points and a new Prestige tab
• 10 Heroic Dungeons
  • Zavith'loa: The Lost Caverns (Heroic)
  • Zavith'loa: The Hidden Caldera (Heroic)
  • Brokenskull Bay: Bilgewater Falls (Heroic)
  • Brokenskull Bay: Hoist the Yellow Jack (Heroic)
  • Castle Highhold (Heroic)
  • Ssraeshza Temple (Heroic)
  • Castle Highhold: Thresinet's Den (Heroic)
  • Ossuary: Resonance of Malice (Heroic)
  • Ssraeshza Temple: Inner Sanctum (Heroic)
  • Ossuary: Sanguine Fountains (Heroic)
• 4 Event Heroic Dungeons
  • Brokenskull Bay: Bosun's Private Stock (Event Heroic)
  • Ossuary: Choir of T'Vyl (Event Heroic)
  • Castle Highhold: Insider Treachery (Event Heroic)
  • Ssraeshza Temple: Taskmaster's Echo (Event Heroic)
• 7 Raids
  • Zavith'Loa: The Molten Pools (Raid)
  • Castle Highhold: No Quarter (Raid)
  • Ssraeshza Temple: Echoes of Time (Raid)
  • Brokenskull Bay: Fury of the Cursed (Raid)
  • Ossuary: Cathedral of Bones (Raid)
  • Ossuary: The Altar of Malice (Raid)
  • Precipice of Power
• 6 Advanced Solo Zones
  • Zavith'loa: The Lost Caverns (Advanced Solo)
  • Zavith'loa: The Hidden Caldera (Advanced Solo)
  • Brokenskull Bay: Bilgewater Falls (Advanced Solo)
  • Castle Highhold (Advanced Solo)
  • Ssraeshza Temple (Advanced Solo)
  • Ossuary: Resonance of Malice (Advanced Solo)
• 5 Solo Zones:
  • Zavith'loa: The Hidden Caldera (Solo)
  • Brokenskull Bay: Bilgewater Falls (Solo)
  • Castle Highhold (Solo)
  • Ssraeshza Temple (Solo)
  • Ossuary: Resonance of Malice (Solo)
• 2 Contested Dungeons
  • Brokenskull Bay: Spoils of Maraud (Contested)
  • Ossuary of Malevolence (Contested)
• 2 Massive Overland zones created with the new unbelievable Layout Editor. I’ve heard that the new zones are so stunning that players will hardly believe they are running in the EQ2 engine.
  • Tranquil Sea: composed of the devastated Isle of Refuge, Deathweave Isle, and the Pygmie-and-dinosaur-inhabited Island of Dichen
  • Phantom Sea: composed of the haunted forest of Kithicor, the trading company’s home base Highhold, and Grimshales, an island made from a shard of Luclin
• 4 new Avatars

More after the jump…

• Level-agnostic Dungeons for level 20-89 coming this fall (before the expac) with proprotional loot available for all participants. Now, time spent leveling up or grouping up with lower level characters won’t be perceived as “wasted” as you’ll be a better character at 95-100 for having played these lower level zones.
• Also in an update this fall, a Rare Heroic Loot merchant like we’ve seen in previous years. This allows those who have been incredibly unlucky on the RNG to buy desired rare heroic drops.
• Altar of Malice will take place in the Shattered Seas, a small body of water between Antonica and Faydwer.
• Altar of Malice brings with it a new playable race, the Aerakyn. They offer some extra aesthetic customization (custom horns, wings, scale pattern color) and their wings actually develop over time so when you hit level 85 and achieve flight, its on your own homegrown wings.
• Guild level goes to 100, with more amenities and upgraded “elite” guild halls.
• New Rabbit leaper mount with good and evil versions.
• Collection items (shinies) will now be sellable for Status. It sounds like the Status merchant is going to get loaded up with stuff as a way for players to spend status.
• All character spells and combat arts can be upgraded to Grandmaster. Some will upgrade to Ancient quality.
• We’re going to the home of the Far Seas Trading Company — Castle Highhold — and will find out why we’ve been blocked from going there for so long.
• This Fall, All Access members will get the ability to retrieve mail attachments and access the broker from anywhere in the world.
• EQ2 will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a special heroes festival set to begin in November, with 11-year veterans getting a special Isle of Refuge prestige home, complete with a starter population pack.