SOE Maintenance Thursday, November 1, 2012

From the SOE forum:

Important: We will perform maintenance beginning at 5:00 AM Pacific* on November 1, 2012. We expect this maintenance to take approximately 3 hours. This will impact the following services:

• Login for all SOE games may be affected 
• Commerce transactions, including purchases on our websites and in-game marketplaces, may be unavailable
• Account management may be unavailable

We apologize for this interruption and will resume all affected services as soon as the maintenance is completed.

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SOE Games Undergoing Maintenance October 29, 2012

From EQ Community News:

Maintenance Notice: Monday, October 29, 2012

Posted On 10/26/2012

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Important: We will perform maintenance beginning at 4:00 AM Pacific* on October 29, 2012. We expect this maintenance to take approximately 4 hours. This will impact the following services:

• Login for all SOE games will be affected for the first hour
• Commerce transactions, including purchases on our websites and in-game marketplaces, will be unavailable
• Account management will be unavailable

We apologize for this interruption and will resume all affected services as soon as the maintenance is completed.

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Double XP Weekend: Friday, November 2nd through Sunday, November 4th

From the SOE forum:

CONGRATULATIONS!
Back in May, we launched our Facebook Quest. With true Norrathian spirit, players rallied behind their games and vigorously promoted the EverQuest and EverQuest II Facebook pages. We were so impressed with the effort you've all put in over the past few months that both games will be rewarded with a Double Experience Weekend!
We're starting tomorrow with EverQuest II! The Double Experience Weekend will be from 12:00pm (noon) Pacific on Friday, October 26th through 11:59 pm on Sunday, October 28th.
EverQuest will have their weekend next, from 12:00pm (noon) Pacific on Friday, November 2nd through 11:59 pm on Sunday, November 4th.
Congratulations to all players from both games, and enjoy the weekends!

Rain of Fear Beta Registration Opens

From the SOE forum:

We are now accepting sign-ups for the EverQuest® Rain of Fear™ expansion beta.

As with previous years’ beta, the sign-up process has been made easier for you… and for us! Once you sign up, the system places you in a pool of potential beta testers. When the invite stages occur, beta testers will automatically be selected from that pool. We will, however, still be limiting the number of participants during different beta stages—the difference is that now you don't have to wait for a window of opportunity to sign up. The beta sign-up page will remain open until the beta ends. Once you sign up, you do not need to sign up again.

Please remember that when you sign up to participate in any beta you agree to the Non Disclosure Agreement (NDA) terms. In short, this means you agree not to disclose information about the expansion. You must read and accept the full NDA before you get placed in the pool.

Before clicking the link below, make sure you update your email address on your account. If you do not update your email address, emails sent by the system may not be delivered to your account.

You can update your email address by clicking the email settings button under the My Account option. Got that? Update your account before signing up for beta! For your convenience, the beta page has an option to update your email address.

Sign up for the EQ Expansion Beta

See you in Beta!

UPDATE:  From EverQuest Community News -

Rain of Fear Beta Membership Requirements

Sign-ups are underway for the EverQuest® Rain of Fear ™ expansion beta!

This year, beta will be available exclusively to Gold and All Access Members. Only those with Gold or All Access membership will be considered from the pool of potential beta testers.

In addition to having a Gold or All Access membership, when you sign up to participate in beta, you agree to the Non Disclosure Agreement (NDA) terms. You must be a Gold or All Access member and must read and accept the full NDA before you get placed into the beta pool.

Ready to sign up for beta? Click here to get started!

The Haunting of Kithicor Event Begins

From the SOE forum:

Greetings Norrathians!

As the air fills with an eerie mist, the haunting of Norrath becomes imminent. The undead unearth and the ghouls and other fiends begin to lurk about scaring unsuspecting adventurers in the Kithicor Forest.

The Guides and the Community Team invite you to join us for a chilling event this October.  Check out the schedule below to find out when your server will be haunted by our presence!

• The Rathe - Tuesday, October 2^nd, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. PDT*
• Vox - Tuesday, October 2^nd, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. PDT*
• Firiona Vie - Wednesday, October 3^rd, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. PDT*
• Xegony - Thursday October 4^th, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. PDT*
• Antonius Bayle - Friday, October 5^th, from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. PDT*
• Bristlebane - Monday, October 8^th, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. PDT*
• Bertoxxulous - Tuesday, October 9^th, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. PDT*
• Povar - Wednesday, October 10^th, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. PDT*
• Tunare - Friday October 12^th, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. PDT*
• Luclin - Wednesday, October 24^th, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. PDT*
• Erollisi Marr - Thursday, October 25^th, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. PDT*
• Cazic-Thule - Friday, October 26^th, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. PDT*
• Drinal - Monday October 29^th, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. PDT*

Location: Kithicor Forest

Do you dare come out of hiding?

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