The US EverQuest 2 Servers will come down on Thursday, May 16, at 7:00 am Pacific Time* for an update. The expected downtime is one hour. The EU EQ2 Servers will come down on Thursday, May 16, at 9:00 pm Pacific Time*, and the expected downtime is two hours.

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COST ADJUSTMENTS
Drinal’s Steward has significantly reduced the Platinum price to purchase his wares.
Superb Green Adornment Dislodgers have been reduced in cost to 25p.
Superb Prismastic Adornment Dislodgers have been reduced in cost to 250p.
Trichromatic Adornment Dislodgers are now created with common materials instead of rares.
All reforging costs have been reduced by 33%.
Might Elixirs no longer use dropped components and use common materials instead. Completing a combine now rewards 1/5th as many elixirs.
Acerbic Elixirs no longer use dropped components and use common materials instead. Completing a combine now rewards 1/10th as many elixirs.
The plat costs for purchasing and upkeeping a guild hall have been reduced.
Mercenary hire and upkeep costs have been reduced.
Guildhall Amenity plat costs have been reduced by 50%.


POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION
General
CoE heroic bosses now have a greater chance of dropping Greater Spirits and their essences.

Sirens Grotto: Dissension
The urchins in the Genra fight are now dazed in both challenge and normal modes.
The Arcane Disruptor adds in the Priestess Denerva fight do less damage per melee attack.
The siren spell "Song of the Sea" should no longer stun and the power drain has been reduced.

Siren's Grotto: Tavalan Abyss [Challenge Heroic]
Overlord Talan's Scorching Faith no longer has numerous ticks of damage.

Siren's Grotto: Tavalan Abyss [Heroic]
Overlord Talan's cloned version of himself now has less hitpoints.

Dreadcutter
The music in the zone should now be able to be controller by volume sliders.

Plane of War Raid
The power drains in the Commander and Eriak fights have been lessened.


MERCENARIES
Vishra no longer requires you to own Age of Discovery in order to hire him as a quest mercenary for the quest "Tears in the Grotto".


ITEMS
Title reward, "the Renowned" is now spelled correctly.
Drinal’s Steward now carries upgraded armor and weapons.


QUESTS
Eyes of the Forest - Gathering Gather thistlebloom roots now updates for the entire group.
Health of creatures in the "Tears in the Grotto" zone have been reduced.