EverQuest II's 11th Expansion, Altar of Malice has unlocked on Varsoon!

In the service of the monarchs, the bravest adventurers will journey across the mysterious Shattered Seas to face prehistoric deinodons, petite-yet-perilous pygmies, bone-armored lizard men, salty pirates, and other new, unseen creatures. And while there are dangers on the waters, beware the grotesque, thickening plot hidden deep in the Kithicor Woods. It’s so malicious it could make even the undead's skin crawl…

The Splitpaw Saga unlocks on Dozekar!

Deep within Splitpaw Lair dwells the greatest threat in Norrath's new history! Enter the legendary lair of the Splitpaw Gnolls to discover the terrible secrets of their mysterious dungeons. 

 

GENERAL

  • The message for accounts that have been suspended or banned will now indicate the type of restriction instead of both messages using the same terminology.

ABILITIES - Origins

  • Defiler
    • Corrected an issue that prevented Maelstrom of Dismay and Maelstrom from effecting enemy encounters or friendly groupmates.
  • Brigand
    • Corrected an issue that prevented Malicious Assault's second damage event from landing.

ITEMIZATION - Origins

  • Corrected an issue with several critical chance effects applied from consumables such as Elixir of Tactics potions that would cause the critical chance effect to immediately terminate on application.

QUESTS - Origins

  • Spreading the Truth
    • A Celestial Watch ecclesiastic is now present.

TRADESKILLS - Origins

  • Furniture recipes utilizing meat as a component once again recognize the intended meats accurately.

ZONES AND POPULATION - Origins

  • East Freeport, North Freeport, South Freeport, West Freeport, Icy Dig
    • The population of these dungeons are no longer inexplicably doubled.

ABILITIES

  • Channelers and Beastlords can once again start Heroic Opportunities.
  • The Deity Ability System has been removed as part of an ongoing initiative to declutter and remove excessive complexity from the game.
  • The following deity abilities have been removed from all characters: Judication, Power of the Storm, Trickster's Mockery, Strength of the Heartstone, Flames of Anguish, Mantle of the Prime Healer, Embodiment of Truth, Grace of Tranquility, Lifeshield, Mark of the Huntress, Anashti's Reaping, Plaguebringer's Curse, Erosion of Will, Devastation of War, Hate's Resolve.
  • The passive deity abilities Divine Potency, Divine Critical Bonus, and Divine Stamina have been consolidated into a single ability called Divine Spirit which is automatically applied to all characters and scales with level up to its maximum values at level 100.

ITEMIZATION

  • Daily and Weekly missions in Fear of Eternity content now reward Scarred Dinar along with Velium Drachma.

ZONES AND POPULATION

  • Dragon Necropolis: Vaults of Veneration [Heroic II]
    • Fixed a bug that prevented the Challenge Hot Zone Bonus Boss selection window from appearing.
  • Dragon Necropolis: Disturbed Vaults [Raid]
    • Corrected an issue that caused Lady Karkona and Lord Ulvaxazoviak to apply normal mode health pools to their challenge mode versions of the encounter causing the health pools to be nearly doubled.
  • Flooded Scar: Abyssal Assault [Raid]
    • Black circles will no longer appear in the air on targets who are knocked skyward.
    • Ascent of Cootatu further reduces the recast of Ethermancy.
  • The Fabled Wurmbone's End [All Versions]
    • Damage from Ashlok cenobites' Crush of the Cenobite and Silent Claw now inflict proper percent damage.
  • The Fabled Wurmbone's End [Heroic I and II]
    • The Zones window will no longer display heroic entries for Wurmbone Crag.
  • The Fabled Wurmbone Crag [Solo]
    • Merglok the Slasher will no longer cast heroic level abilities.