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EQ2: Age of Discovery closed beta registration
Nadia
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http://eq2wire.com/2011/10/18/everquest-ii-age-of-discovery-beta-registration-opens/
http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/posts/list.m?&topic_id=508253
Closed Beta registration for “Age of Discovery” is now open! Applications are available at this link. Beta testing is vital to ensure a great product launch. We appreciate your participation and welcome any and all feedback.
Click the link above, sign in with your Station Account, complete the application process, and your application will go into the queue for approval. Please be sure to read and accept the NDA. All applicants must have accepted the NDA in order to be considered for participation. All applicants will receive an email to confirm that their application was received.
Applications will be reviewed starting on October 27th. Beta registration will close on November 14th.
Players who are approved for Closed Beta will receive an email informing them of their acceptance, so please confirm that we have your correct email address during the registration process.
Beta acceptance emails will go out between October 27th and November 16th.
Please remember that registering for the Beta does not guarantee admittance. Approved registrants will be put into the pool from which we will randomly select participants.
Eligibility:
To be eligible to participate in the Age of Discovery Beta test, players must have an active EQII subscription in good standing and accept the Terms of Use, End User License Agreement and Non-Disclosure Agreement provided at the registration site.
In order to access the Beta server, an EQ2X subscription is required, and one will be applied to your account as needed if you are accepted into the Beta program. In order to allow both EQII and EQ2X players access to the Beta server and give us the most feedback possible, we’ve set the Beta server up in a way that can be accessed by players with both types of accounts. The subscription added to your account (if needed) is free and has no bearing on your existing EQII subscription.
About Age of Discovery:
EverQuest II Age of Discovery is the eigth expansion for the critically acclaimed EverQuest II franchise and follows the best-selling Destiny of Velious expansion.
Ever wanted to build your own dungeon? Now you can, with the Dungeon Maker system! Locate and collect a variety of floor layouts and styles, decorate your dungeon, select monsters to fill it, and then watch adventurers battle through the content you designed to win new rewards!
At last, the beastlord class returns to Norrath. Seek out new animals throughout the world to train as your warder pet. Work with your warder to build up your strengths and exploit your enemies’ weaknesses. In the Age of Discovery, beastlords will walk the lands of Norrath once again!
EDIT: SOE fixed the wording if you goto 2nd link
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before anyone makes wisecracks about player made dungeons
you cannot make experience in these dungeons - you earn tokens
I recommend you read this interview about Design your own Dungeon
TTH: Tell us about the player created dungeons
http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/100699/page/3
EQ2 fan sites
Smokejumper clarifies DYOD
http://eq2wire.com/2011/10/19/design-your-own-dungeon-hints-about-xp-and-loot/
Actually, you earn XP *and* tokens. The tokens are used to acquire items for any of your characters, not just the one you have currently logged-in.
XP and tokens are awarded at the end of the dungeon run and based on a challenge rating system that should prevent exploiting. More on this soon.
EQ2 fan sites
Nadia, thanks.
I am really interested in the Beastlord class and could care less about the DYOD as I have seen that type of thing in CoH. I prefer to run dungeons the developers make....but I will try it, I might actually like it!
Also, I do have an active account but Im in Afghanistan for the next two weeks and then im FREE!!!!
So, if I am reading this right the beta actually takes place up till 14 NOV? That is a Monday and EQ2 patches on Tuesday so does that mean this goes live 15 Nov? It is the third Tuesday of the month. Doesn't SOE release their patches on the third or fourth Tuesday of the month?
V/R
Applications are accepted until Nov 14th -- thats not when the beta ends
Beta acceptance emails will go out between October 27th and November 16th.
SOE hasnt said much about the expansion since July fanfaire
its only a guessing game for now
- but I'm expecting SOE to announce AOD with a 11/29 launch date
EQ2 fan sites
Hmmm, I hope I get in to the beta! I can't wait to see what beastlords are all about. I wish there were two options, one for melee combat and another for ranged combat (like a hunter).
I noticed on the beta signup page, it says beta ends on 11/30
makes me wonder if AOD will launch in November
the SOE press articles for Game update 62 (Freeport revamp), Mercenaries, Beastlords
all say Winter 2011 whatever that means
latest Q&A for Art of Freeport
http://everquest2.com/news/read/current/5011
EQ2 fan sites