EverQuest II Announces The Children of War Game Update
Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) today announced the landmark 60th game update for the iconic massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), EverQuest®II (EQII) The Children of War. Scheduled to arrive to the world of Norrath on May 17, 2011, the update will continue the storyline introduced to players in the recently released EQII: Destiny of Velious expansion pack as part of the Age’s End Prophecy saga and deliver content for players of all types, including battlegrounds and PvP improvements.
GAME UPDATE 60 INCLUDES:
- PvP & Battlegrounds improvements, including but not limited to:
- Lobby system so players can hang together between matches with PvP merchants available locally
- New Velious battleground map (“The Frozen Tundra”)
- New Battleground game type! (“Vanquish!”)
- PvP and Battlegrounds rule modifications for better balance and fun factor
- Fame system improvements
- New PvP armor
- Itemization:
- New Adornments interface to make this system easier to understand
- Continued honing of the itemization system
- Drunder:
- Three new instanced dungeons
- Three new raids with all new bosses
- New daily missions
- Crystal Caverns
- Solo shard quest
- Two new heritage quests
- Additional signature quest line