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News - Everquest 2025 (32nd) Expansion "Shattering of Ro" (1 Viewer)
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It'd be pretty cool if they did a Mage Tank like they did in Order and Chaos. It was pretty cool class.
if eq stagnates it dies tbh
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one thing is for certain you can rest assured that the pre-order bonus item will somehow be tied in with marketing it to the TLP crowd. personas made more buck off the progression recyclers than it did from live players. thats a cash cow they wont ignore.
Happy I didn’t just blow all my raid currency on a face ore. Phew!
i boxed it in era on riz with kiss and events. i changed the mesh so you cant go into the trap room and that when you get the emote for being moved you report in raid. used 2 rogs and a clr to do trap room 2 groups with a mage in each group for the bat room the rest of the raid in the zombie room and i had 3 war pathing in a circle in the bottom room with a simple macro to nav to 4 locs and hit your ae threat ability. anyone ported from zombie room to bat room can jump down anyone ported from bat to zombie got a coh and i ended up winning all but the kite room pretty quickly then sending the raid to the kite room to just tank the orcs so they stop reseting. the zombie and bat people also had camp set.
for ayo i just made an event to pause target and use your fetter. so i would say name fetter please and they would do it
90% of my keyboard touching was doing the trap room the other 10% was cohing the people back to bat room or moving the mage who got ported to the other mages group to get cohed then fixing the groups.
i did sisters in a similar way. set everyone up in the hallway to kill the trash 3 monks and a clr in their own group and i would say cure please to make them target and cure me and i just ran a mac on the monks to every 10s nav target so when the sisters ported they ran there and i did the spying and snitching myself
It’s time for my last Producer’s Letter of 2025. My first order of business is to remind everyone that fundraising is underway for Extra Life! We are already over $48K towards our $115K goal this year, and I have no doubt we will surpass that goal with ease as you are all exceedingly generous and caring when it comes to children in need. We have some wonderful group, individual, and fundraiser incentives. And be sure to check out the Extra Life Guide for how to join Team Darkpaw if you have not done so yet. Thank you to those of you who have already donated or started fundraising; you should have received your keys if you met any of the incentive amounts by August 31. If you haven't seen your keys, please reach out to Extra Life Support.
The following is a quick recap of the happenings since my July Producer's Letter. Some annual events returned, such as Scorched Sky bonuses, Death, Death, Death, and Living Legacy Raids. We’ve also had monthly unlocks for expansion Posters on the Darkpaw Storefront and Wallpaper downloads. Also, I cannot forget that July also saw Ragefire merge into Vox. And finally, we had a Krono Purchase Promotion where one could get a Visage of a Blood Raven with every Krono purchase.
August saw the return of the Gigantic and Big Bag Bundles and a plethora of familiars made their return in the Cat in a Bag, Dog in a Crate, Bird in a Cage Promo. The annual Stone Cold Summer quests and Labor Day Experience events were run, and multiple bundles of Claws of Veeshan expansion items were put into the Marketplace for a limited time.
September had Marcia Attamilgad briefly making her return with Talk Like a Pirate Day which was extended to a week this year, Fall Fun events have begun, and The Outer Brood is discounted 25% until our new expansion comes out! Not to mention the various unlocks across multiple servers.
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July:
Scorched Sky Bonuses
Death, Death, Death!
Empires of Kunark Poster and Wallpaper released
Ragefire to Vox merge
Extra Life Incentives
Living Legacy Raids
Aradune and Rizlona unlock claws of Veeshan
August:
The Broken Mirror Poster and Wallpaper released
Stone Cold Summer – New Content
Labor Day Bonus
Yelinak unlocks Rain of Fear
Oakwynd unlocks Seeds of Destruction
Teek and Tormax unlock Depths of Darkhollow
September:
Fall Fun 1 and 2
The Darkened Sea Poster and Wallpaper released
Talk Like a Pirate Day featuring an all-new Eye Patch!
Aradune and Rizlona unlock Terror of Luclin
Mischief unlocks The Burning Lands
Coming up, we have Fall Fun 3, an XP bonus beginning on October 7th, then followed by Nights of the Dead where the things that go bump in the night come alive to haunt Norrath. Of course, our Champion’s Festival will be back to honor EverQuest II’s 21st Anniversary with some new content; Feast of Giving will make its return with some nice bonuses, and I can’t forget about Raid, Raid, Raid! Plus, Santug Glugg will be making his appearance in Frostfell along with all his goblins and elves to celebrate the holiday. And finally, Extra Life game day and bonus week and a slew of unlocks across multiple TLPs! We also have a new Deity Heritage Crate unlocking in October. Here is a sneak peek at what the Rodcet Nife Heritage Crate will have in it!
Suit of Cloth of the Ascendent, Staff of the Prime Healer Ornament, and Throne of the Prime Healer
Upcoming
October:
EverQuest's 32nd Expansion Beta and Pre-Order
Fall Fun 3
Nights of the Dead
New Deity Heritage Crate – Rodcet Nife
Teek and Tormax unlock Prophecy of Ro
November:
Champion’s Festival – New Content
Feast of Giving
Raid, Raid, Raid!
Extra Life Game Day
Extra Life Bonus Week
Mischief unlocks Torment of Velious
Yelinak unlocks Call of The Forsaken
Oakwynd unlocks Underfoot
December:
EverQuest's 32nd Expansion Launch
Frostfell – New Content
New Year’s
Aradune and Rizlona unlock Night of Shadows
Teek and Tormax unlock The Serpent’s Spine
Continuing throughout the rest of the year:
Server performance improvements
Ongoing conversion of Suite windows to the New UI Engine
Anti-cheat improvements
Now, to get to what you’ve all been waiting for, this year’s expansion! The name of our 32nd expansion is Shattering of Ro! Let me set the stage for what those three words really mean for all the souls in Norrath...
Druzzil Ro has been murdered! Now that I have your attention, let me explain.
A cataclysmic explosion has shattered the Plane of Magic, killing Druzzil Ro, and the only survivor is Firiona Vie. The Burning Prince, Solusek Ro blames Firiona Vie and all mortals for causing Druzzil Ro's death. No one can be sure while Firiona lies unconscious in the Plane of Growth. But Solusek Ro is done with waiting, for he has suffered his final indignity with Druzzil Ro's murder. His rage burns hotter than it has in centuries, and his wrath will ignite the planes!
Now, with magic itself sundered and storms of unstable magical energy sweeping across both Norrath and the planes, Solusek Ro seeks to end the pact that has protected mortals since their birth, and he’s already gained support. Who are his allies? Who among the gods will rally their followers to aid in stopping them? Will you heed the call to help or hinder?
Beta and pre-order for Shattering of Ro will begin at 10:00 A.M. PT on October 7, 2025.
dbg: pre-order this xpac!!!
players: awesome! what's in it?
dbg: everquest!
players: uh - any actual stuff?
dbg: yes, probably
players: what's the "cool xpac feature?"
dbg: sure
players: i heard a rumor there were only 2 missions and minimal zones/content?
dbg: did you?
players: can you answer that?
dbg: order soon
players: awesome! what's in it?
dbg: everquest!
players: uh - any actual stuff?
dbg: yes, probably
players: what's the "cool xpac feature?"
dbg: sure
players: i heard a rumor there were only 2 missions and minimal zones/content?
dbg: did you?
players: can you answer that?
dbg: order soon
Well, its good to finally know SOMETHING. So its a murder mystery? New Feature is the special Persona you can choose to be Nancy Drew, a Hardy Boy or one of the kids from the Mystery Inc Gang. Reach your level to get the Scooby-Doo Evolving mask. Start with Scrappy, convert to Scooby Dumb...and finally evolve it to Scooby for the full stats and to beat the final Boss in the 2nd of two raids. Picnic Basket of 60 slot for Hunter. Mystery Machine colored skateboard mount for finishing everything.
I got your back Sic, all my infois entirely, partially, reliable.
I got your back Sic, all my info
fuck yeah - i'm all in on a scoobie-do xpac
So are scooby snacks going be the raid coins or some food item with good stats?
Found the zone names in the Atlas files on beta if anyone is interested. Will put them in spoilers.
"Scarred Grove"
FileToOpen = "embattledpogrowth" ToolTip = "Scarred Grove">
"The Vortex"
FileToOpen = "vortex" ToolTip = "The Vortex">
"Candlemaker's Workshop"
FileToOpen = "candlemakers" ToolTip = "Candlemaker's Workshop">
"Arcstone, Shattered Isles"
FileToOpen = "arcstoneruins" ToolTip = "Arcstone, Shattered Isles">
"Labyrinth of Spite"
FileToOpen = "spite" ToolTip = "Labyrinth of Spite">
"Ruined Relic"
FileToOpen = "ruinedrelic" ToolTip = "Ruined Relic">
FileToOpen = "embattledpogrowth" ToolTip = "Scarred Grove">
"The Vortex"
FileToOpen = "vortex" ToolTip = "The Vortex">
"Candlemaker's Workshop"
FileToOpen = "candlemakers" ToolTip = "Candlemaker's Workshop">
"Arcstone, Shattered Isles"
FileToOpen = "arcstoneruins" ToolTip = "Arcstone, Shattered Isles">
"Labyrinth of Spite"
FileToOpen = "spite" ToolTip = "Labyrinth of Spite">
"Ruined Relic"
FileToOpen = "ruinedrelic" ToolTip = "Ruined Relic">
Like cool it man, why would you want her over me?
Jenkies added -->
<--- Extra Jenkies for expansion ________________________F&F Jenkies extras ->
It looks like they're gonna have gear keysets (so no gear in your bags for personas), and guild trade skill repo
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fuck yeah pogrowth
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This an oct thing or part of the new expansion lol.
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https://uo.com/ and this shits owned by EA =P
man F a guild TS depot i want a guild collect depot with a friggin sort by need option !
I already know these zones are going to piss me off with those small hills and rocks blocking line of sight for my casters.
That’s your anti-C improvements. Shitty geometry
I already know these zones are going to piss me off with those small hills and rocks blocking line of sight for my casters.
I personally won't be pre-ordering right now
I think I'll be skipping the preorder, possibly get tradable, if it pans out in game. Seeing the 'features' like Vahshir Druid, sure gives vibes of EMU. I recently joined Laz and was surprised to see nice options for things like this (more freedoms for class/race options). Guild Depot, if something like the TS Depot, would be a good feature anyone can appreciate (as anyone can create a guild).
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Pre-ordered for 1 account to check it out. Already feel like I wasted money, good thing I only bought Standard Ed.
I don't like how zones look and I also don't like their 'fun' mechanics that randomly hit for 500k or so when I run through Magic Storms. I admit that I disliked Relic and Arcstone when they were current so if that's something you enjoyed, then Shattering of Ro may be for you .
It feels like a very little effort went into making the expansion.
I don't like how zones look and I also don't like their 'fun' mechanics that randomly hit for 500k or so when I run through Magic Storms. I admit that I disliked Relic and Arcstone when they were current so if that's something you enjoyed, then Shattering of Ro may be for you .
It feels like a very little effort went into making the expansion.
Aye, I almost bought 1 copy today but ended up deciding not to go for it. Think I'll take a full year off and then take a look at the next expansion and maybe come back then. Haven't cared for the raid scene for the past 8 or so years either, but was still doing it. Might be time just to drop to F2P status and always be 2 expansions behind
you guys the next tlp is going to be fangbreaker double down. my evidence is legacy characters use the shared bank alot and a 60 slot bank only bag in your shared slot is gonna make that easier and druids are only popular until like pop when their healing falls off a cliff. so cat druid makes sense with a luclin start. fangbreaker must be nientes personal idea and they think thj is the only reason it failed.
trolling aside i think the lore and zones look cool but im afraid the storm thing is just the tob aa thing to get a small dps buff so the hp is going to be in the trillions and the relic arcstone and that otherzone that was where the explosion went off are just going to be like alkabor from hot where you just talk to an npc to get ported to the next island and that island is alittle different. I also dont think they should of spoiled druzzils model because it ruins the murder mystery if we know she is still alive. the patch note is just cover for that. im slightly optimistic about it but riz just hit tol and this is the first expac i would rate as a D tier expac in a tier list and the ones after it seem just as bad so i dont know why im slightly optimistic.
also every expac going foward is going to have 1 class race combo added. its what they think tlp players want and some do but most only care about a specific combo. t hey should just do arac
trolling aside i think the lore and zones look cool but im afraid the storm thing is just the tob aa thing to get a small dps buff so the hp is going to be in the trillions and the relic arcstone and that otherzone that was where the explosion went off are just going to be like alkabor from hot where you just talk to an npc to get ported to the next island and that island is alittle different. I also dont think they should of spoiled druzzils model because it ruins the murder mystery if we know she is still alive. the patch note is just cover for that. im slightly optimistic about it but riz just hit tol and this is the first expac i would rate as a D tier expac in a tier list and the ones after it seem just as bad so i dont know why im slightly optimistic.
also every expac going foward is going to have 1 class race combo added. its what they think tlp players want and some do but most only care about a specific combo. t hey should just do arac
The Everquest show has some nice screen shots of the new expansion up. Wanted to share. There are like 3 or 4 'slideshows' on the link that I cannot copy in here (or don't know how).. lots more pics in there, so use the link also.
everquestshow.com
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EverQuest’s 32 expansion has been announced and pre-orders are now available!
Shattering of Ro will launch in December of 2025, but beta has already begun. And those who pre-order the expansion will have access to beta immediately.
The victim? Druzzil Ro. She’s been murdered in an explosion in the Plane of Magic. Firiona Vie is found unconscious as a survivor and is now implicated in Druzzil Ro’s murder.
Sensing that mortals have become too powerful, Solusek Ro begins plotting to keep the mortals in check and the gods themselves begin to take sides.
Solusek Ro and Rallos Zek make make obvious allies. Tunare and Mithaniel Marr come to the aid of the mortals. The fight comes to the Plane of Growth where Firiona lies unconscious.
We got a sneak peek from Jenn Chan in the Fall Producer’s Letter showing a large tree in flames. Initially we didn’t know the context of this tree, but it now has become clear that this is the Tree of Life within the Plane of Growth.
In the fully released key art, we see the addition of the major gods at play in the expanion : Tunare, Rallos Zek, Solusek Ro and Mithaniel Marr.
The artwork is quite vibrant and featuring the gods on the key art is a nice new take with a nostalgic throwback.
Scarred Grove
Candlemaker’s Workshop
Arcstone, Shattered Isles
Ruined Relic
The Vortex
Labyrinth of Spite
These churning tempests of unstable and unpredictable magic are a hazard to all who get near them. You never know what’s going on inside. IT’S CHAOS!
But if their power could be harnessed…
Screenshots! Shattering of Ro enters Beta
Over 70 screenshots from the upcoming Shattering of Ro expansion for EverQuest.
everquestshow.com
EverQuest’s 32 expansion has been announced and pre-orders are now available!
Shattering of Ro will launch in December of 2025, but beta has already begun. And those who pre-order the expansion will have access to beta immediately.
What’s Going On?
The plot starts simple enough, with a murder mystery.
The victim? Druzzil Ro. She’s been murdered in an explosion in the Plane of Magic. Firiona Vie is found unconscious as a survivor and is now implicated in Druzzil Ro’s murder.
Sensing that mortals have become too powerful, Solusek Ro begins plotting to keep the mortals in check and the gods themselves begin to take sides.
Solusek Ro and Rallos Zek make make obvious allies. Tunare and Mithaniel Marr come to the aid of the mortals. The fight comes to the Plane of Growth where Firiona lies unconscious.
Key Art
With the release of the name of the expansion and the launch of pre-orders, the key art for the expansion has been released.We got a sneak peek from Jenn Chan in the Fall Producer’s Letter showing a large tree in flames. Initially we didn’t know the context of this tree, but it now has become clear that this is the Tree of Life within the Plane of Growth.
In the fully released key art, we see the addition of the major gods at play in the expanion : Tunare, Rallos Zek, Solusek Ro and Mithaniel Marr.
The artwork is quite vibrant and featuring the gods on the key art is a nice new take with a nostalgic throwback.
Zones
There are 6 zones in the upcoming expansion. Here are the official release photos for the expansion
Scarred Grove
Candlemaker’s Workshop
Arcstone, Shattered Isles
Ruined Relic
The Vortex
Labyrinth of SpiteMagic Storms
Probably the most interesting feature listed for the upcoming expansion is “Magic Storms.”
These churning tempests of unstable and unpredictable magic are a hazard to all who get near them. You never know what’s going on inside. IT’S CHAOS!
But if their power could be harnessed…
Vah Shir Druids
A new race and class combo is available with Shattering of Ro. Those kitties on Luclin can now walk the path of nature and become druids!
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zones don't look to boxer friendly...I may have to pass on this expansion.
they probably function like alkabors in hot if i had to guess. or maybe like the upper area of zalikor raid where it looks broken but on the mesh is just one piece of geometry you cant fall through. maybe both. levitating over gaps is a night mare even for some non boxers as your fall speed is hardware dependent. for example in howling stones in the skip to get east is not possible for me to do on my pc but if i load up a mage and do it on a lap top i can coh everyone across. my pc is better then the lap top in every way.
im not on beta and i never will be so idk if thats true and i wouldnt put it past dbg to not understand that and do some dumb shit but i think its more likely they do and dont do that.