Legends of Norrath Member Pack Changes

Colette "Dexella" Murphy, EverQuest II Community Manager, posted an update to the Legends of Norrath Membership Pack program. This program grants Gold EverQuest and EverQuest II Members five free Legends of Norrath  booster packs every month.

Going forward, all anniversary dates are reset and the free packs will be awarded on the member's first log in that month. Each player must log in during a calendar month to get that month’s worth of packs.  Packs will no longer accumulate from month to month, so if you do not log in to Legends of Norrath in a month you will not receive free packs for that month. This change is this-point-forward, so any packs you have accumulated to date will still be waiting for you.

The Choose-a-Pack cards awarded in December may be redeemed for any regular LON booster pack from sets 1-14.

Legends of Norrath Booster Pack Sale!

If you love Legends of Norrath™ you wont want to miss this: buy select booster packs for only 200 Station Cash each for a limited time! This sale begins January 27, 2012 at 10:00 AM PST and ends February 2, 2012 at 11:59 PM PST (here's our Time Zone Conversion Tool). This sale is only for purchases within either EverQuest or EverQuest II.  

Find the complete list of sale-priced booster packs after the jump.

SOE Hosts Numerous President's Day Events

In honor of President's Day, Sony Online Entertainment is hosting special events in many of its games throughout the weekend. We've covered most of these events in separate posts, but here's a handy list of all the festivities, including bonus experience and item sales!

  • EverQuest: Double Experience Weekend from Feb. 18-21. There's also a sale on Marketplace items, including the House of Thule expansion.
  • EverQuest II: Bonus XP Weekend from Feb. 18-21. Enjoy the bonus on adventure, tradeskill and AA experience.
  • Star Wars Galaxies: Bonus Everything Weekend from Feb. 17-22.
  • Vanguard Saga of Heroes: Bonus Experience Weekend from Feb. 18-21. Crafting, Adventure and Diplomacy will all gain bonuses.
  • Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures: Get the Attack Cruiser Bundle for just 800 SC from Feb. 19-21. The Bundle includes Attack Cruiser House, 10 Medium Crates, 4 Red Light Globes, 3 Triple-Paned Windows, and 2 Red Spotlights.
  • Free Realms: All housing items, including lots, are 50% off from Feb. 18-21.
  • Legends of Norrath: This weekend, save 50% off special bundle sets. For a limited time you can buy special Inquisitor, Oathbreaker and Ethernauts bundle sets and get a guaranteed mount loot card.
  • PoxNora: A different item will be available at a discounted price each day from Feb. 18-21.
  • Magic: The Gathering - Tactics: Get 50% off the Four-Chapter Single-Player Campaign Bundle from Feb. 18-21.
  • Wildlife Refuge: Get 50% off the Desert Camo Truck, Forest Camo Truck  and Zebra Print Truck from Feb. 18-21.

SOE Celebrates Dragonbrood Launch with Tournaments

Sony Online Entertainment is hosting six sealed deck tournaments this weekend to celebrate the launch of Dragonbrood - The Anarchs. The tournaments will be held at the following times:

  • Friday, Oct. 15, at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. PDT
  • Saturday, Oct. 16, at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. PDT
  • Sunday, Oct. 17, at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. PDT

Also, the Haunted Mansion scenario will be offered in Legends of Norrath through Nov. 9. The first time you win the scenario, you'll win the Bloodsucker promo card and either the Unwritten Glyph loot card for EverQuest or the Superior Draught of the Brilliant loot card for EverQuest II.

Dragonbrood - The Anarchs, the 11th Legends of Norrath set, features more than 200 new cards to add to your collection. The loot cards include wolf mounts for EQII players, items to decorate your new houses in EQ, and more.

Dragonbrood Expansion Delayed Until Oct. 14

UPDATE: Sony Online Entertainment just announced that the Dragonbrood set has been pushed back until Oct. 14. The "Haunted Mansion" scenario will also be released that day.

Today is a big day for EverQuest fans. It marks the launch of House of Thule, the 17th EQ expansion, and the release of the Arcanum Revealed update in EverQuest II. As if that wasn't enough, the newest Legends of Norrath set also goes live today! Dragonbrood - The Anarchs is the 11th release for the online trading card game and features more than 200 new cards to add to your collection.

The loot cards from the set include wolf mounts in EQII, items to decorate your new houses in EQ, and more. For more details on the Dragonbrood, check out the recent preview by by Game Designer Evan "Heimlich"Lorentz.

Vengeful Gods Expansion is Live

Today marks the launch of Vengeful Gods, the ninth Legends of Norrath expansion. The set offers more than 180 cards, including new spider mount loot cards for EverQuest and new mount variant loot cards for EverQuest II. Here's the description of the set straight from the Vengeful Gods site:

Two thousand years after the sacrifice of the Ethernauts, threats from the Void are still surfacing. Learning lessons from their past defeats, the Voidmen have now turned to a more nefarious scheme; destroy Norrath by cutting the people off from their Gods. As the five Travelers continue to investigate reports of Voidman activity, a plot to enslave the avatars of the gods is revealed. To save Norrath, the Travelers must battle against mind-controlled prophets and the manifestations of the gods themselves!

According to the Legends of Norrath events calendar, Vengeful Gods release events will be held from Feb. 26-28. All the details can be found after the jump.

Game Designer Previews Vengeful Gods Expansion

Game Designer Evan Lorentz has written a preview article for Vengeful Gods, the ninth Legends of Norrath expansion that's scheduled to launch on Feb. 23. Lorentz says that the set is "designed as an evolution of Travelers, picking up the concepts introduced there and taking them in different directions."

Lorentz explains how the mechanics of Conquest, Shifting, Influence and Mark have have changed between Travelers and Vengeful Gods. The article contains all sorts of details on the mechanics, so be sure to check it out for more information. Are you looking forward to the new expansion?

Vengeful Gods LoN Expansion to Launch Feb. 23

Sony Online Entertainment has announced that Vengeful Gods, the ninth Legends of Norrath expansion, is scheduled to launch on Feb. 23. The set will offer more than 180 cards, including new spider mount loot cards for EverQuest and new mount variant loot cards for EverQuest II. Here's the description of the set straight from the Vengeful Gods site:

Two thousand years after the sacrifice of the Ethernauts, threats from the Void are still surfacing. Learning lessons from their past defeats, the Voidmen have now turned to a more nefarious scheme; destroy Norrath by cutting the people off from their Gods. As the five Travelers continue to investigate reports of Voidman activity, a plot to enslave the avatars of the gods is revealed. To save Norrath, the Travelers must battle against mind-controlled prophets and the manifestations of the gods themselves!

According to the Legends of Norrath events calendar, Vengeful Gods release events will be held from Feb. 26-28. More information can be found after the jump.

Surprise Items Offered in LoN Holiday Tournament

As Sony Online Entertainment puts it, "there's more than one way to sleigh a dragon." On-demand holiday tournaments will be held in Legends of Norrath from Dec. 24 at 2 p.m. PST until Jan. 4 at 10 a.m., and SOE will be giving a gift to everyone who participates in the event.

Five event passes will get you entry into the holiday tournament and a surprise Legends of Norrath item. The items include promo cards, loot cards, booster packs, event passes and more. You can read the full list after the jump.

First Tournament of the Gods to be Held Oct. 24-25

The first Tournament of the Gods event will be held this weekend in Legends of Norrath to give players a chance to obtain non-tradable "Gods" promo cards. As the title suggests, the new event allows players to become "Travelers" and interact with the Gods of Norrath.

Tournaments will be held on Saturday and Sunday at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. PDT. The event is free to enter and is open to international players. Everyone who participates will automatically get one of the following "Gods" promo cards: Innoruuk, Karana, Solusek Ro and Tunare. Any player who wins two or more games during the course of a given tournament will also receive a second promo card.

For more information on the Tournament of the Gods, check out the events calendar.