Vanguard

Join us for the Official SOE Podcast #121 – the “Goble-Cast!”  Your host, Aimee “Ashlanne” Rekoske, is joined by your co-host, Linda “Brasse” Carlson. Listen in as they chat about the Thanksgiving events going on at SOE, EverQuest’s expansion, Veil of Alaris, and EverQuest II’s expansion, Age of Discovery.  We’ll also have an interview with Eric “Piestro” Cleaver and a surprise interview with Emily “Domino” Taylor. Our News Caster Abby Watt will bring us the latest updates on many SOE titles. Let us know what you think at podcast@soe.sony.com or head over to the Station Forums and share your opinion with the Community!

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An Important Note About Live Gamer

Greetings, Telon! We wanted to let you know that the Live Gamer service for Vanguard is going away soon. This will not affect the majority of Vanguard players. If you currently use Live Gamer in Vanguard (or in Free Realms or EQII), please be sure to read the FAQ we have included below. All items, characters or coins must be removed from from your Live Gamer holding area on or before December 13th, 2011. If you miss this date, we will endeavor to manually transfer any remaining items back to your account.

Live Gamer FAQ Hello all, we wanted to let you know that Live Gamer will no longer be offered in EverQuest II, Vanguard or Free Realms. We thought you might have a few questions for us on that topic!

1. What’s happening to Live Gamer? After careful consideration and review, Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) and Live Gamer (LG) have mutually made the decision to discontinue auction services currently available in EverQuest II (EQII), Free Realms and Vanguard.  Beginning on December 14, 2011, SOE will suspend exchange services for all three games. For EQII, SOE will merge the LG exchange-based servers with its existing game servers, specifically Vox will More >

Join the DCUO team this Thursday, November 10th, at 4:00 PM Pacific for a webcast on Twitch.TV. Executive Producer Lorin “Deadmeat” Jameson and Creative Director Jens “Spytle” Andersen will talk about the recent Free to Play launch and how things are going with the next Game Update. You won't want to miss this opportunity to ask questions and hear from the DCUO Development Team.

Join us on Thursday, November 10, 2011, at 4:00 p.m. US Pacific Time*, as we live stream this webcast on the Twitch TV! The webcast is expected to last about 20 minutes.

Come join us for the fun!

See you on Twitch TV!

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SOE Community Webcast: EverQuest II Freeport Revamp

Come check out the Freeport Revamp in this EverQuest II Webcast! Host Linda “Brasse” Carlson (Director, Global Community Relations) will interview Jonathan “Prathun” Caraker (EQ2 Game Designer) and Akil “Lyndro” Hooper (EQ2 Lead Designer) and learn all about the upcoming changes to Freeport. Are you wondering what this historic city will look like, what new quests are on the way, or how our designers come up with it all? You won't want to miss this exciting webcast!

Also, don't forget to check out this recent article on the Freeport Revamp, which interviews Timothy “Haohmaru” Heydelaar (EQ2 Art Director) about the aesthetic changes to Freeport.

Join us on Thursday, November 3, 2011, at 4:30 p.m. US Pacific Time*, as we live stream this webcast on the SOE channel on Stickam! You can also tune in through the Stickam tab on our Facebook page. The webcast is expected to last about 20 minutes.

Come join us for the fun!

See you on Stickam!

(http://www.stickam.com/sonyonline)

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We will perform maintenance on all games and services beginning at 4:00 a.m. US Pacific Time on November 1, 2011. You may experience the following:

• Logins for all games, websites, and forums may be unavailable between 4:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. US Pacific Time.
• Commerce transactions, including purchases on our websites and in-game marketplaces, may be unavailable between 4:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. US Pacific Time. 

We apologize for this interruption and will resume all affected services as soon as the maintenance is completed.

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