Game Update 42 Preview!

**Gnobrin** · 02/01/2008 11:06:51

Game Update 42 isn't your usual home-grown update; it's almost an expansion unto itself. With this onslaught of information, you'll gain access to Adventuring as well as Tradeskill Epics, the introduction of three gods from Norrathian lore, a new means to interact with your pets, a connectivity window to know how the internet weather is between you and the servers, a means to better search the broker through effect name and some VERY helpful household items, including a couple to permit you to show off your hard earned equipment!

~Gnobrin!

**Sidori** · 02/01/2008 11:10:20

OMG The epics look awesome!!

And the gods.. wow.. they look amazing as well!

/squeeeeeeeeeeeels!! I want to see more!

**Journee**

THANK YOU

SMILEY SMILEY SMILEY

HUGS

~Journee~

**Winter**

Looks absolutely stunning. SMILEY

I can hardly wait! I'm definitely interested in seeing the lore!!! SMILEY

Diimitri

when does it go live?

**shadowgate**

Tuesday Feb. 5th...if nothing goes wrong.

**Leucippus**

I hope that new broker search is fixed before it goes live.

If not, then the patch notes will have to be worded very carefully to avoid have a bunch of disapointed, and confused, customers I suspect.

For example, this quote from the preview linked in this thread:

Broker Search Upgrade
To help streamline the broker process, this update comes with the ability to search via item ability name! No more having to dig for that one perfect weapon or piece of armor that has that ability you've always needed, you can soon seek them directly!

Is not exactly correct 100% of the time. There exists a thread in the In Testing Feedback forum related to it.

-Leucippus

**Deadrus**

The up date looks awesome. I'm not up with the whole raid thing so i questoin the 3 returning gods that are raids. Are they the gods themselfs? Or are they just Avatars like all the other dietys in the game so far? The Epics look very cool. The 4th one looks like the necro one.. My main is a necro so im a little bit disapointed with that way it looks but well see once i get it. I hear they all have an animatoin to them. Might look cooler in motion then in a still picture. Looks great guys. Any hope of the Skeletal revamp and new armor looks for GU 43?

**Sola**

This is a step in the right direction. I hope this is a trend we see in the coming months! EQ2 is a fantastic game, but when competing with WoW, it's going to take a lot of hard work and being honest about why Blizzard pulled so far ahead of SOE in such a short amount of time. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that overhauling the graphics engine is on the plate by the next expansion release

. Maybe we'll get lucky and they'll build it to be DirectX 10 capable... maybe...

**shaunfletcher**

Sola wrote:

This is a step in the right direction. I hope this is a trend we see in the coming months! EQ2 is a fantastic game, but when competing with WoW, it's going to take a lot of hard work and being honest about why Blizzard pulled so far ahead of SOE in such a short amount of time. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that overhauling the graphics engine is on the plate by the next expansion release . Maybe we'll get lucky and they'll build it to be DirectX 10 capable... maybe...

"when competing with WoW, it's going to take a lot of hard work and being honest about why Blizzard pulled so far ahead of SOE in such a short amount of time"

"overhauling the graphics engine " and "DirectX 10 capable"

That seems a little.. contrary doesnt it? to compete with wow by taking on board its methods they would need to massively simplify and downgrade the graphics engine of eq2, making it effectively dx6-7 to make the game run on any old junk hardware, not make it more advanced and exotic!

**Zabjade**

Berty is a Ratonga now? Boy oh boy how the godling fashions change.

**Jenova**

Can these new gods be worshiped as a Diety? Or are they only the Avatars for raiding?!

Great update too!! Cannot wait!

**Zabjade**

Probably both, Personally I'm waiting for The Nameless.

**Anestacia**

Jenova@Najena wrote:

Can these new gods be worshiped as a Diety? Or are they only the Avatars for raiding?!

Great update too!! Cannot wait!

They have been able to be worshiped since RoK was released. The first picture is the Tribunal, the second is Karana and the third is Bertorxolous (why he is a rat I dont know lol). This just means they are now able to actually be seen in game and raided just like the gods before RoK came out.

As far as the Nameless being a god coming soon; don't hold your breath. The Nameless is not part of the pantheon as are the other gods. He is higher than even the elemental gods and created all of the deities. He has been "MIA" since Norrath lore began.

**Jenova**

Anestacia wrote:

Jenova@Najena wrote:
Can these new gods be worshiped as a Diety? Or are they only the Avatars for raiding?!

Great update too!! Cannot wait!
They have been able to be worshiped since RoK was released. The first picture is the Tribunal, the second is Karana and the third is Bertorxolous (why he is a rat I dont know lol). This just means they are now able to actually be seen in game and raided just like the gods before RoK came out.

As far as the Nameless being a god coming soon; don't hold your breath. The Nameless is not part of the pantheon as are the other gods. He is higher than even the elemental gods and created all of the deities. He has been "MIA" since Norrath lore began.

Oh really? Goes to show how much I've been noticing SMILEY

I'll go read up about them thanks!