Battlegrounds are Coming!

[Kiara]

<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://eq2players.station.sony.com/images/en/features/articles/exp06/logo/EQSF_logo_300_blackbg_bordered.jpg" width="300" height="163" /></p><p>That's right folks! Battlegrounds are coming to EQII. On February 16th, when Sentinel's Fate opens for the headstart, Battlegrounds will also be open for players to test their mettle against other players.</p><p><a href="http://eq2players.station.sony.com/news/read/012010/3425" target="_blank">Read more</a>!</p>

[Arkenor]

<p>They sound pretty neat to me!</p><p>Are they part of the expansion, or will they be part of GU55 for all subscribers?</p><p>Edit: Oh, just read that they're only for level 80 upwards. *Sad Ratonga Face*</p>

[Kiara]

<p>They'll be 80+ at launch.  In following updates, they'll be scaled downwards <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><p>They will be part of the game update and therefore open to all of our customers, whether they've purchased the expansion or not.</p>

[Bremer]

Everytime I click on a link to eq2players the site gives an error page: <a href="http://eq2players.station.sony.com/error.vm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://eq2players.station.sony.com/error.vm</a> Could you be so kind to tell the page designers, that they should not automatcially redirect links from English articles to non exisiting German articles?

[Inferius]

<p>Brilliant!! I cannot wait to get in and try them when time comes.</p>

[Cyberlink]

<p><cite>Bremer wrote:</cite></p><blockquote>Everytime I click on a link to eq2players the site gives an error page: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://eq2players.station.sony.com/error.vm" target="_blank">http://eq2players.station.sony.com/error.vm</a> Could you be so kind to tell the page designers, that they should not automatcially redirect links from English articles to non exisiting German articles?</blockquote><p>Here you go:<a href="http://eq2players.station.sony.com/en/gameinfo/battlegrounds" target="_blank">Battlegrounds English</a><a href="http://eq2players.station.sony.com/fr/gameinfo/battlegrounds" target="_blank">Battlegrounds French</a><a href="http://eq2players.station.sony.com/de/gameinfo/battlegrounds" target="_blank">Battlegrounds German</a><a href="http://eq2players.station.sony.com/ja/gameinfo/battlegrounds" target="_blank">Battleground Japanese</a></p>

[NormalMormon]

<p>Sounds fun, anyone have a link or other info on the "Chaos Armour" sets that are mentioned as way of reward?</p> <p>NM</p> <p>x</p>

[Consolati]

<p><cite>Kiara wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>They'll be 80+ at launch.  In following updates, they'll be scaled downwards <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /></p><p>They will be part of the game update and therefore open to all of our customers, whether they've purchased the expansion or not.</p></blockquote><p>Why would you release lvl 80 content that you fully intend to scale down, will it no longer be suitable for lvl 80 players after it has been scaled down?</p>

[Consolati]

<p><cite>Kiara wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://eq2players.station.sony.com/images/en/features/articles/exp06/logo/EQSF_logo_300_blackbg_bordered.jpg" width="300" height="163" /></p><p>That's right folks! Battlegrounds are coming to EQII. On February 16th, when Sentinel's Fate opens for the headstart, Battlegrounds will also be open for players to test their mettle against other players.</p><p><a href="http://eq2players.station.sony.com/news/read/current/3425" target="_blank">Read more</a>!</p></blockquote><p>A head start and exclusive content for high level players!</p>

[Consolati]

<p>Why do you record stats about quests and discovered items when some players will not be able to discover items or quests?</p>

[Consolati]

<p>Why don't you let us buy stats achievements directly?</p>

[Consolati]

<p>I've asked those questons in separate posts because they are each very important.</p>

[kreepr]

<p><cite>Consolation wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Kiara wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>They'll be 80+ at launch.  In following updates, they'll be scaled downwards <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /></p><p>They will be part of the game update and therefore open to all of our customers, whether they've purchased the expansion or not.</p></blockquote><p>Why would you release lvl 80 content that you fully intend to scale down, will it no longer be suitable for lvl 80 players after it has been scaled down?</p></blockquote><p><span style="color: #ff0000;">They will have different level brackets 10-19 or 20-29 and so on. They are just releasing the 80-89 and 90 brackets now. How hard is this to understand really??As far as your other questions they have nothing to do with Battle Grounds so maybe ask them in a better suited place to get some answers.</span></p>

[NormalMormon]

<p>Just wow fella, where you shaking when you wrote those posts? </p> <p>May I ask what they have to do with the release of a battlegrounds feature? </p> <p>Did you miss the part where they will "scale to level" in the future?</p> <p>Do you often find yourself angry for no discernable reason?</p> <p>I put these questions in the same post because theyre not very important tbh (any word on those armour sets?) :p</p> <p>NM</p> <p>X</p>

[Kiara]

<p>I'm ignoring the random spam, but I will answer the armour set question <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><p>The answer to that one will be Soon(tm).  Everyone will get a chance to test out the Battlegrounds and check out the new armour <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />  It looks really sweet, I think you'll like it!</p>

[Bremer]

<p><cite>Cyberlink wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Bremer wrote:</cite></p><blockquote>Everytime I click on a link to eq2players the site gives an error page: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://eq2players.station.sony.com/error.vm" target="_blank">http://eq2players.station.sony.com/error.vm</a> Could you be so kind to tell the page designers, that they should not automatcially redirect links from English articles to non exisiting German articles?</blockquote><p>Here you go:<a href="http://eq2players.station.sony.com/en/gameinfo/battlegrounds" target="_blank">Battlegrounds English</a><a href="http://eq2players.station.sony.com/fr/gameinfo/battlegrounds" target="_blank">Battlegrounds French</a><a href="http://eq2players.station.sony.com/de/gameinfo/battlegrounds" target="_blank">Battlegrounds German</a><a href="http://eq2players.station.sony.com/ja/gameinfo/battlegrounds" target="_blank">Battleground Japanese</a></p></blockquote><p>The problem is, when I click the link in Kiara's post I'm automatically redirected to the error page. But when I open eq2players in another tab, set the language from whatever it is to English and click the link again, then the link goes to the article.</p>

[Redchief]

<p>The BG stuff sounds fun.  But I have a question about the gear.</p><p>Without exact stats or anything, will the gear be useable outside of the BF zones?  If so, will it be of quality say equivalent to T2 or T3 shard armor?  Less or more?</p><p>I ask, because I think it would be inherently flawed if it somehow became sort of a soft requirement to have PVP gear in order to get to PVE content.  Some people may not like PVP, and should not be "forced" into PVPing for gear in order to be eligible for raids.</p>

[Ciara52]

<p>[removed quote -k]</p><p>Anyway,  sounds like fun!  I died ALOT in Aion so who knows maybe I'll do better here lol   At least I'm sort of ready.</p><p>Glad to see it will scale later on my Warlock and Necro are looking forward to it <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/908627bbe5e9f6a080977db8c365caff.gif" border="0" /></p>

[Powers]

<p><cite>Kiara wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Everyone will get a chance to test out the Battlegrounds and check out the new armour <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p>Not everyone.  Those of us with no characters above level 79 are out of luck.</p><p>Not that I have much interest in PvP, but still.</p><p>Powers  &8^]</p>

[Costa]

<p><cite>Redchief wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Without exact stats or anything, will the gear be useable outside of the BF zones?  If so, will it be of quality say equivalent to T2 or T3 shard armor?  Less or more?</p><p>I ask, because I think it would be inherently flawed if it somehow became sort of a soft requirement to have PVP gear in order to get to PVE content.  Some people may not like PVP, and should not be "forced" into PVPing for gear in order to be eligible for raids.</p></blockquote><p>I have to admit i did lol a bit at this. We already use our pvp armor and items on the pvp servers in heroic and raid content if we don't have anything better from pve. As for what you choose to use on pve servers well you have access to all content without the risk of being pvp'd in open zones, so all that i hope is that the BG armor is restricted to BG's but our open world pvp armor will remain useable everywhere.</p>

[Troy]

<p><cite>Kiara wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I'm ignoring the random spam, but I will answer the armour set question <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /></p><p>The answer to that one will be Soon(tm).  Everyone will get a chance to test out the Battlegrounds and check out the new armour <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" />  It looks really sweet, I think you'll like it!</p></blockquote><p>EQ artists, in my opinion, are the finest artist I have seen from any mmorpg. So I am sure te armor is awesome looking.</p><p>I reviewed the release notice about the battlegrounds. All three of them sound exactly like what is in World of Warcraft, (esp grab the flag and hold the island BGs). If they are modeled like WoWs - they will be really fun and with the much better graphics.</p>

[Socar]

<p>1 word ...</p><p>W0000000000000000000000000000000000T</p>

[yellowbelly08]

<p>Kiara can i have some details on a couple of points please:</p><p>1. Will we get to choose who we grp with and zone in with a pre made 6 man team? or we we have to zone in solo and go into a randomly generated group?</p><p>2. What will the rule set be. Will it be the same as live on open world pvp servers atm..or like in arena atm or different?</p><p>3. Will god spells be usable</p><p>4 I heard something of rewards such os buffs being available..any details?</p><p>5. Will there be a title system..and how will rankings work?</p><p>6. Will chaos armour be usable outside of battlegrounds. How does it compare to the new open world pvp items.</p><p>Thanks for your time.</p><p>Galoro. Nagafen.</p>

[Armawk]

<p><cite>Bazill@Nagafen wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I have to admit i did lol a bit at this. We already use our pvp armor and items on the pvp servers in heroic and raid content if we don't have anything better from pve.</p></blockquote><p>Yes but you chose to play on a pvp server. pvp on pve servers must remain a bit of fun not mainline.</p>

[ntommyb]

<p><cite>yellowbelly08 wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Kiara can i have some details on a couple of points please:</p><p>1. Will we get to choose who we grp with and zone in with a pre made 6 man team? or we we have to zone in solo and go into a randomly generated group?</p><p>2. What will the rule set be. Will it be the same as live on open world pvp servers atm..or like in arena atm or different?</p><p>3. Will god spells be usable</p><p>4 I heard something of rewards such os buffs being available..any details?</p><p>5. Will there be a title system..and how will rankings work?</p><p>6. Will chaos armour be usable outside of battlegrounds. How does it compare to the new open world pvp items.</p><p>Thanks for your time.</p><p>Galoro. Nagafen.</p></blockquote><p>I would love to see at least some of these questions answered</p>

[Seidhkona]

<p><cite>ntommyb wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>yellowbelly08 wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Kiara can i have some details on a couple of points please:</p><p>1. Will we get to choose who we grp with and zone in with a pre made 6 man team? or we we have to zone in solo and go into a randomly generated group?</p><p>2. What will the rule set be. Will it be the same as live on open world pvp servers atm..or like in arena atm or different?</p><p>3. Will god spells be usable</p><p>4 I heard something of rewards such os buffs being available..any details?</p><p>5. Will there be a title system..and how will rankings work?</p><p>6. Will chaos armour be usable outside of battlegrounds. How does it compare to the new open world pvp items.</p><p>Thanks for your time.</p><p>Galoro. Nagafen.</p></blockquote><p>I would love to see at least some of these questions answered</p></blockquote><p>Since the battlegrounds are currently being tested in Beta, I would venture to say that none of the answers is available because Things May Change.</p><p>Until the NDA is lifted, if you want the answers you will need to sign up for the Beta and help test 'em!</p>

[Deathshe]

<p><cite>Redchief wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>The BG stuff sounds fun.  But I have a question about the gear.</p><p>Without exact stats or anything, will the gear be useable outside of the BF zones?  If so, will it be of quality say equivalent to T2 or T3 shard armor?  Less or more?</p><p>I ask, because I think it would be inherently flawed if it somehow became sort of a soft requirement to have PVP gear in order to get to PVE content.  Some people may not like PVP, and should not be "forced" into PVPing for gear in order to be eligible for raids.</p></blockquote><p>Well on the PvP server all items/abilities have a seperate pvp/pve version (When you inspect you can check a box to have it show the pvp stats). I would assume they would bring that here.</p><p>Would be nice if while in the BG's the pvp armor would be the equivelent of atleast T3, while being toned down outside of the BG's. Would allow non-raiding pvpers to eventualy compare in power to raiders while in pvp.</p>

[Cjay]

<p>LOL. Eq2 Meets CoD. My 2 fave Games Sounds Cool. Could be a flop like DoF arena battles tho. Also I wouldnt want it to be the person who wins is the person with the best gear ect.</p>

[Neskonlith]

<p><cite>Dainarshial@Unrest wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Would be nice if while in the BG's the pvp armor would be the equivelent of atleast T3, while being toned down outside of the BG's. Would allow non-raiding pvpers to eventualy compare in power to raiders while in pvp.</p></blockquote><p><span style="color: #ff0000;">On Nagafen, we would still be in PVP zones whenever we step outside of the BG, so on a full PVP server we expect that the PVP armor will also be useful as we PVE.</span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000;">Too bad SOE is having all this trouble flagging people to join Beta, as I wouldn't mind Test and /feedback some of this stuff before it goes live.</span></p><p><img src="/eq2/images/smilies/49869fe8223507d7223db3451e5321aa.gif" border="0" /></p>

[SaintRaev]

<p>Meh.</p>

[Kiara]

<p><cite>yellowbelly08 wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Kiara can i have some details on a couple of points please:</p><p>1. Will we get to choose who we grp with and zone in with a pre made 6 man team? or we we have to zone in solo and go into a randomly generated group?  <span style="color: #ff0000;">I don't know for certain and will have to ask.</span></p><p>2. What will the rule set be. Will it be the same as live on open world pvp servers atm..or like in arena atm or different?  <span style="color: #ff0000;">PvP, if I understand correctly, not arena.</span></p><p>3. Will god spells be usable.  <span style="color: #ff0000;">Again, no idea.  Will have to check with the dev gods.</span></p><p>4 I heard something of rewards such os buffs being available..any details?  <span style="color: #ff0000;">See above.</span></p><p>5. Will there be a title system..and how will rankings work?  <span style="color: #ff0000;">See above.  And a reminder that this is all in testing still and if you're "hearing" something it's either rumour or NDA breaks <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></span></p><p>6. Will chaos armour be usable outside of battlegrounds. How does it compare to the new open world pvp items.  <span style="color: #ff0000;">I believe so, however not all the stats will be active outside the Battlegrounds, making the armour good... but not AS good as PvE obtained gear for PvE situations.  And I don't know how it compares to PvP gear, as I don't PvP.  </span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000;">I strongly suggest getting out there and testing yourself.  There's also a Q&A about Battlegrounds in the upcoming newsletter (although that may not be distributed as soon as I'd like) that will have some answers.  Til then, it's like two weeks and then you'll get to hop in for yourself!</span></p><p>Thanks for your time.</p><p>Galoro. Nagafen.</p></blockquote><p>Cheers!</p>

[Zabjade]

<p><span style="color: #00cc00;">Does the Monk armor have decent Mitigation considering that Mobs strike through Contested avoidance which is how Monk defend themselves (having no shields)?</span></p>

[TheSpin]

<p><cite>Zabjade wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><span style="color: #00cc00;">Does the Monk armor have decent Mitigation considering that Mobs strike through Contested avoidance which is how Monk defend themselves (having no shields)?</span></p></blockquote><p>Monks are getting changed into real tanks in SF.  When they scrapped the fighter revamp, they said they were going to instead make small adjustments that would lead to every tank class being able to tank.</p>

[Zabjade]

<p><span style="color: #00cc00;">I wonder if this means we will have the old Arena Showing up? Possibly undersea?</span></p>