lvl 81+ without SF or DoV ?

[Pumancat]

<p> I do not have the SF or the new DoV expansions yet, and was told I could not advance past lvl 80 in any manner. But yesterday while doning the harvesting quests for tokens at the city festival, I ding lvl 81 tradeskill. Can someone explain if this is supposed to happen and I can or can't reach lvl 90 as tradeskill? and if so, are there crafting recipies I can buy without the expansions?</p><p> Thanks</p><p>Synestra - lvl 81? master tailor - AB server</p>

[Wasuna]

<p>I suspect you found a bug. The SF expansion is where the level limit was raised. If you do not have the SF expansion that you can not gain anything past 80.</p><p>Congrats on 81 though. I'm sure it was a surprise!</p>

[Fragzzt]

<p><cite>Pumancat wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p> I do not have the SF or the new DoV expansions yet, and was told I could not advance past lvl 80 in any manner. But yesterday while doning the harvesting quests for tokens at the city festival, I ding lvl 81 tradeskill. Can someone explain if this is supposed to happen and I can or can't reach lvl 90 as tradeskill? and if so, are there crafting recipies I can buy without the expansions?</p><p> Thanks</p><p>Synestra - lvl 81? master tailor - AB server</p></blockquote><p>Did you goto your account, and on subscriptions click EQ2 and then detail and make sure you dont have the entitlement for SF?</p>

[Pumancat]

<p>Just check and yes it says entitlement Sentinals Fate. What does that mean and what do I do about it?</p><p>Synestra</p>

[Morlinde]

<p>Someone may be able to correct me on this one since I'm not certain at all... but I believe that means you have access to SF now, whether or not you paid for the expansion.  (My guess would be that it's included in your regular subscription cost now that there is a new expansion out.)  Hence, you can now advance to become a level 90 tradeskiller.  I don't think you have to do anything at all, except enjoy the new content! <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/ed515dbff23a0ee3241dcc0a601c9ed6.gif" border="0" /></p>

[Lodrelhai]

<p>Synestra, by any chance are you an All-Access subscriber?</p><p>If you are, that automatically gives you a gold membership in EQ2x, and all subscribers to that get all xpacs but the latest free.  As near as I can tell, it is impossible to be flagged for something on EQ2x and not on Live, or vice-versa.  So when the SF flag was given for that game, it affects Live accounts too.</p><p>Could even be that all subscribers to Live are automatically considered EQ2x players at Bronze level, which would still do the same thing.</p>

[Pumancat]

<p>I have regular recurring account for EQ2 live, and bronze membership for EQ2x</p><p>I don't recall DLing for any long period of time as like DLing an expac.</p><p>My guild leader thinks maybe I have ability to reach lvl 90 tradeskill, but not have access to the SF or DoV special faction recipies and such, just the basic recipies from merchant.</p><p>Synestra</p>

[Rijacki]

<p>Your whole account likely got flagged because you have bronze characters on EQ2x and anyone on X automagically gets the previous expansion for free.</p><p>I wonder if that goes for subscription now, too, or only subscription that has character(s) on X linked to the account.</p>

[Liandra]

<p><cite>Fragzzt wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Did you goto your account, and on subscriptions click EQ2 and then detail and make sure you don't have the entitlement for SF?</p></blockquote><p>Did you check this as Fragzzt suggested?  I would assume you are now flagged for SF and so you will have access to all the SF content (including lvl 90 TS/Adv and 250 AAs (need to be lvl 81 Adv to spend over 200))</p><p>I had a similar (but slightly different) experience.  I recently came back after a year break.  I decided not to buy SF as DoV was just round the cornor so I was stuck at lvl 80.  During the bonus XP weekend prior to DoV they flagged all preorder accounts for DoV ready for release on the tuesday.  This had the side effect of also flagging me for SF and lvl 90. </p><p>I was soooo excited when i realised I was gaining XP again.  I immediately started lvling up my main to lvl 85 jeweler so she could do the flying mount line.</p>

[Lcneed]

<p>I think you got it because you have an account on eq2x.  Everyone on eq2x got SF for free now.  And the way they tag the account it affects both live eq2 and eq2x.  So enjoy! <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Pumancat]

<p>Thank you all for responding and helping to figure this out.</p><p> Yes I am going to lvl up and enjoy! I joined a guild and they're going to help me with all the "new" SF content to get caught up.</p><p>Thanks again folks.</p><p>Synestra lvl 80 fury / 82 tailor - Antonia Bayle</p>

[Nrgy]

<p><cite>Pumancat wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Thank you all for responding and helping to figure this out.</p><p> Yes I am going to lvl up and enjoy! I joined a guild and they're going to help me with all the "new" SF content to get caught up.</p><p>Thanks again folks.</p><p>Synestra lvl 80 fury / 82 tailor - Antonia Bayle</p></blockquote><p>The truth of the matter is simply this ...free accounts are now capped @ 90/90/250 and no longer 80/80/200</p><p>Free accounts such as RAF account, EQ2x accounts, yada-yada.  were all granted the SF entitlement when DOV released.</p><p>I have been playing on my main (SF-CE, DOV-CE) account along with my alt account (RAF only aka Kunark) for months.  Starting at DOV release my RAF was able to zone into SF, level past 80 (where he was locked), Gain > 200 AA (Assuming 250 is the new cap) and gain Trade Skills past 80.  My RAF was allowed to Zone into SF and has completed many of the quests.</p><p>The new caps on free accounts are now set to the SF levels.  Such in RAF account caps are Adventure and Trade Skills level 90, 250 AA's all zone content up to and including SF.  Thier limits are now no DOV zone content, Faction, TS Recipes, gear/adornments.  They can not gain AA's beyond 250 (no 300) can not access (even view) the Heroic AA's tab.  This change / update wasn't announced anywhere.  I found out by accident as well.</p>

[Barx]

<p>I remember seeing Smokejumper post a week or so ago that their policy now was going to be only to charge for the current expansion -- all previous content would be gratis. I can't find it with a quick search, so it might have been on the EQ2X forums (They show up on my dev tracker feed too).</p><p>It's a pretty good way to run things. If anything they should be plastering the walls saying it rather than having it in one random post.</p>

[Fragzzt]

<p>Well, let's put it this way.. I've had an EQ2 account for a long time, not always active, i THINK I bought one expansion way back when, not the things you didnt get charged for, but an expansion, I've never bought anything else and I have all entitlements up thru DoV...</p>

[Nrgy]

<p><cite>Fragzzt wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Well, let's put it this way.. I've had an EQ2 account for a long time, not always active, i THINK I bought one expansion way back when, not the things you didnt get charged for, but an expansion, I've never bought anything else and I have all entitlements up thru DoV...</p></blockquote><p>"up thru DOV" implies you have entiltement to DOV.  I highly doubt that is entended if even true.  I will look on my RAF account tonight as that account is still not upgraded beyond the free RAF entitlements.  I haven't tried to zone into DOV as I assumed I couldn't but I never tried.</p><p>I am guessing you have entitlements up <strong>TO</strong> DOV, excluding DOV but access to all previous content, including SF, as that is what I believe my RAF account has.</p>

[Fragzzt]

<p>Yea, I worded that wrong.  One of the problems with posting at work lol.. </p><p>Up to.. DoV.. And I was just pointing out that the other person probably has every expansion even though they didnt buy them.</p>