The big day is here!! EQ2′s sixth expansion Sentinel’s Fate launches tomorrow. Players who have purchased the retail box are allowed access tomorrow, while digital download buyers will gain access next week.

The EQ2 Players site and various EQ2 fansites will be covering the launch minute-by minute. Here are some resources to help get you through the server downtime and take your first steps into the new content:

Sentinel’s Fate Ustream Launch Event

What to Expect on Launch Day

How to Get Started in Sentinel’s Fate

My fellow crafters will find the EQ2 Traders’ SF Clearinghouse quite useful. It will help you make sense of all the new recipes and factions that will be available.

If you use UI mods, be sure to keep an eye on EQ2 Interface so that you can download SF-compatible mods as they are released. There are changes coming to several commonly-used windows, so you may find the list of interface changes useful when it comes to disabling older mods.

We hit level 62 last night and unlocked a new amenity for the hall! You can find Sorcha Bluebones downstairs, who will be more than happy to bind your completed collections for you!

Our next milestone is level 64, which will unlock one more amenity slot. Be sure to cast your vote in the poll to the right and choose the amenity you’d like to see purchased next!

Make sure you head to Gorowyn this week (through the 7th) to participate in the city festival. You can spend City Tokens for special goodies and collect purple shinies to earn a Gorowyn-style mailbox for your home. Don’t miss it!

To reach Gorowyn, you can take 2 routes:

1) Port to the Kylong Plains druid ring, then take the griffin from Teren’s Grasp down to Dreg’s Landing.

2) Hop on board the boat that stops at the docks in Antonica and the Commonlands. It will drop you off at the dock in Kylong Plains.

Once you’re at the KP dock, you can ring the mariners’ bell (loc 836.05, 2.43, 371.31) to be transported to Gorowyn. The quest-giver will be awaiting you at the dock, and the merchants are just inside the cave between the dock and the city.

Make sure you head over to the Green Knoll in Greater Faydark (just inside the Butcherblock Mountains zone line) to participate in EQ2′s first city festival! Each city will have its turn hosting a festival from the first to the seventh of each month, and some great city-specific quests and rewards will be offered. Make sure you head over to check it out! For a peek at some of the goodies, check out EQ2 Traders’ City Festivals guide.

I’m going to get the old posts imported tonight, and in anticipation of that, the forums are once again available. :) Go nuts!

The forums have been updated! Because a reliable way to synchronize WordPress and SMF doesn’t currently exist, I’m giving Simple:Press a go. Please bear with me as I make sure the permissions are set properly. I’m going to attempt to import the old bbPress posts very soon, so the forums are temporarily locked until then to prevent any data collisions when the import is in progress. Thanks for your patience!

I’ve found that the installation of bbPress that we’re currently using just isn’t as polished as I’d like, so I’ll be working on switching us over to SMF this evening.

I’ll be synchronizing SMF with WordPress, so your login will still be the same, although the existing forum posts may be nuked. Since there aren’t that many, I may be able to convert them manually, but please don’t be upset if they’re lost.

I’ll post another update when everything’s good to go!

The EQ2 team has finally revealed the contents of the 6-year Veteran Reward pack!! Head on over to EQ2Players.com to check out these shiny goodies!

I know I, for one, will be using the heck out of the tradeskill vitality trinket on all my leveling crafters. I’ve been waiting for that little beauty since they implemented the combat vitality trinket with the last Veteran Reward pack! There’s also a zap-to-a-groupmate trinket and a couple appearance armor items — a cloak and hood.

I’ve just finished updating our Guild Hall Guide to include a few recent additions and renovations. :) Enjoy!

Ysharros has deferred the bonus prizes she won for Kalliste and Fairuza, so I’ve had to dig in the event logs to find the next runners-up. :)

They are DENAT (first writ of the day) and PRATT (most writs on the day), respectively. I’ll be shooting them a letter in-game shortly!

Edit 11/29: Maxum (one of Pratt’s alts) has also deferred his prize…it will instead go to CATARYA.