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The Daily Grind: So how do you like EverQuest 2's Shard of Hate?
It's been about a week now since EverQuest 2 Game Update 44 dropped onto the unsuspecting citizens of Norrath. The Hate is everywhere now, sowing dischord and distrust across both Freeport and Qeynos. But how are you dealing with it? Are you enjoying the new raiding content? Maybe you're just happy for the chance to get a new mount type? Our own Brenda Holloway writes at the West Karana blog as Tipa, and had some great commentary on raiding the first few bosses of the zone. She also worked with those hate-spreading loonies and ended up with an attractive looking Innoruuk-inspired bonfire for her apartment. For more impressions of the new content, make sure to check up on the ongoing official EQ2 forums discussion.What about you, though? Have you seen the inside of the Shard? What did GU44 do for you?%Gallery-19417%
Raiding LU 44 Preview: Do You Feel the Hate?
Coming this Tuesday, April 8th, along with the rest of EQ2's Live Update 44 is the Shard of Hate. It follows last year's Shard of Fear and Estate of Unrest free, nostalgia-drenched content updates. Unlike those other two, though, the Shard of Hate is a raid zone. EQ2 lead designer Akil "Lyndro" Hooper was kind enough to take some time out of his day to show us around the spite-filled roads and alleys of this small, deadly fragment of Innoruuk's demesne. You'll find the portal to the Shard of Hate in the dark elf section of Nektulos Forest -- go all the way east, then head north. You may see the Avatar of Hate lurking nearby, but he'll let you in. It's safe to zone in, but don't move around much; patrols come close to the zone in. Who rules the Shard of Hate? --->>>> %Gallery-19782%
See the Shard of Hate in HD
Sony Online Entertainment has released a brand-new high quality video preview of the Shard of Hate. The newest content addition to EverQuest 2 will be descending on Norrath with Game Update 44, and from the looks of things adventurers are going to have a lot to deal with. The video shows off some of the killer raid-level content coming in the patch, but mostly gives us a chance to oggle the beautiful monster models we'll be encountering there.Whether you're a fan of churlish imps, disembodied skull/spine creatures, or just your run-of-the-mill zombies it looks like Innoruuk's old haunt will serve you well. For the full experience, catch the video after the cut.
SOE exhibits 20 new pics of EQ2's Game Update 44
The official EverQuest II community site has been updated with 20 screenshots of the forthcoming Game Update 44. The screenshots illustrate the new features that were announced a week ago. There are quite a few shots of the new Shard of Hate instance and its related events, as well as the updated trade skill facilities in Freeport. You can also see the two new warg mounts and an oh-so-titillating shot of the new "Show Ranged Weapon" option for Rangers who'd rather show off their epic bows than their melee weapons.Once you're done looking over those, you can go read some snarky, sarcastic remarks about all the new Game Update 44 content in a pretty amusing commentary titled "Island of the Patch People," provided by EQ2 players RazorX and Coyote over at Ten Ton Hammer. All patches can be nitpicked at least a little, even the awesome ones!%Gallery-19417%
Shard of Hate sneak preview
Pinski over at EQ2Flames brings us some news about EverQuest 2's new zone, the Shard of Hate, due to arrive in Live Update 44. The Shard of Hate follows last year's re-opening of the Shard of Fear. That zone brought single groups through one of EverQuest's most memorable raid zones. The Shard of Hate introduces the same sort of nostalgic goodness in juicy raid form -- though without the four hour corpse runs, we hope.Pinski reports at least six named encounters, one of which is a group of five named sisters. He also notes that the citizens of the Shard of Hate have some rather interesting damage shields. Read more of his perilous trip through Innoruuk's home in this first look at what is sure to be a fun time for EverQuest 2's raider community.
