I just encountered a strange thing. I went over to the SOE EQ2 Forum to check test patch notes. But there was nothing — and with nothing I mean there was not even a forum for the test updates, for the game updates and also no test feedback forum.

I’ve sent a PM to Grimwell and then noticed that as soon as I logout from the forums the update/test/feedback boards are visible again — but of course you cannot post a feedback since you are not logged in.

I hope this gets resolved quickly.

UPDATE (2007-09-28): This issue has been solved ;-)

I had no raid today so I was hanging out in Legends of Norrath. Suddenly a system Message announced a test tournament.

Actually the first tournament should have been completed last weekend, but servers kept crashing with 1000+ players in the tournament queue. This time it was more or less unannounced and only about 350 players took the opportunity to attend.

This tournament rewarded 3 booster packs to the first 5 ranks and had no entry fee. It was a constructed best of 8 with chessclock timed matches set at 30 minutes max (15 minutes for each player per match). Winners earned 3 points while the loser still got 1 point for the tournament ladder.

Congratulations to the winners.

PS: I managed to get ranked #147 out of 351 (16 points).

In the last Thone of New Tunaria raid we managed to take down the Harbinger of Absolution.

This time we have been prepared to get further. The trash encounters posed little resistance to our raidforce and even those niffy Gardist/Highpriest/knight encounters fell swiftly. We faced the Harbinger of absolution again and quickly dispatched that mutant.

So here she was — again — Queen Lenya Thex. She charms, she has a nasty knockback and is no easy going like the Harbinger is. We managed to get rid of her sources of might, the two statues that are quite hidden and managed to take her down.

Unfortunately this encounter is not meant to drop any loot - it is just a timesink — but it was great to see her in the dust, and to see Mayong Mistmoore spawning at her spot. This is where we will continue next time but then Mayong will follow her into the abyss.