Hail, Norrathians! We are smack dab in the middle of summertime, and so much has happened since I last touched base. The Year of Darkpaw has passed the halfway mark and is still going strong! Door number six has unlocked with door seven close to unlocking in The Anniversary Tower and thereās still time to catch up if youāve missed a door or two! I can't forget to mention all the EverQuest music being released to streaming services as well as all the monthly item giveaways, and there is more to come.
Our Extra LifeāÆfundraising page, along with the globalāÆDaybreak Games Super Team page, is up and ready for you to join and begin your yearly fundraising for The Childrenās Miracle Network. Extra Life fundraising and donation incentives will be posted next month at the latest. If you want to ensure smooth delivery of your keys, make sure you're donating or creating your fundraising account under the Darkpaw Games team.
We celebrated Rathe Day for the first time in EverQuest this year, and we debuted our new Name Reservation System, which allowed people to reserve their character name in preparation for the new TLPs. But thatās not all, Teek and Tormax servers went live, and Terror of Luclin went free to play. We also had a fun Free TLP Weekend, and a nice Memorial Day Bonus event in May. Level 50 Heroic Characters were also made available on TLP servers too! Iād be remiss in failing to mention the great new Server Selection window that came out last month too! Letās check out what else has happened since my last Producerās Letter.
The social media puzzle event ended, and the winners were announced at Fippy Fest by our host Robb Ellis. A huge congratulations to the winners and thank you to all who participated. ICYMI, the big reveal was that the uncovered maps were drawn by Rick Schmitz, the artist who drew the original maps! Those maps are available in the Darkpaw Games Storefront in cloth form, if you havenāt gotten yours yet, donāt delay. Go grab them now!
Speaking of Fippy Fest, I am thrilled to announce it was a huge success. I had such a great time hanging out with our Ambassadors, Robb Ellis of the EverQuest Show, and both game teams. A huge thank you to the San Diego Comic-Con Museum for allowing us to use their amazing facilities, both indoors and outside, for our two-day event! We had wonderful music provided by Courtly Noyse, who learned to play the EverQuest Theme. There was great food, amazing conversations, and tons of fun during the two-day event. A special thank you to The Prado at Balboa Park, for allowing us to have our āFippy Feastā there to close out night one. The food was exquisite, the staff was exemplary, and the historic building was breathtaking. We can't forget to give a shoutout to Battlemage Brewing Company for the creation of the Corpse Run Beer (with our help) and for allowing us to hang out there as we closed out our second day. You can find the entire Livestream of day two on our YouTube channel and here is a shorter two-day recap video for you to watch.
If you missed out on the in-person event, you will still be able to purchase the Fippy Fest digital packs through the end of the year! Each pack consists of the items for both games! There are some fantastic mounts, hats, paintings, and tons more!
Hereās a quick look back at theāÆroadmapāÆfrom April through June.
April:
- The Year of Darkpaw
- Monthly collection, giveaway, limited edition items
- Anniversary Tower
- April quest, Heroic Adventure, and merchant items added
- Adding March giveaway item for purchase
- Soundtrack Volume 4
- Tempest Festival event returns
- The Year of Darkpaw
- Monthly collection, giveaway, limited edition items
- Anniversary Tower
- May quest, Heroic Adventure, and merchant items added
- Adding April giveaway item for purchase
- Soundtrack Volume 5
- New Progression Servers Launch
- Level 50 Heroic Characters
- Free TLP Weekend
- Fippy Fest in-person event and Livestream
- The Year of Darkpaw
- Monthly collection, giveaway, limited edition items
- Anniversary Tower
- June quest, Heroic Adventure, and merchant items added
- Adding May giveaway item for purchase
- Soundtrack Volume 6
- Social Media Puzzle Event ends
- Pride Month Familiars
- Server Select Screen Revamp
- Hardcore Heritage event returns
- Scorched Sky event returns
- Terror of Luclin goes free to play
From now through September, we will have a number of your favorite events making a return, as well as more updates to the Anniversary Tower, more music released on streaming services, more giveaway items, monthly collections, limited-edition items, and much more.
Speaking about more, we will have a panel at San Diego Comic-Con on Friday, July 26, 2024, from 12:45 p.m. through 1:45 p.m.! Join a host of Daybreak Games developers as we each take the stage on the topic of Revolutionizing Legends: The Evolution of Iconic Online Games by sharing specific perspectives on the development of renowned long-running titles such as The Lord of the Rings Online, Dungeons & Dragons Online, DC Universe Online, Magic: The Gathering Online, and EverQuest. Come find out what keeps these games ticking year after year, and what the plans for their futures are! We will be in room 6BCF at the San Diego Convention Center!
The following is what is coming up between now and September.
July:āÆ
- The Year of Darkpaw
- Monthly collection, giveaway, limited edition items
- Anniversary Tower
- July quest, Heroic Adventure, and merchant items added
- Adding June giveaway item for purchase
- Server merge - Thornblade to Mischief
- Scorched Sky bonuses
- Death, Death, Death event returns
- Living Legacy Raids event returnsāÆ
- The Year of Darkpaw
- Monthly collection, giveaway, limited edition items
- Anniversary Tower
- August quest, Heroic Adventure, and merchant items added
- Adding July giveaway item for purchase
- Extra Life incentives announcement
- Stone Cold Summer event returnsāÆ
- The Year of Darkpaw
- Monthly collection, giveaway, limited edition items
- Anniversary Tower
- September quest, Heroic Adventure, and merchant items added
- Adding August giveaway item for purchase
- Talk Like a Pirate Day event returns
