EverQuest II's Ballads of Zimara Available For Pre-Order, New Producer's Letter Talks Upcoming Content For MMO
EverQuest II is gearing up for its next expansion, Ballads of Zimara, with its beta and pre-orders now live. Looking ahead at what's to come for the MMO, studio Jenn Chan released a new Producer's Letter recapping the last few months and peeling back the veil on what's to come.
First things first: Ballads of Zimara is the next expansion — the 20th expansion - for the long-running MMORPG, taking players back to Overrealm, as well as the new Zimara Breadth, in the «hopes of wresting lasting peace from a despotic foe, the Djinn Sovereign.»
EverQuest II: Ballads of Zimara brings an adventure and trade skill level increase to 130, while new solo, heroic and raid content comes with the expansion. New signature quests are also dropping with Ballads of Zimara, as well as a new armor set to don to help in the fight against the Djinn Sovereign. Ballads of Zimara brings Advanced Research to allow EQ2 players to «expand» their arsenal «interactively,» as well as new «twists in Chrono Dungeons.»
Like all recent EverQuest II expansions, multiple versions are available, from the standard edition at $34.99, the Collector's at $69.99, Premium at $139.99 and the Family and Friends bundle at $249.99. The differences between the sets is down to the in-game goodies it hands out, such as mounts, recipes, and more.
Meanwhile, Darkpaw's Head of Studio Jenn Chan released a Producer's Letter looking back the past few months while also teasing what is to come in a basic roadmap for the rest of the year. Norrathians have the upcoming Ballads of Zimara to look forward too, as well as updates to the Nights of the Dead, December updates to Frostfell, and more. Chan says in closing the letter that the team will begin working on the «public 2024
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