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Server Merge Updates

Auto Assault has posted several items on the official site to help you navigate through the server merges that are happening today. Keep reading to see what you may need to do.

Character Transfers
Auto Assault has posted a walkthrough to help you get your character over to the newly merged server, Nexus.

Character Name Correction

Previously we noted in the Server Merge FAQ that if a transferred character's name collides when you transfer it, you will receive an email regarding what you can do to change the name. Now however we have made it so that you will be able to simply change the character's name in the character selection screen in-game rather than externally.

Server Merge FAQ
Still have questions? Feeling unsettled? Check out the Server Merge FAQ to get all the answers you need.

Need to fill the time as you wait for the merge to occur today? Head over to Auto Assault Ten Ton Hammer to catch up on all the latest news and information.

Blizzard unveils the first details of its upcoming player-versus-player enhancements.

IGN posted an article with all the details and a few screenshots on this upcoming update to World of Warcraft.

But the big news today is the scoop on world PvP objectives. Whereas before it usually boiled down to getting "wtfpwned" by roving bands of level 60 characters in Stranglethorn Vale, Hillsbrad Foothills and other areas where the victims couldn't possibly be a threat to their assailants, the new world PvP content will take place in Silithus and Eastern Plaguelands, although it may eventually branch out to other areas. Silithus and EPL are the highest-level zones in the game right now anyway (Deadwind Pass is too small to count, really), so it will generally be level 55-60 players bashing away at each other.

Keep reading to see how you may soon be able to join in the World PvP! Check back to WoW Ten Ton Hammer for all the latest updates and news.

New Site Features

Here's the news straight from Xavier Antoviaque:

We have just updated Ryzom.com with a few additional fixes, improved the comments presentation and added a draft portlet.

* New:
o Official comments (from Nevrax or CS staff) are now displayed differently than the others, to let you find them more quickly;
o The poster full name (configured in the personal preferences) is now displayed instead of the login name in the comments;
o A new portlet now appears on the right column when you are logged, containing all the draft documents you have created on the website.

* Bugfixes:
o Added missing translations;
o Fixed an issue with the news RSS feed - sometimes, it wasn't displaying the correct language;
o The news email alerts were not sent, this should now be fixed;
o Confirmation emails sent when registering to the newsletter or to the email alert are now sent in the right language - previously, they were all sent in English;
o Fixed a security issue with unpublished news - if somebody happened to know the right URL, he was able to see the news before the publication time;
o Fixed a few W3C validation errors in the XHTML code.

Head over and check out the changes!

SOE Announces The Serpent’s Spine™

Here is the press release announcing this expansion:

SAN DIEGO, CA – July 10, 2006 – Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE), a global leader in the online games industry, today announced EverQuest® The Serpent’s Spine™, a new expansion for the Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMOPRG), EverQuest. EverQuest The Serpent’s Spine will only be available via digital download beginning in September for the price of U.S. $29.99.

“In an ongoing commitment to introducing new features into EverQuest, The Serpent’s Spine introduces the Drakkin, the first new player race since the Frogloks were added to the game seven expansions ago,” said Chris Sturr, Senior Brand Manager, Sony Online Entertainment. “In addition to the new race, players of all levels will benefit from this expansion, as we are including content for levels 1 to 75.”

Players will also be able to explore a new starting city, Crescent Reach, which contains merchants, quests and combat. As in the last expansion, there will be new dynamic features such as auras, traps and destructible terrain. Players will be able to reach level 75 with new spells, raids and abilities.

About EverQuest The Serpent’s Spine
Nestled in a great ravine in the Serpent Spine Mountains is an ancient abandoned ogre city now called Crescent Reach, which is home to a new race born to protect the future of dragon kind, the Drakkin. Six dragons defied the council of the ancient dragons of the Nest and chose to create a new race to protect their future. The Drakkin are borne of humans touched by a dragon's blood and their colors and appearance represent the dragon that created them. Rapidly aging and reaching maturity in only months, the Drakkin forget their human beginnings and make their pilgrimage to Crescent Reach, the home of their dragon creators and the rest of their kind.

EverQuest The Serpent’s Spine features the following:

* New Player Race: The Drakkin have been created from both human and dragon blood to protect the future of all dragon kind. Several colors and customizations will be available to make each Drakkin character unique, such as elegant scale markings and horns.
*Level Cap Increase: Players can now reach level 75, complete with new spells, abilities, raids and quests for greater power.
* Content for Levels 1 to 75: Play through every level of the game without ever leaving the Serpent Spine Mountains.
* New Starting City: Crescent Reach is a fully functioning city with all that is required to learn and thrive in EverQuest, including merchant, quest, combat and tradeskill areas.
* Dynamic Features: New zones, NPCs, destructible and interactive objects.
* New AAs, Spells: Experience new spells and Alternative Advancement abilities.

The EverQuest base game is required for this expansion. For more information on EverQuest The Serpent’s Spine, please visit: http://everquest.station.sony.com/