Although EverQuest II is known for fall expansions, the game updates throughout the year can be pretty meaty as well. And it just so happens that GU100 will bring new zones, a new story line, new raids, new collections, and new rewards — but no new skills or levels — to Norrath on Thursday, April 28th. It also introduced a new mechanic that lets players heartbind themselves to another for special bonuses.
The new zone is Zek: The Scourge Wastes, and is for level 100s and can only be accessed by those with a current membership. A continuation of the story of the original Zek zone with a brand-new population, this is the first fully heroic overland contested zone, although players can also choose to do a solo version. The signature quest line can be completed in both versions of this Zek to get both solo and heroic loot. Both the zone and the new x4 raid includes challenge-mode fights that unlock a bonus boss if you beat it. Players will have to make multiple trips to the zone to unlock everything.
GU100 also introduces the Fabled instances of Cazic Thule and Ruins of Varsoon (for members), a new owl mount, a way to collect personal XP to trade or sell to others, allowing the Shard of Love instance to scale to level 100, and a new mechanic that allows player to heartbind to another player and get special bonuses. The TLE servers will gain access to the Shard of Love and the heartbound mechanic. To hear all about all these changes and see a tour of the new content, watch the video below. Then you can jump into game and enjoy double XP and other bonuses until March 22nd (if you are a member, that is).
