
EverQuest II players have long hoped for an expansion returning players to Velious. Scars of Velious, the second expansion in the original EverQuest, was a favorite of long-time players. With the appearance of the the icy
Order of Rime last summer many players were sure Velious was coming, and were surprised when
Sentinel's Fate took EQII players to the lost island of Odus.
Astute player Vulkoor found some
interesting files downloading in April, which included othmir (an otter race from Velious) and
Tserrina the near-legendary boss of the original
Tower of Frozen Shadow. The appearance of
Coldain dwarves in New Halas (now on the EQII
test servers), have expectations high.
Today observant (and persistant) players found an entry at the
United States Patent and Trademark Office. SOE applied for the trademark on
EVERQUEST II DESTINY OF VELIOUS.
While we're sure SOE will not announce the 7th EverQuest II expansion before they're ready, we feel confident in predicting that yes, the next expansion will return us to the land of
snow bunnies and Thurgadin, frost giants and the
Temple of Veeshan.
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