New LaunchPad Announcement

Hi folks,

As you know, there's a ton of new stuff coming to you soon. And soon starts now!

The first step is a LaunchPad upgrade. Starting on Wednesday (November 30, 2011), Thursday (December 1, 2011), LaunchPad will be updated automatically for you when you log in. We're doing it now so it's out of the way and not an issue before we launch GU 62 ("Freeport Reborn") and the new expansion, "Age of Discovery."

There are a number of improvements in this version of our launcher:

• It no longer requires a Flash installation.
• Much faster patching speed (as much as 10X faster if you're still using the original Station Launcher).
• Less data gets patched (smarter differentials between versions).
• A general aesthetic upgrade.

Many of you will have questions. We've tried to answer as many of those questions as possible in this FAQ: http://www.everquest2.com/news/read/current/5047.

The goal here is that you won't have to do anything at all. Just use your launcher normally and the upgrade will happen without you having to do anything other than point the new launcher at your game directory's current location. Everything else is automatic. You will not need to install game assets again. The only change will be to the launcher itself. For more information, a walk through can be found here: https://help.station.sony.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/30589. However, this update is mandatory. After this update there will no longer be multiple versions of our LaunchPad available. We'll all be using the same one from now on.

Keep an eye out for more articles this week as well. There's going to be a barrage of new information coming your way! These really are exciting times for EverQuest II!