SOE has posted a brand new feature entitled "The Name Game" over at the oficial EQ2 website. The post basically covers character naming, why it is so important to put thought into your avatar's name, and ways to keep your name safe and distinct.

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Finding rare gems in the forums can often be a difficult venture. Fortunately the Treasure Chest exists to find useful, insightful, or entertaining posts from players and developers that are worthy of attention. Get your treasure maps and shovels ready -- we're about to discover a Treasure Chest!

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Crafting may be a fun process, but it's not always an easy process -- especially if you are new to the tradeskill classes in EQII. The sheer volume of recipes and components available to crafters can be overwhelming at first, making crafting feel like an impossible mountain to climb. Fortunately, there are a number of websites and tools to make crafting easier to understand. Today, we take a look at one such websites that is attempting to build a fully viewable catalogue of components, recipes, and books: EQ2Craft.com.

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Our fine friends over at the EQ2's Day Podcast are in the second round of their 'March Mob Madness' bracket and contest. Monsters from different parts of Norrath are paired up in a fight for your approval each and every week. As the votes come in the winners move forward to the next round, with the end result being a grand champion mob will be chosen as the ultimate winner in the last contest round.

SOE has posted a notice over at the official EQ2 website regarding changes made to the buddy key accounts. If you are interested in such things, check the link.

This week we the Town Crier went out to collect all the reports on the Test Server tours for the Estate of Unrest. Many words have been said, these are the highlights. Check it out!

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The Estate of Unrest is an instance off of Butcherlblock Mountains. The zone was so popular in EQ 1 with all the many dangers and rewards. The story is slightly different in EQ2, the haunted house and the story behind the family that used to live there is fascinating to say the least. From the creaky entrance gates to the echoing basement where you will find horrors in every corner....a true test of the survival of the fittest. We have an exclusive interview with the lead developer for the Estate of Unrest: Jeremy Gess. He talks about his favorite areas in the zone and the most dangerous ones.

PRESS RELEASE

WHAT: A New Zone: Unrest!
Raiders rejoice! For 502 years after the fall of the old world, Unrest is re-introduced into the world of Norrath! Resurfacing as a high-end, instanced zone for groups of experienced PCs, The Estate of Unrest is located in Faydwer off of the Butcherblock Mountains and is fully intended to be a tough adventure zone! Don’t get caught with your lance down, make sure you bring your Legendary Items and Master spells along for the ride, cause the fighting is gonna get tough! (In order to access Unrest, you must have the Echoes of Faydwer expansion installed.)