In celebration of the completion of the new SoF/SoD leveling zones, Storm Haven Normal Experience Rates have been doubled!  These doubled rates may stay in for at least a few weeks, or may even become permanent depending on the player reactions to it and feedback.

Kayen and I are in the process of adding many new things to Storm Haven including new 70 to 75+ zones (coming soonish) to help bridge any gaps that may exist in the progression and make the server more friendly to solo players and small groups without losing the raid aspect of Storm Haven.  We have been hard at work to bring Storm Haven back up in line with the top of the EQEmu Custom Server populations.

We have a ton of Raid content for Titanium players, and leveling zones up to 70 for SoF/SoD players.  There are many new zones in the works for level 70+ SoF/SoD players as well, to expand into new content even further.  We are very dedicated and focus heavily on quality content that isn't necessarily just tank and spank.

I am currently playing through all of the new SoF/SoD zones on Storm Haven and tweaking them as needed while I go through them to make sure they are fun to play and don't feel much like a grind.  I am about halfway through with leveling now. When I am done, I will be working closely with Kayen to make sure we get enough content done to keep any level of player busy and enjoying themselves.

If you are a new player considering what server to try out or if you are a veteran of Storm Haven, feel free to stop by and check out the new changes going on.  Make sure to leave feedback for us if you think something needs to be adjusted or have any suggestions to make the experience better.

Here is a zone level chart that includes the level ranges for all of the Storm Haven custom zones:

http://stormhavenserver.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Level_Chart

Here is a new Wiki page for Crescent Reach to help with getting new players familiar with the SoF/SoD leveling content:

http://stormhavenserver.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Crescent_Reach

The new Crescent Reach Wiki page is linked in a popup for all new characters on SoF/SoD when they log in for the first time.  It includes most of the important NPCs of the zone with pictures and descriptions.

After months of work, all of the SoF+ leveling zones are now complete!  I am currently leveling up a 3-box group in these zones to make sure everything is balanced as intended.  So far I have already increased drop rates for quest items in Crescent Reach and will continue to balance and tweak as I play through the rest of the zones.

The SoF+ Leveling Zones are:

Crescent Reach - Levels 1-25
The Ruins of Takish-Hiz - Levels 20 to 35
Stone Hive - Levels 30 to 45
Hills of Shade - Levels 40 to 60
Loping Plains - Levels 50 to 70

These zones include:

Dozens of new tasks and quests
Hundreds of new items
New and unique quests and scripts in each zone
The largest custom outdoor zones currently on Storm Haven
Some unique items that are not available anywhere else
Progressive Armor Quests for each zone
New Power Source Slot items
Augment drops and quests
Far more attention to detail and work invested into each zone than the Titanium leveling content
And much more...

Many of the quests in the SoF+ Leveling content are progressive, meaning you need to do the quest for the original item to continue the quest line to get the more powerful versions of the item.

The new leveling zones are intended to be used along the existing Titanium leveling zones where needed.  This gives SoF and SoD users twice the leveling content as Titanium users.  There are some quests and drops that you will still need to visit Titanium leveling zones for, but the majority of what you will want and need will come directly from the SoF+ leveling zones.

Some of the items from the Titanium leveling zones that people will want to vist there for are:

The Pet Toys Clicky from Crushbone
The Shrink and Invis Clickies from Unrest
The Banker Clicky from PoEarthB
The Earring and Ring Quests from Delveb

There are a few other items like illusion and mount clickies from the Titanium leveling zones that players may want, as well as some normal drops from them, but all of the essentials can be found in the SoF+ leveling content.

Once I am done testing and tweaking this content myself by playing through it, I think it will be a cool path for new players to use while leveling and maybe even for some veterans to check out.  I hope everyone enjoys it as much as I have been so far.

These new leveling zones have all been open to access throughout their entire development process.  Many thanks to all who have played through them while in the development stage and provided helpful feedback to help improve them along the way.

In other news; Kayen has created an alternate access quest to gain access to The Nest.  Speak with Elga in the Broodlands for more information.