"My passions were all gathered together like fingers that made a fist. Drive is considered aggression today; I knew it then as purpose." - Bette Davis (1908 - 1989), The Lonely Life, 1962
Clenched Fist, an EverQuest II Guild on Crushbone Server, is devoted to the gathering of mature, high-caliber, dedicated, and quite possibly obsessed players into a coherent whole.
Clenched Fist is a guild of friends who enjoy the both the technical and social aspects of gaming and, while we do not limit ourselves in our capabilities, we are not a guild of power-levelers or power-gamers. This is a guild for good people to come together, enjoy the camaraderie of the game and benefit from the strength that comes from a guild of powerful, like-minded individuals.
Clenched Fist encourages good sportsmanship, integrity, and maintaining a good balance between the Game and life. We do not limit our membership strictly by class, race or level, but choose our members by quality of character and desire to participate. Members who can carry themselves with decorum and treat others with respect are welcome to our ranks. We constantly strive to better ourselves to reach new goals as a family.
EQ2 Update Notes
Hotfix July / 1 / 2009
GENERAL
The recipe window now auto adjusts to fit very long recipe names.
SPELLS
Necromancer
Undead Knight VI once again has Gargoyle appearances [changed due to player feedback].
The male version of Nylph’s Misty Image will display items properly now.
InformationWeek is reporting that the Chinese government has declared a ban on the sale of virtual goods for real currency. This move is poised to shut down a several billion yuan a year business that has been growing by leaps and bounds every year.
"The trading of virtual currency for real cash employs hundreds of thousands of people worldwide and generates between $200 million and $1 billion annually, according to a 2008 survey conducted by Richard Heeks at the University of Manchester. He estimates that between 80% and 85% of gold farmers are based in China. [...] Game companies typically forbid gold farming but committed virtual currency traders find ways around such rules. Some game companies have recognized the futility of trying to ban the practice and have built virtual commerce into their game infrastructure."
comments? | | Score: 0 Posted by Tessil Tuesday, June 30, 2009 (02:28:55)
Windows 7 Limited Pre-Order Starts Today
Microsoft just laid out the Windows 7 pricing grid, and here's the information: Vista and XP users will be paying $119.99, $199.99, or $219.99 on October 22 to score their Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, or Ultimate upgrade. Full retail copies will run $199.99, $299.99, or $319.99 respectively.
It's not quite that simple, though: starting today, June 26, and ending July 11 (or while supplies last) you'll be able to pre-order upgrades at much cheaper prices - $49.99 for Home Premium and $99.99 for Professional. However, pre-orders will be strictly limited in number and are expected to sell out quickly.
It's not a bad start, especially since participating manufacturers will be offering cheap and/or free upgrades to 7 on new computers sold after today with Vista as well.
comments? | | Score: 0 Posted by Tessil Friday, June 26, 2009 (07:43:55)
Alliance Clears Veeshan's Peak! Ice Cream and Mythicals!
Unbelievable! The Alliance worked through Night Two of the Veeshan's Peak raid, and SWEPT through the zone like a killing wind. No wipes, each mob falling on the first attempt.
Grats to everyone! This was a long road that required a lot of patience and effort, and to see it pay off is a huge accomplishment. Also, thanks to our friends in Reckless Alliance, we couldn't have done it without you!
comments? | | Score: 0 Posted by Tessil Sunday, April 05, 2009 (03:26:34)
Guild First! Venril Sathir Defeated!
Last night The Clenched Fist, along with Reckless Alliance and other Alliance guest, headed into The Lair of Venril Sathir for a marathon session and exercise in frustration that yet ended in victory, providing some much sought-after quest updates. Both Toukai and Xylarius advanced on thier mythical weapons quests.
The Venril Sathir fight requires the utmost concentration and coordination of the raid force in order to be successful. In addition to multiple events that must be managed during the fight, each person must maintain their mana between 30%-60% at all times, or the raid will wipe. Also, periodically a few members will be cursed, and must not use any abilities, or the raid will wipe. The slightest error results in failure.
Despite many attempts, the raid force showed immense progress right from the start, getting Venril under 10% on several attempts. Rather than being discouraged by the failures, the raid rallied together and stuck through the entire evening. The final blow was struck with venril under 3%, with adds loose in the raid party. The surviving raid party members were able to slay the ugly lizard and finish off the adds to secure the final victory and the quest update.
Thanks to the Alliance for the victory! Next stop: Veeshan's Peak!
comments? | | Score: 0 Posted by Tessil Monday, March 23, 2009 (00:21:11)
EQ2 Child's Play Promotion Raises $20K
By purchasing a virtual Child's Play item using SOE's in-game Station Cash players managed to raise $20,000 for the Child's Play 2009 Winter Charity Drive.
Hosting a month-long fundraising campaign to support the charity, SOE pledged to donate $10 each time an EverQuest or EverQuest II player bought a Child's Play virtual item in the MMORPG's marketplaces.
"The ability of our players to make a donation of this magnitude in these tough economic times is beyond anything we could have hoped for," says SOE president John Smedley. "As we continue to diversify with programs like Station Cash we will be able to offer unique items that benefit not only our players, but other partnerships and organizations such as Child’s Play in this case."
Child's Play is a charitable organization founded by the authors of the popular computer and video games-based webcomic Penny Arcade that organizes worldwide toy drives to children's hospitals. Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins founded Child's Play in 2003 to improve the lives of sick children by donating toys and games to hospitals worldwide.
The charity is also seen as a way to refute mainstream media's perception of gamers as violent and antisocial. Through Child's Play, donors have sent over four million dollars in toys, games and books to children's hospitals all over the world.
Last year, the Child's Play charity raised $1,434,377 for the 2008 season.
comments? | | Score: 0 Posted by Tessil Saturday, February 28, 2009 (04:08:20)
Merry Christmas 2008!
Merry Christmas to everyone from The Clenched Fist!
It's been a busy year for the guild, it's hard to believe the guild will soon be starting its fourth year of operation.
The guild continues to grow, adding new members Atreyor, Jenner, Chimara, Revula, Plaria, and Snackpack.
More members reached Level 80, and have joined us on raids with Reckless Alliance, which continues to move upwards to new challenges.
Hamek and Vickie welcome thier second child, Sarah Rose Burger, born Dec 11.
Palmdale, CA records a record snowstorm on Dec 17, dumping 6" of snow on the Antelope Valley and closing all three major freeways.
Happy Holidays to all, and best wishes for the New Year!
comments? | | Score: 0 Posted by Tessil Thursday, December 25, 2008 (19:18:14)
EverQuest II: The Shadow Odyssey Coming Soon
The Shadow Odyssey, EverQuest II's 5th expansion, is on the way!
Journey through more than 20 new zones, including the new overland zone, Innothule.
Experience nostalgic EverQuest dungeons as you and your friends adventure in the Ruins of Guk, Befallen, Najena, Mistmoore, and more.
The Achievement Point level cap will be increased to 200 to offer new achievements for class-specific lines.
A new Dungeon Delving mission system for players to replay content with new and different experiences.
Five new Heritage Quests with unique rewards.
A new, mysterious group of Erudites with powerful new armor and equipment that they will barter for void shards earned during your encounters.
More deities have returned to Norrath, Rodcet Nife and Anashti Sul.
Guild halls will also be added to the game. There are three tiers of guild halls that a guild may purchase depending on their level. The tier one guild halls will be located in all starting cities of Norrath and will be available at guild level 30.
The tier two guild halls will be located inside Qeynos and Freeport and will be available at guild level 50. Tier three guild halls will have their very own islands off the coast of Antonica or Commonlands and will be available at guild level 70.
The Shadow Odyssey is an all-in-one compilation and will be available via Digital Download and Retail Box for $39.99.
comments? | | Score: 0 Posted by Tessil Sunday, September 28, 2008 (18:36:22)
PlayStation Poorhouse
The PS3 has cost the Japanese electronics giant $3.3 billion since its launch in late 2006 because of "strategic pricing" under which it sells the console at a loss, according to the annual report filed by Sony (NYSE: SNE) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday. Under this scheme, the system is sold to consumers at a loss, though the idea is that software sales and the fruits of being an eventual market leader would counteract these early-term losses.
"Even if the platform is ultimately successful, it may take longer than expected to recoup the investment, resulting in a negative impact on Sony’s profitability," the report said.
Sony stated in the annual 20-F regulatory filing that the launch of the PS3 drove game segment losses of $2.15 billion for FY07, ended March 31, 2007 (PS3 had been on the market for only about five months at that point). FY08, ended March 31 this year, saw losses of $1.15 billion in the game segment.
It's too soon to tell how the PS3's highly anticipated Metal Gear Solid 4 will impact June sales.
The year may not even be at the halfway mark, but Sony's luck will have to change if 2008 will end up the year of the PS3. It will now have to rely on its cast of anticipated holiday hits, such as Resistance 2 and LittleBigPlanet, and the launch of Home, its oft-delayed virtual online community, to drive sales.
comments? | | Score: 0 Posted by Admin Friday, June 27, 2008 (18:58:53)
Gary Gygax, 'Father of D&D,' Dies at 69
Gary Gygax, one of the co-creators of the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, died Tuesday morning at his home in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, according to Stephen Chenault, CEO of Troll Lord Games. Gygax designed the original D&D game with Dave Arneson in 1974.
Gygax went well beyond the role of game developer and became an icon to gamers, appearing as himself in episodes of Futurama ("Anthology of Interest I") and the G4TV show Code Monkeys and participating in discussions on roleplaying-related message boards.
Gygax had been in poor health for some time, according to his wife Gail. Chenault says he will publish more information, including funeral arrangements, on the Troll Lord message board as it becomes available.
comments? | | Score: 0 Posted by Tessil Wednesday, March 05, 2008 (09:17:29)
Congrats to CF on Level 50!
Once again, the guild makes another big milestone, this time working up to Level 50! Good job to everyone who's been pitching in. Next stop, 55!
comments? | | Score: 0 Posted by Tessil Saturday, January 12, 2008 (14:06:09)
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