EQ2 Mail System

[Dolby]

The new mail system is currently on the test server. I must say the SOE Everquest II team did a good job fitting the mail system into the shattered world of Norrath. Many role players voiced their concerns when the rumors were out about an email system coming to EQ2 and that this would take away from the game immersion. I think the way the mail system is implemented will add to the games immersion greatly. With the short amount of time on the test server with my level 4 test character I was fairly impressed with it.

The Features:<img src="http://www.eq2interface.com/images/news/mail_box.jpg" align="right" alt="" />
- Exchange messages with your friends via the new in-game mail system.

- You can send and receive mail at mailboxes located in East Freeport and Qeynos Harbor, as well as all districts and villages.

- If you have unread mail waiting for you, you will see a mail icon in your Spell Effects window. This icon will always appear in the first slot, and mousing over it will inform you that "You have unread mail."

- Members of guilds that are level 15 and higher can purchase their own mailbox through status merchants.

- Clicking on a mailbox will open the Mail window, which has two tabs: Inbox and Send.

- Mail will be deleted 3 days after opening it, while unread mail will be deleted after 30 days. The time remaining until deletion is shown to the right of each letter.

- Letters can contain money or an item, shown below the text of the letter. You can accept these parcels by clicking the Receive Gifts button.

- To reply to the sender, click on the Reply button.
<img src="http://www.eq2interface.com/images/news/mail_send.jpg" align="left" alt="" />
- You can send along one item or any amount of coin with your letter. To send money, click the Give Coin button and enter the amount you wish to send. You can change your mind by clicking Give Coin again and clearing the amount. To include an item, drag the item you wish to send from your character's inventory onto the slot in the gifts area. You can change your mind by right-clicking on the item and choosing to remove it, or by dragging and dropping it onto an open section of the screen.

- You can only send gifts to another character that is a citizen of the same city you are, though you can send text-only messages to anyone.

- You can have a maximum of ten messages in your Inbox that include gifts from other players. There is no limit to how many text-only messages you can have at one time.

- Plain text letters cost 10c to send. Letters with gifts attached cost 50c. There is no charge to read mail that has been sent to you.

- You can send messages to your friends on other servers, or to those who play EverQuest and Star Wars Galaxies!

[insomniac]

As the biggest fan of e-mail ever, i'd like to say, thanks for the writeup! (pics especially =D )

Never heard a mailbox referred to as a "Kiosk" before.....

[Kosmos]

What happends to the items and coin that is attached to message if it's deleted after the three day limit? or the 30day unread limit?
i'm guessing the items go back to the sender?

[Theramor]

If they don't automatically go back to the sender, I'd be a little hesitant on using it.

Too easy to say, "oh well, I never got the items so you don't get your money".


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[sigmodon]

This will be a great way to email an Adept book to a guildy. I'm really excited they're putting this in the game. Sony has done something write. <looks around for what the new feature has corrupted on the old ones>

[soulfiend]

Does the recipeint have to be online to recieve?

If not, this will be the perfect way to transfer money between alts, without having to trust someone to handle the cash.

[Drumstix42]

Originally Posted by Theramor

If they don't automatically go back to the sender, I'd be a little hesitant on using it.

Too easy to say, "oh well, I never got the items so you don't get your money".


T

pfft. I would never send an item to someone I didn't know anywa.

And yes, after 30 days, the item/coin gets deleted. Gotta love good coding ! (and norrathian gnome genious I guess).

[Kosmos]

So this is like umlimited storage for only 50c a slot for 30 days?

Lets see.. 50c a slot, 25 slots, that's 1.2g gold for 25 slots of storage for 30 days.

It might not be practical, but the potiental for abuse is thre I suppose.
I wonder, have they capped the number of messages you can send/recieve?

EDIT: I answered my own question. Never mind!

- You can have a maximum of ten messages in your Inbox that include gifts from other players. There is no limit to how many text-only messages you can have at one time.

[wolfbud900]

i love how they added this mail system??????? you know what. they re gettin more like WoW everyday. they have a mail system too.

[Itanius]

Originally Posted by wolfbud900

i love how they added this mail system??????? you know what. they re gettin more like WoW everyday. they have a mail system too.

lol

[Drumstix42]

It sure is a bummer you can't send items to opposite city... I was really hoping.


As for WoW.... WoW is EQ made from a different group of people with a different "look" and "theme", with the only thing different is a few little features. I can't count the things people tell me they like so much about WoW that makes it better than EQ2... and I'll just be like "uhh, EQ1 had that, so I think they kinda got a first on that one "