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<option>You can play on a US region server even if you're not in North America, or vice versa, by changing the drop-down region box on the patcher EULA screen.</option>
<option>Completing "[[Lore and Legend Timeline|Lore and Legends]]" quests, which are found throughout the world, grant you an [[Enemy Mastery|additional attack]] that can be used on enemies of that particular type.</option>
<option>[[:Category:Heritage Quests|Heritage quests]] are special quests based on lore from the original EverQuest. They reward personal [[Status points|status points]] in addition to an [[:Category:Heritage Quest Trophy (Item Subtype)|item]].</option>
<option>You can create custom chat channels for your friends or guild to use by right-clicking your chat window, selecting Chat Options, and entering the name in the Custom Channel section.</option>
<option>Purchasing items directly from the [[broker]] incurs an additional [[Pricing|fee]]. If a house or inn room address is listed, you may avoid paying broker fees by visiting the address and clicking their in-home [[Sales Display|sales container]].</option>
<option>You can use any [[Backpacks|bag]], [[Strong Box|box]], or other [[:Category:Container (Item Type)|container]] to sell items on the [[broker]].  However, if you use a special sales [[Sales Display|consignment container]], such as a [[Salesman's Crate|salesman's crate]],  buyers can avoid paying broker fees.</option>

<option>Hover your mouse over a stat number on your Persona page (P) and a tooltip will display what that stat does for you!  This can vary depending on your class.</option>
<option>Tradeskill tutors in the crafting areas of all starting cities can get you started on a career in tradeskilling.</option>
<option>Visit [http://eq2players.com EQ2Players.com] and the forums there for tips and the latest news on what is happening in EverQuest II.</option>
<option>Characters you create on Test server don't count against your total character count.</option>
<option>Killing large numbers of certain types of creatures can earn you [[Titles_organized_by_how_they_are_obtained#Creature_Kills|titles]]. Check [[Slayer status poster|posters]] around your home city to see how many creatures you have killed so far.  The first title is available after 500 kills.</option>
<option>You can map a key to open all your bags, or all your bank bags, at the same time by opening your Options window (Alt-O), selecting Controls and then Window Keys.</option>
<option>You can change your data display preferences by opening your Options window (Alt-O), selecting User Interface, and then selecting Name and Chat Bubble. There you can choose whether you wish to see details such as titles, guild names, and overhead combat feedback numbers.</option>
<option>You can set your default preferred looting options for groups by going into Options (Alt-O), Group Options.</option>
<option>Use /petition to get in-game help from a customer service representative.  You can check the status of your petitions at any time by reopening the /petition window.</option>
<option>Use /bug, /typo or /feedback to assist us in improving your gameplay experience by reporting any bugs or typos you may have found.  You will not receive a personal response from these but your feedback is appreciated!</option>
<option>[[The Norrathian Express|In-game mail]] can take at least 30 minutes to arrive if there is coin or an item attached to it.</option>
<option>If you are not in a guild, pressing (U) will bring up a list of some of the guilds currently recruiting new members.  Asking in chat channels and on the official forums is also a good way to find a guild!</option>
<option>Writs are special types of quests that award personal status points instead of coin or treasure rewards.  Status points can be used to purchase items from City Merchants, pay rent on some houses and help level up your Guild.</option>
<option>You can use (Tab) and (Shift-Tab) to select nearby monsters and targetable objects.</option>
<option>You can change or disable your character's voice emotes in your Persona window (P), Details tab.</option>
<option>You can find out what zone your house is in, and what zone you are bound in, by opening the Persona window (P) and looking in the Details tab.</option>
<option>Tradeskill abilities are automatically upgraded every 20 levels to a more efficient version.</option>
<option>If you run out of space in your bank, you can also find some additional storage slots in your inn room by clicking on the door.</option>
<option>You can use a market bulletin board to list items for sale and to browse what is available while in your inn room; however, in order to make a purchase, you need to visit either a broker or the seller's inn room directly (if their address is listed).</option>
<option>Prices displayed on the broker include the broker's mark-up fee. You can see the base price by clicking on the item.</option>
<option>Gather some friends to the arena in Maj'dul, and play against each other in team-vs-team contests such as capture the flag!  You can play as yourself, or use arena champions, which can be purchased from the arena vendor in Maj'dul or obtained through various quests and other methods from around Norrath.</option>
<option>You can purchase pets for your home from pet merchants in Norrath's starting cities.  These can be named by right-clicking the pet icon in your inventory from within your home.</option>
<option>Use the function keys (F2) - (F6) to quickly target your group members.  (F1) targets yourself.</option>
<option>Harvesting tools can be purchased from woodworkers and tinkerers that increase the speed at which you harvest resources.</option>
<option>You can pay up to 12 weeks rent in advance on your house or guild hall.  If you forget to pay the rent, nothing will happen to your belongings, you will simply not be able to enter until you pay again.  No back rent is owed.</option>
<option>If you are moving homes, there is no need to pack up the old home.  Simply purchase the new home, and a moving crate will appear in your new home with all of your belongings inside.</option>
<option>The librarians in your home city may sell a wide selection of interesting books, which will both give you a quest and can be placed in your inn room to be read and enjoyed once the quest is complete.</option>
<option>Purchasing a quiver enables you to carry and equip more than one stack of arrows for use.  Similar items such as sacks also exist for other types of ranged ammunition.</option>
<option>Holding down (Ctrl) while clicking on the name of an item will bring up a dressing room window to show you how the item will appear, provided the item has a visible appearance.</option>
<option>Some items found in the world can be sold to merchants allied with various writ factions in your home city in exchange for status points.  The description of the item will indicate that a powerful guild might be interested in it.</option>
<option>Norrath, like most other worlds, has seasonal events.  Keep an eye on local rumors and the SOE official forums at EQ2Players.com, to hear news of such events.</option>
<option>You don't need to betray your home city if you just wish to become a citizen of another city of the same alignment.  Simply speak to the appropriate person about changing your citizenship.</option>
<option>Clicking on the icon for a collectible item in your quest journal's collection tab while you are browsing the broker will automatically search for that item.</option>
<option>Hold down (Shift) or (Ctrl) while purchasing items from the broker to purchase a whole stack or a specified amount at one time.</option>
<option>Hold down (Shift) or (Ctrl) while dragging items from a stack in your inventory in order to drag only one or a specified number instead of the whole stack.</option>
<option>Commission crafting can be used to make a tradeskilled item for someone else while they still have all the resources in their inventory.  This method can be used to craft no-trade items, or valuable items that one may not want to risk losing the components for.</option>
<option>To initiate commission crafting, select the recipe in your book while standing near the appropriate crafting station, then target the customer instead of the crafting station before clicking Create.</option>
<option>You can bring up the Looking For Group window by pressing (Y) and then selecting the appropriate tab.  This also allows you to access your friends list.</option>
<option>You can access the Test Server by clicking the "Test Server" button on the top left of the LaunchPad before you enter the game (above the big red Play button).  For more information about the test server, visit the official forums at EQ2Players.com.</option>
<option>Take a screenshot by using the (PrintScreen) button on your keyboard.  Screenshots are saved in the "screenshots" sub-folder of your EverQuest II directory.</option>
<option>You can increase the quality and change the format of screenshots in your Options menu (Alt-O).</option>
<option>Use (F10) to toggle the UI on and off for screenshots.</option>
<option>You can grant other people access to your home by clicking on the door of your home and going to the Access tab.  Be careful only to grant trustee access to trusted friends, as trustees can pick up and remove items within your home.</option>
<option>You can choose to display or hide illusion forms by going to your Persona window (P), Options tab.</option>
<option>You can mark an entire bag's contents as not-for-sale by right-clicking the bag and choosing "Bag Options".</option>
<option>While using the broker window, you can click on a collection icon in your quest journal to automatically search for that item.</option>
<option>Hold (Ctrl) while clicking almost any icon to view it in the dressing room window.</option>
<option>When trading with another player, hold (Ctrl) while clicking a stack of items in your inventory. This will add a single item from the stack to the trade window.</option>
<option>When trading with another player, hold (Alt) while clicking a stack of items in your inventory. This will allow you to specify a number of items from the stack to add to the trade window.</option>
<option>You can open your Recipe window by hitting (N).</option>
<option>Chocolate chip cookies are good.</option>
<option>Contrary to popular belief, frogloks do not taste like chicken.</option>
<option>Setting your home's default access level to "Visitor" allows anyone to visit, but not move or alter anything.</option>
<option>EverQuest II has integrated Voice Chat.  You can set it up in the Options menu (Alt-O).</option>
<option>Voice channels are automatically created for Guild, Guild Officer, Group and Raid chat.</option>
<option>You can form custom Voice channels by right-clicking the Voice Bar and choosing Voice Options.</option>
<option>You can invite friends to Voice channels by using /voice invite <friend>.</option>
<option>Click the bubble icon next to a person's name in the Voice Users window to mute or set volume for just that person.</option>
<option>Half elves are now only 49.99999% elves.</option>
<option>You can use /invite <Name> to invite a player to your group, even if they aren't in the same zone as you.</option>
<option>Many quests can be shared with groupmates by opening up the quest journal (J) and clicking the share button on the quest.</option>
<option>Need a smile?  Try typing /cutemode.</option>
<option>Once you are level 20 in either adventuring or tradeskilling you can pick a last name by opening the Persona window (P) and looking in the Details section.</option>
<option>If you're having an especially good or bad hairday you can use /showhelm to toggle your helm off and on.</option>
<option>You can get a waypoint to any location by typing /waypoint X, Y, Z where X, Y and Z are coordinates.</option>
<option>You can switch to another character on your account by typing /camp <character name>.</option>
<option>You can run forward by holding down the right and left mouse buttons at the same time.</option>
<option>Woodworkers and tinkerers can make items to help you harvest faster.</option>
<option>When you are placing an item into your home, you can rotate it by using the mouse wheel.</option>
<option>Guards in most cities will help you find an NPC.  Right click on the guard for assistance.</option>
<option>Items you have for sale will be removed from the broker if you don't log on for seven days.</option>
<option>The Harbormaster in Qeynos Harbor and East Freeport will sell you a ticket to Nektulos Forest or Thundering Steppes.  You can use these tickets by clicking on the nearby mariner's bell to "Travel by Sea".</option>
<option>Typing /browser will bring up an in-game web browser that lets you surf the internet without leaving EQII. (''note: this browser engine is '''severely''' outdated, equivalent to Firefox 1.5, most of the modern internet will not work well.''</option>
<option>You can see effects on other raid members by right-clicking the raid window and switching to advanced mode.</option>
<option>You can clear a waypoint by typing /waypoint_cancel.</option>
<option>If you move an item by accident in your house, pressing (Esc) will return it to its previous location.</option>
<option>Have you lost an item in your home?  Typing /house will allow you to retrieve any placed item in your house or inn room.</option>
<option>If you find yourself feigning death you can get up by pressing (X) or typing /stand.</option>
<option>Log into Legends of Norrath at least once a month to collect your five free booster packs by typing /lon.</option>
<option>You can set your bind point anywhere in your home city by using the spell Set Recall Point.  You'll find the spell in your spell book under the Abilities tab.</option>
<option>You can buy a magical door from City Merchants for your home that will provide direct access to your guild hall.  Look for NPCs with "City Merchant" under their name.</option>
<option>If you're between the levels of 45 to 55, try out Lavastorm for some adventuring fun.  You can get to Lavastorm from the mariner's bell on the Nektulos Forest docks.</option>
<option>Woodworkers can make totems that help you regenerate health and power outside of combat as well as lots of other useful things like underwater breathing and invisibility.</option>
<option>Alchemists can make potions that cure all sorts of illnesses as well as heal your power and health.</option>
<option>Pressing (F11) will toggle a window with many interesting statistics like your framerate, ping times and packet loss.</option>
<option>A personal torch is always available to light your way and can be toggled by hotkey (Alt-L).</option>
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