The Darkfall art department has confirmed on the official forums that it is currently working on improving or completely redoing all armor and player models in the game. New armor models are also being added, including the new leather and plate sets that can be seen in the above image.

"Of course this overall update to the player models will also include new faces, general details and new and additional hairdos for all your customization needs," Community Liaison Laenih said. You can read the full post after the jump.

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Sadly, the holiday season came to an end last weekend, and the dead of winter is approaching. For many folks, January to March is a rather dismal time of year; the coming months are usually cold, dark and bleak for everyone north of the 38th parallel, until the warmth of spring finally arrives. Luckily for MMO fans, there are quite a few anticipated games scheduled for release this winter, and even more throughout the later months of 2010.

The bonus appearance armor for Sentinel's Fate was revealed yesterday on the EQII forums.  The Guarding of the Reasoned comes with the retail boxes and the Guarding of the Learned with the digital downloads.

Also released was a video of the Collector's Edition mount choices.  It was recently confirmed that the Highland Stalker-style mounts will only be available with the collector's edition.  See whe video after the jump!

Alan "Brenlo" Crosby is again teasing the EQII Twitterverse with pictures of mysterious feline mounts that we presume are from the upcoming expansion, Sentinel's Fate.  UPDATE: Tom Tobey, EQII Sr. Animato, posted that this is a Collector's Edition Mount, and that the lynx mount will not be available elsewhere in the game.

Alan "Brenlo" Crosby, Senior EQII Producer, posted a Producer's Letter today on the official forums.  We discover that Shaders 3.0, which was previewed at Fan Faire, is almost complete.  Of larger interest to the players, Alan tells us that the the fighter class revamp and item degradation as presented to the players have been shelved in part due to player feedback. 

See the entire text of the letter after the jump or on the official forums.

Hello Norrathians! 

XP- Experience Points. These are the ways that your hard work is measured. Most XP in this game is earned through questing. However, fighing creatures in Hyboria also gives you some degree of XP. If someone helps you while you are fighing said creature, your XP is somewhat reduced. If wish to assist another person who appears to need help, it's considered best to ask them to "jump if you need help" or ask if they would like to group "Drive by" helpers can be a frustation for some, and an incredible help for others. If you are a Good Samaritan type, be sure to ask or have them signal if they need help. Of course, if they are dying they are not going to have time to stop and answer. Most folks appreciate getting help if it appears they are going to die.

1337 A numerical translation for "elite" pronounced "leet," 1337 is a slang developed by hackers in the '80s used over the internet. Many words from the slang have leaked to popular culture today ("kidz" is an example; using a z instead of an s is an element of 1337). It is mostly prevalent in the gaming world online where people can interact textually.
AE Area Effect. Used to refer to area-effect spells or abilities. E.g. fireball, smoke grenade.
AFK Away from keyboard
Aggro As a verb, it refers to a hostile mob that has noticed a player and is actively trying to attack that player. As a noun, it refers to the amount of “hostility” the player has generated on the mob. In typical combat strategy, the fighter tries to take as much aggro as possible away from weaker players such as healers and mages.
Alt Short for "alternate". It refers to the alternate character a player has from their main character. This is not a stable category as sometimes alts can outlevel mains and sometimes mains become moth-balled.
AO Abbreviation for Anarchy Online. An online game.