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Norrath Chronicle 1998-07-07 — 2026-06-24

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Live

December 19, 2002

** Zones ** - Spectral Parchments, Ethereal Parchments, and Glyphed Rune word drops have been increased significantly in the third tier Planes of Power zones. - The trials within the Halls of Honor have been changed slightly. Please proceed with caution. - Several Planes of Power NPCs are no longer angered quite as …

284 words 6 changes 3 sources
Live

October 25, 2002 3:00 am

- Added a toggle command for combat music called /combatmusic - Sounds that fade out will just fade back in if restarted (instead of fading out and starting over as before). This should make combat mode toggling much more pleasant - Added /mixahead command. You should only use this command if you are experiencing so…

213 words 9 changes 3 sources
Live

October 16, 2002 4:30 am

** Odd New Objects in the Land ** Folks across Norrath and on Luclin have reported seeing odd new objects in various locations. They appear to be some sort of magical portal, though local spell casters have yet to discover how they arrived or exactly what their purpose is. They have determined, however, that these o…

1,530 words 44 changes 3 sources
Live

September 26, 2002 3:00 am

** Planes of Power Pre-Order Bonus ** If you pre-order the PoP expansion you will be able to purchase the Planes of Power original soundtrack CD for just an additional $4.95. *** Important Notice about Alternate Advancement *** - When a character has 30 or more AA points, they will receive a red message stating: War…

1,712 words 48 changes 3 sources
Live

July 24, 2002

*** New Interface Available *** The new EverQuest user interface is now available for use on Live servers. Many of you will find that it runs faster than the old interface. It is extremely customizable, and offers all sorts of features including resizable windows, fading windows, a pet control window, and flexibilit…

2,061 words 46 changes 2 sources
Live

May 8, 2002 3:00 am

** Items ** - We've made some changes that will cause a few proccing items to be out of charges after the patch. Players with such items will need to petition and ask a GM to swap the item out with a new one - Focus items using the "Naki's Pernicity" effects should now be working as intended - Focus items that affec…

2,510 words 118 changes 3 sources
Live

March 19, 2002

We wanted to start by letting everyone know how grateful we are for all of the suggestions for improvements that we've received both in EMail and on the various class and server boards. We appreciate all the help you've provided us. ** Changes for Low Level Characters ** - Characters no longer lose experience for de…

1,768 words 84 changes 3 sources
Live

February 13, 2002 3:00 am

** General ** - Improved sound for many users. Should eliminate a lot of the "choppy" sound issues - Fixed one of the link-death-while-zoning bugs - Characters who disconnect while zoning shouldn't be 'stuck' for an inordinate amount of time - Renamed all will-o-wisps and will o' wisps to Fred. - Reconsidered and ch…

1,505 words 74 changes 3 sources
Live

January 23, 2002 3:00 am

*** Patch Information *** ** Quests ** - Ragefire portion of the Cleric Epic quest has been changed. Please see the Developer's Corner on our web site for more details - Added Quest NPCs to Thurgadin, Kael and Skyshrine for Beastlord quest armor - Gravel leaf tea will now fit in the combine container for the associa…

1,679 words 83 changes 3 sources
Live

January 17, 2002

** Patch Update ** Today we are sending you a couple of new DLL files that should do the following: - May improve performance in indoor Luclin zones - Should improve zoning time in many cases, especially in zones with many objects/trees. May also reduce the "hitch" when other players zone in, though it probably won'…

129 words 6 changes 3 sources
Live

January 8, 2002 3:00 am

** Items ** - All beastlord-usable items are now useable by their requisite races - Regular, medium quality, high quality, mithril, brellium and adamantite rings, as well as their enchanted versions are now stackable. (this time we mean it) - Made Rune Encrusted Short Sword rentable (was No Rent, should not have bee…

736 words 36 changes 3 sources

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