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Game Update Notes: December 11, 2014

*** Highlights *** - The Darkened Sea Collector's Edition now comes with additional items! If you purchase this edition, or have purchased it in the past, you now receive a whistle item that summons a parrot to teleport you to Brother Island. You also receive your choice of one of three Battle Cat Mounts! If you own…

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Hotfix

November 24, 2014

*** Hotfix *** - Crying for the Dead - You can now get task credit for creating the Full Degmar Inkwell by hailing Thubr Axebringer in Degmar if you have the full inkwell in your possession or you have already created the Memorial Announcements. The final hail of the task will also give you credit for the Full Degma…

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Hotfix

November 20, 2014

*** Hotfix *** - Crying for the Dead - You can now receive credit for creating the Full Degmar Inkwell by hailing Thubr Axebringer in Degmar (as long as you have the Full Degmar Inkwell in your inventory). The necessity to hail Thubr is temporary until the next patch. - Fixed the issue that would cause some of the r…

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Live

Game Update Notes: November 19, 2014

*** Highlights *** - Guard Hamarn in Ethernere Tainted West Karana would like tales to tell of heroic adventures. Each day he will offer you bonus experience if you do any of four Heroic Adventures from Call of the Forsaken for him. - New Frostfell and New Year's achievements are available! These achievements cover …

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Live

Game Update Notes: October 28, 2014

"So where did Firiona say she was going, anyway?" Tivalin asked. "She said she couldn't tell us all, or else --," Naissa replied, looking upwards and suddenly clamping her hands over her ears. "What is that sound?" "What do you mean?" he asked, cocking his head. "I don't hear a thing." "My ears are about to burst!" …

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Live

Game Update Notes: September 17, 2014

*** Highlights *** - Implemented several requests from SOE Live! These items are marked with an asterisk in the notes below. - Players now have the ability to sell all of the items within a container in the merchant window. See details in the UI section. * - The forges of Rallos Zek have been issuing new helms to th…

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Live

Game Update Notes: August 20, 2014

*** Highlights *** - New Hero's Forge armor can be found in Argin-Hiz! Seek out Embersmith Nicha for more information. - Numerous changes have been made to the way pets deal and receive damage. See the "Spells" section for more details. - All items with appearances from Call of the Forsaken can now be placed in real…

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Live

Game Update Notes: July 16, 2014

-We deeply regret the recent service interruption that is currently impacting all SOE games. As a thank you for your patience, we will add two days of membership time to all members’ accounts. Thank you for playing EverQuest! *** Call of the Forsaken: Argin-Hiz *** - Call of the Forsaken: Argin-Hiz has been released…

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Hotfix

July 2, 2014

*** Hotfix *** The Brothers Zek (Plane of War) - Lowered the damage done by the Zek Brothers slightly, and lowered AE rampage damage. The Brothers Zek (Plane of War) - Lowered the HP and damage values of the adds in this event. The Brothers Zek (Plane of War) - Increased bonus spell damage to adds and increased how …

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Live

June 18, 2014

*** Highlights *** - New AAs and spells are now available for all classes! Visit the vendors in the guard camp of Ethernere-Tainted West Karana to find the new spells. - Warm winds begin to blow in Ethernere-Tainted West Karana and the South Desert of Ro. Winds like these must portend the arrival of something or som…

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Hotfix

Hotfix for May 29, 2014

*** Hotfix *** * In the Tower of Rot zone and missions, Shroud of the Forgotten has been temporarily removed from NPCs that drop it. It will return at a later time. * In the Tower of Rot quest "Narius' Plan," interrogating Scions will now give credit to your whole group. * Some NPCs in the Chapterhouse mission "Run,…

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Live

May 21, 2014

*** Call of the Forsaken: The Tower of Rot *** - Call of the Forsaken: The Tower of Rot has been released! A mysterious tower looms over the Dead Hills, and a long-forgotten presence comes to life within its walls. As cultists and treasure hunters seek the source of rot within the tower, will you arrive in time to c…

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Hotfix

Hotfix for April 29, 2014

*** Highlights *** - SOE All Access is coming to EverQuest! Please see http://www.everquest.com/membership for details. - A Make All toggle has been added to the tradeskill window. Please see the Tradeskills section below for details. - All characters can now participate in the Heroic Character quest granting access…

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Hotfix

Hotfix for April 2, 2014

**Highlights** * The Plane of War is now available! Enter this extremely challenging plane and challenge the Zek brothers to learn their strategic and tactical secrets... but bring strong allies, as only the most skilled (level 95 and above) can hope to survive on an eternal battlefield such as this. **Items** * All…

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Hotfix

Hotfix for March 18, 2014

A hotfix was put out to live servers this afternoon: *** Hotfix *** * The new rare global drops have been disabled in Heroic Adventures and Missions for the time being. * Karl Kranigan is a bit more sturdy now. It will no longer be possible to accidentally kill him while working on the 11th anniversary task "Stealin…

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Live

March 12, 2014

*** Highlights *** - Heroic Characters are now available! You can choose to upgrade an existing character or to create a new Heroic Character from scratch. Please see https://www.everquest.com/news/heroic-character-faq for details. - Wood Elf Beastlords and Froglok Monks are now available for creation once House of …

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Hotfix

February 28, 2014

*** Hotfix *** * Skrasa Ka'rok has returned to active duty for the EverQuest Anniversary festivities.0 * Some Anniversary mission givers that were a bit too eager have gone backstage to await their cue. Sherriff Knotter Botter, Piestro, and friends will return in a few weeks.

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Live

February 19, 2014

EverQuest servers are scheduled to be taken down for a game update at 4:00 A.M. Pacific Time tomorrow (Wednesday). Downtime is expected to last for approximately four hours. Here are the patch notes as posted by Roshen on the EQ Forums: *** Highlights *** - Alternate Advancement Ability Auto-Granting: AA abilities a…

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Hotfix

January 30, 2014

*** Hotfix *** * In the Heroic Adventure "Royal Access,” the bookcase within the parlor should now disappear when clicked. * The ornate chest within the Heroic Adventure "Royal Access" should now contain either a key or a note when opened. * The Heroic Adventure "Life After Death" will no longer become gated if you …

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Live

January 28, 2014

Here are the patch notes from an emergency game update this morning: *** Emergency Update *** - Corrected a problem that could cause players to be rolled back when using the new instant-camp function. *** Achievements *** - Corrected an issue that prevented the "Worlds Apart" achievement from being completed after t…

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