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Live

December 20, 2001 3:00 am

* Bug Fixes * - Fixed a bug with sleeves not showing properly when wearing robes * Item Changes * - Aqualung charges should now work properly * Trade Skill Changes * - Regular, medium quality, high quality, mithril, brellium and adamantite rings, as well as their enchanted versions are now stackable. - Added a few t…

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Live

December 10, 2001 3:00 am

*Patch Changes* - Fixed a problem that resulted in excessive swapping for people with particles turned off. - Fear spells should again be working correctly. - AoE fear spells will no longer work versus players on PvP Servers. - Fixed a crash caused by a familiar dying. - Fixed a bug with the "Alternate Advancement" …

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Live

Dcember 3, 2001

*EQClient INI Setting* There's some confusion about the information that's been released on the Test server over the past couple of days, and that confusion is resulting in some people having trouble playing EverQuest. To clear it up: The GraphicsDLL setting in your EQClient.ini file should read "GraphicsDLL=EQGfx_D…

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Live

November 28, 2001

** Server Outage for Shadows of Luclin Launch ** In order to update our server for the launch of EverQuest: Shadows of Luclin, all servers will be taken down starting at noon on Monday, December 3rd. They will be brought back up again on Tuesday, December 4th at 8 am (Pacific Time - which is -8:00 GMT). We regret th…

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Live

November 7, 2001

** Project M Implemented ** Tonight we have patched something to the PvP servers that many players have been waiting for. The ability to play that gnoll, orc, or the cute and fuzzy rat. On your character select screen you will notice another button in the upper right part of your screen called "Monster". Clicking th…

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Live

October 8, 2001

*** Item Changes *** - Increased the duration on Song of the Deep Seas (the proc on a bardic weapon) dramatically. - Modified the effect of Feast of Blood (weapon proc) it is now a DoT lifetap - Added a texture to Flayed Barbarian Skin Leggings. - Added Illusion: Barbarian to the Flayed Barbarian Hide Mask. *** Misc…

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Live

September 30, 2001

Firiona Vie server is available on Test now: Or it will be very shortly... You can get to this server by running testeverquest.exe from your EverQuest directory. Please read the Test Server disclaimer (available in the Test Server patch message) carefully before playing on the Test Server. Here is part of the messag…

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Live

September 11, 2001 3:00 am

** Spell Changes ** - Changed all enchanter mesmerization spells so that they overwrite Screaming Terror - Changed Shaman epic effect (Curse of the Spirits) so that it would not conflict with certain Damage over Time spells. - The Emissary of Thule Necromancer pet is now immune to fear - Beneficial buffs that don't …

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Live

June 27, 2001 3:00 am

** Gameplay Changes ** - Aggro Changes: We've made an adjustment to the way that NPCs choose their targets. It's a rather simple change, one that makes a lot of sense. But we want you to be aware of it so that it won't surprise you too much, and so that you won't think that it is a bug. NPCs are now much more aware …

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Live

May 31, 2001 2:00 am

*** Patch Addendum *** This evening we put in another patch to correct some issues that arose with the patch yesterday. The changes implemented include some that weren't announced previously: - Resist-debuffs will do 1.5 times their normal value for PvP encounters. In other words, if the spell did -60MR in PvP befor…

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Live

May 30, 2001

*** Important Reminder *** Due to some of the things we are going to be doing, there is a small chance that some corpses might disappear during the patch. GMs will have the ability to verify any corpses that are lost. That means that they can help you get them back if you do indeed lose one. It is also important to …

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Live

May 8, 2001 4:30 pm

** Fan Faire ** The Fan Faire in Minneapolis is half way sold out. There are just over two more weeks left to register so don't delay! For each of these events, we get countless e-mails asking if there is any space available after we have sold out... and then it is too late! So don't wait until registration is close…

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Live

May 8, 2001 3:00 am

** PvP changes ** We have made the first of our upcoming changes to the PvP aspects of EverQuest: - Consider: /Consider will only have three results when used to consider a Player Character. The character will show as 'green' if he is below the range that allows you to attack him. The character will show as 'white/b…

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Live

April 17, 2001 3:00 am

** Food Changes ** - Food items now have a 'duration'. This means that some food items will not sustain a character as long as others, and some items will sustain your character longer than they did before. ** Bug Fixes ** - We THINK we've fixed the problem with the Dusty Werebat. This fellow has been steadfastly re…

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Live

April 4, 2001 3:00 am

** New and Changed Features ** - Guild Message of the Day. Guild Officers and Leaders will be able to type /guildmotd to set up a Guild Message of the Day (GMotD). From then on any time a member of that guild logs in they will see the message with the name of the message sender added at the front, so you will know w…

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Live

March 27, 2001 2:00 am

***Fan Faire Reminder*** Registration for the San Diego Fan Faire closes on Wednesday, March 28th, and we are running out of spaces. Once all the spaces are taken, we will not be accepting any further registrations (or walk-ins). So if you plan to attend sign up before someone else gets your spot. Head over to www.e…

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Live

March 14, 2001 3:00 am

***EverQuest Turns Two*** Two years ago this Friday, EverQuest was launched, forever changing the course of online gaming. Today EverQuest boasts nearly 360,000 active subscribers, and a two-year retention rate of 65%. Peak usage tops 89,000 simultaneous users with average peak usage at roughly 87,000. The EverQuest…

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Live

March 9, 2001 12:00 am

*E'ci and The Rathe Movelog* We will be opening a new server and moving characters from the E'ci and The Rathe servers to this new server upon the request of the customer. If you choose to move your characters to the new server, please be aware that all of your characters on the old server will be moved to the new s…

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Live

February 21, 2001 3:00 am

*Patch Day* Today's patch contains a wide variety of enhancements and changes. Due to the number of changes being made, this list is primarily a summary. Extended descriptions of the changes and the reasoning behind them can be solicited on the EverQuest Message Boards. *Spell and Skill Changes* Druids, Shaman, and …

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Live

January 24, 2001

*QA Openings* Our Quality Assurance department is looking for some AVID EQ gamers to join us as testers at the San Diego branch. If you would like more information please visit www.verant.com or mail your resume to resume@station.sony.com with "QA Openings" as the Subject. Applicants should include their time playin…

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Live

January 9, 2001 3:00 am

***Patch Day*** We're happy to present today's patch, which focuses primarily on addressing issues that have been brought forth by EverQuest players. We appreciate the opportunity to spend some time focusing on specific issues important to you. Today's patch includes the following: *Disciplines* - The "Resistant" Di…

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