** Stability Issues ** The team here at the EQ Lab has isolated a memory leak which was causing server instability after 10 to 12 hours of uptime (which we are sure you have noticed) We hope to have this issue resolved during tonight's update. We would like to thank you all for your patience and understanding during…
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** Shadowhaven Casino goes on vacation ** We're sorry to have to say this, but the new casino has become too popular. The huge number of players gambling at the casino is causing issues with the servers, and has been responsible for a few zone crashes. Unfortunately, this means that we have had to remove the casino …
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* Zones and NPCs ** - Two new raid zones have been added to the Lost Dungeons on the Legends server. These are Guk-themed raids, one for Elemental Plane and one for Time Plane capable raiders. - The revamped Plane of Mischief is now available on all Live servers. - There were some situations where the warders in Vex…
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** Zone Revamps ** - The Deep, Charasis (Howling Stones), Dragon Necropolis, Siren's Grotto, The Hole, The City of Mist, and The Accursed Temple of Cazic- Thule have been partially revamped. Gameplay in these zones has been improved, based on feedback from players and careful review of the content. The changes are n…
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** Lost Dungeons of Norrath Adventures ** The Lost Dungeons of Norrath is our largest expansion to-date, featuring the most content ever delivered in an EverQuest expansion. The Lost Dungeons expansion features 48 new dungeons that span the old world of Norrath, focusing on several long lost locations, including the…
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Note: Some internal data restructuring created a delay in the introduction of the new platinum slot in the shared bank and the new text filters. We will bring those to the Live servers as soon as we can. ** New Adventure in Lavastorm! ** In the depths of the Lavastorm Mountains there is only one ruler. But even his …
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** Live Update Addendum ** Just a brief update, as we'd like to get the word out quickly. Two issues with items being sent to the live servers have been discovered. Both will be fixed in another update at 3:00am. - Weapons that have "special" types of damage, such as elemental and bane damage, are not working proper…
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** Information Gathering ** You will soon notice a new dialogue box appear when you log in (it appears after logging in three times to prevent spam for new players). We are asking you to let us gather a bit of information about your computer that will help us build the future of EverQuest. The important thing here i…
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Stability - we have made some changes that should increase server stability. Pathing issues - Corrected some issues with pathing that were causing warping in the Halls of Honor and allowing NPCs to teleport to places that they shouldn't have (in Highkeep, for example). Also, creatures should no longer spin after ret…
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** Experience System Change - Grouping ** We've made some improvements to the way experience is rewarded in EverQuest. These improvements are aimed at positively reinforcing the act of grouping. After all, this is a Massively Multiplayer game. Prior to this update groups gained a 2% to 20% experience bonus for havin…
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** Experience System Change - Grouping ** We've made some improvements to the way experience is rewarded in all of EverQuest. At its core, the idea is to positively reinforce grouping. There should never be any penalty to adding "that sixth person over there," whatever class they may be, into your group. That is exa…
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** Hate Plane ** The new Plane of Hate is now available on all servers! The Plane of Hate is an old favorite of many players, and we were careful to retain as much of its old charm as possible (and all of its old quests). At the same time we created all new geometry for the zone using our newer tools and newer desig…
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We've taken the opportunity while the servers are unavailable for maintenance to update a couple of things. - Increased the difficulty of the mini-bosses in the Planes of Fire and Water to bring them in line with the reward they give. - Added a 12% backstab modifier to the Reinforced Mephit Talon and the Gold Runed …
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** So You Want to Design Games? ** The EverQuest team is expanding and we currently have openings for experienced game designers. If you have professional game design experience, at least one level 60+ character and regularly play EverQuest, then we'd love to see your resume. Please go to http://soe.sony.com/corp/em…
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** Spells ** - Added the ability for any caster to research dropped priest spells using the research books found in Gunthak. The research notes for these spells can be found in the Plane of Knowledge. Wizards, Enchanter, Magician, and Necromancers are able to create any of the researchable priest spells. - The recip…
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*** Announcing The Legacy of Ykesha *** The Legacy of Ykesha will be the first download-only extension for EverQuest. This product will not be available in stores. This extension will include some great new gameplay features, as well as new zones for characters ranging from level 35 up to level 60. Legacy of Ykesha …
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** Demise of the Classic/Velious Interface ** Over the last six months we have been keeping the Classic EverQuest interface as well as the Velious interface working through all of the features that we have added (built-in MP3 player, item links, compass, enhanced /bug reporting tool, and others). However, with the r…
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