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

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Live

December 19, 2000 3:00 am

*Patch Day* Today's patch primarily consists of tuning of Velious zones as well as content and other additions. In addition, the following changes have been implemented on the Live servers: - High-end items that have a activatable (right-click) healing effect have in several cases had their casting times increased. …

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Live

December 8, 2000 3:00 am

*Velious Subscribers* Please run the "Velious Patch" off of the patch program. *New Patch* We appreciate everyone's continued patience over the past couple of days, and are happy to see that the problems that have been experienced are relatively minor compared to those of the past. Tonight's patch is expected to be …

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Live

December 7, 2000 4:00 am

*Patch Day* Today's patch addresses a few issues brought up by players over the last several days: - Fixed an issue with /split that would cause people to go linkdead in the event that they used the command in quick succession. - Fixed a bug where you could not edit socials or skills (via the hotbutton window right …

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Live

November 29, 2000 3:00 am

*Patch Day* Today's patch includes updates to the client to address some problems reported by people in regards to the DX7 update, as well as other gameplay issues: - Corrected an older bug that would cause people to stop gaining or losing faction with associates when the primary faction was at its maximum or minimu…

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Live

November 15, 2000 3:00 am

***Patch Day*** Today's patch includes the announced code-updates to use technology included with DirectX 7. You MUST have DirectX 7 or higher installed in order to play EverQuest. Please refer to http://everquest.station.sony.com/f_requirements.shtml prior to contacting technical support for procedures prior to con…

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Live

October 3, 2000 4:00 pm

*Today's Patch* Today's patch consisted mostly of server-side changes, additions, and fixes regarding NPCs and quests. The only item of public note is that the Ragebringer can no longer be equipped in the ranged slot. A data entry error caused it to be initially allowed it to be equipped in that slot. - The EverQues…

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Live

September 28, 2000 7:00 am

***Patch Day*** The following changes have been implemented on the production servers as part of today's patch: *General Changes* - NPC corpses level 55 or over will now last 30 minutes before decaying. This should help those on large multi-group encounters who need some prep-time before looting items. - The item "W…

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Live Inferred year

August 9th, 7:00am

*Guide Application* The Guide Application is now back up at http://guideapp.everquest.com. If you are over 18 years of age, have a good customer-oriented attitude, enjoy helping your fellow player, and are interested in joining the Guide Program, we will be pleased to review your application. *Kunark Users* A new fi…

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Live

August 1, 2000

Greetings everyone! Today's patch contains some changes that we are sure everyone will enjoy: - Canned emotes (e.g. /point) now work on NPCs. In addition, the range for canned emotes has been increased. - /who all "guildname" should now work for players who have /roleplay turned on. - Preferences for the mouselook w…

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Live

July 19, 2000 7:00 am

***Patch Day*** *Miscellaneous Changes/Fixes* - The "Safe Points" have been moved in Field of Bone and Lake of Ill Omen to someplace "safer". - You can no longer cast invisibility on any pet. - Foul language issued through /emote will now be handled by the profanity filter. - Corrected a bug that allowed linkdead pl…

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Live

June 29, 2000 7:00 am

***Patch Day*** Though today's patch is primarily comprised of fixes to various bugs that have been reported by the players, we're also pleased to announce a few enhancements: - Ranger spell "Jolt" now has a lesser casting time. - Many new recipes for the "Make Poison" skill are now in game. Features include: Severa…

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Live

June 22, 2000 9:00 am

***Today's Updates*** *The Hole* We are pleased to announce the opening of The Hole, a high-level dungeon on the continent of Odus. The Hole is a complementary addition to EverQuest, available to all subscribers regardless of their Kunark status. The files necessary to enter The Hole are available via the "Optional …

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Live

June 6, 2000 8:00 am

*Patch Day* Greetings! The live servers have been updated to reflect the newest data on the Test Server: *General* - Some new spells are available for the hybrid classes. Check your Kunark spell vendors. - Found and corrected a problem causing people to fall to their deaths upon zoning. The majority of these issues …

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Live

May 25, 2000 8:00 am

*Patch Day* Greetings all! The following changes have been implemented on the Live servers: *Spells/Songs* - Voltaic Draught, a high level wizard direct damage spell was improperly saving versus resistance to cold. It now appropriately saves versus magic. - The higher level bard song by Brusco was improperly healing…

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Live

May 16, 2000 10:00 am

***Patch Day*** *General Changes* - Sounds have been updated for NPCs in Kunark. Your Iksar should no longer sound like humans. - Dark Elven worshipers of Solusek Ro and Bristlebane will no longer be natively KOS to the outpost in the Overthere. Take care that if you have taken actions allowing you to be judged suff…

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Live

April 28, 2000

*Spells* - "Scale of Wolf" is now group-only. You must be grouped with the target in order to cast this spell upon them. This change was made due to the fact that Scale of Wolf overwrites Spirit of Wolf , which may be more desirable in some situations. - The "Cannibalize II" spell has been enhanced. - Corrected a bu…

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Live

April 17, 2000 4:00 pm

EverQuest: The Ruins of Kunark (upgrade) should now be arriving on doorsteps around the world. Please note that attempting to create an Iksar character will not work until the expansion zones are officially opened within the next week. We ask that if you attempt to create an Iksar character out of curiosity that you…

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Live

April 10, 2000

***Patch Day*** The following is a list of changes that were implemented on the Live EverQuest servers today: *Spells* - You will now receive a message when attempting to mesmerize a creature that is immune to that type of spell. - You can now right-click-and-hold on bard songs to determine what instrument skill is …

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Live

February 23, 2000

Today's patch was primarily comprised of server-side changes in preparation for the release of EverQuest: The Ruins of Kunark. Only one gameplay-affecting issue was updated as a result of this patch: - Being killed by another player in a duel will now cause you to re- spawn with zero mana. This change was implemente…

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Live

February 17, 2000 7:00 am

***Announcements*** The City of Paineel, home to the infamous Heretics of Erudin, is now available via the Optional Patch. In addition, Erudites may now also be Shadowknights in addition to the other classes available to them. All Erudite Necromancers, Shadowknights, and Clerics who worship the God of Fear, Cazic-Th…

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Hotfix Inferred year

January 28th, 7:00pm Emergency Patch

The servers are currently being brought down individually for an emergency update. This update is being done to correct a bug in the server code that led to the instability that the servers have experienced over the past week. We apologize for the inconvenience. Included with this patch are several changes that were…

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Live Inferred year

January 20th, 7:00am

*Announcements* The Plane of Sky is now open!!! As a reminder to our customers, the alternate planes of reality do not necessarily follow the same physical or ethereal rules as Norrath proper. Enjoy! Today is patch day! The EverQuest servers have been patched with the following changes: *General Changes / Fixes* - S…

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