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

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Live

October 12, 2011

Here are the patch notes from this morning's game update (taken from the patcher): *** Highlights *** - All currently active accounts and some recently lapsed subscriptions will be granted a one-time gift of 250 Station Cash the next time they log in! *** Items *** - Berserker leg armor from House of Thule now has t…

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Live

September 21, 2011

Here are the patch notes from this morning's game update (taken from the patcher): *** Emergency Patch *** - Fixed several issues with the upcoming launch events that were reported by players on Test. Thanks for the help! - Fixed a crash bug related to languages. - Fixed an AA experience text bug where it would give…

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Live

September 15, 2011

Here are the patch notes from this morning's game update (taken from the patcher): *** Highlights *** - Something is about to happen in Steamfont. Gnomes are running all over the place, babbling about "the project". - The current method of fellowship experience sharing has changed. See the "Fellowships" section belo…

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Live

August 31, 2011

It's just a small patch message for today's game update (taken from the patcher): *** Emergency Patch *** - Corrected an error in the reward system that was granting lore items to players even if they already had one, which could cause item loss. - Extended the Only the Blind will See event until September 6th. - Th…

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August 17, 2011

It was just a small patch message for this morning's game update (taken from the patcher): *** Emergency Patch *** - Corrected issues encountered with mercenary contracts. Any existing contracts should now work correctly. - Recruit-a-Friend: The recruiter and the recruit now receive the expected experience bonuses w…

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Live

August 10, 2011

Here are the patch notes from this morning's game update (taken from the patcher): *** Highlights *** - Seek out Meeka Gharn in the Plane of Knowledge and learn of an ancient book thought to lead to many treasures. - Rare NPCs in "House of Thule" now drop tradable large bags. - The Dwarven Axe, Dwarven Two-Handed Ax…

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Live

July 26, 2011

From the patcher, here are the patch notes from this morning's game update: *** Emergency Patch *** - Corrected a script that was sending incorrect messages to players looting items in the Western Wastes. - Fixed an issue that unexpectedly shortened a number of beneficial melee abilities for several classes. - Druid…

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Live

July 20, 2011

Here are the patch notes from this morning's game update (taken from the patcher): *** Highlights *** - The Weapon Crate of the Mercenary, Traveler's Rucksack, Journeyman's Rucksack and Journeyman's Pocketed Rucksack now have a chance to drop from rare mobs in House of Thule zones. - Items with appearances from the …

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Live

July 6, 2011

Here are the patch notes from this morning's emergency game update (as posted by Aristo over on the EQ Forums): *** Emergency Update *** - Colonel Thalan should once again give updates when reaching the Army of Light camp in the Bloody Kithicor portion of Safe Passage. - Ambushers will once again spawn in the Studyi…

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Live

July 1, 2011

Here are the patch notes from this morning's emergency game update (taken from the patcher): *** Double XP Weekend *** - Enjoy double XP through the 4th of July! *** Experience Fixes *** - Fixed an issue when you have members of two or more fellowships with experience sharing enable (sic) in a single group. Members …

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Live

June 29, 2011

Here are the patch notes from this morning's game update (as posted by Piestro over on the EQ Forums): *** New 14-Day EverQuest Trials! *** - Have a friend who'd like to try out EverQuest? Our new 14 day trial is now available! Go to http://everquest.com/everquest.vm and click the "Try it Now" link at the top of the…

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Live

June 15, 2011

Here are the patch notes from this morning's game update (as posted by Piestro on the EQ Forums): *** Highlights *** - Mount control has been tightened up considerably. When using a mount you will reach top speed much faster than before, and stop even faster. While in combat, the movement is still tighter than befor…

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Live

May 25, 2011

Here are the patch notes from this morning's game update (taken from the patcher): *** Items *** - House of Thule Tier 4 group armor AC was a bit lower than it should have been. It has been raised to the proper level. - Circle spells such as Guardian Circle I will now only land on players, their pets, and mercenarie…

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Live

April 19, 2011

Here are the patch notes for an emergency game update this morning (from the patcher): *** Emergency Update *** - All EverQuest servers have been brought down for an emergency zone crash fix. We apologize for the inconvenience. *** Items *** - Newbie weapons on Progression servers will now start at 60 percent of the…

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Live

April 13, 2011

Here are the patch notes for Wednesday's game update (taken from the patcher): *** Highlights *** - Corrected an issue that could cause corpses to lock incorrectly. - Added /kickplayers, a new command that allows expedition leaders to kick everybody from the dynamic zone and shared task leaders to kick everybody out…

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Live

March 17, 2011

Here are the patch notes from today's game update (taken from the patcher): - The EverQuest Team and Sony Online Entertainment would like to express our support and condolences for those affected by the recent tragedies in Japan. The cherry trees that have appeared in the Plane of Knowledge and Neighborhood zones ar…

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Live

March 9, 2011

Here are the patch notes for today's game update (taken from the patcher): *** Highlights *** - The Neighborhood Beautification Board needs you to vote for the best house or yard in the neighborhoods. Go to your favorite house, click on the plot marker, and vote! *** Items *** - Removed haste from the House of Thule…

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Live

February 17, 2011

Here are the patch notes for this morning's game update (as posted by Piestro over on the EQ Forums): *** Emergency Update *** - Corrected a bug that was causing framerate/lag and texture loading issues. - Players on Progression servers should now be able to use automatically-granted AAs (such as Harm Touch and Lay …

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Live

February 9, 2011

Here are the patch notes for today's game update (taken from the patcher): *** Highlights *** - Server Transfers You can now transfer your character to Firiona Vie and Zek for free! This is a one-way server transfer and your character will not remain on the original server. - Housing Layouts Housing layouts allow fo…

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Live

January 13, 2011

Here are the patch notes for Thursday's game update as posted by Piestro (EverQuest's new Community Relations Manager) over on the EQ Forums: *** Highlights *** - Fellowships can now have up to 12 members. - Several enhancements were made to the Firiona and Zek rule sets. Please see the details below. *** Items *** …

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Live

December 8, 2010

Here is a preview of the patch notes for Wednesday's game update (as posted by Aristo over on the EQ Forums): *** Special Ruleset Server Changes *** - The first round of changes for our special ruleset servers are complete - stay tuned for more to come: Firiona Vie - This server will have a permanent 50% experience …

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Hotfix

Hotfix for November 20, 2010

Here are the update notes from a hotfix that was pushed live this morning (from the patcher): *** Hotfix *** - Kyluc in the Feerrott has added Spell: Protection of the Vale to her list of wares. - Some of the inhabitants of Morell's Castle and Sanctum Somnium have become more resistant to slows. - Zonoraz in The Gro…

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Hotfix

Hotfix for November 16, 2010

A few bugs in the Feerrott's "Ritual of Terror" raid were corrected in a hotfix today (from the patcher): *** Hotfix *** - Ritual of Terror - Fixed an issue that could cause the raid to reset if players didn't engage the mini bosses fast enough. - Ritual of Terror - The runes looted from the raid will no longer be d…

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Live

November 10, 2010

Here are the patch notes for Wednesday's game update (the sneak peek version from the patcher): *** Highlights *** - Fan Faire Request - Auras will no longer cancel each other out when multiple people in a group use the same aura. - Fan Faire Request - Guild banners are now un-targetable. The Legendary Norathian Sta…

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