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

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2000
Live

April 21, 2000 7:00 am

Greetings everyone! This morning's update is one of the final updates necessary for the EverQuest: The Ruins of Kunark launch scheduled to take place on Monday. As part of this update, a new EverQuest Patch Program was sent to your system. For those who have installed the Ruins of Kunark, this update has added a but…

191 words 1 changes 3 sources
Live

April 19, 2000 4:00 pm

As part of the emergency update completed last night, a change was implemented that increases the amount of damage done by someone wielding a 2 handed weapon. This change was made due to a statistical imbalance in the way that damage is calculated at the mid-to-upper levels. A person wielding a one-handed weapon of …

121 words 0 changes 3 sources
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…

197 words 4 changes 3 sources
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 …

444 words 18 changes 3 sources
Live

March 29, 2000

This morning's update consisted primarily of server-side changes to improve performance of the game engine in general. No items, spawns, spells (with the exceptions below), etc., were changed as a result of this patch. Area Effect "Fear" spells will no longer work in PvP. This affects a bard song, as well as the Cle…

112 words 1 changes 3 sources
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…

88 words 2 changes 3 sources
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…

1,219 words 22 changes 3 sources
Live

February 3, 2000 8:00 am

The following changes have been implemented on the live servers: *Spells* - Lay On Hands: Enhanced to heal more hitpoints per level. - Enveloping Roots: Casting time reduced to match Immobilize - Skin Like Nature: Small Damage Shield added. This will stack with other shields. - Insidious Fever: Casting time reduced.…

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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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