*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…
Hello all, I wasn't able to get this in the patch message this evening, but I'd hope you'd help spread it around. I'm also having new /MOTD's put on the servers to be sure that people get the word. /movelog registered accounts from Veeshan and Bristlebane will be moving to Saryrn, Xegony and Bertox to The Seventh Ha…
Hello All, Due to the unfortunate problems we have had with our order processing system, it doesn't look like every person that ordered Kunark will receive it in a timely fashion. We sincerely apologize for this unanticipated problem. We expect that roughly 90% of the people who ordered will be receiving their order…
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…
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 …
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…
***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 …
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…
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…
***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…
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.…
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…
*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…
After a week of thorough testing, the Summon Corpse spell is now functioning properly (we promise!), and available on all servers. - In addition, it is now possible to cast Cancel Magic on non-grouped players on the PvP and PvP-teams servers. - All changes were made on the server-side, therefore no patch is required…
- A revision was made to a bug with Dragons, which was introduced with the patch last week. - The new Necromancer spell, Summon Corpse, is now live and functioning as intended.
The following general enhancements have been introduced with this patch. - /Pet No Taunt and /pet taunt now works - Bard Levitation is now working as intended. - A number of spears are now available to the Shaman class. - Dazzle and Entrance (enchanter) have had their casting times reduced. - A number of NPC guards …
The following changes and enhancements have been introduced with the latest patch: *Monk Enhancements* -The Feign Death changes which were mentioned on November 16th are now live. *Spell Enhancements* -Tishan (Enchanter) and Malise (Magician/Shaman) spells now stack. -The Pet bug (where if you have a pet, certain mo…
Listed below are the enhancements introduced in this patch. *Item Enhancements* The entire set of the Armor or Ro (Paladin class specific armor) and Darkforge (ShadowKnight class armor) has received an increase in AC. *Class Enhancements* Rogue Specific - The minimum backstab damage is now same as their level. - Rog…
[Kunark News Release] EVERQUEST POSITIONED TO AGAIN CONQUER ONLINE WORLD WITH EVERQUEST: THE RUINS OF KUNARK EXPANSION PACK - Expansion Pack Features All-New Continent, More Than 20 New Adventure Zones and an Enhanced 3D Engine - FOSTER CITY, Calif., November 1, 1999 - 989 Studios, a Sony Computer Entertainment Grou…
Today several people were banned for using "Hack" programs and attempting to cheat in EverQuest. This sort of activity will not be tolerated in EverQuest. We won't have mercy on people who try and cheat. There will be no exceptions. When you are caught, you will be banned on the first offense. - The EverQuest Team
*General Enhancements* User Adjustable Clipping-plane We have recently implemented a user adjustable clipping-plane. This will allow players with higher-end hardware to move out the distance at which the 3D world geometry is drawn into view, as well as the ability for players with lower-end hardware to pull this dis…
We will be bringing up a new server at approximately 11:00 am pacific, this morning. The server known as "The Nameless" will have a standard server configuration (i.e. not a pvp/pvp-team server). - The EverQuest Team
Optional Patch - A new zone, The Temple of Solusek Ro, is now available via the optional patch. General Enhancements - Experience and looting rights are now awarded for group aggregate damage. This is now true for ALL servers. We still consider this change in 'TEST' and will conduct a poll as to whether it positivel…
The following changes have been implemented with the latest patch, most importantly, changes to corpse resurrection. It should be noted that all corpses generated previous to this patch may not be resurrected, however, all corpses generated from this point forward may be resurrected with the changes listed below app…