EverQuest

EverQuest Underfoot Pre-Order Now Available!

2009-10-29T18:25:33Z

The EverQuest crew has sent us some new information on the release of their latest expansion; Underfoot! The new expansion is now available for pre-order and is scheduled to launch on December 15th. The pre-order costs $39.99 and should provide EQ players with unparalleled excitement!

Here's a look at some of the features in the new expansion:

All Previous Expansions - Includes the new expansion pack and all 15 previous expansions and content
Amazing new zones – Players can dig into 12 new zones throughout the realm of Brell Serilis
New Alternate Advancement Abilities - Optimize your character's power and strength with all new alternate advancement abilities
New weapons and armor - Outfit characters with hundreds of new options
Master Tradeskilling – Players can create powerful new weapons, armor and more with thousands of new recipes
Extended Target Window - Track friends and foes with greater accuracy
Achievement System - Display and manage your progress through the world of Norrath
Mark of Brell in-game item – Users can teleport directly into the Underfoot zone (one per account, non-tradable)
Legends of Norrath™ - Includes digital card game client and game scenario
500 Station Cash™ - Select unique virtual items from the in-game EQ Marketplace (no trade/non-transferable; no cash value)
30-day subscription included for New EQ Accounts - Included with valid purchase for new EQ accounts only (excludes existing EQ and Station Access accounts)

EverQuest Underfoot presents a mysterious world unlike anything previously experienced in Norrath, providing the ultimate MMO gaming experience for players. This all-in-one compilation is the next volume of Norrathian adventure following last year’s success of EverQuest® Seeds of Destruction™. Now in its unprecedented tenth year, EverQuest takes its tradition of exciting worlds, challenging dungeons, inventive new creatures and thrilling monsters underground!

For more information visit the official Underfoot Expansion pre-order page!

Legends of Norrath Card Game 8th Expansion: Travelers!

2009-10-13T20:25:05Z

We've received an update today letting us know that Legends of Norrath Card game has released it's latest expansion: Travelers! This is the eight release for the Legends of Norrath franchise and introduces all-new challenges for players, complete with new characters and storylines that send players to the Planes themselves.

In Travelers threats from the Void continue to surface. As a player you must walk the planes in Travelers and stop the Voidmen from cutting the people of Norrath off from their Gods!

Travelers Features:

New Cards: Exciting new game cards add fresh strategies and game play.
New Starter: An all-new 200 card starter can be used to create four different starter decks, one for each of the four new avatars.
New Loot: Incredible loot cards, including exclusive new encounters in EverQuest^® and EverQuest^® II that open all-new chambers and rewards of loot and XP. In EQII, players can combine several key cloaks to create the game’s first wearable, a visible backpack. In EQ, three new collection items will grant players the Frozen Skull of the Cursed which equates to a unique mercenary.

For more information on the game and this new expansion visit: www.legendsofnorrath.station.sony.com

EverQuest Patch Notes - October 8th, 2009

2009-10-08T19:38:44Z

SOE today released another game update for EverQuest. Included in this update are modifications to the classic missions which unlock early access to the game's next expansion, as well as new hot zones and a number of general fixes. Check out the notes in full below for more details.

Game Update - October 8th, 2009

*** Highlights ***

- Many of Old Man McKenzie's items have faded from memory. If you have one of these faded items, give them to the Old Man in Plane of Knowledge and he will return your Brews. If you had augments in these items, be sure to put them in bags before you zone.

- Most items from Old Man McKenzie's group missions have been upgraded in power. They have also had their required levels reduced to 80. These items do not need to be turned in to see the changes.

- You will now have to impress Old Man McKenzie with your accomplishments before he will allow you to start a Nagafen or Vox raid or see items that come from them. People who have completed more than seven raids from Solteris, Meldrath's Mansion, Crystallos, or all but the first tier of Seeds of Destruction raids will impress him. You must request a Nagafen or Vox raid from him or attempt to join one in progress for him to check your accomplishments and allow you to see the raid items.

- New Hot Zones are now available. Speak to Franklin Teek in the Plane of Knowledge to see what new tasks he has in store for you.

*** Items ***

- Many of Old Man McKenzie's items have faded from memory. If you have one of these faded items, give them to the Old Man in Plane of Knowledge and he will return your Brews and an additional reward. If you had augments in these items, be sure to put them in bags before you zone.
- Most items from Old Man McKenzie's group missions have been upgraded in power. They have also had their required levels reduced to 80. These items do not need to be turned in to see the changes.
- You will now have to impress Old Man McKenzie with your accomplishments before he will allow you to start a Nagafen or Vox raid or see items that come from them. People who have completed more than seven raids from Solteris, Meldrath's Mansion, Crystallos, or all but the first tier of Seeds of Destruction raids will impress him. You must request a Nagafen or Vox raid from him or attempt to join one in progress for him to check your accomplishments and allow you to see the raid items.
- The new Orb of Tishan's click effect has been repaired.
- The Frost-Strung Bow now offers a bit more protection.
- Replaced the missing AC from the new Thick Banded Belt.
- Tobrin's Mystical Eyepatch can not be activated as often.
- The new Staff of Forbidden Rites has had its recast time raised and will only have one augment slot.
- The Barbarian Hunting Spear, Staff of Forbidden Rites, Warhammer of Divine Grace, and Staff of Ankexfen have had their ratios increased to match other weapons in their tier.
- The familiar summoned by the new Scimitar of the Mistwalker has become faster but weaker. The scimitar itself has become slightly less powerful.
- The Improved Dodge effect on the Idol of Many Hands, the Silvery Trinket, and the Frost-Strung Bow has been reduced to level VI to match the focus on other items in its tier.

*** Quests & Events ***

- Classic Missions have undergone a careful bug fixing pass resulting in the following changes:
     - Harm Touch has been changed to remove an exploit allowing the use of unintended higher level versions of the ability. In addition, the ability will no longer refresh upon the death of the Shadow Knight. This affects the Classic Mission ability as well as the normal version of the ability.
     - Paladins should now be able to create a Lay On Hands hotkey.
     - Shaman have been granted the haste spell Alacrity.
     - Lady Vox will now leash to her spawn point should she find herself outside of her room. This has been changed to provide an encounter more in the spirit of the event.
     - Lowered the hand to hand damage on each of the classic mission characters to be more in line with their previous values. Monks of course still have much higher unarmed damage then other classes.
- The classic raids will once again drop items instead of brews.
- Old Man McKenzie no longer remembers encountering the Corrupted Gnome Explorer in Guk.
- Old Man McKenzie's group tasks now require a minimum of three adventurers to obtain and all three must be present to open the chests. The raid events will still require 12.
- Fixed an issue that caused the classic mission task to end when players were added or removed from the task.
- Fixed an issue that caused players to be able to use AAs in the monster mission that the shrouds were not intended to have.
- Fixed an issue that caused players that were dead and in hover mode to sometimes not receive rewards when the chest was opened at the end of the classic mission.
- Sulgar now promises the correct reward for Tarton's Wheel.
- Fixed some spelling errors in Blackfeather Roost tasks.
- The Dark Tower: Fallen Guard task now specifies the correct zone in its description.

*** NPC ***

- Modified the placement of some Rallosian Shocktroopers in Korascian Warrens.
- Increased the chance for Library Director Eslisar to spawn in the Keasora Library.
- Fixed a placement problem with an Elder Air Wyvern in Crystallos.
- The Pixxt Deathbinder's spell Consuming Flames now takes significantly longer to cast.

*** AA ***

- Glyph of Angry Thoughts should now always give you the full hate bonus as described.
- Harm Touch 1 – 10 will no longer refresh upon the death of the Shadow Knight. This is to make the ability consistent throughout the entire level range.

*** Zones ***

- The following zones are now Hot Zones providing new challenges and increased experience. Speak to Franklin Teek in the Plane of Knowledge to see what new tasks he has in store for you.

   - Level 20 – South Karana
   - Level 25 – Lake of Ill Omen
   - Level 30 – The Twilight Sea
   - Level 35 – Kedge Keep
   - Level 40 – City of Mist
   - Level 45 – Howling Stones
   - Level 50 – Veksar
   - Level 55 – Grieg’s End
   - Level 60 – Plane of Nightmares
   - Level 65 – Kod’Taz, Broken Trial Grounds
   - Level 70 – The Buried Sea
   - Level 75 – Thalassius, the Coral Keep
   - Level 75 – Ashengate, Reliquary of the Scale

- Apparently while performing some end-of-the-summer cleaning, the doors within Howling Stones were left unlocked. It may be some time before a maintenance crew can be sent there again to lock the doors up tight. Use this knowledge as you will.
- In addition, the spells protecting the entrance to Howling Stones have weakened, and adventurers of lesser skill and strength may find its halls now accessible.

*** UI ***

- Changed -

EQUI_Animations.xml - new dragitems
EQUI_CharacterListWnd.xml - minor alignment fixes
EQUI_CharacterSelect.xml - minor alignment fixes

*** Miscellaneous ***

- Fixed a bug that was causing chat messages sent to your guild to sometimes be lost.
- Fixed a problem with sound effects stacking that caused many sounds to play incorrectly.
- Fixed a problem that caused you to lose all the money on your shroud when removing the shroud and upgrading a mercenary.

*** Previously Updated ***

- Both the classic raid tasks and the zones they take place in have been set to their intended maximum of 42 players.
- Removed the ability for mercenaries to accompany you on Ancient Heroes missions. It seems that they don't much like being taken to a time when adventurers didn't carry coin around.
- The chests in the "classic" missions offered by Old Man McKenzie will now hang around a while longer once opened.

- The EverQuest Team

EverQuest Patch Notes - September 15th, 2009

2009-09-16T03:28:05Z

Today EverQuest released their latest live update for the game, as they prepare to launch EverQuest Underfoot later this year. Some of the content added in this game update will allow access to content introduced in the expansion, so be sure to read the notes carefully!

One of the coolest bullet points in this relatively sizeable patch is the fact that you can participate in special monster missions that allow you to raid old game content as it was intended -- on temporary characters at that content's gear and experience level.

Ancient Heroes Game Update

*** Highlights ***

- Ancient Heroes: Old Man McKenzie, a frequent patron of the taverns in the Plane of Knowledge, thinks you adventurers have it too easy these days! Back in his day they didn't have all this fancy armor and magical weaponry, they relied on their wits and not a little luck to survive! Think you've got what it takes to survive in McKenzie's Gold era? Now's your chance to prove it! Enter McKenzie's world and take on the denizens of Nagafen's Lair, Permafrost, and Guk as they were originally meant to be played, at level 50!

Transform yourself into a character built to mimic the classic EQ experience before even the lands of Kunark had been discovered. Prove your mettle by besting the Undead Frogloks of Guk or the Kobolds of Nagafen's Lair, with up to 5 friends. Or if you're feeling especially gallant, gather a raid force and take down Lord Nagafen or Lady Vox! With all new rewards you'll want to conquer them all!

Below level 80? Seek out Franklin Teek who's hiring adventurers to slay creatures in the 'Hot Zones' of Norrath. Some say he is a 'fixer' for some unknown party, while others think he seeks to live vicariously through the escapades of others. All we know for sure is he always seems to have work for those in need, and he's willing to pay well to have it done! Completion of any one of Franklin’s ‘Hot Zone’ quests by December 1, 2009 will qualify you for the Ancient Heroes Road to Underfoot event. Get to the Plane of Knowledge to see if he has work for you!

Participate* in all three of the Road to Underfoot events and pre-order and purchase the expansion by December 1, 2009 and you'll be one of the first to experience EverQuest® Underfoot™!

- Giants Giants Giants!: Haven't participated in the Giants, Giants, Giants even yet? Don't fret, you now have a little while longer to fight against the greatest "big" foes of Norrath. Seek out Tzudani, Emissary of Veeshan in the Plane of Knowledge and heed the call while there's still time. Good Hunting!

- Character Transformations Potions on the Marketplace: We've added two new potions and a combo pack to the marketplace that permit you to transform your characters.

*Potion of Amnesia - Using this item will allow you to change your character's name. Once you change your name the change is permanent.
*Potion of Disgenderment - Using this item will immediately change your character's gender to the opposite of what it currently is. This is a permanent change.
*Witness Protection Pack - This pack contains a Potion of Amnesia and Potion of Disgenderment. Using the Potion of Amnesia will allow you to change your character's name. Once you change your name the change is permanent. Using the Potion of Disgenderment will immediately change your character's gender to the opposite of what it currently is. This is a permanent change.

- Norrath's Timeless Heroes Winners: Tomeseeker Salkien in Plane of Knowledge has a new book with some interesting recipes celebrating Norrath's Timeless Heroes - Tharkis (Luclin), Acceber (The 7th Hammer), Jyve (Antonius Bayle), Merlu (Maelin Starpyre), Oriaas (The Tribunal), Rouan (The Tribunal), Souldor (Erollisi Marr), Straha (The 7th Hammer), Terminat (Maelin Starpyre), and Tnexus (Prexus).

*** Items ***

- Existing poisons from Chalandria's Fang will start rotting. The new poisons it creates will last longer.
- Changed the icons on poisons to differentiate them from potions and inks.
- Obliteration ornamentations sold in the marketplace now have a particle effect. This will affect items you currently own with that ornamentation.
- The wedding bands from the wedding pack can now be traded on the Firiona server.
- Tomeseeker Salkien in Plane of Knowledge has a new book with some interesting recipes.
- The reward augmentations from the Giants, Giants, Giants event have been rebalanced to have a smoother progression curve and to allow for a more usable group-level reward. - At low levels the augment has lost power, but it now ramps up much more quickly. The end reward for the raid remains the same.
- Geomantra effects are now usable by non-mana using classes.

*** Quests & Events ***

- Fixed an issue with the Tainted Beast that was causing it to despawn too quickly.
- The groups of Ritualist NPCs in the War of Bloody Kithicor raid will no longer wither the storyline NPCs so long as all the NPCs in that group have aggro on players.

*** Spells ***

- All spells, disciplines, and AA's that buff a player or pet with invulnerability effects will now count down in the guild hall and guild lobby.
- Divine Barrier has been returned to the normal buff window pending further review.
- Corrected an issue that was preventing Magicians from using Promised Recovery scrolls.
- Bard DoT chants have had their debuff portions split into a separate spell that is automatically triggered when the chant is cast. Multiple instances of the base DoT from different casters will now stack, but the debuff portion will not.

*** AA ***

- The spell "Blood Pact" can no longer be added to the blocked buffs list.

*** Miscellaneous ***

- Fixed an issue where removing an item from a trader's satchel did not update on the trader's merchant window.
- Fixed an issue that was preventing the raid window from saving its settings.
- Removed restrictions on using general channels when dead and in hover mode (again).
- Fixed an issue that was preventing NPC height changes from working properly.
- Fixed an issue that could cause a player to become "ghosted" in their guild (in the guild, but not in the guild, and not removable from the guild by player or GM).
- Fixed an issue that caused your LFG tag to drop if you zoned with a mercenary.
- Fixed an issue causing non-attuned attunable items to not be sold to a someone with a buy line open on them.

*** UI ***

- Buffs with limited procs now display the number of charges remaining on the buff icon.
- Fixed a problem that caused buff icons and labels to get out of sync. The buff timer display is now more accurate as well.

- Changed Files -

EQUI.xml
EQUI_Animations.xml
EQUI_CastSpellWnd.xml
EQUI_NameChangeWnd.xml
EQUI_OptionsWnd.xml
EQUI_VoiceActionBarWnd.xml
SIDL.xml

- The EverQuest Team

SoE and Jace Hall Show Team Up For EQ Documentary "EverCracked!"

2009-06-11T16:35:17Z

SOE and The Jace Hall Show have teamed up to create a new documentary on EQ called "EverCracked!" The documentary will highlight the trials and tribulations leading to the development of the game, launch, and the rise to success as EQ just celebrated a 10 year anniversary in March. The full length film will debut at the Fan Faire in Las Vegas at the end of June. We've got an exclusive trailer of the series and the original story attached below:

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Here's the official notice from SEO about EverCracked:

Sony Online Entertainment and The Jace Hall Show Bring the Epic Tale of EverQuest^® to Life in Documentary

EverCracked! The Phenomenon of EverQuest Film to Debut at Fan Faire 2009; Trailer Available Now Online

SAN DIEGO, CALIF. – June 10, 2009 – Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) and The Jace Hall Show are pleased to announce the creation of the epic documentary based on the monumental entertainment property, EverQuest®. EverCracked! The Phenomenon of EverQuest chronicles the trials and tribulations leading to the development, launch and success of the hit massively multiplayer online game which celebrated its tenth anniversary in March 2009. The full-length film will debut at the 2009 Fan Faire in Las Vegas, NV on June 26. The film’s trailer is available for download online at: www.soepress.com.

“When we began mapping out ideas for EverQuest, we never anticipated it would endure to create such a powerful cultural impact over the next decade and beyond,” said John Smedley, president of Sony Online Entertainment. “As part of the continued 10th anniversary celebration, this film does a fantastic job at revealing the story behind the game and how the team created a franchise that forever changed the landscape of online entertainment.”

EverCracked! celebrates EverQuest’s legacy by taking a look at the past, present and future of the franchise. The film, hosted by veteran video game developer and personality Jace Hall, includes never-before-seen footage and interviews with industry moguls and longtime players. EverCracked! details the events, products, personalities and art that graced the world of Norrath over the years, with many tongue-in-cheek moments that befit EverQuest’s own sense of fun and humor.

“EverQuest was such an influential title; many people don’t realize just how daunting of a task it was to create,” said Jace Hall, President of HD Films. “With this documentary we were able to tell the epic story of the game and the people behind it while incorporating the light-hearted signature of the Jace Hall Show.”

In addition to the film’s premier screening, SOE will host numerous EverQuest 10th Anniversary activities throughout Fan Faire in Las Vegas, NV from June 25-28. Online registration is open now. Please visit http://www.soefanfaire.com for more information.

EverQuest Turns 10

2009-03-17T22:03:08Z

It's hard to believe it's already been 10 years. I started playing EverQuest in 2000, a few months before its second expansion, Scars of Velious, and played up until just before the beta for World of Warcraft began.

The game is what got myself, and many players like me, into MMO raiding and guilds in general, and SOE -- while they may receive flak for changes made or development processes -- definitely deserves recognition for creating something extraordinary.

Going back will never be the same, but memories will last a lifetime. Enjoy the video, and congratulations on 10 years, EverQuest. If you'd like to share some of your memories of EverQuest, please do!

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Update Notes for February 11th

2009-02-13T00:47:52Z

Yesterday SOE patched EverQuest and included something that has been a long time coming. EQ veterans will remember the annoyance of having a buff stripped in certain zones if it had a levitate component, but that's all changed as of the update!

EverQuest Update Notes - February 11th, 2009

*** Highlights ***

- Buffs that have a levitation effect are no longer stripped when you enter zones marked as no-levitate. When you enter a no-levitate zone, you will receive a message that the levitation effect has been disabled. Additional effects provided by the buffs (if any) will remain enabled. This means that levitation buffs that have other effects connected to them (i.e. Spirit of the Eagle's speed boost effect) can now be used in a no-levitate zone.

- The armor sets for Seeds of Destruction have been modified to improve the balance of stats for the individual pieces while adding more consistency within the sets. Some of the changes include an improved consistency between chaos" and "order" sets, the addition of Focus Effects to Tier 3 Raid breastplates, the addition of Slot 15 to Tier 3 and 4 for group and raid armor, and the improvement of the Heroic stats.

- Tradeskilled Pure Powersources can now be unlocked with many of the flagging SoF and SoD raids. Past kills will work to unlock these items.

*** Items ***

- Added a potion slot to appropriate SoD belts.
- Added Backstab Skill mod to Inured, Elegant and Stalwart Daggers and Short Spears.
- The armor sets for Seeds of Destruction have been modified to improve the balance of stats for the individual pieces while adding more consistency within the sets. Some of the changes include an improved consistency between chaos" and "order" sets, the addition of Focus Effects to Tier 3 Raid breastplates, the addition of Slot 15 to Tier 3 and 4 for group and raid armor, and the improvement of the Heroic stats.
- Added the correct parry/block effect to the Attendant's Collar.
- Altered the merchant price of the Class XIV Distillates sold by NPCs.
- Armor Emblems will now increase with SoD armor as you have more armor of the same tier, instead of same set.
- Fixed the level limit on the focus and click spells on the SoD breastplates that were set too low.
- Raised the bard focus on the Concordant and Discordant boots and helm.

*** Spells ***

- Cast times on enchanter and cleric nuke Spells have been reduced, and their recast times have been increased.

*** AA ***

- Adjusted the stacking order on Combat Frenzy and Battle Frenzy to better stack with other spells, specifically certain Shaman spells.
- The AA Vehement Rage now has an instant cast time.
- Added 1 additional rank to the Extended Ingenuity AA.

*** NPCs ***

- Borskar might show up while you are dealing with the Hiding in Plain Sight mission.
- Eliowie Dawnheart and Groomb Mystseer will be guarding their respective camps in Bloody Kithicor.
- Fracture will now have a limit to how many times he can fracture. He will also now drop some loot if you break him up enough.
- Merchants that sell class XIV Distillates now also sell Distillate of Spirituality XIV and Distillate of Replenishment XIV.
- The Bear Denmother will now show up in Oceangreen Hills to avenge the death of her kin.
- The creatures called Malign and The Blight Wisp can now show up at night near the Village of Oceangreen.
- Veltarik has been seen roaming the halls of Korafax.

*** Quests ***

- Ostorm in the Temple of Solusek Ro will properly reset your specializations regardless of how high your skill is.

*** Raids ***

- Discord Raids no longer require discord missions to participate, only the requester must do the missions.

*** Tradeskills ***

- Added a recipe for making Timeless Hunter’s Sausage that uses Rock Salt instead of Coarse Salt.
- Created research recipes for the following missing spells, tomes and songs: Song: Denon's Dirge of Destruction Rk. II, Song: Fermata of Preservation Rk. II, Song: Staccato Rhythms Rk. II, Spell: Challenge for Honor Rk. II, Spell: Challenge for Power Rk. II, Spell: Claw of Selay Rk. II, Spell: Concussive Blast Rk. II, Spell: Consumed by the Hunt Rk. II, Spell: Demand for Blood Rk. II, Spell: Ethereal Conflagration Rk. II, Spell: Eyes of the Owl Rk. II, Spell: Malis Rk. II, Spell: Mass Elemental Transvergence Rk. II, Spell: Patient Harvest Rk. II, Spell: Potameid Salve Rk. II, Spell: Promised Renewal Rk. II, Spell: Remorse for the Fallen Rk. II, Spell: Remorseless Demeanor Rk. II, Spell: Spinning into the Void Rk. II, Spell: Talisman of the Panther Rk. II, Spell: Thundering Blades Rk. II, Spell: Bloodcurdling Shriek Rk. II, Spell: Wilting Foliage Rk. II, Tome of Assassin Discipline Rk. II, Tome of Berserking Discipline Rk. II, Tome of Blinding Flash Rk. II, Tome of Clawstriker's Flurry Rk. II, Tome of Final Stand Discipline Rk. II, Tome of Guide of Toxicity Rk. II, Tome of Impenetrable Discipline Rk. II, Tome of Jolting Kicks Rk. II, Tome of Last Breath Rk. II, Tome of Lithe Discipline Rk. II, Tome of Moment of Calm Rk. II, Tome of Scowl Rk. II, Tome of Unsettling Scream Rk. II, and Tome of Vortex Blade Rk. II.
- Tradeskilled Pure Powersources can now be unlocked with many of the flagging SoF and SoD raids. Past kills will work to unlock these items.

*** Zones ***

- Banners can no longer be used to teleport into Discord Raids. They can still be placed for stats.

*** Mercenaries ***

- Fixed a problem with the tank merc AI that caused the merc (when set to main tank) to get in a loop trying to bazu bellow its target, - when a number of other targets nearby are mezzed cause it to not actually attack.
- Mercenary healers will now be much more interested in healing you when you are out of combat.

*** Miscellaneous ***

- Bard instrument mods are now using the focus system. All bard instruments now have a focus effect that amounts to the same bonus the instrument was getting previously. The display is somewhat different. As an example, prior to this change, a percussion mod of 28 was a 2.8x multiplier on effects. This will now be displayed as a focus effect like "Percussion Resonance 18" that gives a 180% boost to percussion. This is equivalent to the original 2.8x multiplier.
- Bard songs can now be capped individually and a system has been put in place to allow much better scaling of bard song effects and focuses in the future.
- Fixed an issue where players were getting kill credit even though they did not out-damage NPCs that were attacking the mob.
- Eye of Zomm can now be cast while on a mount.
- Fixed some issues with players being unable to get out of water when they have low swimming skill.
- Recast shader should now be visible in the potion belt window.
- Fixed a few bugs dealing with corpse targeting using the group window.
- Added a hover over "percentage" tooltip to the AA Exp bar in the inventory window.
- Made some changes to the code introduced in the last live update that reset your spell timers when a spell fails to land.
- Fixed an issue where pet buffs would appear to be counting down while in the guild lobby.
- Some versions of Zebuxoruk will now sell Temporal Polymorphic Cells. These cells will transform a Luminescence to an Incandescence and vice versa.
- Tavid Dennant in the guild lobby has a limited amount of items that players can use to alter their Seeds of Destruction Armor. He does not sell these like the quest items he holds, but will give them to you if you talk to him about [items].
- Zebuxoruk now sells purity augments for chronobines.
- Fixed a problem with shared banks that caused items to be lost on the Firiona Vie server (mostly).
- Buffs that have a levitation effect are no longer stripped when you enter zones marked as no-levitate. When you enter a no-levitate zone, you will receive a message that the levitation effect has been disabled. Additional effects provided by the buffs (if any) will remain enabled. This means that levitation buffs that have other effects connected to them (i.e. Spirit of the Eagle's speed boost effect) can now be used in a no-levitate zone.
- Fixed a problem with reagent preservation focuses that cause them to only preserve one reagent instead of preserving all the reagents requires for the spell if it required more than one. This specifically fixes the problem with Axe of the Eradicator.

*** UI ***

- Made some significant changes to the way buffs are sent to the client to fix a slew of bugs and commonize things with the target buff window.

- Changed -

EQUI.xml
EQUI_CastSpellWnd.xml
EQUI_OptionsWindow.xml
EQUI_PetInfoWindow.xml
EQUI_RewardSelectionWnd.xml
EQUI_TargetWindow.xml

- The EverQuest Team

New Station Cash Items for EverQuest

2009-02-04T23:00:41Z

For fans of EverQuest, the Station Cash Marketplace has gotten a bit bigger this week with the introduction of seven new items that players can purchase with SOE's recently announced Station Cash.

The aim of these items is a convenience factor above all else, but some of them are pretty cool. Check out the images below for details, or hop in-game and check them out for yourself in the Marketplace!

Expansion Beta Sign-Up

2008-08-14T06:45:25Z

SOE has launched a brand new beta participation system for the famous MMORPG EverQuest, and they are also accepting sign-ups for the beta pool:

The Beta sign-up process has been made easier for you… and for us! The new system places you in a pool of potential beta testers. When the open stages occur, beta testers will automatically be selected from that pool. We will, however, still be limiting the number of participants during different Beta stages the difference is that now you don't have to wait for a window of opportunity. The Beta sign-up page will remain open. Once you sign up, you do not need to sign up again.

Lower Guk Revamp Now Live

2008-07-09T05:53:04Z

For those of you who may have missed the update on the EQPlayers website, Lower Guk has been revamped as of today as part of the special Living Legacy promotion, and we have an update direct from the front lines via fearless reporter Roks Madness on some of the happenings!

As you can see, there are quite a few players checking out the newly updated content in Lower Guk; it's been ramped up substantially in difficulty, with the trash frogloks hitting for around 1300 damage on tanks. However, the loot is very rewarding for the difficulty, as you can see in the screenshots below. Many of the old favorites from the zone have been buffed up to the quality of level 75-80 group content drops, to coincide with the increased difficulty of the dungeon.

If you've been taking advantage of the Living Legacy promotion, it's your chance to relive one of the early favorites for dungeons in MMOs. If you haven't been taking advantage of it, maybe it's time you did! The Living Legacy Lower Guk update will be running from July 7th, 2008 to August 4th, 2008, so be sure to give it a try while it lasts!

Overview of Guk

An ancient ruined city located off of Innothule Swamp, legend has it that Guk was once home to the trolls. The upper part of the city is fairly intact and home to numerous frogloks now. The lower section of the city is where the most ancient ruins can be found. Rumors persist of an undead legion of frogloks being built up in the depths of the ruins.

The citadel of Guk has many rewards for those successful bands of adventurers that brave this dangerous region. The frogloks here have been toughened by the years of fighting the trolls of Grobb and make excellent adversaries upon which to hone skills of blade or spell.

The Ruins of Old Guk are perhaps one of the most notorious regions upon the whole of Antonica. Many an adventurer has lost their life here, but a few have successfully emerged to bring forth ancient treasures out of the dank tunnels.

Lower Guk is an excellent training ground for seasoned adventures of all professions. Here, one may hone their skills in preparation for more treacherous battles.

Screenshots of the Loot

So, what are some of your memories of Lower Guk? Did you prefer the Live Side, or the Dead Side?

Next expansion beta news

2008-07-09T04:31:09Z

Today SOE posted in their developer blog that they are working on details for the upcoming beta test of the new expansion. Almost nothing is known so far and many are (yes me too!) awaiting further information. Where will the next expansion take us? Who will we face? There are many questions and the EQ development team has done a great job at capturing player’s attention for so many years. Whatever it is, it's most likely going to be quite big, considering they've had a long time to work on it!

EverQuest has switched to releasing one expansion per year. This gives SOE a lot more space to ensure higher quality and more bug-free content to enjoy. Fairly recently we interviewed the new Lead Designer of EverQuest and also several in the EQ team answered some of the questions we presented them with.

In the blog entry SOE mention that the beta will begin next month sometime and they would love to have players and guilds who can commit to a schedule, make sure to follow the beta instructions which will be posted in August if interested. In return you'll get a much more detailed interaction with the development team, which pretty much means you'll help out balancing the encounters, among other things. Real-time balancing is a possibility SOE says.

Next expansion beta news blog entry.

Into the Depths of Blackburrow

2008-06-02T03:07:59Z

One of the most popular EverQuest zones recently had an article published on the official EQ Players site. There's a lot of interesting information to read, including lore.

Overview of Blackburrow

Nestled between Qeynos Hills and the peaks of Everfrost to the north, Blackburrow is the present day home of the Sabertooth Gnoll clan. The Sabertooths are known for the constant raids upon the city of Qeynos. The city of Qeynos and Surefall Glade continue to send out hunting parties to try to purge the threat.

Background Lore

In the past, over 500 hundred years ago, the original excavation of the deepest level was done by a group of dwarves long since forgotten to time. Evidence of their superior stonework is still be found in sections of the complex, although their purpose within this region of Norrath remains as mysterious as their fate.

The Sabertooth Clan originated in the Jaggedpine Forest, but migrated to the hills just beyond the evergreen woodland's borders. There they found the abandoned Blackburrow complex at a time when then-nomadic people of Jaggedpine were inexorably driving them out of the forest. The Sabertooths retreated to the complex and made their stronghold as conflict with the human settlers began to reach dangerous levels.

The Sabertooth clan has remained active in the area now known as Qeynos Hills since before the construction of the great human city of Qeynos. It was around the time that Antonius Bayle, the Great Unifier and the patriarch of this famed namesake, united the coastal settlement of Oceangreen with human clans in the regions of the Karana plains and the Jaggedpine Forest that the construction of Qeynos began.

When Oceangreen was first created, the yet to be named, Qeynos Hills was home to several different clans of gnolls. The largest of these clans, the Sabertooth clan, was the only clan violent towards human settlers. However, this violence would not hinder the construction of what would become the jewel of the human race.

One generation later, Antonius Bayle II, the Great Defender, appointed Gynok Captain of the Tower Guard. Captain Gynok Moltar would order small units of his guards to slay the gnolls in Qeynos Hills, unbeknownst to his superior and commander. It was well know that Gynok despised the gnolls, who had slain his parents years before. Gynok would later cut off High Shaman Opalla's hand during the elder gnolls' attempt to make a treaty of peace with the humans. This led to the eternal war between the citizens of Qeynos and the Sabertooths.

Want to read more about one of the most "legendary" MMO zones ever? Go here.

EQ Lead Designer leaves SOE

2008-04-17T07:41:47Z

The lead designer of EverQuest since 5 years back announced in the EQ dev blog that he is moving on.

It’s amazing how fast time can pass. It feels like just a few days ago when I first walked through the doors here but now, more than 5 years later, it’s time for me to move on. I’ll be leaving SOE at the end of the month and wanted to take this opportunity to thank all of you, the EverQuest players, for your dedication and friendship over the years.

Looking back over everything that EverQuest has done in the last 5 years is enough to make my head swim, but the one constant throughout that time has always been the fans. Between fan faires, community summits, and the forums, I’ve met more dedicated and knowledgeable players than I could ever count and many of you have become good friends. That level of interaction with players is something you don’t often get to experience in this industry and I’m certainly going to miss it.

EverQuest has always been a pioneer in the MMO industry and it has been a distinct honor to be part of that legacy and work with the wonderful team behind the game. I leave EverQuest in the very capable hands of Ryan “Rytan” Barker and I have no doubt that he’ll continue its success long into the future.

Thanks you all for the great memories and I hope to run into everyone again in the future.

Travis “Rashere” McGeathy

Lead Designer

EverQuest

The Planes of Power Lore

2008-04-16T16:11:19Z

Sony Online Entertainment have been releasing tons of lore articles surrounding Planes of Power (a previous expansion to the EverQuest world)

EverQuest 9th Anniversary Video

2008-03-19T03:24:15Z

SOE just released a video of EverQuest to celebrate it's 9th Anniversary. It's showing many different areas throughout the massive world of Norrath and beyond.

View the video below!

EverQuest 9th Anniversary

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Overview of Blackburrow

Background Lore

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The Planes of Power Lore

EverQuest 9th Anniversary Video

Sony Online Entertainment and The Jace Hall Show Bring the Epic Tale of EverQuest^® to Life in Documentary