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Announcement: Patch Message March 13, 2008
Posted: Alastriona @ Thu Mar 13, 2008 7:04 pm
3/13/2008
Here’s a sneak peek at Thursday’s Game Update Notes. Please note that these notes are subject to change before the update goes live.
*** Highlights ***
Happy 9th Anniversary EverQuest! The anniversary activities will begin on March 16, 2008.
- The Fabled: The gods and servants of the Planes of Power have been deemed Fabled and have had their power increased and treasures updated. In addition, all of the past Fabled will be will be making a return appearance this Fabled season.
- Scavenger Hunt: A new anniversary scavenger hunt is also available for adventurers. Speak with Garin Tvalish in Plane of Tranquility if you are interested in participating in a world search.
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- Crystallos weapon augments now fit into socket 4/8 instead of 7/8.
- The "Absent Absinthe" quest in Hills of Shade now requires components that have been influenced by the Hills of Shade. (The item names have changed.)
- Added eight new evolving weapons on some of the SoF faction vendors for players with maximum faction.
*** Quests & Events ***
- Fixed an issue with the quests given by Tenish in Crescent Reach. He will now require you to be level 71 for his tasks instead of level 75.
Here’s a sneak peek at Wednesday’s Game Update Notes. These notes may or may not be changed before the update is completed:
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- The beta reward item for players who participated in the Secrets of Faydwer beta test is now available. Anyone who turned in at least 50 beta tokens (or a single raid token) can speak to Old Man Thorren in Plane of Knowledge on the beta server and request your reward. This will then allow you to use the /claim system to claim the reward item, the Golden Mask of the Goblin King, on the character and server of your choice.
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- Made some slight changes to the rare group items in SoF.
- Changed the recast group on items with Geomantra to avoid interference with items that have no recast timer.
- Added a required level to the Bulwark of Many Portals.
- Added Augment Sockets to Elegant Crystalskin Sleeves.
- Changed the name of the Moray Eel from the Buried Sea to Barren Moray Eel.
- Cultural augments (seals and symbols) will now only fit in armor.
- Elegant Charms have had an additional upgrade in their stats.
- Many potions that had a different required level than the required level for the spell have been changed to have the item required level match the spell required level. This ...
Here's a sneak peek at Wednesday's Game Update Notes:
*** Items ***
- Retuned portions of the "Tinmyn's Oil Can" task to be more in line with the reward.
- The enchant Palladium and Dwerium scrolls will do more checks before allowing you to scribe them.
- Increased the drop rates of the "global" Rank 2 spell drops in Secrets of Faydwer zones.
- Removed parry focus from several items when no classes could use it. It will remain on any items where some classes can use the effect.
*** Quests & Events ***
- Fixed an issue with the Golems in Crystallos that would sometimes have them hitting too hard.
- Increased the number of items that drop from the raids in Meldrath's Progression Quest from 6 to 12.
- Gridbar Galund will no longer eat items given to him allowing warriors to continue along their epic quest line.
- Fixed an issue with the Shaman Epic in West Freeport. Talking to the greater spirit should work now.
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- The respawn time on Shei Vinitras has been changed to be persistent through server downs instead of having her spawn up to a day after the zone comes up.
- Increased the respawn time of Meldrath's Majestic Mansion's base population.
- The shadows created for the tradeskill quest in hills of shade should now be l...
- Removed the scarecrow effect from the cash loot that was never intended to have the scarecrow effect.
- Modified the weapon ratio on Sparking Short Sword of Magma.
- Added new global rare items to SoF instances.
- An Ornamentation Stripping Tool to remove ornamentations is now available from Magus Alaria in the Guild Lobby and Dashelo Dalroshan in the Bazaar. Please note that this will only revert the item, not return the ornamentation.
- Modifed the ratio on Twisted Staff of Temporal Paradox.
*** Quests & Events ***
- Gurtrude will now return items if she does not need them or if she does not trust you enough to take them.
- The crystals that Big Bynn consumes can no longer be "/open"ed.
- The Big Bynn raid will now reset properly and completely on failure.
- Fixed an issue with the Burn Their Boats portion of the Testing the Invaders quest. Character death will not fail to update the task (though the character must be in the zone when the fires are done burning).
- Defeating Wegar's Ghost will now update the appropriate task element for the task Vrald's Lost Brother.
- The Illegible Diary of Lorekeeper Baeldon can now also be found inside Frostcrypt in the hands of one of the ancient lorekeepers.
- The quest "The Dark Crysta...
Here’s a sneak peek at Tueday morning’s Game Update notes:
*** Items ***
- Fixed the missing tribute on drakkin cultural armor.
- Removed the tradeskill flag from the armor templates and cultural drops that are not currently being used.
- Increased the stacking ability of the armor template drops.
- Several tradable tradeskill augments are now attunable.
- Several Secrets of Faydwer quest clickies had reuse delays that locked out other effects. This has been fixed.
- Fixed an issue with spell research items not dropping in game.
- Fixed the stacking on the new cut gems for jewelry making that were not stacking at all.
- Made the new enchant spells and abilities tradable.
*** Quests & Events ***
- Bristlebum will now collect the items he asks for in the task 'I Can Fly'.
- The Moondancer Pendant used in the quest 'the departed' no longer has a cast time. It will also no longer trigger other item click timers.
- The attackers in the Hollowshade Moor War will no longer get lost on the way to their target.
*** Spells ***
- Casting an LoN familiar while targeting something will no longer fail and display "Your target does not meet the spell requirements."
- Standardized the cast time, recast time, duration, and spell slot usage of pe...
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