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What you have missed

Installing EverQuest

For many expansions now SoE only had Digital Download for new expansions. So there are no more discs to buy at the store. This is bad news for those of you with slow connection because you will have to download EverQuest. Go to this SoE website and follow these directions from SOE's CS people. 1. Create a new folder for your EverQuest game to be installed into: A. Double-click on My Computer B. Double-click on Local Disk (C) (You may need to click on "Show the contents of this disk") C. Double-click on Program Files (You may need to click on "Show the contents of this folder") D. Click on FILE-->New-->Folder (at the top of the window) and name the folder EverQuest 3. Move the patcher into the EverQuest folder by double-clicking on EverQuest.zip. 4. Right-click on EverQuest.exe and choose "Cut" 5. Switch to the EverQuest directory you just made, and right-click inside it. Choose "Paste" 6. Right-click on EverQuest.exe that is now inside the EverQuest folder you just made, and choose "Send to Desktop (create shortcut)" 7. Delete the file EverQuest.zip from your Desktop, then double-click on Shortcut to EverQuest.exe 8. This will patch all of the files for you

Where are my characters?

SoE tends to keep characters around for many many years in hopes you'll return

When SOE did the server merge, they wiped out lower level characters (level 10 and lower) if those characters had not been logged in the last 6 months prior to the merge.

If you had a character name that was the same as somebody on the server being merged, they would give the name to the person who created the character first. The other person would have the letter “x” added to his name. So if you had 2 people named Eragorn, one would become Eragornx.

Current Server: Previous Servers: Luclin Stromm / Veeshan Drinal Tarew Marr / Maelin Starpyre / Vazaelle Xegony Zebuxoruk / Druzzil Ro / Xev / The Combine / The Sleeper Bristlebane Solusek Ro / The Tribunal / Ayonae Ro Cazic Thule Cazic Thule / Brell Serilis / Fennin Ro / Torvonnilous Bertoxxulous Tholuxe Paells / Saryrn / Mithaniel Marr Tunare E'ci / The Seventh Hammer / Lanys T'Vyl The Rathe Karana / Prexus / Terris-Thule Povar Morden Rasp / Quellious / Rodcet Nife Erollisi Marr Morell-Thule / The Nameless / Innoruuk Antonius Bayle Kane Bayle

Expansions and Expansions Guides

Currently there are 18 expansions. And no, you do not have to pay an arm and a leg for each expansion you don't have. Go to SOE's website and click the Veil of Alaris bundle. You'll get every expansion including the very most recent expansion for only $40.

Here are the guides you will need to find your way around each expansion:

Severwide Mage Channel

Got a question in EQ that needs an answer fast? Join the serverwide mage channel. /join serverwide.magicians:fluffy

Tutorial

EQ has added a new Tutorial, if you're been out for several years I recommend making a level 1 character and do the tutorial, it will help you get familiarized with the game and its commands.

Important help websites

EQ's official site -- Where devs post about the game. Allakhazam -- Items / quests / spells / mobs Lucy -- Items / Spells EQ Resource HoT and VoA website Rasper's Multi Expansion Guide GamParse -- A good log parsing program. (to see what your dps is, and other useful tools.) EQ UserInterface -- EQ's number 1 interface site EQ Traders -- EQ's number 1 tradeskill site Mapfiend -- Good site for maps EQ Wiki -- Quests / Spells / Items Guild Progression -- High End Guild Progression Chart GuildPortal -- Guild Creation / Search website RaidLoot -- Useful tool for planning loot in raids [1]Magelo -- A widely used site to show off your gear EQrankings -- A site that ranks your magelo against other's magelo WTF Comics -- A very well done story about a group in EQ GU Comics -- A funny comic website about MMOs

New races/classes

In Shadow's of Luclin SOE created a new class and race. The race is the Vah Shir. They are cat like people with cute fuzzy tails. The class that was created was the Beastlord. A beastlord is like the melee version of a mage. They have a pet, though the pet is a lot weaker, but the Beastlord can melee and cast spells.

In Legacy of Ykesha SOE created the race of Frogloks. They are as you guessed frog people. They do cute backflips when you cast and melee. Very scary.

In Gates of Discord SOE created a new Class called the Berserker. They are a chain pure melee. They rival rogues in their dps and (lack) of utility.

In The Serpents Spine SOE created a new race called the Drakkin. Humans that have a touch of Dragonblood in their veins. They look like human, but they have a dragon AE cone breath racial ability that scales with levels.

The Lingo is confusing me!

You can learn more about the Lingo of EQ (and the interweb in general) from this website. But as always feel free to post any questions you might have.

Getting Started, your first steps

Maps were introduced in Lost Dungeons of Norrath expansion. You can bring them up by pressing the backspace key on your keyboard. Go to Map Fiend to download up to date set of maps for all expansions. Be sure to check back with Map Fiend to download maps for the next expansion when it comes out. When you have downloaded the maps place them in your Map folder which is in your EverQuest folder. You will need to log out and log back in to see the maps.

install your Maps and UI

Making Friends

In order to keep the game fun and for you to learn and get help with missions and mobs, you'll need to make some friends. If you do not already have a guild, head to the guild lobby located off the Plane of Knowledge. Head to one of the four corners of the guild lobby zone and click on the billboards. From there search for a guild with an active time similar to yours. Make friends within the guild, it is there that you'll be asking a lot of your specif questions. With a guild you are now able to zone into the Guild Hall, which allows you to use the hall transporter saving your legs from long confusing runs. While hunting you should be on the look out for friends

Getting some spending plat

In order to keep your house and merc bills from piling up as well as buying your gear and spell, you will need some cash. There are a few places you can go to farm plat and gems, or you can farm in your normal xp zones and be sure to save all the tradeskill drops and sell them in the bazaar.

  • One place to get plat is to farm Sanctus Seru. Each mob drops on average 20 plat. They are weak, level 50-60 and can drop fine steal weapons that sell for 5 plat a pop.
  • One place to get plat is to farm the Gnolls in norther part of The Stepples. Each mob drops between 1 and 50 plat. They are weak, level 65-75 and can drop tradeskill items that sell for another 30-40 each.
  • Another place to farm is Sleepers Tomb for gems. The gems sell for 140 each and are fairly common. A powerful player could expect to set 7-9k pp per clear.
  • For those of you who are higher level can camp tier 1 named in various expansions and sell their tradeable loot in the bazaar.

Getting your Mercenary

In order to keep your house and merc bills from piling up as well as buying your gear and spell, you will need some cash. There are a few places you can go to farm plat and gems, or you can farm in your normal xp zones and be sure to save all the tradeskill drops and sell them in the bazaar. One place to get plat is to farm [2]Sanctus Seru]. Each mob drops on average 20 plat. They are weak, level 50-60 and can drop fine steal weapons that sell for 5 plat a pop. Image:http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/2937/smallblackbullet.jpg One place to get plat is to farm the Gnolls in norther part of The Stepples. Each mob drops between 1 and 50 plat. They are weak, level 65-75 and can drop tradeskill items that sell for another 30-40 each. http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/2937/smallblackbullet.jpg Another place to farm is Sleepers Tomb for gems. The gems sell for 140 each and are fairly common. A powerful player could expect to set 7-9k pp per clear. http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/2937/smallblackbullet.jpg For those of you who are higher level can camp tier 1 named in various expansions and sell their tradeable loot in the bazaar.

Gearing up and acquiring spells

Defiant gear is very important to help you catch up to speed. Normally the gear has above what the raid gear stats of the time were, allowing you to get a good leg up. I suggest you look into buying defiant gear from the bazaar. Here is a list for you to search for the right defiant gear:

  • Crude = level 10.
  • Simple = Level 20.
  • Rough = level 30.
  • Ornate = level 40.
  • Flawed = level 50.
  • Intricate = level 60.
  • Elaborate = level 70.
  • Elegant = level 80.

Going out to hunt!

Now that you have some friends, gear and spells it is time to hunt! Your best bet for finding a zone with a decent amount of people to group with is to go to the hot zone for your level or a few levels below if you wish to solo. Throw on your LFG (looking for group) tag by typing [b]/lfg on[/b], or you can start a group yourself by checking who else is looking for gorup by typing [b]/lfg[/b]. If you are above level 80 then you'll want to level up in the newer zones such as [url=http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/zone.html?zstrat=704]Brell's Rest[/url] in the Underfoot expansion if you're in the low 80s or [url=http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/zone.html?zstrat=747]Feerrott, the Dream[/url] in the House of Thule expansion if you're in the mid 80s. From both of those zones you can explore other connected zones, meet new people and complete quests as you level.

Hot zones are old zones that SOE has given an added xp bonus to. They also have zone wide rare drops augments. If you're coming back and looking for a zone to get a group and find some friends, it is highly recommended you go to the hot zone for your level. Here is a list of hot zones at the time of this posting. Franklin Teek has arrived in the Plane of Knowledge and will be happy to point you to the current location of a Hot Zone appropriate for your level. Franklin also has a series of tasks that can be done in each of the current Hot Zones. Each task can only be completed one time each day and you can only complete one of Franklin's Tasks at a time. The following zones are now Hot Zones with increased experience and rewards:

  • Level 20: City of Guk (Upper Guk)
  • Level 25: Solusek's Eye (Solusek A)
  • Level 30: Crystal Caverns
  • Level 35: Kaesora
  • Level 40: Ruins of Old Guk (Lower Guk)
  • Level 45: Howling Stones (Charasis)
  • Level 50: Crypt of Nadox
  • Level 55: Ssraeshza Temple
  • Level 60: Torden, the Bastion of Thunder
  • Level 65: Drunder, Fortress of Zek (Plane of Tactics)
  • Level 70: Vergalid Mines
  • Level 75: Zhisza, the Shissar Sanctuary
  • Level 80: Toskirakk
  • Level 80: Kaesora Library

The above zones will generally be the best to level, however if you want to search for another place to level use this list here. Please check here for a current listing, as they do change.

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Bigger bags and more space

In the House of Thule expansion EQ now has access to bags that are up to 32 spaces big! The amount of inventory space has been expanded by two for a total of ten inventory spaces. Large bags are purchased in the market place and very large bags can drop from any House of Thule named, but they are very rare. Player made 12 slot bags can be purchased for less than 3k each on most servers.

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