Hail, Norrathians! Since the April Producer's Letter, we've had some excitement with Fangbreaker's launch, a brand-new Community Token Event system, and more. We've also kicked off our yearly Extra Life fundraising efforts along with our global Daybreak Games Super Team page. Rathe Day made a reappearance for its second year, we rolled out new 26th Anniversary Missions, Tempest Festival kicked off with some new content, we've also added more downloadable wallpapers to the website, and more expansion posters to the Swag Store. Speaking of the Swag Store, we've also added Desk Mats to it! Hardcore Heritage returned with a new city and Night of Shadows became free to play. We also launched a new Time Locked Progression server, Fangbreaker, with some new experimental and some tried and true classic rulesets. Not to mention the plethora of expansion unlocks across multiple Time Locked Progression Servers.

In other news, Darkpaw Games, as part of Daybreak Games' DE&I initiative, recently pledged a donation of $5,000 to The San Diego LGBT Community Center. One of the many projects this organization works on is helping to solve the housing crisis in San Diego. Speaking of Pride, this year's Pride familiars were the cutest Red Pandas, I hope you all enjoyed them. It's been a busy few months, and we're not done yet!

Here is an outline of what has happened since my last Producer's Letter.

April
    Stomples Day Bonuses
    Rathe Day
    26th Anniversary Missions
    Torment of Velious Wallpaper and Poster
    Tempest Festival – New Content
    Aradune and Rizlona unlock Torment of Velious
    Mischief unlocks Empires of Kunark

May
    Community Token System
    The Burning Lands Wallpaper and Poster
    Memorial Day Bonuses
    Fangbreaker Server Launch
    Yelinak unlocks Veil of Alaris
    Oakwynd unlocks Secrets of Faydwer
    Teek and Tormax unlock Omens of War and Dragons of Norrath

June
    Pride Month
    Hardcore Heritage
    Desk Mats in the Swag Store
    Ring of Scale Wallpaper and Poster
    Night Shadows becomes Free to Play for all
    Scorched Sky
    Mischief unlocks Ring of Scale

As of this morning, we have a Krono Purchase Promotion going on! Did you know a group of ravens is called an unkindness? There is no unkindness here as you will get a Visage of a Blood Raven for every Krono you purchase from our website! Be quick to grab as many as you may want before this promo closes at the end of this month.


Coming up on the Roadmap in July there was listed a potential server merge. That merge, as you all know now, will be Ragefire to Vox and will be occurring on July 16, 2025. There's also a great bunch of events coming up on the agenda, such as Death, Death, Death, Living Legacy Raids, Stone Cold Summer, and the Fall Fun events! We also have some more unlocks across various servers, and more releases of wallpaper and posters. Not to mention, we will be posting Extra Life Incentives. And we still have more amazing things for you all this year!


July
    Krono Purchase Promotion
    Scorched Sky Bonuses
    Ragefire to Vox Server Merge
    Death, Death, Death!
    Living Legacy Raids
    Aradune and Rizlona unlock claws of Veeshan

August
    Stone Cold Summer - New Content
    Yelinak unlocks Rain of Fear
    Oakwynd unlocks Seeds of Destruction
    Teek and Tormax unlock Depths of Darkhollow

September
    Fall Fun 1 and 2
    Talk Like a Pirate Day
    Aradune and Rizlona unlock Terror of Luclin
    Mischief unlocks The Burning Lands


Also, our Community Manager, Angeliana, is working hard to get a Content Creator program off the ground later this year, opening applications for Community Resource Council, and running more community events for chances to obtain those Logs of Ventures; keep your eyes peeled for the posts.

Going a bit more behind the scenes, the development team has got their noses to the grindstone getting this year's expansion ready for you all. The artists and designers are busy creating new zones, putting together new NPCs, creating quests and raids, updating and creating new spells and alternate abilities, and creating new items.

The only additional thing I can say about what's coming is that, depending on your side of the table, sometimes rolling a natural 20 is equivalent to rolling a critical 1.


This expansion will be to Die for,

Jenn Chan
Head of Studio

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The Scorched Sky Celebration just went up a few degrees! Starting on July 1, 2025, at 12:01 a.m. PDT and ending on July 8, 2025, at 11:00 p.m. PDT, all characters will earn:

    A 76% bonus to character experience.
    A 76% bonus to faction experience.
    A 76% increase to rare spawn chance.
    New this year: A 76% increase to evolving item experience.

So, as you're out there in Norrath showing your allegiance to Fennin and Solusek Ro, make sure to drink plenty of water and use some sunscreen!

Enjoy, and on behalf of the entire EQ team, Happy Scorched Sky!



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On Wednesday, July 16, 2025, Ragefire will be merged onto Vox, and any characters you have on Ragefire will be accessible from Vox. To complete this work, there will be up to 12 hours of downtime beginning at 6:00 a.m. PDT (1300 UTC) for all EverQuest servers. Please note that this is also the date of the Live Update, which will be included in the scheduled downtime. 



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All EverQuest Live Servers will be brought offline on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 6:00 AM PT* for an update. Estimated downtime is expected to be 6 hours.



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Achievement Changes: https://achievements.eqresource.com/achievementshistory.php?mdy=06182025
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Faction Changes:
Spell Changes: https://spells.eqresource.com/history.php?mdy=06182025


Update Notes:
June 10, 2025
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*** Highlights ***
- Enabled free transfers off Ragefire and updated it to Free-to-play.


*** Items ***
- Fixed a bug where augments weren't always following item restrictions, such as one vs two-handed weapons.
- Items that can be equipped in multiple slots, such as the Assistant Researcher's Symbol, will swap more reliably when loading an equipment set.
- Fixed a couple typos in item names involving the word "Remembrance".
- Adjusted damage/delay ratios for Fabled Shimmering Partisan, Fabled Viik's Dark Defender, and Fabled Master Wu's Trance Stick.
- Beastlords can now equip Fabled Master Wu's Trance Stick and Fabled Wu's Quivering Staff.
- Cast time for Nek Portal on Fabled Lost Staff of the Scorned has been reduced.
- Race requirements for Fabled Ruined Scaled Visor, Neckguard, Mantle, and Cape have been removed.


*** Tradeskills ***
- Changed the recipe name from Soy Sauce to Small Bottle of Soy Sauce to match the product name it creates.


*** Spells ***
- Berserker - Corrected Reciprocal Rage to use Axe of the Eviscerator instead of Axe of the Conqueror, and corrected Composite Rage to use Axe of the Vindicator instead of Axe of the Mangler. Updated all levels of these progressive ability descriptions to be more accurate about their effects and which component is being consumed.
- Druid - Reorganized the Nurturing Growth line of spells. All ranks now return more mana in total. Each level of bear now casts its own rank of Growing Exuberance as it grows, and the Replenishment spell the bear casts at the end is much more powerful.


*** AA ***
- Paladin - Updated the Class AA, Inquisitor's Judgment, to no longer reduce hate at all ranks.


*** Progression Servers ***
- Trophies will once again have their level requirements reduced by 10 on level locked progression servers.
- Set the Golden Ticket on Krolgar the Confused to only be available once Gates of Discord unlocks.
- Enabled free transfers off Ragefire and updated it to Free-to-play.


*** Miscellaneous ***
- Made a speculative fix for client crashing in heavily populated zones.
- Out-of-combat timers should countdown consistently.
- Fixed client crashes from zoning while animations are loading and reduced related lag spikes.
- Using CTRL+ALT while clicking on item links or icons will now search for them in the Find Item window.


*** UI ***
- Fixed an issue that caused the Extended Target Window to be reset when camping with a custom UI enabled.
- Updated how we're saving the UI when characters use a shroud. You will now have a separate ini file to keep your shrouds and persona UI settings separate.


*** Previously Updated ***
- Krolgar the Confused will no longer purchase items from players in exchange for Log of Ventures.
- Corrected an issue that caused pickzones that were already running when the Resource Hunter bonuses were selected to not receive the same bonus as the base zone.
- In the Hardcore Heritage version of City of Mist, a raging golem, Lord Ghiosk, Lord Rak`Ashiir, and Neh`Ashiir will now spawn.



- The EverQuest Team

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All EverQuest Live and Test Servers will be brought offline on Tueday, June 3, 2025 at 6:00 AM PT* for an update. Estimated downtime is expected to be 2 hours.

This downtime is for network maintenance.



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Our Memorial Day Celebration has returned, and with it, you can enjoy the following bonuses and perks:

    50% bonus to character experience
    50% bonus to faction changes
    50% increase to rare spawn chance
    20% off Marketplace purchases if you're an All Access member
    Unvaulted a selection of Marketplace items
        LoN Prize Cards
        Clockwork Hero's Forge
        Golden Hero Forge
        Select familiars
            Stone of the Serpent
            Snappy's Claws
            Caged Aggressive Rat
            Flute of the Sea Serpent
            Oashim Familiar



Being a loyal Norrathian has its benefits! While you're enjoying these bonuses, be sure to remember all the heroes who have come and gone but will never, ever be forgotten. The Memorial Day Bonuses and Marketplace Discount started today, May 23, 2025, and will end on May 27, 2025 at 11:00 p.m. PDT.



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All EverQuest Live Servers will be brought offline on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 6:00 AM PT* for an update. Estimated downtime is expected to be 6 hours.



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Achievement Changes:
DBStr Changes: https://spells.eqresource.com/dbstrhistory.php?mdy=05212025
EQStr Changes: https://spells.eqresource.com/eqstrhistory.php?mdy=05212025
Faction Changes: https://factions.eqresource.com/factionhistory.php?mdy=05212025
Spell Changes: https://spells.eqresource.com/history.php?mdy=05212025


Update Notes:
May 21, 2025
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*** Highlights ***
- Added a View Characters button at server select that will display the names of characters you have on that server.


*** Items ***
- Fixed various typos in potion and poison descriptions.
- Characters on accounts with lifetime membership can once again open Bags of Platinum.
- Created new Time Locked Progression starter packs for 2025. These will be available when Fangbreaker opens.
- Ornamentations now fit into equipment and weapons that fit in the Illusion Key Ring.


*** Tradeskills ***
- Reduced or eliminated game client lag caused by accessing a Tradeskill Depot that contains a multitude of items.


*** Quests & Events ***
- Made the following changes to the Secret Sponsor (Mission):
-- The exit statue will now be available during the entire mission.
-- Civilians and criminals now offer experience rewards when killed.
-- Spells will scale more appropriately.
-- Players will no longer receive faction hits.
- Brood Architect Hazuri (Raid) - Fixed the spelling of unripened.
- Increased drop rates of augments that are available in 26th Anniversary mission chests.
- Fixed an issue preventing players from entering the zone for The Great Jade Idol Caper.
- Corrected several spelling errors in the Diary of the Jade - The Search quest.


*** Spells ***
- Wizard - Increased damage for Ethereal spells above level 102, starting with Ethereal Skyblaze/Rimeblast/Flash.
- Blocked buffs on characters and pets now behave themselves when switching persona.
- Resisting the effects of root and snare spells now removes the correct spell effect in the case where there are multiple movement effects active.


*** AA ***
- Fixed an issue with the Druid Focus AA, Improved Lunar Healing that prevented it from properly reducing the reuse of spells in the Lunarlight line.
- Fixed an issue with the Cleric Focus AA, Improved Divine Intervention that prevented it from properly reducing the reuse of spells in the Divine Intervention line. Additionally, the AA description has been updated to indicate that the amount of healing granted by the second heal attempt increases with higher ranks rather than the chance for the second heal to occur.


*** Overseer ***
- Added a speculative fix for the tutorial becoming stuck and not offering the correct max amount of active quests.


*** Progression Servers ***
- Servers with a level cap (such as Vaniki and Fangbreaker) will once again use the normal spell resist system.
- Removed a level difference penalty that was still applying to players on servers with a level cap in the normal spell resist system.


*** Miscellaneous ***
- Made several speculative fixes for DirectX texture stage crashes.
- You will no longer be given a pickzone timer if the zone you attempted to enter was full.
- Adjusted melee combat range to better match the target ring radius of the NPC. This change will be most noticeable for larger NPC such as Outer Brood dragons.
- Items can no longer be listed in the bazaar if they contain an augment.
- You can now invite players who are in other zones to your guild using the /guildinvite Name command.


*** UI ***
- Updated the Spell Display window to show the Spell Line that a spell belongs to.
- Updated player pet healing from reverse damage shields to go the Heals (Others) filter.
- Bandolier swapping no longer confuses the UI when loading a persona equipment set.
- Updated the default socials to be more relevant.
- Added container size as a Stat option when finding items or searching the bazaar.
- Added a View Characters button at server select that will display the names of characters you have on that server.
- Added the ability to hide familiars using /hidemodels or the option window.

- Changed -
EQUI_DragItems.xml
EQUI_OptionsWindow.xml
EQLSUI_ServerSelectWnd.xml

*** Previously Updated ***
- "The Secret Sponsor," will only spawn one each of the Doke Collective members.
- Fixed an issue with the Paladin AA, Hastened Undivided Attention and the Shadow Knight AA, Hastened Undivided Acrimony that caused them to focus the wrong combat abilities.
- Primordial Axe of Rallos Zek Ornament now appears awesome!
- Extended most anniversary events to June 15th. Note that this does include the 26th and 25th anniversary. The upcoming progression server is excluded from anniversary events in 2025. They will be available on that server in 2026.
- Fixed an issue preventing players from participating in The Great Jade Idol Caper.
- Fixed a crash that could occur for Bards using /melody or /queuemelody commands.


- The EverQuest Team

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All EverQuest Live Servers will be brought offline on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 6:00 AM PT* for an internal maintenance. Estimated downtime is expected to be 3 hours.



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All EverQuest Live Servers will be brought offline on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 6:00 AM PT* for an update. Estimated downtime is expected to be 6 hours.



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EQStr Changes: https://spells.eqresource.com/eqstrhistory.php?mdy=04162025
Faction Changes:
Spell Changes: https://spells.eqresource.com/history.php?mdy=04162025


Update Notes:
April 16, 2025
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*** Highlights ***
- A new heritage crate, the Rallos Zek Heritage Crate, is available in the Marketplace.
- Added missions to the 26th anniversary content.


*** Items ***
- Added a slight chance for NPCs level 30 or greater in Echo Caverns to drop Spell: Remove Curse.
- "Adopted" metamorph items from crates are now Heirloom.
- Jade-Tinted Spectacles can now be converted into an augmentation version and back again.
- Added new icons for Inert Engrams and Energized Engrams that indicate the level of abilities they award.
- The Fellowship Registration Insignia will now reset its timer if it is in your Teleportation Key Ring and your teleport fails.
- Items that are not equip-able by the character, indicated by a yellow equipment slot, no longer modify the character's stats.
- Dragon's Hoard items should now go with you in a server transfer.
- Renamed Shard of Dark Matter to differentiate the items.


*** Tradeskills ***
- Recipes for Voidstone Infused Fish Scales will no longer return the source fish on failure.


*** Quests & Events ***
- The High Priest (Mission and Raid): Increased the interval between Penance and Purification in both the raid and mission slightly. There will be 3 less calls for these mechanics over the course of the raid event. Most importantly, entering the auras of the Ministers of Punishment or Cleansing with the appropriate debuff will grant a 10 second grace period from their negative effects. However, these auras will now check every 15 seconds and punish anyone in them without the debuff or that are in the grace period.
- The High Priest (Raid): Lowered the HP on the raid NPCs by 10% or less. Added a fix for the failure of the Undelivered achievement at the end of the raid. If there were messengers up when the boss was killed they could trigger an achievement failure. They will not anymore.
- Brood Architect Hazuri (Raid): Added a speculative fix to unripe experiments remaining in the event after a reset.
- Brood Architect Hazuri (Mission and Raid): Increased the delay between Hazuri spawning pools and using the ability linked to those pools. That delay was not present at all in the mission, so we have added it to the mission as well.
- Bristlebane Day: Cold Blooded Kiroric Huk in The Twilight Sea, and Kotunm, an ornate chest and Kiroric Huk (after completing the mission) in The Twilight Sea: Sea of Resurgence are now able to be found.


*** Spells ***
- Magician - Updated icons for the summoned items Quiver of Drenesh, Folded Quiver of Drenesh, Void Arrow, and Molten Dacite Orb.
- Druid - Changed the Fawnwalker's Breeze line of spells to cure curse counters instead of corruption counters.
- Corrected an issue that caused some ranks of the Aureate's Bane line of spells to not fully remove some ranks of the Cure of Subjugation line of spells.
- Fixed a spell stacking blocker issue that affected spells including Virtue and Talisman of Kragg.
- Fixed a bug that prevented weapon stances from switching correctly.
- Corrected an issue that allowed NPCs to hit through certain defensive abilities such as Fortitude or Voiddance.
- Changing personas should more reliably respect blocked buffs.
- Altered the spell line names for many spell lines.


*** AA ***
- Most Focus AAs, including Synergy AAs, have been updated so that all ranks grant their benefits to every spell in their respective spell lines. AAs that exclusively focus the triggered effects of a spell line have not been updated.


*** NPCs ***
- The bar patrons in Timorous Falls no longer offer experience when killed.


*** Overseer ***
- Added a Mass Convert Agents button to the Agents tab of the Overseer Window. It will convert duplicate agents of one rarity, leaving a specified number of duplicates unconverted (with a minimum of 1 remaining). The same functionality is also available via /overseermassconvert.


*** Progression Servers ***
- Made minor tuning changes to the spell resist system used on Vaniki. Players should resist NPC spells more frequently, and players should land spells on lower level NPCs more frequently.
- Adjusted Mitigation of the Mighty so it appropriately reduces hand-to-hand damage instead of increasing it.


*** Miscellaneous ***
- You must now type the entire command when using /exit or /quit.
- Added a speculative fix for client rendering crashes and performance improvements.
- /queuemelody will no longer be interrupted if you have no target, run out of mana, out of range, or out of line of sight, unless no songs in the melody can be played.
- /queuemelody is now capable of playing the same song consecutively if it has no duration.
- Attempting to teleport to a campfire that was in a zone that is no longer up should now reset the cooldown on your Fellowship Registration Insignia.
- Altered the phrasing of the hidden items component of the 2025 Live Events achievement.
- Fixed a typo in a component of Bristlebane Day: A Cure for Kiroric Mission Challenges achievement.


*** UI ***
- Spell Failures chat messages have been split into Spell Failures (Yours) and Spell Failures (Others).
- When logging in, you will no longer see your entire ignore list in the chat window. You can still see the full list by doing /ignore.
- Fixed a bug where /lootnodrop usable wasn't working properly.
- Resizing the game client window no longer reopens the inventory window if the real estate Plot Items window is open.
- Updated the confirmation message when transferring to a free trade server.

- Changed -

EQUI_OverseerWnd.xml
EQUI_RealEstatePurchaseWnd.xml


*** Previously Updated ***
- Corrected an issue where Lifetime accounts did not receive the AA autogrant.
- Corrected an issue where Marketplace purchases would sometimes not grant the item.
- Fixed spell stacking for cases that include Curse of Subjugation and Weapon Proficiencies.


- The EverQuest Team

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This is not a jumpscare! Stomples Day Bonuses are back, and all players can enjoy the following benefits from now until April 8, 2025, at 11:00 p.m. PDT: 

    50% bonus to faction changes
    50% increase to rare spawn chance 
    50% bonus to character experience 
     

Now, just hop in game and enjoy! Happy Stomples Day, Norrathians!

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