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News - Patch / XPac / ToL / Downtime Dec 7 2021

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Server Downtime: Tuesday, December 7th @ 6:00 AM | EverQuest Forums

All EverQuest Live Servers will be brought offline on Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at 6:00 AM PT* for an update. Downtime is expected to last approximately 6...
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All EverQuest Live Servers will be brought offline on Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at 6:00 AM PT* for an update. Downtime is expected to last approximately 6 hours.

Patch notes for this update will be found in the Game Update Notes section of the forums once they are available.

*Convert to your local time
 
You'd have to thoroughly define downtime in order for someone to take that bet. Because I'm sure the patch will be over in that window...but...
 
Wonder how many poor souls wasted a PTO day just sit at the login screen tomorrow and wait...wait some more....rage a bit...and wait more
 
Is there a way we can get more accurate timing on when servers will be ready ?

Problem is I will be doing other stuff during the day and I do not want to waste time to keep checking every 30 minutes
 
Hulkman said:
Is there a way we can get more accurate timing on when servers will be ready ?

Problem is I will be doing other stuff during the day and I do not want to waste time to keep checking every 30 minutes
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they can't even keep things up when they say they're going to be up.

I don't think someone can divine some magic future information to say if/when it will be :)
 
Anyone have any answers as to this problem ?

Should I just wait to play until late Decemeber 7th ? ( like 10 pm eastern time)
 
Hulkman said:
Anyone have any answers as to this problem ?

Should I just wait to play until late Decemeber 7th ? ( like 10 pm eastern time)
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if you have other things to do, sure
if you're looking a second time for a glimpse in the future, no one can answer that

if it is up and clean with no issues you'll be sad with fomo
if it isn't up and clean and has issues you'll be seething with "shoulda waited"

best to just check when it works for you to check
 
That is why I wonder, why don't they do this on a weekend ?

This way start of the week everything is clear and fresh
 
Hulkman said:
That is why I wonder, why don't they do this on a weekend ?

This way start of the week everything
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because they don't want to work weekends anymore than most people. The expac will be live and the servers will be up whenever they decide to unlock them. After 22 years of expansions these past few have definitely not been the worst launches in EQ's history lol.
 
Hulkman said:
That is why I wonder, why don't they do this on a weekend ?

This way start of the week everything is clear and fresh
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wait wut?

this is the most opposite-of-what-everyone-on-earth-wants i've ever heard.

in fact, the reason they're doing it on tuesday and not wed is to have an extra day to address issues before the weekend when a: staff is off, and b: many/most folks are home from work
 
Cheers to hoping there's a fast XP route that we can all take prior to nerferino. Like ToV missions.
 
Not mine, stole from a beta feedback post: *So the one-time rewards have between 14.8% and 14.9% less level experience at 116 than 115. The percent increase from 116 to 120 is between 14.7% and 14.8%. That means the one-time rewards give a larger percentage of level 120 than they do of level 116. If level 120 also takes more raw experience, it means the one-time rewards give more total experience at level 120, and it might be more beneficial to wait on finishing the achievements until we've earned 2-3 levels a different way.*
 
durango773 said:
Not mine, stole from a beta feedback post: *So the one-time rewards have between 14.8% and 14.9% less level experience at 116 than 115. The percent increase from 116 to 120 is between 14.7% and 14.8%. That means the one-time rewards give a larger percentage of level 120 than they do of level 116. If level 120 also takes more raw experience, it means the one-time rewards give more total experience at level 120, and it might be more beneficial to wait on finishing the achievements until we've earned 2-3 levels a different way.*
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nice - i wonder if that is how the ToV ones worked. i usually wait to like 30% in 113 to get them so everyone hits 115
 
Sic said:
wait wut?

this is the most opposite-of-what-everyone-on-earth-wants i've ever heard.

in fact, the reason they're doing it on tuesday and not wed is to have an extra day to address issues before the weekend when a: staff is off, and b: many/most folks are home from work
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Also, alot of us can really only play on the weekend. God forbid the patch was Saturday and then the spend Sunday patching the patch. lol
 
I had some lvl 110 toons that I bought xpansion on. I PL'ed them to 115 and then I went and did the TOV Missions.

at 116 - I got about 25% of the lvl So it was decent jump...but it doesnt appear to be a terrible grind from 115 to 120 anyway.

I saw some folks on test already 120 - but of course that is Test.
 
I read the tea leaves this morning and everything is going to go off without a hitch. No problems at all. Today will be a first. Trust me.

How large is the live patch?
 
randy13 said:
Typically how long is it for program to be updated? it wont work right after patch right?
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no, it has to be updated, goal is usually 8pm est, but in the past few months it has often been updated before servers are back up
 
Time to clea up my EQ installs etc.
Move all accounts to one directory. Done.
Update maps. Done.
Update mesh. Done.
Delete/compress old, dead, stuff. In progress.
Worry about going over my data limit for the month. In progress.

What other maintenance should be done?
 
Sifter228 said:
Time to clea up my EQ installs etc.
Move all accounts to one directory. Done.
Update maps. Done.
Update mesh. Done.
Delete/compress old, dead, stuff. In progress.
Worry about going over my data limit for the month. In progress.

What other maintenance should be done?
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Real life stuff like grocery shopping (get your snacks/drinks ready!), laundry and other chores so you don't have to do them the rest of the week after launch!!
 
soo how many prepped toons with max aa max exp and 10 slots of 15 aa claims and 5 finished overseers and before logging at 11pm est last night clicked there lesson of the day so when they logged didnt have to worry about hitting lesson
 
i did that times alot lol.. cleaned bags even so i dont have to worry about whats TS or trash, keep it all..
 
Knightly said:
You'd have to thoroughly define downtime in order for someone to take that bet. Because I'm sure the patch will be over in that window...but...
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Very fair, deployment in production + no significant, related issues still outstanding.
 
Sic said:
no, it has to be updated, goal is usually 8pm est, but in the past few months it has often been updated before servers are back up
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Thank you, its ready when its ready, much rather have it be right then rushed, just trying to plan my grind lol. thank you for the update and all that you all do here. it is so much appreciated
 
The Graphics after the 64 bit upgrade are amazing... if you liked how they staid the same.
 
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