[rezzie]

• 2^31 milliseconds is 24.86 days.
• EverQuest stores the result of GetTickCount() in a signed 32-bit integer.
• 24.86 days after booting your PC this overflows and wraps around, going negative.

For some reason, it being negative stops item hover text from working. If you reboot it resets the counter and item hovers should reappear. Alternatively, wait another 24.86 days and it'll fix itself.