[Neno]

Most (all?) of the buffs happened several months after the release of Velious.

For example: Dark Cloak of the Sky

Sources:

Discussing Ranger Test of Defense Rewards.
https://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/...6&p=2#comments
https://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/...6&p=1#comments

Oct 29 2000
Who ever rated this not so good is brain dead, it has ok ac and good stats for a back piece AND it gives Regeneration. I would love to have this and only need one more piece for it. The fine velvet cloak. And even though it only has 5 charges it doesnt negate the ok ac and good stats.

Jan 05 2001
This is a complete peice of trash. Regen, if a static effect MIGHT make it worth trying for this, however since it is charged it is completely worthless... 6 ac is laughable for a plane item.

Apr 14 2001
I was reading over on rangers glade. this thing has been updated. Now has clickable 40% haste, same ac as before. Can anyone confirm? Also what mobs drop the quest peices. Dificulty in quest? Never even wanted to goto sky , but now....hmmm see ya up there.

From the Spiroc Healer's Cloak page
https://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=2168

May 16 2001
Obtained: Guild CoP on Zeb, on May 13, 2001.

This item was stealth-upgraded recently when Verant's EQ Live team retuned some rewards in the PoS zone.

Wayback Machine: Capture from Feb 7, 2001. Not listed under back pieces on EQ'Lizer
https://web.archive.org/web/20010207...ment/back.html

Wayback Machine: Capture from Feb 9, 2001. Quest Reward still shows Spiroc Healer's Cloak under Ranger quests.
https://web.archive.org/web/20010209...poaranger.html

Wayback Machine: Capture from April 13, 2001.
https://web.archive.org/web/20010413...eq/index.shtml

More Plane of Air Rewards Posted Tuesday, April 3, 2001 by jcsmith
Today's update includes several new plane of air rewards as well as new items from Plane of Mischief, Dragon Necropolis and Siren's Grotto.

In other news I wanted to remind everyone that all servers go down at 3AM this morning for a patch. As always you can get your daily dose of Everquest related news in addition to item updates at our new site at mmo.gameznet.com. Lastly I figured some players might be interested in hearing that we have a contest going on over at our Atriarch site. This is a contest sanctioned by the official development team and will reward Atriarch points just for entry for all of you hoping to get in to the beta.

New 1HBlunts: Paebala Fetish.
New Piercers: Garduk(SHM).
New Missile Weapons: Windstriker(RNG).
New Breastplate: Spined Seahorse Hide Breastplate.
New Cloaks: Dark Cloak of the Sky(RNG).
New Shoulders: Fairy-Hide Mantle(SHM).
New Shields: Buckler of Doom.
New Held Items: Ervaj's Flute of Flight(BRD).
Updated Plane of Air Quests: POA Bard, POA Ranger, POA Shaman.

Warback Machine: Capture from April 13, 2001 Quest Reward updated to Dark Cloak of the Sky
https://web.archive.org/web/20010413...poaranger.html

Wayback Machine: Capture from April 13, 2001. My picture of Cloak on EQ'Lizer
https://web.archive.org/web/20010413...kofthesky.html



Also there is this thread from several years ago that goes in depth with all of the Sky item upgrades. Looks the Hate 2.0 update is when they were put in.

https://www.project1999.com/forums/s...=114093&page=2