EverQuest: Battle Royale

[Saludeen]

Tried without AV or windows firewall. Same issue. Thanks for the suggestions though. Could be lots of things on my end like updating drivers, etc so i'll mess with it.

[Secrets]

Server will be wiped sometime today, and the next phase of testing will begin on Friday, at 9PM EST. We recommend you get the client if you're interested in this, as it will be in a permanent live state after the next period of testing starts.
Here's a full list of patch notes so far:

- Development Started, DB/Server/Source Code/Quests in place.

-1 IP Box limit implemented.

-Nameless characters implemented

-Tells, Group, and other forms of chat obscure your true identity now.

-Basic implementation of RNG loot is done.

-Classless system is done up until level 20, which will eventually become the cap at launch.

-PVP system - basic attack rules and safezones, have been implemented

-Looting items in bags is now possible.

-Roguelike loot system is now implemented.

-Gate spell has been changed to 30000ms cast time.(edited)
Secrets - Last Saturday at 3:07 PM
-Zones have been restricted to only Antonica zones
Secrets - Last Saturday at 4:03 PM
-Global loot concept redone:

* Any NPC now has a 15% chance of dropping basic gear/equipment/spells from a global lootdrop. The ultra rare stuff will only drop from NPCs that normally drop the item in classic. Better get those level 20 najena raids ready!

* Enchant Jewelry spells will be moved to Qeynos for this change.
* Famished players (no food/drink and now getting messages that state you are hungry/thirsty) will now lose 1 health per tick, and 1 mana per tick.
* Food / Drink beyond your initial supply must now be fished or looted from other players / NPCs, or crafted. The only food that will show up on merchants is food sold to said merchant.
* Water Flasks have been added to the global fishing table.
* The minimum fishing skill required to fish up fresh fish is now 0.
Secrets - Last Saturday at 5:10 PM
* Fixed a bug where the global lootdrop multiplier would be applied twice when an NPC .

* A second roll will now happen with a 5% chance to provide more RNG spells/items to a single NPC
Secrets - Last Saturday at 6:55 PM
* All Luclin-era newbie armor quest items have been removed.
April 29, 2018
Secrets - Last Sunday at 12:26 AM
* Spells have been removed from merchants entirely in the same way food was. Spells that are looted and sold to merchants can still be purchased.(edited)
Secrets - Last Sunday at 12:38 PM
* Players now start as a magician until level 10, at which point they become a ranger. This is to work around the issue of not having any mana at lower levels. A proper fix will be eventually applied.
Secrets - Last Sunday at 2:39 PM
* A translocator has been added to South Qeynos that will teleport you to a random druid or wizard spire.
Secrets - Last Sunday at 3:16 PM
* Selo's and other bard spells now work on non-bard players.
Secrets - Last Sunday at 6:39 PM
* Removed anti-twink damage caps from the game
* Removed anti-twink AC adjustment from the game
April 30, 2018
Secrets - Last Monday at 3:47 PM
* The following zones will be active for the testing period:
Blackburrow
Eastern Plains of Karana
Everfrost Peaks
Halas
North Qeynos
South Qeynos
The Nothern Plains of Karana
The Permafrost Caverns
The Qeynos Aqueduct System
The Qeynos Hills
The Southern Plains of Karana
The Surefall Glade
The Western Plains of Karana
Secrets - Last Monday at 4:16 PM
* Racial bonuses and penalties have been removed. This includes the following:

* Ogre Frontal Stun Immunity
* Iksar AC bonus
* Troll / Iksar Regeneration
* All Exp Bonuses and Penalties.
* Starting stats have been normalized to 75.

*The only exception is of racial skills such as Bash, Forage, Hide, and Sneak.(edited)
* Race/Class Combinations that can normally be Rangers will obtain Kick at level 10.
Secrets - Last Monday at 10:41 PM
* Upon reaching level 20, you may set a nickname using /surname. This is an optional name that gets used for your PvP kill messages ingame and on the #pvp-kills discord feed.
May 1, 2018
Secrets - Last Tuesday at 10:26 AM
* No longer do you start as a magician, but instead a level 9 ranger with max skills for your level (minus tradeskills)
* Exp loss level moved to 10, as players now start as a 9 ranger.
* Retroactively changed all players to a ranger at level 9 and set their skills if they were below level 9.
* NPCs in Qeynos will only drop 1-4 spells as part of their global table. They will still drop their standard loot.
* Random spells have been categorized into several different categories: Levels 1-4, 5-9, 10-14, 15-19.
* Random armor, gear, and non-spells will now only drop from Level 20+ NPCs in addition to spells from any prior tier.
* The starting spells, Burst of Flame and Minor Shielding, will no longer disappear from your book - ever.
* Fixed an issue where your class wouldn't be saved when converting you from a magician to a ranger.
* Fixed an issue where your character level was used instead of skill level when calculating set skills on becoming a ranger.
Secrets - Last Tuesday at 11:00 AM
* Fixed an issue preventing spell sets from loading on lower level NPCs
* Fixed an issue that wouldn't allow level 2 or higher players to see spells that were on corpses.
Secrets - Last Tuesday at 12:40 PM
* Fix a zone crash related to setting player level on login for the first time.
Secrets - Last Tuesday at 7:08 PM
* The package for the game has changed and can be found at https://tinyurl.com/eqbrfiles
* Added support for dual wield at any level.
* Added support for double attack at any level (needs client update still)
* Melee crits now have a base chance of 15% (up from 0%)
* Fixed a crash issue related to OOC
Google Docs
eqbr_files.zip
Secrets - Last Tuesday at 10:56 PM
* A PvP Level Range has been enabled. Players within 3 levels of each other can only engage in PvP combat, to prevent hardcore griefing and to make the server more fair.
* Pets have been nerfed to 25% of normal effectiveness across the board as they were too powerful in combination with other class spells.
* Yet another OOC crash fix(edited)
* The duration of snare has been reduced to 2 ticks.
* The duration of charm has been reduced to 3 ticks.
Secrets - Last Tuesday at 11:59 PM
* The package for the game has changed (again) and can be found at https://tinyurl.com/eqbrfiles. If you are getting disconnected on login, this is why.
* Rangers now have mana starting at level 1. The player start level has been adjusted to level 1.
May 2, 2018
Secrets - Yesterday at 8:42 AM
* Mez spells now only last 2 ticks. PBAOE bard mez now only lasts 1 tick.
* Whirl Till You Hurl stun time reduced to 2500ms.
* Fear changed to 2 ticks.
* Invoke Fear changed to 3 ticks.
* Tangling Weeds changed to 2 ticks.
Secrets - Yesterday at 9:23 AM
* Bind wound will now work up to 100% health. Stock up on bandages!
May 3, 2018
Secrets - Today at 11:57 AM
* New version of files are up, and can be found at https://tinyurl.com/eqbrfiles. If you are getting disconnected on login, this is why.
* Double attack is enabled from level 1 onwards.
* Meditate is enabled from level 1 onwards.(edited)
Secrets - Today at 12:41 PM
* Melee crit has been reduced to 5% (down from 15%)
* EXP Rate has been increased by double the rate (0.64999997 -> 1.29999994)
* NPCs now have a chance to drop the following level-appropriate gear/weapons as part of the global loot table:
- Level 1-4: Cloth, Rusty
- Level 5-9: Leather, Tarnished
- Level 10-14: Chainmail, Bronze
- Level 15-19: Bronze, Fine Steel(edited)
* New Players now start with Minor Healing and it cannot be deleted from your spellbook.
Secrets - Today at 1:46 PM
* Animations no longer require reagents.
Secrets - Today at 3:10 PM
* Qeynos Guards now assist in PvP combat when they notice it happening around them.
* Qeynos North is no longer a safe zone. Beware!

[shoestring]

oh dang why qeynos north no longer safe, where are you supposed to exp now

[NachtMystium]

thank god i cant wait to see people fishing

[Secrets]

Originally Posted by shoestring [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

oh dang why qeynos north no longer safe, where are you supposed to exp now

Level ranges are limited to 3 levels for pvp. It'll be chaos initially, and the hope is with an exp bonus, nothing will become too imbalanced.

[Secrets]

Server is closed for a wipe, and will be live again on Friday, May 4th 2018, at 9pm EST.

Get your bodies ready!

[Secrets]

Some changes for the release today. The goal is to make things more accessible for new players, less jarring when you die and generally more on an even-level playing field for everyone:

* Food / Drink have returned to merchants. The changes to fishing are still in.
* Races who can normally use kick can once again use kick.
* Players now start with a Short Halberd*, which is a 2 handed slashing weapon with 8 dmg / 51 delay for jousting purposes in PVP.
* Players now start with a Fire Wedding Ring*, which is a +55 hp ring with 5 ac. The intent with this item is to make initial leveling & general pvp less brutal for players so that they do not get one shot by spells early on.
* There will later be quests ingame to upgrade the Fire Wedding Ring* and Short Halberd* which involve a mixture of PVP and PVE goals.
* Added a Backpack* to new players. It has Large capacity, and 8 slots.
* Players now start with a Club* and Club* has had its damage/delay changed to 3/24.
* Droprates for global mobs per-level-range have been increased to 50% for a single drop and 35% for an additional drop. This is to make re-gearing upon death less brutal.
* Lord Elgnub in Blackburrow's snake pit has had his HP doubled, class changed to Warrior, and spell list removed. He has significant buffs to one of his resists. He is considered the 'boss' NPC, and drops hotly contested items. Will you be the one to slay him?
* Portal/Gate spells have been removed from global loot tables.
* The level range on PVP has been increased to +/- 4. (up from +/- 3)
* Starting spells are now scribed and memmed on character creation as opposed to having to scribe/mem them on first login.
* Kick can now be used by races that can normally not use the ability, starting at level 5.
* Captain Rohand in South Qeynos now sells (for free) the Short Halberd, Club, Dagger, Fire Wedding Ring, and Backpack for players who have lost theirs.
* Short Halberd, Club, Dagger, Fire Wedding Ring, and Backpack (with * in their name) are now lore.
* Various Qeynos area quests have had their EXP gain removed.

[Bummey]

It was only a matter of time before the battle royale plague seeped into EQ...

[Secrets]

Originally Posted by Bummey [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

It was only a matter of time before the battle royale plague seeped into EQ...

To be fair, it's a catchy name - people know that they're expecting an arcade-y style of game when they play a Battle Royale game. The actual title if I was honest would be 'accessible classic, classless pvp server with perodic character wipes', but that's too long of course.

[Kaezyr D`Shiv]

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