Miscellaneous: small piece of high quality ore

**nilbog** · #1 11-15-2024, 07:21 PM

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Joined: Jun 13, 2001
Posts: 1 Posted: 2001-06-13 18:20

I have being trying to get Small pieces of HQ, but cant seem to find them anywhere, I need them so I can make a vale sewing kit, not small bricks, small pieces, if u know anything pls let me know

Jtoast
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Joined: Jun 12, 2001
Posts: 50 Posted: 2001-06-13 23:28

They drop off goblins in Permafrost, HH, and I THINK in SolA.

They used to drop off the gobs in RE before the change in the zone but I heard it was taken out of the loot table. It is supposed to be back in next patch I think.

Tarrwin

[ This Message was edited by: Jtoast on 2001-06-13 23:29 ]

Vowelumos
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Joined: Jun 20, 2001
Posts: 1 Posted: 2001-06-20 10:58

I received an e-mail response about a week ago from a designer at Verant saying the goblins have resumed mining in runnyeye, but I have yet to be able to verify this (killed about 10 goblins, but could have been unlucky).

FYI I believe Runnyeye is the only place to get Small Pieces of HQ Ore (Stackable) the other goblins mentioned above drop large and small bricks, which I believe could be converted to small pieces through a very wastefull process.

Good luck, nad let us know if anyone sees the ore dropping in Runnyeye again.

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Joined: Jun 14, 2001
Posts: 2 Posted: 2001-07-16 20:58

Confirmed - Got both of mine for the sewing kit of off destroyers

Rygar · #2 11-15-2024, 11:31 PM

3/10/01:

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Hail,
I'm currently trying to get the "piece of high quality ore" that
supposedly drops (rarely) in Runnyeye. I'm a 17th level Halfling Druid,
working on making the Halfling Cultural Sewing Kit.
...
Also: has anyone made the Vale Sewing Kit? Are there any other places
that "Piece of HQ Ore" drops? (I've found Bricks and Blocks in High Hold,
but not Pieces) Can you make Pieces from Bricks or blocks???

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Runnyeye is the only place to get the small pieces.
They drop from the dazed goblins and up. Levels 17-22 or so.
You would need a full well organized party to hunt them at
your level. The drop is pretty rare only about 1 in 15 will have ore.

I do not think you can make the pieces from the larger bricks
but it may be possible.

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My thanks to all who replied to this post. As an update, this weekend I was
able to purchase some of the ore (A piece of High Quality Ore) from 2 high
level players (40's I think) who were soloing in Runnyeye. I got 8 pieces
total, enough to make 4 tries at the sewing kit. I failed the first one
(smithing level 103) and have decided to wait until my smithing is up a bit
before trying again. I guess the kit is trivial at around 150.

Feb 2001 updated on page:
https://web.archive.org/web/20010208...ity_metal_bits

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High Quality Metal Bits
Smithing - This can only be made by Halfling Smiths, and must be made in the Rivervale forge. Combine two pieces of High Quality Ore and a Flask of Water. The High Quality Ore is occasionally found on Runney Eye goblins. It can also be found on goblins in Permafrost. This becomes trivial at a smithing skill of around 80.

Other link also mentioned thinking permafrost had this, but not sure if it was what people first hand verified

If there was a fix after a patch, some have mentioned it is a rare drop off a rare mob (some say Goblin Janitor?)
https://dbsanfte.github.io/eq-archiv...html/3105.html
2002 (after chisel patch):

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The required hq ore was a rare drop from a rare spawn in Runnyeye.
Now the pieces can be chiselled off a small block of hq ore, a drop
in Permafrost. So, I have been beating up gobs in Permafrost and
taking their stuff. However, no ore yet.

https://dbsanfte.github.io/eq-archiv...html/2219.html
Jan 2002

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The gods of the game are wise. I cannot complete the leather work
without the special Vale sewing kit. To make the kit I need an ore
dropped, I have learned, only from the goblin janitor in Runnyeye. A
dungeon. I will have to find a group to help with that one, if I
cannot find anyone selling the stuff. Dungeons just don't work well
for solo druids, in my opinion.

Rygar · #3 11-16-2024, 12:10 AM

https://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/...1&p=2#comments
July 2001

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I have heard that the Janitor has high quality STACKABLE ore as a rare drop. This is needed to make the vale sewing kit used by halflings in tailoring. Has anyone gotten this ore off of him? And if so, how rare has it been? I am looking for some on the Tribunal server if anyone has any I would gladly buy it from them. Need 2 pieces to make the sewing kit.

August 2001

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The ore still drops. Rare drop for me. I have killed him about 25 times and gotten the ore once.

December 2001

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The ore does drop, on 12.13.01 we went in to do some looting, killed him about 5 times, got ore once...

August 2001
https://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/...7&p=2#comments

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The janitor does drop it. Got one today on Xev. We were waiting in the room that the goblin king spawns in, and the janitor kept walking through so we killed him. Dropped the ore and a rusty weapon.

June 2001 (seems to imply "Floor 3", not sure if this is the janitor floor or on spore people after revamp? Also not sure the exact type of ore)

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Floor 3:
The home of Sporali or as I like to call them shroomheads. These guys are pretty tough and seem to be around level 18 - 22. The hardest being the defender that hits for 50+. There is also the named sporali the moldmaster. He is a caster, not sure what type but would say Shamen class. He is very tough, not sure of what level though. Sporali are great exp but they dont drop good loot. You will get some high quality ore and gems but not often. They do drop a nice caster shield on occasion too. The Sporali defenders blade can be found on the Moldmaster or a defender on occasion.

https://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/...7&p=1#comments
Jan 2002 (may show that the ore from sporali being heavy are not the 'small high quality'?)
https://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/...7&p=1#comments

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My friends and I hunted here a lot at 20-25 and the sporali's which are beyond the first door at the end of the ramp give great XP. But no real good loot except High Quality Ore which sells nicely, but is extremely heavy.

Rygar · #4 11-16-2024, 12:16 AM

In regards to 'being broke for a time', came across a May 2001 post mentioning "a goblin janitor" on track in Qeynos but was not findable (stuck in wall). Just thinking out loud but maybe the ore dropped on various goblins up to..March?April? but was going to move to just 'a goblin janitor', but they borked the spawn and it was in wrong zone, fixed and moved June 2001 to runnyeye?

5/14/2001:

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I was in SQ last night and saw a goblin janitor
come up on tracking. He seemed to be lodged in the
wall (trackable, but otherwise invisible and
unreachable) between the merchant courtyard next
to the Lion's Mane and the docks. Can anyone tell
me about him?

Earliest comment from ZAM page is 5/31/2001 on janitor says he appeared 'about a month ago'

Passenger · #5 11-16-2024, 12:47 AM

Pre-revamp Runnyeye
- https://web.archive.org/web/20010306.../hfltailor.htm

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Vale sewing kit ... Halfling専用smithより
-High quality bits, needle mold, thimble mold, flask of water
-をValeForgeでコンバイン。HQbits=HQ piece of ore(from Runnyeye goblin(Elite?)) x2 + water flask. Vale forgeで

- http://pub7.ezboard.com/faegiswolves...icID=484.topic

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Ametryne II
(3/26/01 1:59:00 pm)
Forin

I'm having trouble finding High quality and Medium quality ore. Where can I find this at :?

Me :>

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Forin
(3/26/01 2:33:48 pm)
Re: Forin

Heh, heh...

Funny you should ask that.... (We've been hunting HQ ore).

HQ ore is drop only. HQ small and large blocks drop in Solusek's Eye (Sol A), High Keep, and Permafrost off of goblins. Small pieces of HQ ore drop off of goblins in Runnyeye.

Medium quality ore is available from the merchant next to Miner Hale in High Keep next to the Bank. It is also available in the 2nd mill in Steamfont mountains and at the Ogre merchant camp in the Rathe Mountains.

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Ametryne II
(3/27/01 2:28:34 pm)
Thanks :>

Do you know what goblins in runny eye it has dropped off I have hunted runny eye on the first floor and not seen any HQ ore drop.

What about muddites? I have seen them drop ore and precious metals any HQ :?

Me :>

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Forin
(3/27/01 4:23:46 pm)
Re: Thanks :>

Only the small bits of ore drop in Runnyeye - and you can only make HQ metal bits (for HQ studs, etc) from them. Don't know what mobs drop it.

HQ bricks of ore only drop in Permafrost, Solusek's Eye and High Keep.

May 2001 Revamp - pieces of HQ ore unintentionally removed
- https://web.archive.org/web/20031031...e=27&start=100

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piece of HQ ore
Posted @ Sat, Jun 2nd 2:03 AM 2001
By: celtiux

I'll try to find piece of HQ ore, before patch it was dropped by elite guard gob but now who drop this ore?

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RE: piece of HQ ore
Posted @ Sat, Jun 2nd 2:35 PM 2001
By: Anonymous

Verant accidentally removed the HQ ore, but it should be back the next time they bring the servers down.

Absor commented on this on the Developers Forum on the official EQ website.

Post-revamp Runnyeye
- https://web.archive.org/web/20010803...icID=921.topic

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DandainMandragoran
(8/1/01 8:02:02 am)
Re: Congrats to Rengate and Wexler Rengate -

You bet, Thursday should be good. I just need one more small piece of HQ ore from that dang JANITOR in Runneye then i will be free for a bit.

Hmmmm.... Are there any Silver Hawks that would like to sell a Vale Sewing Kit or maybe one piece of HQ ore???
...

- https://web.archive.org/web/20030217...html?item=6724

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Kit Components
By: Kabbie
Posted @ Sat, Sep 22nd 12:41 PM 2001

The Vale sewing kit can only be made by Halfling Smiths using the Vale Forge in Rivervale.

The kit requires needle mold, thimble mold, flask water, and high quality bits to make (trivial 162)

High quality bits are made by combining 2x STACKABLE HQ ore in the Vale Forge (trivial 66)

The stackable HQ ore is a rare drop of a Goblin Janitor in Runnyeye (I killed him 40+ times just to get my 2 pieces!)

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On the topic of revamps:
- https://web.archive.org/web/20020227...t=201&stop=208

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Example of doing it partly correct: upgrade of runneyeye. HQ pieces of ore (the stacking kind which is used only to make the halfling sewing kit) stopped dropping for about 6-8 months. And since it dropped from a previously common mob, whose spawn became a single mob, only halfling tailors noticed the failure. And until the fan faire in Orlando, all the HQ pieces in the game were harvested before the upgrade.

PS. don't reply to this claiming that HQ ore drops in other dungeons. I know that the non-stacking bricks of ore do indeed drop from any old word dungeon with goblins (with the exception of runnyeye). The PIECES (the ones that stack) were used in exactly 1 recipe in the game and they came from ONLY one mob: the goblin janitor. Who had a broken loot table for 6-8 months.

FanFest 2001 in Orlando:
- https://web.archive.org/web/20011215...icID=843.topic

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tangurena
(10/21/01 5:46:35 pm)
Re: Fan Faire Brief Note

I was there for about an hour, Daniel Enright was the sole person in the hot seat in the front of the room.

Things he said he would look into:
Drop rate of Swirling mists.
drop rate of HQ pieces of ore.
Making cultural pelts stack.
Adding yew leaves to the foraging table (even he admits that they sometimes spawn at the tops of trees, and was disappointed in the graphic chosen, but that any new picture would have to wait till after the release of SoL).
Some idols are not equipable by the listed races and classes even when worshiping the correct deity: Rallos zek and shadow knights was the example someone gave to him.
...

It's unclear if adjustments to the drop rate were made, but the drop wasn't completely broken based on the numerous accounts between June and October 2001. EQTraders notes the drop off the Goblin Janitor as extremely rare as of Feb 2002.

**nilbog** · #6 11-16-2024, 07:40 PM

Great research; thanks for the assist.

I think the only remaining question is when this item was introduced?

I would imagine its September 2000, or sometime between the reports from 03/01.

Rygar · #7 11-16-2024, 09:56 PM

Do you mean the metal bits combine recipe? Or small piece of high quality ore?

Passenger · #8 11-17-2024, 12:36 AM

It has to be Sep2000 or Nov2000

Halfling Cultural tailoring was added in a Nov 15, 2000 patch.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20010105....com/news.html

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November 15:
...
As of about an hour after the servers came back up today, I can tell you that: a) wood elves have mithril leather recipes now, but not only is the book bugged on the servers (Yakatizma provided the details until that can be fixed), but also the recipe for the fier'dal sewing kit is also bugged; b) halflings have cultural leathers as well, but we've not figured out all parts of the recipes yet; c) trivials for fine steel have changed and we don't know new numbers yet (there was a difference in trivials for the various sizes before this patch); d) I've heard nothing on any of the reported new ring combinations or the ornate chain. Updates will be provided as we get them.

However, there was an issue with the combine of the Vale Sewing Kit initially:
- https://web.archive.org/web/20020329...ders/nov00.htm

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11/22 いまだBroken、文化別裁縫

昨日の11時間パッチで修正されるかと見られていた文化別裁縫ですが、
Piece of HQ oreがドロップするようになりHQ bitsが作れるようになったものの
Vale sewing kit(HFL用裁縫箱)のレシピどおりに作ってもやはりSmall sewing kitが出来上がるとか。
またWood elfの裁縫箱レシピも直っていないようです。 *sigh*
-fromEQ Traders corner BBS

Google Translate:
11/22 Still Broken, Cultural Sewing

It was expected to be fixed in yesterday's 11-hour patch. Although Piece of HQ ore has been dropped and HQ bits can be made, Even if you make it according to the recipe of the Vale sewing kit (sewing box for HFL), you will still get a small sewing kit. Also, Wood elf's sewing box recipe doesn't seem to have been fixed. *sigh* -fromEQ Traders corner BBS

This at least confirms that the pieces of ore were in by Nov 22, and it seems the Vale Sewing Kit recipe was sorted by Dec 5:
- https://web.archive.org/web/20020329...ders/dec00.htm

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12/5 ハーフリング裁縫はInc!

EQ Traders cornerのBBSによると、今回のパッチでウッドエルフ･ハーフリングの各裁縫箱のレシピが修正されたそうです。
...

Google Translate:
12/5 Halfling Sewing Inc!

According to the BBS of EQ Traders corner, this patch fixes the recipes for each of the Wood Elf Halfling's sewing boxes.
...

Comments on Allakhazam's Blacksmithing page date back to before the Sep 2000 tradeskill patch. There's a lot of discussion about the various new combines and sources of bricks of HQ ore, but I didn't see mention of Runnyeye or pieces/bits of HQ ore prior to the November patch. I searched pages 47-27; here are several comments that stood out:

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Leather of the Vale
Nov 16 2000 at 6:00 PM
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Here's the scoop! The halfling cultural armor is up, and usable! I had my doubts, but I went to RV, and found a book titled "Leather of the Vale". You need HQ metal bits, a thimble mold, and a needle mold, combined in the Vale forge, which is behind where the bard and Deputy are, by the Inn. The rest, you'll have to get the book to see, but it looks as if we're going to be Tailoring armor, not smithing it.

P.S. Misty acorns are needed for these suits of armor. You can find them on the ground, beyond the wall in Misty thicket.

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High Quality Ores
Nov 19 2000 at 8:28 AM
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Here is where you get High Quality Ores. This doesn't address HQ BITS... sigh

HQ ore shows up all the times in Halas and everfrost vendors. I suspect mobs in permafrost are dropping them. Vendors are selling them for quite a bit.

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Book: Vail leather
Nov 19 2000 at 7:13 PM
Anonymous

I read the book, vail leather, there are still some mysteries, but the book is very plain and complete as to what is new. The new blacksmithing recipe is the halfling specific vale sewing kit, that is made in the halfling specific vale forge that is ouside the Inn just north of the cave to Misty Thicket.

Sewing Kite (made in Vale Forge): High Quality metal bit, needle mold, thimble mold, and flask of water. (will need to search for HQ metal bit! High Hold Keep vendor will be good starting place, hard to believe it is just a dropped item like other HQ ores that are in permafrost).

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RE: Halflings can smith specialty armor now!!!!!
Nov 22 2000 at 12:11 PM
Anonymous

Note that no recipies have been found for smithing metal halfling armors, only leather. Also of note, in order to make the Halfling Sewing kit needed to make the Vale Leather Armor you need a HQ metal BIT.. look at your recipies for bits.. 2small 'pieces' + water... No small pieces of HQ ore exist nor do HQ bits. So the halfling leather can't even be made, until one or both of these items are found.
Kity -brell-

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Seeking Info on HQ BITS or HQ small pieces
Nov 23 2000 at 12:02 PM
Anonymous

The Vale leather needs to be made with a HQ metal bit. Well as far as I know no such thing exist in game. Nor does HQ small pieces, with wich to make HQ metal bits. So the /loc,mob, or merchant info regarding this would be appreciated. NOTE small 'pieces' are not small 'bricks' or 'blocks'.
Kity -Brell-

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RE: Seeking Info on HQ BITS or HQ small pieces
Nov 28 2000 at 11:51 AM
Anonymous

LOL, were smiths, we know what pieces and bits are.. cant get skill much past double digits without seeing about 1000 more of these things than one would care too.

Ive read about the plight of the halfling tailors, to my knowledge, and ive spent some time collecting HQ ore, this is NOT dropping right now. Only HQ drop area i havent been to lately is runneyeye, maybe worth a check but i doubt it. I have a gut feeling verant will either put them on a vendor, or on newbie goblin types near HQ drops, like welps in Misty Thicket, or fire gobs in Lavastorm.. just my opinion though.

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hq metal bits vs metal bits
Dec 02 2000 at 6:05 PM
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HQ stands for High Quality.

A HQ metal bit is totally different than a metal bit, and recipe is unknown.

One would guess it would take 2 hq pieces of ore and water, but that would just be guesswork, and no one has found hq pieces of ore.

Now as to metal BLOCKS, and flask of water...
did you mean to say this is recipe for hq metal bits? try it! but only halfling smiths can use the things, to make a vale sewing kit, which is broken, and unusable, because it has too few slots to make anything with.

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hq metal bits
Dec 04 2000 at 9:21 PM
Anonymous

any news on hq metal bits? come on Knarmon, dont let me down =)

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RE: hq metal bits
Dec 05 2000 at 2:51 PM Rating: Default
Anonymous

sigh... not yet. Knarmon

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RE: Block of ore to piece of ore?
Dec 13 2000 at 11:35 PM
Anonymous

I need small pieces of HQ ore. And I haven't found anyone that sells that. I've only found small and large blocks of HQ ore.

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Has vale sewing kit been debugged yet?
Dec 20 2000 at 7:07 AM
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Last I knew, the recipe yielded a slot slot kit, and all halfling recipies need more slots than that for tailoring. I should check the tailoring discussion group.

Just checked, it has been debugged.
The small bits of HQ ore are available off Gobs in Runnyeye

**nilbog** · #9 11-17-2024, 11:45 AM

Pending update:

-[Nov2000] Small pieces of high-quality ore may drop from certain goblins in Runnyeye until the zone's revamp. After the revamp, they may drop from goblin janitor.

There is an existing smithing recipe for 3x small piece of high quality ore + 1x water flask = 1 small brick of high quality ore. Is this valid?

Passenger · #10 11-17-2024, 12:20 PM

That appears to be an out of era recipe.

Compare:
EQTraders - Basic Metalworking (last updated 25 November 2001) vs EQTraders - Basic Metalworking (last updated 5 August 2002)

Likely added with the smithing updates in June 5, 2002:

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Tradeskills:

* Made some changes to the General Blacksmithing difficulties to make the progression in this trade skill more logical and to allow for more variety in that path.
* Added more than 200 smithing recipes.
* Enchanted Clay is now stackable.
* Sheet of Fiery Metal, Essence of Fire, Imp Blood, and Fiery Temper are now stackable.
* Enchanted HQ Ore can now be worked into rings, jointing, sheets, bricks, and blocks in a standard forge.

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