Patch message!!! Playable Frogloks!!!!

Animalor · Post by **Animalor** » January 15, 2003, 9:09 am

January 15, 2003 3:00 am
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*** Announcing The Legacy of Ykesha ***

The Legacy of Ykesha will be the first download-only extension for EverQuest. This product will not be available in stores. This extension will include some great new gameplay features, as well as new zones for characters ranging from level 35 up to level 60.

Legacy of Ykesha Features include:

A new playable race: Frogloks
Enhanced Looking For Group Tool
New Cartography System
New Magic Item slot: Charms
Armor Dyes
Dozens of new creatures
Expanded bank capacity
New zones
New spells

For more information, please visit http://www.legacyofykesha.com

*** Patch Information ***

** Gameplay/Features **

- With our last patch and the patch today, we've significantly reduced the amount of bandwidth that EverQuest needs to use, even in large raid or extremely-crowded-zone situations.
- Fixed a problem with tints not properly updating when armor is removed.
- Fixed a bug with character faces displaying incorrectly to other players when you zone in after them.
- Fixed resurrection timer that was counting down against the 3 hour limit when player was not logged in.
- Corrected a problem with health and movement updates being delayed.

** Spells **

- NPCs will now notice Druid and Shaman Percentage Heal spells in a manner similar to traditional healing spells.
- Removed the chance for slow spells to be reversed from the 17 NPCs that had this ability.
- Fixed a bug that was preventing Curses, Diseases, and Poisons from being removed.
- Raised all recast times below 2.25 seconds up to 2.25 seconds. This is a change in the spell data as the first part of a two-part change needed to correct the "Recast time not met" problem. More information is available at the Developer's Corner at http://www.everquest.com.

** Alternate Advancement/Special Abilities **

- The range on the Bard Ability "Boastful Bellow" has been increased slightly.
- Fixed a bug with Harm Touch that was not allowing it to increase the standard amount per level over level 60.

** User Interface **

- Fixed a bug with effects in the Songs window. They were not getting removed on the client when the bard was dispelled.
- Introduced new Story window. The purpose of this window is to provide story updates in a readily available location. ALT-N toggles the window. You can select to have the window pop up when new story elements are added if you wish.
- Item Links are once again creatable from Items and from other Item Links. Please do not attempt to "mine" the servers for undiscovered items. Links now have a built-in mechanism to prevent those who would go on fishing expeditions by sending up many bad links in an attempt to discover new items. These invalid links are logged, as are the accounts of those who create them.
- Added an optional confirmation box before spending AA points. To turn on this confirmation box, please check the Options window.

** Miscellaneous **

- Sage Quests in Plane of Knowledge have been fixed.
- The event to fight Bertoxxulous in the Crypt of Decay will reset 4 to 6 hours after the event is failed. It will respawn normally if the event is won.

** New/Changed Interface Files **

- EQUI_StoryWnd.xml (actually added with the Jan. 9th patch)
- EQUI_OptionsWnd.xml

Cotto · Post by **Cotto** » January 15, 2003, 9:17 am

You sir, are spreading lies....sweet...wonderful lies.

VariaVespasa · Post by **VariaVespasa** » January 15, 2003, 9:21 am

I am SO there!

*Frroaks*
Varia

Forthe · Post by **Forthe** » January 15, 2003, 9:27 am

This extension will include some great new gameplay features, as well as new zones for characters ranging from level 35 up to level 60.

I certainly hope that was a typo\oversight.

Cotto · Post by **Cotto** » January 15, 2003, 9:28 am

Well according to casters realm sony has Legacy of Y. on pre-order for $17 or so, so its no download expansion if true.

Ajran · Post by **Ajran** » January 15, 2003, 10:19 am

fucking website linked in the patch message still says to be announced january 15th.. WTG Sony.. send out the patch message saying go to this site but don't have it updated, but put the item up for pre-order the day before its officially announced..

And Sony wonders why people think they are such morons.

Animalor · Post by **Animalor** » January 15, 2003, 10:27 am

The pre-order was taken down apparently and will most likely be back up today.

I'm betting the LoY site gets opened up today at noon PST

Ennia · Post by **Ennia** » January 15, 2003, 10:41 am

on the little pop up message it said that you will have to buy expansion from login screen or station store or something like that

that's why I guess you can preorder it, you can download in parts or in whole but still have to order/buy "CD key"

Chidoro · Post by **Chidoro** » January 15, 2003, 10:54 am

This extension will include some great new gameplay features, as well as new zones for characters ranging from level 35 up to level 60.

Huh?

Expanded bank capacity

Woohoo

Voronwë · Post by **Voronwë** » January 15, 2003, 11:44 am

that patch seems to have WAY to many substantive improvements to be real

Sabek · Post by **Sabek** » January 15, 2003, 11:53 am

I wonder if frogloks will be allowed to be beastlords, and if so what will their warders be? Tadpole? fungus man?

Fredonia Coldheart · January 15, 2003, 11:55 am

Drat - I already have all 8 slots filled with characters that I really like to play.

Llaffer · Post by **Llaffer** » January 15, 2003, 11:59 am

Fredonia Coldheart wrote:Drat - I already have all 8 slots filled with characters that I really like to play.

SoE wants another $70 plus $13 a month from you to buy a new account and load it up with all of the expansions.

I too have slots fully loaded (few I like to play often, but all I play occasionally, with one exception I bring up every once in a while to see if an Epic NPC is up that needs to be killed. Who's idea was it to make ENCs kill 2 NPCs inside their home towns?!

)

Fairweather Pure · Post by **Fairweather Pure** » January 15, 2003, 12:02 pm

I wonder if frogloks will be allowed to be beastlords, and if so what will their warders be? Tadpole? fungus man?

Tadpoles would rule. I'd start a froglock BL right fucking now and not even think about it. It would rock your face with awsome-ness.

Forthe · Post by **Forthe** » January 15, 2003, 12:02 pm

Now we need to find out what classes frogloks can be.

Ajran · Post by **Ajran** » January 15, 2003, 12:11 pm

curently in game frogloks can be WAR/SK/PAL/SHM/NEC/WIZ/MAG/ENC.

as long as i backflip when i cast a spell it will rock..

Voronwë · Post by **Voronwë** » January 15, 2003, 12:12 pm

All frogloks should be PK by default!!!

Forthe · Post by **Forthe** » January 15, 2003, 12:19 pm

Voronwë wrote:All frogloks should be PK by default!!!

lol so true!!

Fallanthas · Post by **Fallanthas** » January 15, 2003, 12:27 pm

Funny, but I remember all the jokes about froggies being overused back when SoL came out.....

"If they put in lunar frogs I am gonna stab myself in the eye!"

and such.

Now everyone wants to play one.

Voronwë · Post by **Voronwë** » January 15, 2003, 12:27 pm

and considering the utter bloodshed that has been wrecked upon them by all, they should have crazy starting stats and be KoS everywhere!!!!

Ennia · Post by **Ennia** » January 15, 2003, 12:47 pm

will they be sharing the swampy Grobb with trolls as starting city or have their own? or maybe they'd be starting in guk

kyoukan · Post by **kyoukan** » January 15, 2003, 12:52 pm

must... resist...

Ennia · Post by **Ennia** » January 15, 2003, 12:54 pm

kyoukan type-R wrote:must... resist...

heh why? come on back

kyoukan · Post by **kyoukan** » January 15, 2003, 1:06 pm

I'd just ebay again. I have no shame.

Skogen · Post by **Skogen** » January 15, 2003, 1:39 pm

*prays for the monk class to be availible on frogloks*

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » January 15, 2003, 1:51 pm

There should be a one week transition period where any eligible class could switch to Froglok. In Stragi's case it should be mandatory no matter what the class.

noel · Post by **noel** » January 15, 2003, 2:36 pm

Am I the only person here who doesn't want to be a fucking frog?

Fallanthas · Post by **Fallanthas** » January 15, 2003, 2:39 pm

Nope.

Adex_Xeda · Post by **Adex_Xeda** » January 15, 2003, 2:50 pm

Personally I've allways wanted Gnolls to be a player race.

Kylere · Post by **Kylere** » January 15, 2003, 2:51 pm

FROOOOAAAAKKKKKKKKKK

Chidoro · Post by **Chidoro** » January 15, 2003, 2:54 pm

Fuck the frogs, I am a troll afterall

They're expecting this to be ready by the end of February. That's crazy turnaround

noel · Post by **noel** » January 15, 2003, 2:55 pm

Incidentally, if you kill frogs in Seb at the moment, you get the following faction (from memory):

+ Frogloks of Guk
+ Frogloks of Krup (or something of Krup)
+ Legion of Cabilis
- Trakanon

I'm guessing this is to prepare for the new expansion, and I'm guessing that Krup will be the home city for the new Frog race.

Before I knew about the expansion, I was guessing that + Krup was for the Krup frogs in Guk, but this is not the case, if you kill a Krup frog, you get the same faction message as above. I can't remember if there was a - Frogs of Seb message.

Dregor Thule · Post by **Dregor Thule** » January 15, 2003, 2:58 pm

Krup is the name of the frog town in Swamp of No Hope I believe.

noel · Post by **noel** » January 15, 2003, 3:06 pm

Thanks, Dregor!

I might cruise by and destroy a few frogs there to see what faction they give.

Skogen · Post by **Skogen** » January 15, 2003, 3:17 pm

Looks like SOE is on the ball witht the website!

it still isn't up....I need information!

Ajran · Post by **Ajran** » January 15, 2003, 4:17 pm

it is up now..

Paladin/warrior/wizard/shaman/cleric are the classes..

of note it is the only race that can be both cleric and shaman

Chidoro · Post by **Chidoro** » January 15, 2003, 4:22 pm

Interesting, the starting stats don't particularly lend themselves to any of the class choices. They're not cartoony any longer.

Drustwyn · Post by **Drustwyn** » January 15, 2003, 4:37 pm

not a big fan of the 'new' froglok art... I like the old ones much bettah... these ones look TOO much like battletoads.

Fallanthas · Post by **Fallanthas** » January 15, 2003, 5:03 pm

Frogloks are good-aligned?

WTF????

Fairweather Pure · Post by **Fairweather Pure** » January 15, 2003, 5:11 pm

these ones look TOO much like battletoads.

Haha. First thing I thought of as well

miir · Post by **miir** » January 15, 2003, 5:14 pm

Fallanthas wrote:Frogloks are good-aligned?

WTF????

The reason any good aligned character could waltz around the live side of Guk without getting attacked. The crocs in UGuk are great XP for any good aligned lowbie. I got my wizard from 17-25 (IIRC) in a few days just killing crocs.

Sheryl · Post by **Sheryl** » January 15, 2003, 5:49 pm

Ajran wrote:Paladin/warrior/wizard/shaman/cleric are the classes..

WTF that blows, I wanted to roll up a monk and see frogmanz do funny kicks.

Ajran · Post by **Ajran** » January 15, 2003, 5:51 pm

Since they are using a new model i am guessing back flips while casting wont be happening either...

Skogen · Post by **Skogen** » January 15, 2003, 6:03 pm

Ajran wrote:Since they are using a new model i am guessing back flips while casting wont be happening either...

They backflip! Check the online .avi files for the animations....one of them is the backflip!

Ajran · Post by **Ajran** » January 15, 2003, 6:28 pm

I'm gonna have to at least play around with one for the backflip then.

Akaran_D · Post by **Akaran_D** » January 15, 2003, 6:37 pm

You know, I may have to break one of my comandments.. "Never Play as a Warrior" for this.

Animalor · Post by **Animalor** » January 15, 2003, 7:38 pm

Gawd a Froglok Wizard is tempting...

Soriathus Serpentine · January 15, 2003, 8:15 pm

Fallanthas wrote:Frogloks are good-aligned?

WTF????

If you take the time to read ANY of the lore behind the froglok race you would know that they are good because they where created with Mythanial Marr's gift of life. Every god was granted the ability to make 1 race. It wasn't actually Mythanial's choice that the frogs were created. It was actually the demi-god of dreams, Therris-Thule's brother who prevented Therris from robbing Mithanial of his gift of life. Again, there's a lot more story to how it happened, but that's why they are good, valorous, and follow him as a god.

Fallanthas · Post by **Fallanthas** » January 15, 2003, 8:17 pm

And Sebilis?????

Lower guk???

Two of the three populations of froggies in the game are baddies. It just surprised me to see them implemented as a good race, despite what game lore might say.

Soriathus Serpentine · January 15, 2003, 8:19 pm

I'm sure there will be more lore behind how Cazic, Inny, and Theris manipulated the undead and sebilis tribes of the froglok to ally with the trolls, which is where the whole expansion is based around.

The live guk frogs are good as well as the SoNH frogs unless you are either A. an evil race that follows Bertox, Cazic, or Inny. or B. you've killed live frogloks of that faction before.

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