Nov 13 ~ Sectrets of Faydwer goes LIVE

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Tip of the Week – Getting Ready For The Expansion - 11/07/07


EverQuest Secrets of Faydwer launches on November 13, 2007. To help you remember some of the preparation steps, like ordering the new expansion and downloading files ahead of time, here are some tips for getting ready for the expansion.


Character Preparation

Logging Out
Give yourself plenty of time to log completely out of game before the servers go down. If you wait until the server boots you, a transaction, skill advancement, etc., may not be saved. Make sure you log out in a safe place. It's generally a good idea to log out in a city, the Plane of Knowledge or another zone that might be deemed safe.

Corpse Clearing
While the system will save your corpses, it's always a good idea to take care of any corpses you have in the world before a game update.

User Interface
If you use a customized user interface (UI), it's a good idea to save a screenshot of your interface. Generally for larger updates, several user interface changes are made. You will need to update your customized interface before logging into game or you may experience problems. By taking a screenshot, if you are unable to get an update for your customized UI, at least you have a picture of what it looked like so you can try to get a new one to match it.

EQInterface - The largest and most comprehensive collection of User Interfaces. And the best source for User Interface discussions. If you downloaded your customized UI from this site and it is a common UI, you will generally find an updated version for it there on the day of the game update or shortly thereafter. Just be patient and give them enough time to get the changes made for them.


Pre-Order Information

EverQuest Secrets of Faydwer™ is currently available for Pre-Orders! Get your order in before November 13, 2007!

EverQuest Secrets of Faydwer All-In-One Compilation Pack Download Features:

o Includes EverQuest Classic and all 14 EverQuest expansion packs

o All available in-game retail items from all 14 expansion packs

o New Mount – The first EverQuest appearance of the fearsome Worg.

o Special Pre-order Bonus, The Gnomish Steamfists – First conceived as a weapon to help the determined gnomish pugilist overcome their stature when facing larger combatants, jets of steam fire out the back of these oversized, mechanical gloves. Unfortunately, they propelled the gnome forward into the waiting jaws of their rather amused opponent. Sensing opportunity in disaster, the intrepid gnomes tweaked the fists to provide a more constant release of steam, ruining their usefulness as weapons, but creating one of the strangest methods of accelerated movement to be found on Norrath.

o Legends of Norrath Items – Digital Booster Pack and Nimbus of the Storm Lord loot item.

In-game items are available one per account.

Pre-Order Now!

Pre-Downloading Files

Get an early start on downloading the Secrets of Faydwer expansion files to avoid long update times on launch day! Several expansion files are on the LaunchPad for pre-downloading to your EverQuest directory for the live game.

In order to pre-download the files you will need to 'Enable Background Downloading'. To check your status, open the LaunchPad, log in, and click on Preferences.

Soon you will discover the Secrets of Faydwer!


Finding Gameplay Information

To find out some gameplay information like Items, Spells, Tradeskills, Abilities and more, you can visit the following sites:

* Allakhazam's Magical Realm

* Caster's Realm

* EQ Vault

* EQ Traders Corner

* Stratics Network

For Class or Server Specific discussions, you can visit the EQPlayers Links page.


Legends of Norrath Download

Legends of Norrath will still be available to play while the EverQuest servers are down. Download the stand-alone game client to prepare to play it on Tuesday during the downtime. Haven't tried it yet? This would be a good time to go through the tutorial and learn how to play!


To offer more tips, join the Getting Ready For The Expansion thread over on the official EverQuest forums.