Everquest Urban LegendsFollow

Only one I can think of at the moment is the anti-camp radius.

The big giant sea monster in Lake Rathe...

It exists now.

Heh. Alleviating quite a bit of lag in zones by telling people that /ex would tell you how much experience you have, and how much you need to level...

Here is a thread on the official Sony boards about EQ Urban Legends.

I remember this one from when I was just starting out...



Edit to ask: Can someone clarify what the "Anti-camp Radius" is?

Edited, Apr 26th 2008 5:55pm by NaturesParadox

Running over a spawn point helps a mob spawn...used to see people ( and by people, I mean me ) running back and forth over a spawn point.

The biggest, most intriguing one I ever tried to find was the Clockwork Dragon that lives underneath Ak'Anon. I know, Big Bynn or whatever is in game now but there was always the rumors of an under-water passage in Ak'Anon to get to the dragon.

That you will die within 72 seconds of activating Lesson of the Devoted. Oh wait, that's true.

She will attack you if she sees you actually fighting bears though. Oddly, this applies even to the diseased bears. Which is probably where you guys got the idea.


I've always liked the myth that short people run faster. Some players continued to insist this for years because it felt like you were going faster if you were lower to the ground.

A lot of the myths were based on events that occurred during beta or very early in the game. Various sea monsters and rare triggered spawns were believed to be in the game either because some dev mentioned it as something planned (but never implemented), or because there was some one time event that had the mob(s).


Another thing that added to the myths was the sheer number of items in the game that ended up having no purpose at all. They were originally intended for some quest or tradeskill, but it wasn't implemented, but the item was still left in the drop tables. The Plains Pebble was a classic example of this.


Other myths revolved around getting various mobs to spawn. The "tricks" for spawning Pzin in QH were all over the map (literally). The reality was that she was just a rare spawn and so you were unlikely to get her. I also remember some named mob in S. Karana for some shield quest. Never did get that guy to spawn...


AGI affecting runspeed myth was based on logical observation. If you were overloaded, you ran slower *and* your agility decreased. This lead some to assume that agi affected runspeed. It didn't. It did slightly affect AC though, but not significantly if you had 75 or higher.


Anti-camp radius was born out of sheer frustration at some camps. That and the fact that it seemed (and still does) that mobs will spawn and respawn over time, but once a named spawns in place of a PH, it'll stay there (unless the server resets). This causes the casual player to observe that it's not uncommon for named mobs to be up when they first arrive in a zone (especially if it's been empty for awhile), but that those same named don't seem to spawn much when they're actively camping them.


There were lots of theories about the clock tower in Qeynos IIRC. It was clickable, but didn't do anything. IIRC, there was also some lamp or other in Ak'Anon that you could click but also didn't do anything. People had a lot more time to sit and ponder strange things in the game back then I think...


Some mobs were so rare that they seemed like they were myths. I have a screenshot somewhere of me fighting the dunedigger in N. Ro. Incredibly rare spawn. The Terrorantula was also super rare. IIRC, there was a period of time when it was dropped off the spawn table, adding to the myth.


Hmmm... Lots of myths back in the day. Can't remember half of them honestly...

Sheesh....now I have to go destroy all those plains pebbles I have in the bank!

I had heard one urban legend about the Enchanter's Target-based Area of Effect Mezz. The legend had it that if one mob resisted they all would. I've even heard of Enchanters that believe this.

Not true, but this myth was probably born of confusing our target-based area of effect mezz with the TB AOE lull, called Wake of Tranquility, aptly nicknamed Wake of Trainquility. If one mob resisted this spell, it may indeed aggro the other mobs and attack. But I've seen enough of some mobs resisting while others didn't to know that each mob in the area of a TB AoE mezz must make its own resist check.

When fighting a mob on a hill, always be standing higher than the mob. This gives you an advantage. Don't ask me what the advantage was, but it was something I heard years ago back when I started lol.

Yeah, like a weaponless guy in a pyjamas can take more beating AND do more damage to his opponent that a swordfighter in chainmail, just like in real life... Oh, wait...

I remember on Torvo after Velious came out when someone at the EC tunnel started the rumor that Centi Longswords were going to become Lore. Of course these liars were the ones supposedly selling one of the last non-lore ones at a high price ("Get yours now before they become Lore and you can only wield one!").