Servers will be down early tomorrow morning for a game update:

All EverQuest Live Servers will be brought offline on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at 4:00AM Pacific* for the April update. Servers will be unavailable for approximately two hours.

New Item: Tome: Dragon's Balance Rk. III

New Recipes: Raid Elder Plate Boot Seal of the Advisor ;  Raid Elder Plate Glove Seal of the Advisor ;  Raid Elder Plate Leg Seal of the Advisor ;  Raid Elder Plate Sleeve Seal of the Advisor ;  Raid Elder Plate Wrist Seal of the Advisor ;  Raid Elder Plate Helm Seal of the Advisor ;  Raid Elder Leather Chest Seal of the Advisor ;  Raid Elder Leather Leg Seal of the Advisor ;  Raid Elder Leather Boot Seal of the Advisor ;  Raid Elder Leather Glove Seal of the Advisor ;  Raid Elder Leather Helm Seal of the Advisor ;  Raid Elder Leather Sleeve Seal of the Advisor ;  Raid Elder Leather Wrist Seal of the Advisor ;  Raid Elder Silk Chest Seal of the Advisor ;  Raid Elder Silk Leg Seal of the Advisor ;  Raid Elder Silk Sleeve Seal of the Advisor ;  Raid Elder Silk Wrist Seal of the Advisor ;  Raid Elder Silk Helm Seal of the Advisor ;  Raid Elder Silk Glove Seal of the Advisor ;  Raid Elder Chain Sleeve Seal of the Berserker ;  Raid Elder Chain Wrist Seal of the Berserker ;  Raid Elder Chain Chest Seal of the Berserker ;  Raid Elder Chain Glove Seal of the Berserker ;  Raid Elder Chain Leg Seal of the Berserker ;  Raid Elder Chain Helm Seal of the Berserker

Updated Items: Spell: Enchant Velium ;  Ornate Defiant Plate Boots ;  Fading Shadow Star ;  Spell: Tumultuous Strength ;  Grade B Oleander Extract ;  Vye`Lithiar, Varken's Longbow ;  Tattered Note ;  Human Blood ;  Sealed Letter ;  Tattered Cloth Note ;  Bear Parts ;  Chunk of Meat

Updated Quests: Pixie Dust #1 ;  Gnasher's Head ;  The Nitrates and the Assassin ;  Second Test of Kejaar ;  Rodrick #2: Hunt the Dead

Updated Bestiary: McNeal Jocub ;  a bear cub ;  Sentinel Creot ;  Executioner ;  an ancient mummy ;  oozing flesh ;  a shadow ;  Vkjen Thunderslayer ;  Irrek Bloodfist ;  Gnasher Furgutt ;  Draze Slashyn ;  unkempt messenger ;  Yilsme the Harbinger of Death ;  Deicoraxius

Here are some updates for today:

New Item: Soul Leech, Dark Sword of Blood

New Recipes: Raid Elder Chain Glove Seal of the Advisor ;  Raid Elder Chain Leg Seal of the Advisor ;  Raid Elder Chain Sleeve Seal of the Advisor ;  Raid Elder Chain Wrist Seal of the Advisor ;  Raid Elder Chain Helm Seal of the Advisor ;  Raid Elder Plate Chest Seal of the Advisor

Updated Items: Spell: Turning of the Unnatural ;  Fading Shadow Rapier ;  Mummy Wrappings ;  Gnome Skin Gorget ;  Ornate Defiant Harmonagate ;  Rough Defiant Bow ;  Ornate Defiant Plate Vambraces ;  Velium Spear ;  Fading Shadow Scimitar ;  Fading Shadow Warhammer ;  Velium Scimitar ;  Ornate Defiant Leather Cap ;  Complex Platinum Silvered Rune ;  Rough Combatant's Stake ;  Exquisite Platinum Silvered Rune ;  Exquisite Gold Embossed Rune ;  Exquisite Embossed Rune ;  Gold Painted Rune ;  Rough Defiant Cloth Wristwrap ;  Rough Defiant Serrated Dagger ;  Rough Defiant Leather Sleeves ;  Shadowbone Staff ;  Grade B Muscimol Extract ;  Crystallized Shadows ;  Fading Shadow Long Sword ;  Complex Velium Embossed Rune ;  Ice of Velious ;  Raw Supple Hide ;  Sticky Bixie Honey ;  Fading Shadow Star ;  Skeleton Parts ;  Simple Defiant Bluestone ;  Rough Defiant Chain Boots ;  Rough Defiant Cloth Cap ;  Rough Defiant Plate Boots ;  Crystallized Sulfur ;  Velium Silvered Rune ;  Rough Defiant Trillion Amethyst ;  Frozen Crystalline Eye Rough Defiant Chain Bracer ;  Sunshard Dust ;  Gnome Skin Leggings ;  Elementary Binding Powder ;  Fading Shadow Dagger ;  Crystallized Shadow Spear ;  Bone Chips

Updated Quests: Wooly Fungus ;  TDS Rank II Level 101 Spells: Minor Briny Essence

Updated Bestiary: Zorglim the Dead ;  Loran Thu`Leth ;  Xalgoti ;  a bustling digger ;  a frantic harvester

EverQuest Producer Holly "Windstalker" Longdale updated us this afternoon about what's happening this month and beyond for EverQuest.

• Some improvements are being made to Epic 1.0 quests (bottlenecks are being reduced -- details can be found in the latest Test Server patch notes).
• Legends of Norrath loot will be a little more easier to come by (for the right price)
• The progression server is a prominent topic (one that we know all about, thanks to Aristo's intricately detailed post earlier this week).
• We have been introduced to the idea of "campaigns" (downloadable content to be released twice a year - the first of which expected this coming Fall). These are said to feature "about the same amount of content" as what would normally be seen in an annual expansion.

Players have raised numerous questions about this, of course. As of this posting, they haven't been answered (it is a Friday afternoon, after all; happy Friday, by the way!), but you can probably expect some answers in this EQ Forum thread in the coming week.

(You can find the full letter posted below the jump.)

Here are some Friday night updates for you. Enjoy your weekend!

New Items: Scroll: Mental Dread Rk. II ;  Scroll: Bond of Bonemaw Rk. II ;  Scroll: Bonemaw's Bite Rk. II ;  Scroll: Vizat's Horror Rk. II ;  Koi Kimono Ornament ;  Cloak of Atahus Ornament ;  Outriders Jerkin Ornament ;  Robes of the Spider Ornament

New Recipes: Raid Elder Chain Boot Seal of the Foot Soldier ;  Raid Elder Chain Boot Seal of the Healer ;  Raid Elder Chain Boot Seal of the Magus ;  Raid Elder Chain Boot Seal of the Mariner ;  Raid Elder Chain Boot Seal of the Master ;  Raid Elder Chain Boot Seal of the Oracle ;  Raid Elder Chain Boot Seal of the Seafarer ;  Raid Elder Chain Boot Seal of the Stargazer ;  Raid Elder Chain Boot Seal of the Traveler ;  Raid Elder Chain Boot Seal of the Warchief ;  Raid Elder Chain Boot Seal of the Warmonger ;  Raid Elder Chain Chest Seal of the Arcanist ;  Raid Elder Chain Glove Seal of the Arcanist ;  Raid Elder Chain Leg Seal of the Arcanist ;  Raid Elder Chain Sleeve Seal of the Arcanist ;  Raid Elder Chain Wrist Seal of the Arcanist ;  Raid Elder Chain Helm Seal of the Arcanist ;  Raid Elder Plate Leg Seal of the Arcanist ;  Raid Elder Plate Sleeve Seal of the Arcanist ;  Raid Elder Plate Wrist Seal of the Arcanist ;  Raid Elder Plate Glove Seal of the Arcanist ;  Raid Elder Plate Helm Seal of the Arcanist ;  Raid Elder Plate Chest Seal of the Arcanist ;  Raid Elder Plate Boot Seal of the Arcanist ;  Raid Elder Leather Chest Seal of the Arcanist ;  Raid Elder Leather Leg Seal of the Arcanist ;  Raid Elder Leather Boot Seal of the Arcanist ;  Raid Elder Leather Glove Seal of the Arcanist ;  Raid Elder Leather Helm Seal of the Arcanist ;  Raid Elder Leather Sleeve Seal of the Arcanist ;  Raid Elder Leather Wrist Seal of the Arcanist ;  Raid Elder Silk Chest Seal of the Arcanist ;  Raid Elder Silk Sleeve Seal of the Arcanist ;  Raid Elder Silk Leg Seal of the Arcanist ;  Raid Elder Silk Wrist Seal of the Arcanist ;  Raid Elder Silk Glove Seal of the Arcanist ;  Raid Elder Silk Helm Seal of the Arcanist ;  Raid Elder Chain Leg Seal of the Cryomancer ;  Raid Elder Chain Sleeve Seal of the Cryomancer ;  Raid Elder Chain Wrist Seal of the Cryomancer ;  Raid Elder Chain Helm Seal of the Cryomancer ;  Raid Elder Chain Glove Seal of the Cryomancer ;  Raid Elder Plate Chest Seal of the Cryomancer ;  Raid Elder Plate Boot Seal of the Cryomancer ;  Raid Elder Plate Leg Seal of the Cryomancer ;  Raid Elder Plate Sleeve Seal of the Cryomancer ;  Raid Elder Plate Wrist Seal of the Cryomancer ;  Raid Elder Plate Helm Seal of the Cryomancer ;  Raid Elder Plate Glove Seal of the Cryomancer ;  Raid Elder Leather Chest Seal of the Cryomancer ;  Raid Elder Leather Boot Seal of the Cryomancer ;  Raid Elder Leather Glove Seal of the Cryomancer ;  Raid Elder Leather Helm Seal of the Cryomancer ;  Raid Elder Leather Leg Seal of the Cryomancer ;  Raid Elder Leather Sleeve Seal of the Cryomancer ;  Raid Elder Leather Wrist Seal of the Cryomancer ;  Raid Elder Silk Chest Seal of the Cryomancer ;  Raid Elder Silk Boot Seal of the Cryomancer ;  Raid Elder Silk Leg Seal of the Cryomancer ;  Raid Elder Silk Sleeve Seal of the Cryomancer ;  Raid Elder Silk Glove Seal of the Cryomancer ;  Raid Elder Silk Helm Seal of the Cryomancer ;  Raid Elder Silk Wrist Seal of the Cryomancer

Updated Items: Frozen Crystalline Eye ;  Fading Shadow Claymore ;  Crystallized Shadows ;  Velium Short Sword ;  Gnome Skin Mask ;  Ornate Defiant Breastplate ;  Rough Defiant Chain Coif ;  Rough Defiant Leather Boots ;  Velium Morning Star ;  Fading Shadow Dagger ;  Mummy Wrappings ;  Rough Defiant Cloth Wristwrap ;  Raw Runic Hide ;  Rough Defiant Trillion Amethyst

Updated Bestiary: Lord Vyemm ;  High Guard Vnayyanye

Updated Quests: Scaled Curskins ;  Scorpion Pincers ;  Raid Expedition: Uqua, the Ocean God Chantry ;  Marla #3: Protected Passage

More details have emerged about the new progression server in the works. EverQuest developer Ed "Aristo" Hardin compiled a list of frequently asked questions about the server and offered some details about upcoming in-game polls.

Here are some highlights from his EQ Forum post:

• Zones that have had their graphics revamped will keep their present-day geometry.
• Zones that have had their content revamped will be in their earlier versions (some in their original formats; some in later [but not current] formats).
• Most features that were added with expansions will be locked until those expansions are unlocked (you won't see mercenaries running around at launch).
• Several exceptions that will be available at launch: the raid window, maps, augmentations, AAs (still mostly level and expansion-restricted), saving of tradeskill recipes, audio triggers, many achievements, hotbar revamps, and guild rank customizations.
• The user interface will keep its current form.
• To handle heavy player population loads, newbie zones will be set up so that they trigger a separate version of the zone when the current zone gets too full of players.
• In these cases, players will still be able to choose which version of the zone they enter.
• There will be no instancing of raid content in static zones.
• The server will have an open Beta period (no dates announced yet).
• Experience will be reduced (a new experience system is to be tested through Beta).
• You will be seeing more in-game polls about how players would like expansion unlockings to be handled.

You can check out the full list of Frequently Asked Questions (along with poll details) in this EQ Forum thread.

Here are today's updates:

New Recipes: Boundless Boot Symbol of Growth ;  Boundless Boot Symbol of Growth ;  Boundless Boot Symbol of Growth ;  Spell: Nectar of Torment Rk. II ;  Raid Elder Chain Boot Seal of the Chancellor ;  Raid Elder Chain Boot Seal of the Cutpurse ;  Raid Elder Chain Boot Seal of the Defiler ;  Raid Elder Chain Boot Seal of the Duelist

Updated Items: Skeleton Parts ;  Tunic of Latent Ether ;  Highwater Bracer ;  Spell: Nectar of Torment Rk. II ;  Large Myotis Bat Ear

Updated Quest: Solteris Event #3: Stalwart Defenders

Updated Bestiary: a large whiskered bat ;  a tormented soul ;  Burning Bones ;  High Guard Vnayyanye

14th and 15th anniversary missions went live today (16th anniversary missions are still around through to April 27 - full schedule here).

Updated Items: Blood Drinker's Coating ;  Sol Staff ;  Dead Man's Veil ;  Steel Mask ;  Steel Collar ;  Steel Bracers ;  Plate Girdle ;  Steel Vambraces ;  Steel Pauldron ;  Splinted Cloak ;  Steel Greaves ;  Plate Gauntlets ;  Steel Breastplate ;  Platemail Helm

Updated Quests: Solteris Access #4: Counter-Attack! ;  Solteris Access #5: Confront Emperor Vaakiszh ;  Solteris Access #7: Slay the Serpent ;  Solteris Access #8: Stop the Ritual

Updated Bestiary: Gearin Gaxx ;  Lord Yelinak ;  Bratavar ;  Ionat ;  Entariz ;  Dozekar the Cursed ;  Lord Feshlak ;  Derasinal ;  Lord Koi`Doken ;  Sevalak ;  Lord Kreizenn ;  Zlexak ;  Jorlleag ;  Neordla ;  Vohnkare ;  Veredenia ;  Spirit of the Hills ;  Rexsaurkarus ;  Serthuliakar

Here are today's updates:

New Item: Skin

New Recipes: Raid Elder Chain Boot Seal of the Assassin ;  Raid Elder Chain Boot Seal of the Berserker ;  Raid Elder Chain Boot Seal of the Champion ;  Raid Elder Chain Boot Seal of the Chancellor

Updated Items: Deidre's Buttons ;  Devlin's Tarnished Badge ;  Quincy's Map ;  Jrint's Belt Buckle ;  Kentash's Razor ;  Brendaleen's Lamp Oil ;  Qohme's Wand ;  Werben's Flask ;  Ancient Captain's Decree ;  Hastily Scrawled Excavation Report ;  Personal Letter ;  Scraps of Paper ;  Human Blood ;  Warhelm of Rallos Zek ;  Buccaneer's Dragon Ring ;  Lava Rock

Updated Quests: Captain Hiran Group #1: Stop the Contamination ;  Captain Hiran Group #2: A Dread Challenger ;  Argath #3: Protect the Arms

Updated Bestiary: Bren Treeclimber ;  Pythos ;  Influencer Zagrala ;  Vigorous Turncoat ;  a rockbreaker ;  an elite coercer ;  a Degmar guard

Here are some updates for today:

New Items: Scroll: Ardent Fury Rk. III ;  Scroll: Hand of the Stormbound Keeper Rk. III ;  Scroll: Brilliant Vindication Rk. III ;  Scroll: Force of the Darkened Sea Rk. III ;  Scroll: Crush of Povar Rk. III ;  Scroll: Protective Proclamation Rk. III ;  Scroll: Aurora of Dayspring Rk. III ;  Scroll: Terror of Narus Rk. II

New Recipes: Scroll: Eradicate Corruption Rk. II ;  Scroll: Chromacleave Rk. II ;  Scroll: Infallible Hammer of Zeal Rk. II ;  Scroll: Hide of the Reptile Rk. II

Updated Quests: Gnasher's Head ;  The Rat King ;  Rat Shaped Rings ;  Bear Hide Armor ;  Wolf Hide Armor ;  Pine Scout Task ;  Shadowknight Epic 1.5 Pre-Quest

Updated Bestiary: Theoris Bladespur ;  Macholeth`s squire Salria

Here are some Friday night updates for you. Enjoy your weekend!

New Items: Cloak of Draton'ra Ornament ;  Hakama Kimono Ornament ;  Bad Neighbor Ornament ;  Unpleasant Rendezvous Ornament ;  Guise of the Blazing Dawn Ornament

New Recipes: Raid Elder Silk Boot Seal of the Advisor ;  Raid Elder Silk Boot Seal of the Arcanist ;  Raid Elder Silk Boot Seal of the Archer ;  Raid Elder Silk Boot Seal of the Assassin ;  Raid Elder Silk Boot Seal of the Berserker ;  Raid Elder Silk Boot Seal of the Champion

Updated Achievement: Achievement: Novice Hunter of the Void

Updated Quests: Talym Shoontar's Head ;  Indaria's Doll ;  TDS Rank II Level 103 Spells: Median Briny Essence

Updated Bestiary: Guard Liben ;  Guard Cheslin ;  Guard Kellot ;  Guard Bixby ;  Guard Philbin ;  Guard Nash ;  Chanda Miller ;  Holly Windstalker ;  a bear cub ;  A Poacher ;  Poacher ;  Gnoll Poacher ;  Talym Shoontar ;  Gluttonous Sessiloid ;  Elite Guard J`Axx