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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[EverQuest patch switches up hot zones, nerfs some Ancient Heroes rewards]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/10/08/everquest-patch-switches-up-hot-zones-nerfs-some-ancient-heroes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/10/08/everquest-patch-switches-up-hot-zones-nerfs-some-ancient-heroes/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/10/08/everquest-patch-switches-up-hot-zones-nerfs-some-ancient-heroes/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/fantasy/" rel="tag">Fantasy</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/everquest/" rel="tag">EverQuest</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/patches/" rel="tag">Patches</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/leveling/" rel="tag">Leveling</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/everquest"><img hspace="4" vspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2009/10/eqpatchnewhotzonescharasis2_580px.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div>
<a href="http://everquest.station.sony.com/"><em>EverQuest</em></a> has <a href="http://eqplayers.station.sony.com/news_article.vm?id=51654">just been updated</a>, and it's time to say goodbye to the ironically freezing set of hot zones that have provided icy experience bonuses for the past few months. This isn't a bad thing, as the new list of hot zones includes a number of popular areas for people to do their leveling in -- the full list can be found after the break, along with the rest of the patch notes. One of the hot zones, Howling Stones (also known as Charasis) has been altered to be more inviting for potential visitors:<br /><br /><em>Apparently while performing some end-of-the-summer cleaning, the doors within Howling Stones were left unlocked. It may be some time before a maintenance crew can be sent there again to lock the doors up tight. Use this knowledge as you will. In addition, the spells protecting the entrance to Howling Stones have weakened, and adventurers of lesser skill and strength may find its halls now accessible.</em><br /><br />The other big change with this patch involves some tweaking of the Ancient Heroes missions from <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/09/15/everquests-ancient-heroes-game-update-brings-a-classic-eq-exp/">the previous update</a>. The rewards from these missions have been the subject of much controversy ever since their introduction, and this patch has made many of them worthless (though they can still be refunded by handing them to the quest-giver). Having said that, some of the group-level rewards were actually improved. Hit the jump to see the patch notes in their entirety.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/10/08/everquest-patch-switches-up-hot-zones-nerfs-some-ancient-heroes/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>EverQuest patch switches up hot zones, nerfs some Ancient Heroes rewards</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/10/08/everquest-patch-switches-up-hot-zones-nerfs-some-ancient-heroes/">EverQuest patch switches up hot zones, nerfs some Ancient Heroes rewards</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/10/08/everquest-patch-switches-up-hot-zones-nerfs-some-ancient-heroes/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19188584/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/10/08/everquest-patch-switches-up-hot-zones-nerfs-some-ancient-heroes/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>ancient-heroes</category><category>brews</category><category>charasis</category><category>eq</category><category>everquest</category><category>hot-zones</category><category>howling-stones</category><category>nerfs</category><category>old-man-mackenzie</category><category>soe</category><category>sony-online-entertainment</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[William Dobson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
