Game Updates for Jan. 29th

From Bordael: NPCs: A distant flapping of fiery wings from the lava torn lands north of Klick'Anon announce the Dragon's return. The NPC Yevran Ty`Rizeth in the south barren coast region now spawns at an uncommon rate and their treasure has been improved to match this change. Updated several other unique npc spawns in Frontiers that were not spawning and dropping loot at their correct rates Class Mastery: Corrected an issue that was preventing Necromancers from properly casting their pet class mastery invisibility ability on the level 60 pet. Reduced power cost of Bravo's Blade Dance Bravo Poise ability will now work with all weapons and stacks properly with other buffs Increased the power cost of the Hunter's ability Trueshot and added a hate component to be in line with the damage dealt by this ability Abilities: Updated all Druid, cleric, and Enchanter group and AoE buffs to only buff characters of the appropriate level for the spell. Alchemist level 47 invisibility potions are tradeable. Improved Invis and Superior Invis will now correctly hide the target of these spells. As a result of this change, the helm and held items of those affected will still be visible to other players. Please note that the visibility of the helm or held items does not affect a monsters chance to detect a player. All invisibility spells function the same in that regard. Improved and Superior Invis offer longer durations with less randomness over lower level versions. Items: gold ingot changed to make the item more desirable to tank classes as originally intended

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druid spells
# Feb 14 2004 at 3:53 PM Rating: Default
What level are the new druid teleport spells? What quest are they obtained through? Thanks
41 Druid DH
druid spells
# Feb 14 2004 at 3:52 PM Rating: Default
black screen
# Feb 01 2004 at 1:31 AM Rating: Default
first of all names Graiden, login not working on my comp.

I have had many problems with this black screen or the screen just freezing, i always that it was just my ps2, but after reading the posts, i can see it's not just me.
i think they should fix these cursed screens before they start losing players over them
first of all names Graiden, login not working on my comp.

I have had many problems with this black screen or the screen just freezing, i always that it was just my ps2, but after reading the posts, i can see it's not just me.
i think they should fix these cursed screens before they start losing players over them
first of all names Graiden, login not working on my comp.

I have had many problems with this black screen or the screen just freezing, i always that it was just my ps2, but after reading the posts, i can see it's not just me.
i think they should fix these cursed screens before they start losing players over them
[i]first of all names Graiden, login not working on my comp.

I have had many problems with this black screen or the screen just freezing, i always that it was just my ps2, but after reading the posts, i can see it's not just me.
i think they should fix these cursed screens before they start losing players over them
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RE: black screen
# Feb 01 2004 at 1:32 AM Rating: Default
sorry about the thing so many times my comp froze up and im not sure how it copied all that
RE: black screen
# Feb 11 2004 at 9:28 PM Rating: Good
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Instead of double posting you could just as easily edit your post and then nobody would have noticed =)
black screen and updates
# Jan 31 2004 at 5:51 PM Rating: Default
Ok lets start with the black screen. well i have gotten black screen at least 5 times or more in the last month or two. The main problem i have is i get the screen when i don't want it which is when fighting something or when you get killed and yup no rez for you. Now i see all these updates on other races and stuff when was the last time i saw something on a shaman spell or update on the speed of healing. Here's the big one. Now say you are bound in freeport. You die and freeport is down (if ya didn't notice its down alot) what happens then or if you log on and that character is not available in that zone. Doesn't this just **** ya off. I was in odus killing phantoms last week and got the screen of black luckily my group didn't die. I finally get back on to find out our melee got cut off the same time. Then things were a f'd up. My pet is running all over the place trying to get us all killed the spells are like slow sht. One guy dings and we all return home and find out odus goes down after that. whats the problem now can't keep things running. Plus who knows when there is someone online to talk to about training. one time a guy got my character killed because the npc had a area of effect spell it killed me and talked to the guy and said what the hell ya doing. He said you just sat there and laughed about it. I turned him in though the email system otherwise he can tell you turned him in. They said they would look into it which mean nothing. good luck all hope to see a non blank screen soon
black screen and updates
# Jan 31 2004 at 5:41 PM Rating: Default
Black Screen
# Jan 31 2004 at 3:22 AM Rating: Default
The Black Screen Happens Usually,You May or May Not Have Noticed,When U RH,Or Coach, Or Rez,Basically,It semms to me that if the equation or logarithm in the programming that executes your Rez/Coach/RH happens at the exact moment as someone else,For Example; I have Gotten Black Screen Mostly @ Coaches,Rarely If Ever During a Rez,and Sometimes RHing. It Just Frags the executable and your left with nothing (Balck Screen of Death), you must relog to "refresh".
another dragon?!?!
# Jan 30 2004 at 11:05 PM Rating: Default
what was that about a dragon in in klick?i wonder...if any one gets any thing please post i would like to know more(please post level,if it is caster melee or healer).

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black screen
# Jan 30 2004 at 8:25 PM Rating: Default
I've gotten it before myself. My opinion with the black screen is that the ps2 isn't as advanced as some people think, and the black screen is basicly like an old computer freezing, ect. when its trying to do somthing thats a little too advanced for it, or can't handle so many things at once. Well I take that back, the ps2 is advanced, just not completely advanced enough for games like this. This is just one of my theorys but i bet theres some truth to it.....
black death
# Jan 30 2004 at 8:25 AM Rating: Default
i use to get the black screen of death 4 times a day i dont know the reason but when i bought a new ps2 my death screens quit comin havent had 1 since the new ps2 may wanna think bout buyin a new 1 guys
RE: black death
# Jan 30 2004 at 7:32 PM Rating: Good
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Okay time to let in on some of my experiences. I used to get the black screen almost constantly, then one day it quit (after they had done an update, but not one to necessarily fix this "plague" on my screen.) I only get the black screen once in a blue moon, almost never. Just a word of caution though.

To anyone who has ever tried to use their e-mail help service, DON'T. It's the worst thing I've ever seen, I would tell them what my problem was and they would tell me that they don't know what I'm talking about. I'd go into more detail, and still they knew nothing of the problem. So finally when I stated it in like grade 1 grammar, they finally understood what I was talking about, but had no idea on how to fix it.

The problem was my password was periodically changing, and everytime I changed it on the SOE website, it changed on my ps2. I would have to go to the "Forgot Password" because I had no idea what it had been changed too because they kept changing it on me.

I finally got fed up and told them I was tired of having my account constantly being messed around with, and that I didn't think they were doing their part by not offering to help me. They simply ignored me and never wrote back to me, even after I had been so polite and made sure to use my wording correctly so that I did not look like a ****** lol! So to anyone who has problems, don't use their internet help, not until they get someone who can do a bit better of a job servicing the help department. Just a bit of a bad run in I had with them.

I have tried their phone support as well, couldn't get my friends ps2 to connect. He was with a different ISP then the one I actually do the installs for (ya I'm an internet installation techie =D) and so finally I thought well maybe it would be more helpful just to call eqoa and see if maybe they could help us out. They got me to try a few things, but after that they just gave up. It wasn't that they didn't know what to do, it was the fact that they didn't want to do anything to try and get us online. You would think they would at least try and make an effort to keep their customers happy, especially after I've been playing the game for well over a year n a half now, but it just seems like their "phone and e-mail support" just isn't any help.

The only thing I've ever really had luck with was the support in the game lol they responded to one of my questions within just a couple days which was much better than the 2 weeks it took for the e-mail support lol!

They said they were going to look into my advice and see what they could do, basically I had told them that it would be kinda nice if monks could use their "punch" style spells while wearing brass knuckles, or a weapon with the work knuckles in it. I mean really, doesn't it seem kinda odd that he still punches like he normally would while wearing the knuckles, yet he can't use a punch style spell?? lol I mean really doesn't that sound odd to everyone?

Hopefully they will be able to get it on the next update they do :) but anyways this reply is getting much too long so I'm ending it here! Peace out everyone =D
RE: black death
# Jan 30 2004 at 7:26 PM Rating: Good
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Oops sorry for the double post computer at work here is having some problems. =/

Edited, Fri Jan 30 20:56:07 2004
RE: black death
# Jan 30 2004 at 12:01 PM Rating: Default
no i have a new ps2 the black screen is in my world and making me mad:/ so guess again loser
RE: black death
# Jan 30 2004 at 10:36 AM Rating: Decent
I also bought a new ps2, the other one broke. I had bad lag and lock-up with frontiers. But with the new one I get the black screen once and a while and lock-up once in a while, usually when coaching or logging after long grinds.

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Dragon??
# Jan 29 2004 at 8:06 PM Rating: Default
What does the thing about the dragon mean?? Are they talking about lord nagafen??
wow
# Jan 29 2004 at 6:37 PM Rating: Default
black screen black screen everywhere!!! when will they fix this problem? guess never
black nothingness
# Jan 29 2004 at 2:21 PM Rating: Default
This black screen i really wasn't sure this was my ps2 thanks for letting us all know we are not insane. Now soe should get on this and at least let us know they are aware and are planning on correcting this ASAP. I rarely complain and do think others go off the deep end about things, but locking up and losing your grp suc's when you pay for this crap.
RE: black nothingness
# Jan 29 2004 at 10:34 PM Rating: Default
black screen black screen you treat me so mean i wish it would come clean so i xp with all the queens
RE: black nothingness
# Jan 29 2004 at 4:52 PM Rating: Decent
yea thats true and it makes me mad when you find a group after looking for 4 hours and then all of a sudden have the black screen and that is bull for paying for this game.!!!
RE: black nothingness
# Jan 30 2004 at 4:02 PM Rating: Excellent
The worst thing is when you just died and you're loading into HP, by coach or from being bound there and you get the Black Screen of Death then.

NO REZ FOR YOU! Smiley: banghead

RE: black nothingness
# Jan 29 2004 at 8:24 PM Rating: Default
I have sent in reports on the black screen and all i get is to contact customer service with a phone number. They stated that it could be my internet connection (which is cable), my modem (motorola surfboard), but never said they were responsible :/. anyway i haven't called them yet and not sure if i'm gonna. It seems to me it's them who has the prob! I've never had issues until frontiers came about.
RE: black nothingness
# Jan 29 2004 at 8:26 PM Rating: Default
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that was me with the blackness reply above ;/ forgot to log in sry :(

Edited, Thu Jan 29 20:29:12 2004
big
# Jan 29 2004 at 9:29 AM Rating: Default
This is tit-for-tat b.s. stuff. Bring on the big update with the 'looking for group' tool and updated auctions.
invis
# Jan 29 2004 at 8:54 AM Rating: Default
booo on the invisability change
RE: invis
# Jan 29 2004 at 1:04 PM Rating: Excellent
I BOOO right along with you!

This is a totally needless change. What purpose does it serve?

Why don't they fix the problem of the mobs being able to cast with no line of site?

Why don't they fix the increasing amount of black screens of death that I and countless others have been getting?

Why don't they fix the under-con settings in Envar and several other places?

These would be the major areas I would work on, or is it just me?
RE: invis
# Feb 02 2004 at 4:33 PM Rating: Decent
i boo on the changes also but they also need to change the poison damage because a lb spider killed me with just poison as i was running by it i only have like 700hp (im a caster) and it killed me at 104 dmg a tick. And also i get bytched at alot for "ks" from lower lvls i dont mind if some 1 ks me as long as its not a rare spawn so they just need to shut their dam mouth and get some lvls.


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RE: invis
# Jan 31 2004 at 11:56 AM Rating: Default
They won't do anything about envar, it's suppose to be kindof like a raid place. But I think that they should do something about the black screen (which I only get when I log off)and the no line of site casting.

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RE: invis
# Jan 29 2004 at 9:22 AM Rating: Default
23 posts
Yes booo is right. I don't trust this update at all. I'll have to go test it on several mobs later on.

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