Patcher Woes

Let me express what many of you are feeling right now: Arrrrrrrrrgh! Let me in! Let me in! I want my Kitty! *breathe* OK. According to Sony, they are aware of the problems and are working on them, including bringing on more patching servers. Why they didn't think of this before, since this is almost identical to what happened at the original release is beyond me, but I'm sure they want you to play their game as much as you want to play it. Feel free to use this forum to try to help each other get into the game or to just console each other while you wait.

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drugs
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:50 PM Rating: Default
just imagine the folks who are making the money from this game. We are all so addicted we can't stand to take a couple of days away from the game. Every time we can't get on we get crazy. It seems this should be against the law, crack is herion is why is EQ legal?
Switch Games
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:50 PM Rating: Default
Is Dark Age of Camelot really better than EQ honestly? Im thinking about going to that if I have to put up with this EQ BullSH1t... Im not kidding anymore this is PISSING ME OFF, I am paying for this, I shouldnt be deprived of my privileges to play Damnit!
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# Dec 04 2001 at 10:50 PM Rating: Default
guys this is almost funny. i stand here watching million of playing doing all they can think of on their computer to try to fix all those problems. you got to understand that there is no way that you can enter EQ right now. here are the 3 only situation that you can face:

1-you tryed to uninstall and re-install everquest, or you are still at the retail version

> when you try to log you go to the old patcher. it look for new files for a few seconds, then bring you a message that explain that you are not conected to the internet or that you have a I/O problem. Once in a while, it will partially work. It will find a server, and start to download the first patch. But while you are jumping of joy watching the blue bar go up, it will sudently stop at the middle of the arena file. (about 3% of the total patch). It will either stay frozen there, or will give you the usuall "not logged" message. Usually the next thing to do is to tear out your hairs while shouting obsenities and/or to trow your monitor trought the window. But dont worry, its the same for everyone. So no need to call your internet provider to complain like so much players did.

: you can fix this by either waiting untill the server are fixed and that you can download normally the patchs, or you can ask a friend to send you his full EQ instalation. But in the end it wont help. You will still be unable to download the Luclin patch corectly.


2- You are among the rare person that managed to download the full Luclin patch corectely. but when you try to log, you get a "no 3d device found".

>This simply mean that you have directX 8.0 installed. You need 8.1 to run Luclin. So download and install 8.1. But once you are done, you wont be able to download the patch corectly. So its kinda useless. But since you will need 8.1 anyway, go download it right away.

3- You manage to start the Luclin patch, but atthe middle of it, the scren freeze or send you back to window or give you the "not conected" message

>congratulation, you are perfectly okay. The problem is with the Eq servers. wait untill they are fixed to download the ******* file corectly.


note: the new everquest.exe file that verant told you to download is useless and wont fix any of those problems. The only thing that it could fix is if you were ALDREDY having problems with the patcher. if everything was working perfectly fine untill today, thisfile wont help you much. But it cant hurt, so take it anyway.
charge
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:50 PM Rating: Default
HA HA HA!
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:49 PM Rating: Default
just think...someday we will all look back on this and laugh
RE: HA HA HA!
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:50 PM Rating: Decent
No, we won't.
#Anonymous, Posted: Dec 04 2001 at 10:49 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) gonna call me son's name BEN!
I am getting married !
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:49 PM Rating: Default
gonna call me son's name BEN!
i hate my last name! gonna chnge it to LadON
um this sucks @$$
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:49 PM Rating: Default
save me this is sooooo hella boring it was sort of fun doing my homeowrk clicking the icon WTF is happening im soo bored i wanna play my kitty i wanna get my monk to 57 hes like a blue ahhhhhhhh!!!!! save me ahhhh!!!
well huh!!
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:49 PM Rating: Decent
are we ther eyet i can wait for hours and i probably will,someone call work and tell em my granny is in the hospital
ugh
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:49 PM Rating: Default
I mean SoL, sorry my brain is fried after staring at the screen in frustration for hours
the charge
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:49 PM Rating: Default
is there really an additional charge someone please let me know
RE: the charge
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:53 PM Rating: Default
No there isn't.



Tuesday December 4, 2001
NO SOL SURCHARGE

I spoke with Greg Rizzer from Sony Online Entertainment regarding the Shadows of Luclin surcharge mentioned on the back of the CD Case for the expansion.
He confirmed that there is NO additional charges requried to play Shadows of Luclin other than the purchase of the expansion box (Retailing at US$29.99).


found posted here : http://eq.castersrealm.com/
RE: the charge
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:53 PM Rating: Decent
There is no additional charge, according to VErant and Sony Oline, it was a mistype. What they are trying to tell is that in addition to buying the gamebox, you also have to pay the additional monthly fee, wich all of us are doing right now. In other words, for everyone playing Everquest and that have an active account, there will not be any additional fee for playing the expansion Shadows of Luclin.

Hope this clears things up.

Best of Regards

Luicid Dreaming
52 Bard
Age of Dreams
Innoruuk server
HELP!!
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:48 PM Rating: Default
I'm having the same problem, I get the windows symbol patch thing and it trys to download _verQuest.exe and it gets to 2 or 3 blue bars and it freezes. I cant get past this, even on my lap top I cant download it. Anyone have any ideas??
um god this is boring
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:48 PM Rating: Default
save me this is sooooo hella boring it was sort of fun doing my homeowrk clicking the icon WTF is happening im soo bored i wanna play my kitty i wanna get my monk to 57 hes like a blue ahhhhhhhh!!!!! save me ahhhh!!!
Bah!!!
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:47 PM Rating: Default
I Tend to find that if u run your mouse around your desk top really fast ..It tends to not do a damn thing...AAARRggHHHh
i went so much as to reinstall
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:47 PM Rating: Decent
i have reinstalled every thing, i have had SoL for over 7hrs now and i want to play. LET ME IN!!!!
Ok gonna stop spamming like dis
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:47 PM Rating: Default
Ok meez gonna stop, this is a bunch of BS! my computer is lagging like in the game, i rather get kicked in the balls by binladen instead of waiting anymore
anyone?
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:47 PM Rating: Default
has anyone on chasic thule gottin on.....
RE: anyone?
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:49 PM Rating: Good
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nope
question
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:47 PM Rating: Default
I have Windows 95 (yeah yeah don't say it) and am supposed to stick with DirectX 8.0a. Does this mean I won't be able to play at all now or just won't be able to play Velious until I get an upgrade? Any clue?
RE: question
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:56 PM Rating: Default
It is my understanding that no, you will no longer be able to play EQ on win95 and win95 will no longer be supported.
RE: question
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:53 PM Rating: Decent
From what I understand you will NOT be able to play everquest any longer with Windows 95. You must upgrade your OS to at least 98.
time to reopen my daoc account
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:45 PM Rating: Default
hey guys,
i was thinking maybe it is time to bring out the credit card and resubscribe to dark age of camelot. it is just as good as Everquest W/O the bugs.

soze

karana
ohhhh boy
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:45 PM Rating: Excellent
i work as a software developer and must say that this is absolutely unreal. For verant/sony to have blown the release this badly smacks of real internal problems. Absolutely terrible quality control implies a lack of basic, standard, release practicies. No automatic notifications of downtime (what exactly did the new patcher do then...), arbitrary resets, no client notification on a brand new release... Are multi hour downloads appropriate or not... inquiring minds want to know. I am VERY disappointed and hope you fire both your qc and your infrastructure teams. They clearly dont know what they are doing.
RE: ohhhh boy
# Dec 04 2001 at 11:27 PM Rating: Decent
It really annoys me when people say they are software Developers and then complain about another product. If they were real software delevopers, they would understand the problems that verant is having. On the other hand, if you consider Qbasic as software development, then flame away. But just remember, they are Human, and they are trying there hardest to resolve issues so we can go play are Digital Heros!

That is all
Ivan Tichenor
Hubbs Trueblade, 29 Paladin<Soldiers of Steel>
Vazaelle
RE: ohhhh boy
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:52 PM Rating: Decent
Qualifications aside, this isn't really news. I'm sure nearly every one of us could have seen this coming.

I think it's hope that keeps us coming back. Hope that they may finally get an act together that's better than the one they have now.

False hopes

Khissh Shadewalker
21st Zealot of Greenmist
Firiona Vie
RE: ohhhh boy
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:47 PM Rating: Decent
would it be possible for you to email me and give me some advice on what classes to take in school and what kind of jobs you are open to after you get a degree?

Thanks a lot if you can do that

my addy is

suburbanlife1@home.com

RE: ohhhh boy
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:49 PM Rating: Decent
Well, for one, make sure you fail all of your basic business courses and basic computer courses. Then you'll be assured of a job with Verant, since you'll fit right in.
evercrack
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:45 PM Rating: Default
can't get mad at the crack dealer....he's the only one in town that deals
ARG
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:44 PM Rating: Default
ARG why us........
#Anonymous, Posted: Dec 04 2001 at 10:44 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) I reloading Quake back to the basicks lol
what pay more?!
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:44 PM Rating: Default
my friend got shadows of lucin and he say on the cd theres an additional charge a per month to play with lucin if this is so what the ****! are guys idiots! i dont wanna pay any more for this damned game its already like your cable bill and its just a game whats this extra cost! we are already playing and now we have to pay more to play more?
Anyone got an extra 6gp?
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:44 PM Rating: Default
Verant Manager says, " got another (hick up) 6gp friend? i have (hick up) missed placed (hick up)
my money at the bartenders...
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