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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Morons
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:31 PM Rating: Default
Dev peeps are generally morons anyway....they can write code all day...but they cant plan enough to make toast in the morning! Ok...so put in the butter....toast...knife.....zzzzaaaappp!! Ok..maybe that's not it....

FINALLY
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:31 PM Rating: Default
wow i think mine is workin now!!!
what a bunch of
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:30 PM Rating: Default
what a bunch of bull sh*T!


You Have Been Disconnected....
mhahahaha....
LAGDADY
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:30 PM Rating: Default
This blows gigantic chunks of green goo ! i have two accounts so multiply all your trouble times two :+)
Download
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:30 PM Rating: Default
Just a few short minutes ago, I started the patch up (for the 50th time today) and the files started downloading. 3 bubs of yellow into the "download bar" the patcher froze. This is bad thing, but much better than before. 3 hours ago I couldn't even download a single file without "Internet connection error." Hopefully I'll be able to get them all come 1 or 2 in morning. My best advice, and I'm sure some reasonable people will agree, is to be patient.
i hate this
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:30 PM Rating: Decent
well i was scared it was jsut me and for some reason id never be able to play EQ again i got scared and had to look at site thank god its not just me
LOL
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:30 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.
30 bucks
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:29 PM Rating: Default
<sarcasm>
Hey, I payed 30 bucks to be locked out of everquest for 2 days.

Next time I will bet that they will charge 40 and 3 days down. Oh joy, can't wait.
</sarcasm>
RE: 30 bucks
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:35 PM Rating: Default
You forgot to mention the $20 for the upgraded ram, and for some poor people the $70 for the new video card!

Wanna bet Verant owns stock in ram and video card manufacturers :P
Whew..
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:29 PM Rating: Decent
I just wanted to say thanks SO much for putting this forum together.. I've been wondering for the last six hours or so if it was just me.. I feel a little better now. Anyway, so address what this forum is about, yes I'm having the exact same problem, I get to the "checking for new files" or whatever and it just hangs there, when I close it it gives me some crap about "everquest has caused an error in everquest.exe" or whatever.. ahh well at least now I'm not AS pissed, I know it isn't my system and I'll get in.. eventually..
This May Help
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:28 PM Rating: Default
For those of you having Trouble I hope This Helps.

Im Running Windows98,Athlon 1600+ with 512DDR and a Geforce2 Mx400.

When I first Tried to log on I got "No 3d Device Found" So I check my DirectX and Found out I had 8.0a so I Downloaded 8.1 and that fixed the Problem.

Next Problem

The Damn Patcher Won't Connect!!!

I downloaded The new Eq.exe From Everquestlive.com
and that got me past the patcher connecting problem. Then when the new...slow...nice looking patcher came up it downloaded 1 file and looked like it croaked. So I pressed Cancel and download over and over and over...10 min later it started downloading again....Finally got in Game but the damn login Server was busy....God Why....While waiting for god to let me login I started up my 2nd Computer which is an old Amdk6 450 with 256ram and a crappy 64meg SIS card......On the 2nd computer the patcher kept freezing for some reason so I downloaded the Eq.exe again and it brought me to the new.....slow....nice looking patcher which just stopped at "Connecting to Patch Server"....In boredom I copyed the eq.exe from 1st computer two the 2nd one and it worked perfect downloading everything without a problem.
So my best guess is to keep trying Eq.exe over and over till it starts downloading.

I had all these problems and I havent even got Luclin yet....Hope this Helps ya!

Wolfiez GoldenPaw

If ya got a Question Email me Wolfiez@Hotmail.com
Yee haa
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:28 PM Rating: Default
thank you,,, for the person that put the link to the direct8.1 /bow
sick
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:28 PM Rating: Default
eq players have been pkd today by none other than sony...bahhhhh
Velious
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:28 PM Rating: Decent
SOL, /bah im still exploring Velious and Kunark.
new game?
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:28 PM Rating: Default
maybe we all need to play a new game, ***** verant over of something. I am just waiting for Horizons - Empire of Istiria to start their beta testing so they can start marketing it out. Check it out if you haven't yet.

http://www.artifact-entertainment.com/horizons/

btw, you can be huge dragons and they have quite a few races, including vampires, and faries.

DEATH TO VERANT


22 Shadow Knight
Morell-Thule
this blows
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:27 PM Rating: Decent
well im having the same probs as everyone else i think,with the addition of my whole system slowing to slow turtle.once i try running patch it frezzez (nothing new here)but once i stop patch process my comp runs like crap (very very slow) till i restart comp.if anyone can tell me how to fix please post.


khizdian
sol ro
RE: this blows
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:29 PM Rating: Default
GO TO Contol Alt Deleter and end all the EQ carp they leave in there
dance?
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:27 PM Rating: Default
Amuse a poor bard! send an IM to toadscream


Regent Bladechord
Bard, 25 and a massive undercon
Bristlebane Server
DAMN YOU VERANT
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:27 PM Rating: Default
You damn crack dealers...give me my evercrack!!!

First of all is anybody else having problems with installing the new expansion??? I got mine alright and guess what it dont work worth a damn even with Installshield program they put with it...it also has the new DirectX8 that everybody is screaming to have for this new F%$k up that verant did.
Secondly...4 hrs now of trying to download these frigging patches and I keep getting disconnected. I tried to get on to Everquest.com and guess what? They are also down as well...servers are up though since I have an RL friend who has been able to download all the patches and get on the game.
Is there a connection in being able to download the new expansion and the current patches going on??? Its a conspiracy damn it...give me my evercrack VERANT!!!
Direct X 8.1
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:27 PM Rating: Default
For those of you who want to download DX 8.1 just go to http://www.microsoft.com/directx

Thats what I did. :-)
RE: Direct X 8.1
# Dec 14 2002 at 1:34 PM Rating: Default
i need direct8.1
ginnantawnick
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:26 PM Rating: Default
You see? All us alkyholics were already prepared for this. clink clink.
DRUZZIL RO!
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:26 PM Rating: Default
DRUZZIL RO ALL THE WAY! YEAH!!!
whooooeee im bored

Baltok <Dragonspine Order>
55 war
DANCE
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:25 PM Rating: Default
DANCE OR BE DANCED UPON


Regent Bladechord
Bard, 25 and a massive undercon
Bristlebane Server
breath in and out...
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:25 PM Rating: Default
Hey guys... well, I am at work right now and I just can't wait to get home to make my computer lock up... hehe. We all just need to chill out while they work the bugs out, then scream and holler if this down time isn't really worth this chaos. Good luck everybody and hope to see you all, well... by maybe next week.... lol.

Tricon Harpagon
52 Champion Bristlebane
Legion of the Chosen Few
????
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:25 PM Rating: Default
PATCT ERROR, PATCH ERROR, PATCH ERROR i am really tired of reading the same thing, they say that i am not registered to play the friggin game
...
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:25 PM Rating: Default
...
patch
# Dec 04 2001 at 10:24 PM Rating: Decent
Looks like some of my files are starting to patch. Some seem to have failed somehow..maybe got overloaded, but looks like the patcher just moved on to the next file rather than booting me completely. I think it will take me about 30 mins on 56K connection to get files. Not sure if Ill be able to get into the game after that w/o more problems.
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