All EverQuest II Servers will be brought offline on Tuesday May 13th, 2017 at 7:00 AM PT (14:00 UTC) for an update. Estimated downtime is less than 2 hours.

Update notes for this downtime can be found in the Game Update Notes forum once they're available.

PROVING GROUNDS
General

• The "All Hands on Deck" and "Nature's Fury" incrementing buffs cast by many of the non-boss NPCs in Battle upon the High Seas and Battle for Felwithe now apply 5.0% strikethrough per increment.

Battle upon the High Seas

• Corrected an issue that granted extra hit points to human Brokenskull pirate's on the blue side.
• The number of pirates answering Cap'n Ketch's calls has been reduced.
• Turbulent spirits (drakes) will no longer attack groups not engaged in combat.

FAMILIARS

• Five new familiars are now available from different merchants around Norrath: Sarya Val'Sara, and Scribbleclaw in Obulus Frontier, Jasper Sodtiller in Kelethin, Naris T'Vaska in Neriak, Durbain in Thalumbra, and Far'Saethe Dom in the Proving Grounds lobby.
• The Hordemother Vespid Familiar's deaggro proc will no longer trigger on fighters in defensive stance.

POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION
Fixed an issue that prevented non-members from entering the following zones after the membership restrictions were lifted.

• City of the Nayad [Advanced Solo]
• City of the Nayad [Heroic]
• Scourge Keep [Advanced Solo]
• Scourge Keep [Heroic]
• The Fabled Antechamber of Fate [Raid]
• The Fabled Cavern of the Crustaceans [Raid]
• The Fabled Chamber of Immortality
• The Fabled Nizara
• The Fabled Nizara
• The Fabled Ruins of Varsoon
• The Fabled Sanctum of Fear
• The Fabled Temple of Cazic-Thule
• The Fabled Xux'laio's Roost [Raid]
• Zek, the Scourge Wastes [Heroic]
• Zek, the Scourge Wastes [Solo]
• Zek, the Scourge Wastes: The Siege [Raid]

Chamber of Rejuvenation [Raid]

• If the Reet Ritualist gets removed from the encounter a warning message is now generated to avoid confusion.
• When Massive Jawing is removed any debuff components applied by the spell are also removed.
• Trakanon’s eyesight has been improved so he no longer attempt to kill already dead players and spam the raid with the message.
• Players chosen for the specific challenges involved in the Trakanon encounter should more reliably be able to do damage to their respective targets.
• Trakanon’s summoned challengers should no longer be permanently rooted.
• Descriptions have been added to Fetid Cloud and Toxic Tempest.
• Poison Spray should now grow in damage quicker.
• Using teleport to target type spells or abilities on Trakanon should no longer result in teleporting under the world.
• Adds in the Trakanon encounter have had their health rebalanced for recent buff package changes.

ABILITIES

• Ulla's Resolution will no longer heal hostile targets.
• Most fighter threat snaps are now unresistable.
• Corrected an issue with wards that allowed some ward types to reduce damage without losing ward amount.
• Increased critical damage across the board for both Sorcerer classes by between 8% and 17%.

ITEMS

• Enchanted Slobberjaw Eye may now be used from inventory.
• Glomalin Divining Rod will now equip automatically when double clicked.
• Prestigious Wand of Power no longer requires ammo.

Stormhold

• Several of the red focus adornments available from Kal'Jeketh can now be added to additional equipment slots.

QUESTS

• Toxxulian Flora collection pieces are now spelled correctly.