Ok after alot of research I finally found the exact date of when Ornate Chain was introduced. If you look up
EQtraders on web.archive.org and click on the
Feb 03, 2001 archive then click on
recipes you will see Ornate Chain listed under
advanced recipes (9/19/00 patch).
The
patch note for September 19, 2000 confirms the addition of several new recipes:
Quote:
*Trade Skills Enhanced*
Many of the trade skills in game have received massive enhancements,
including dozens of new craftable items, new fishing and foraging
items, and other things to be discovered once in game.
In addition, trade-skill specialization has been implemented. Players
will be able to exceed 200 points of skill in ONE of the generally
available tradeskills. This includes:
- Baking
- Blacksmithing
- Brewing
- Jewelcraft
- Tailoring
- Fletching
- Pottery
Once above 200 points in one of these skills, no other skill will be
able to exceed 200. Specialization restrictions do not include class or
race-specific trade skills such as Alchemy, Make Poison, and Tinkering.
Players with race or class-specific trade skills will be able to exceed
200 points of skill in that skill, PLUS any generally available trade
skill.
The enhancement of trade skills is an on-going project. Further
enhancements will be made in the coming weeks.
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That pin points Ornate Chain as being
introduced on September 19, 2000 which is post Kunark: Release Date: 3/31/00 but prior to Velious: Release Date:12/04/00. And with that we can put this to rest.