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[Dabamf]

Originally Posted by guineapig [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Editing my post to keep to the point:

http://www.eqclerics.org/forums/showthread.php?p=73435

It looks like it was early November 1999.

According to this, Hate was opened about 7.5 months after the game launched.
There's your answer everybody.

Your link had nothing to do with when hate was released.

It directly conflicts with the patch note I quoted above indicating that hate and sky were already released by Sept 13.

Sept 13, 1999: - Alter Plane: Hate and Alter Plane: Sky have been changed into higher level spells.

I always though hate was only a couple months after release. With sky being in in under 7 months, that seems to make sense.

[Shads]

Originally Posted by Scrooge [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

There's nothing else left to do now, especially with the rotation going as it is. Classic barely has any content for 50.

Nothing to do? Seriously? Then go outside and get some fresh air.

[guineapig]

Originally Posted by Dabamf [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Your link had nothing to do with when hate was released.

It directly conflicts with the patch note I quoted above indicating that hate and sky were already released by Sept 13.

I always though hate was only a couple months after release. With sky being in in under 7 months, that seems to make sense.

Perhaps that patch only had to do with the spell level being changed and not the release of the actual Planes themselves? It could have prep work done ahead of time, they used to do that sort of thing.

According to the thread that I linked the actual release dates were kind of kept hush hush but nobody outside of GMs seemed to have the answers.

If the Planes were were truly out for nearly 2 months when those people posted I doubt they would be asking such questions still.
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Edit # 2:

So SolRo was released on October 13th 1999 so your date of September 13th makes sense.
So going by the original timeline Hate would be opened on this server In April and SolRo would be released in May.
I didn't check into Plane of Air But The Hole should not be unlocked until shortly after Kunark goes live.

[Malrubius]

Originally Posted by Dabamf [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

How about losing the implication that there is 1 correct way to play EQ, and drop the snide remarks.

You're right, I apologize. I was trying to be funny, but reading it now, it didn't come across the way I intended. Good hunting!

[Aaron]

Originally Posted by LazyFuj [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

seriously though, if you are complaining for a FREE experience you need wake up.

This thread is less complaining and more discussion. You need to wake up.

If you don't like discussion, stay away from the forums.

[guineapig]

Just another tidbit. I was able to confirm that at least as of August 9, 1999, neither Hate or Air were implemented yet in any form which means that both had to be released some time between August 9th and October 13th, 1999.

http://everquest.allakhazam.com/arch...pdate_0899.htm

August 9, 1999: .............. If anyone was at gencon and knows more about the new continent and zones, please e-mail me about it. I would like to add the continent to the zones section with as much advance information as I can. I have added the new Iskar race to the race section, though there is little know about them right now and what is known is subject to change. I have also added sections for the Plane of Hate and Plane of Air, both currently unimplemented zones.

Edit: not worth linking but I've seen at least a few places that mentions The battle of Bloody Kithicor happening on Halloween 1999 which would put it after the release of Solro... that doesn't seem right, does it??? Can anyone confirm or shoot down this?

[Scrooge]

Originally Posted by Shads [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Nothing to do? Seriously? Then go outside and get some fresh air.

Yes, seriously...this IS the discussion forum for Project1999 aint it?

[guineapig]

Okay, so plane of Sky was introduced in January of 2000, 9 months after launch.

Patches from January 2000 - June 2000

Stand Out Occurrences:
- Plane of Sky is introduced (Jan.)
- Casters respawn with no mana after being killed by a player (Feb. 3)
- City of Paineel is introduced (Feb. 17)
- Erudites can now be Shadowknights (Feb. 17)
- Rogues get the Evade ability (Feb. 17)
- Deity-specific items are introduced (Apr. 10)
- Kerra Ridge and Splitpaw are revamped to higher level (Apr. 10)
- Kunark goes live with a new level cap of 60 (Apr. 21)
- Newbie guards get buffed to their current levels (May)
- The Hole is introduced (June 22)

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So this means that even though they mention changing the level of the Alter Plane: Sky spell on September 13, 1999, it didn't have anything to do with the actual launch of the zone. That leaves me with the following assumed release dates:


Temple of Solusek Ro: October 13th, 1999
Battle of Bloody Kithicor / Plane of Hate: October 31st, 1999 (estimate)
Plane of Sky: January, 2000
Kunark: March (or April), 2000
Ruins of Old Paineel (The Hole): June 22, 2000


If the server follows this time line we should be seeing the following:
(I rounded off to the month so in some cases it could fall on the month before or after based on the actual date)

Temple of Solusek Ro: early May, 2010
Plane of Hate: late May, 2010
Plane of Sky: August, 2010
Kunark: October, 2010
Ruins of Old Paineel (The Hole): January, 2011


Let me know if I missed anything

(EDIT: I have found conflicting information about Kunark being released in March of 2000 or April 2000, just an FYI)

[bofa]

I can live with those time frames

[Malrubius]

Sounds good to me. Thanks gp for being the sleuth.