Everquest: Return to the Qeynos Catacombs

I’m still having fun exploring ancient Norrath again on the Fippy Darkpaw Progression server.

The oddest thing just happened. I was searching for a little information to refresh my memory on the Qeynos Catacombs, when Google lead me to an old post from 2000, THAT I HAD WRITTEN.

The Qeynos Catacombs were always a treasure trove for lowbies, and many of the good folks of Fippy may well be in such circumstances that they could do with a pick-me-up, so […]

Everquest: What we know about how Fippy Darkpaw’s Progression Server will work.

I’ve been getting a little excited about the launch of the upcoming Everquest Progression Server, due to arrive tomorrow. I’m not sure if this will survive contact with the actual server itself, but for now I’ve been looking about trying to find out everything I can about how it will work. To reiterate, a progression server returns EQ to as close to its original form as possible, and then slowly the expansions are added as certain requirements are met. This […]

EQ2: Maltheas and the Flowing Black Silk Sash – With Video!

The Flowing Black Silk Sash was one of the most sought after of original Everquest items. As it was launch content, rather than expansion, you can be sure that folks will be fighting over it on the new Fippy Darkpaw progression server over the next few months! It will begin in the possession of the level 42 Frenzied Ghouls of Lower Guk, a contested dungeon, so it might take a few weeks, even for the most eager of rushers. The […]

He sees you when you’re sleeping. He knows when you’re awake.

I keep seeing this advert at the moment. Cisco’s David Hsieh, talking about the future:

Update: Whoops. Darn thing autoplays. I’ll put it after the fold.

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Fippy Darkpaw: An Everquest Pilgrim’s Progression Server

Everquest has a new Progression Server opening up on the 15th of February.

A progression server is as close to the original launch experience as the developers can get you to without spending a massive amount of time unravelling things. So you do have the updated engine and UI, but all the expansions are turned off. Expansions will be slowly turned on one by one, giving you something approaching the same experience that original players would have gotten through the […]

Maltheas and the Superb Owl – A Cheeves and Maltheas adventure!!!

Since his arrival, Cheeves has gotten used to being dragged around Norrath for the flimsiest of reasons.

Jabber Longwind was unamused, it being the 17th time he’d heard that joke today.

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STO: In which I rush to defeat the Devidians

Phase 6 of Rift’s Beta starts today, with some major changes.

However, I’m not going to be playing Rift today because Star Trek Online’s 3rd Feature Episode series, focusing on the Romulans, begins tomorrow. Once that happens, the special end reward from the second series, the Ophidian Cane, will no longer be awarded, so I need to deal with those pesky Devidians tonight. Not because I particularly need the cane, nice though it is, but I can never stand […]