Everquest & DX9

[Kyle]

Well they have finally converted it to a complete DX9 engine. This paves the way for some MAJOR graphics updates soon! By the time EQ2 releases we will be running the same graphics I bet.

Let's just hope they don't bring all there other well known DX9 bugs over from there other games...

Kyler1

[TrevGlas]

The downtime keeps getting extended though.

FIrst it was 3 hours, then it was 6, now it is 7.5 hours.

I'm stuck waiting in line for the godamn fabled jboots too.. like it doesn't already take long enough.

[Kyle]

By the look of the update packets I'm getting so far it looks like they went ahead and rebuilt the graphics... should be pretty awesome. I'm playing the SC: Pandora Tommarow demo while waiting for it to get back up. Can't wait.

Kyler1

[TrevGlas]

This was just posted on the Tech Forums:

Due unforeseen problems, the servers are going to be down a little while longer.
Our tentative ETA is 3 P.M. PST.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

[Immortal]

(memory flashback of shadowbane)

AHHHHH

[Kyle]

It's back up! You can see some light graphics refinements, primarily in the character models and shadowing/lighting effects. They said they are working on a new sky texture also. I think we are on our way to some major graphics updates though.