Update Notes & Extended EU Downtime for March 3, 2015

From Roshen on the EQ2 Forums:

US EverQuest II Live Servers will be brought offline on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at 7:00AM PST for an update. Estimated downtime is one hour.

There will be extended maintenance for European servers.

EU EverQuest II Live Servers will be brought offline on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at approximately 9:00PM PST for an update. (Approx. 5:00AM London Time on February 27, 2015). Estimated downtime is 4 hours.

Alle deutschsprachigen Server werden um 6:00 CET am 04.03.2015 zwecks einer Serveraktualisierung heruntergefahren. Die vorgesehene Stillstandszeit wird etwa 4 Stunde(n) betragen.

Le serveur de langue française sera arrêté à 6:00 CET le 04-03-2015 pour une mise à jour du serveur. Le temps d’arrêt sera d’environ 4 heures.

and from buildmaster Bunji on the EQ2 Forums:

POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION
Brokenskull Bay: Bildgewater Falls [Heroic]

• The “Barnacle Burst” spell has been made to hit slightly less often and should no longer grow over time.
• The “Whirling Daggers” spell has been made to hit slightly less often and should no longer grow over time.
• The “Dangerous Flirtation” spell has been made to hit slightly less often and should no longer grow over time.
• The “Pirate Spin” spell has been made to hit slightly less often and should no longer grow over time.
• The “Boatman’s Grasp” spell has been made to hit slightly less often.

Brokenskull Bay: Hoist the Yellow Flag [Heroic]

1. The “Abandon Ship” spell has been made to hit slightly less often and should no longer grow over time.
2. The “Triage” spell has been made to hit slightly less often and should no longer grow over time.
3. The “Broken Compass” spell has been made to hit slightly less often and should no longer grow over time.
4. The “Rack and Ruin” spell has been made to hit slightly less often and should no longer grow over time.
5. The “Swarthy Slice” spell has been made to hit slightly less often and should no longer grow over time.

Ossuary: Cathedral of Bone [Raid]

• Corrected an issue when zoning into The Altar of Malice [Raid] from the Cathedral of Bone portal.
• Malicious Design will now be applied at 10% instead of 40% in the Villandre encounter.

Ossuary: Altar of Malice [Raid]

• Ritual Keeper V’derin’s “Ritualistic Nightmare” spell should grow at a slower rate.

ITEMS

• Green and [eq2u]Red Malice Conversion Stone[/eq2u]s are now Heirloom.
• [eq2u]Wand of Brimstone[/eq2u] can now only be used by mages and priests.
• [eq2u]Shissar-scale Scepter[/eq2u] can now only be used by mages and priests.
• [eq2u]Emblazoned Wand of Fireflinging[/eq2u] can now only be used by mages and priests.
• [eq2u]Wand of Pyre[/eq2u] can now only be used by mages and priests.