Top 10 Nerfed/Removed Items

Had the idea to do a video like this for a very long time and I am happy to finally release it. Pre-Nerf items are just another one of those interesting elements that seem to be quite unique to EverQuest. Unfortunately like any list videos, it is impossible to include every item that deserves to be there in the single video. Check out the wiki page for some of the other items that did not make the cut.
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[@CharlieJapan]

We miss you flats :(

[@oatlord]

People who didn't get to experience this game truly missed out.

[@corbin_4738]

Agreed

[@simontobias9678]

Youre right but i farmed Sleepers Tomb for Months until every single Member of us had every Item he wanted and our Guild DARKWIND was 70+ Members =D

[@mokdis00]

P99 Green is thriving right now if you want to experience real classic EQ. 1000+ players pretty much 24hours a day. Still in classic.

[@Treklosopher]

@@mokdis00 yeah but the community isn't that great. The community on Blue is way better, and the community makes the game.

[@ryanc6878]

@@Treklosopher I totally agree, I have a 60 ench and 60 mage on Blue...Thought about going back but everyone turned to green. Blue pop looks high now though?

[@everwake2689]

I remember rushing home from work each night to login to EQ to group up with friends that I had never met from all over the country. It was a giant chat room that also happened to be the best (and most addictive) game in the world. I'd browse Allakhazam and drool over raid loot I'd probably never see, but I was having so much fun I didn't care.

[@TyphoidBryan]

My EQ Story: I was a Qeynosian Shadow Knight who used to love wandering around in the catacombs beneath the city. There was sometimes a mob who would pop near the mercenaries that would drop the Ivory-Handled Falchion. I figured, "Perfect! A proc'ing weapon for my class!" I used the thing over and over, but when I would receive the message saying the weapon was proc'ing, nothing would actually happen. I read nothing in notes or update patches or anything from any dev saying that the weapon was bugged or problematic. So I left a bunch of /bug reports. Many of which were responded to directly in-game by the GM's. After a few months of telling them the weapon (which some of them didn't even know about) was screwy, my wish was granted and an update patch's notes listed the item as being fully functional as intended. I strongly feel that my persistance with telling them the weapon was screwy was the push that finally brought justice for the weapon. lol

[@blackwaltz3135]

What was the mobs name? The one thing down there I remember was the gelatinous cube lol

[@JohnDoe-qf1ur]

@@blackwaltz3135 Qeynos Aqueducts: a rotting sentry / Azibelle Spavin can drop it. the weapon proc is Heat Blood: Heats the blood of your target, causing 17 damage every six seconds for 6 ticks at level 12 to 10 ticks at level 20.

[@blackwaltz3135]

@@JohnDoe-qf1ur Wow, I saw that mob so many times back in the day, Never thought he was worth the time. Might of killed it but if i did never dropped anything. Thanks for charing

[@snowballandpals]

I wish youtube was around during EQ's prime. there's not nearly enough EQ content on here

[@housechillin8386]

u mean u dont miss lookin stuff up on allakhazam for quests lol

[@curtisleeyork1978]

It honestly would have ruined the mystery though. Thats whaat made it so magical

[@snowballandpals]

@@curtisleeyork1978 that's very true actually

[@kjpierson1152]

Think I'm having flashbacks to college just watching this. 16 hours+ a day of brotherhood and fun. Nothing has matched it since.

[@HuyHuy-ml1rb]

WHERE ARE YOU FLATTS!?!?!?!?!

[@trevormccrory1515]

I remember way back when, leveling as a monk in crystal caverns...another monk comes rolling in with a fungi tunic and dual-wielding sceptres of destruction. Some people man, some people.

[@timcooper1841]

Moas covered twig originally was not restricted to offhand and as such was by far the best dps due to mainland bonus , offhand only IS the nerfed version

[@Flatts]

Ah you are correct! I just dug through some old Alla posts. It seems the twig got a double tap with the nerf bat. Replaced with the Branch but then also the existing Twigs were made to be offhand only. Thanks for letting me know.

[@Yizee]

Does it drop on the green server as well as the other stuff in this video?

[@samuelrs5138]

@@Yizee They follow the exact patches/nerfs of the original EQ. So if something existed for the first 30 days in original EQ and was then nerfed it will exist for the first thirty days before being nerfed in green too.

[@Yizee]

@@samuelrs5138 That's cool thanks for the info.

[@battosaijenkins946]

@@Flatts @Flatts, Couple things. First of all you missed out the Runed Fighters Staff! Or RFS as they called it. It dropped from a Frenzied Pox Scarab in Old Sebilis for about 10 months before being nerfed and replaced by the Imbued Fighters Staff. Couple years ago they were being sold anywhere from 40kpp to about 70kpp. Now I see on forums being sold for 125 or some ridiculous number. Secondly, #3's Fungus Covered Great Staff isn't around 2 million. There was some merchant in ec tunnels saying that there was a forum post where one owner turned down an 8 million plat offer for one. A Sceptre of Destruction goes for 2 million plat, I mean is it that much worth it? And lastly, another 'mention-able' should have been Box of Abu-Kar which was a 100% weight reduction LORE item that held 10 slots but weighed 2.0 stones. It was removed I think a full year or two after Kunark and it was a rare item that dropped off any monster greater than level 35. Cheers~

[@AsheCraftingCorner]

Its been 3 years,and we are all hoping everything is Okay Flatts,and we want you back

[@WiggityWizard]

Hope you're doing well Flatts, miss your videos!

[@TheAisar87]

0:30 Mosscovered Twig 2:11 Thex Dagger 3:38 Locket of Escape 6:01 Blade of the Black Dragon Eye 7:04 Circlet of Shadow 8:28 Holgresh Elder Beads 11:00 Manastone 12:44 Fungus Covered Great Staff 13:59 Guise of the Deceiver 15:26 Other Items of Note 16:10 Sleeper's Tomb Warder Loot

[@rickw5024]

This game freaking OWNED my life for 5 years+ My characters and the adventure and friend I made still last in my memories til this day. I'd go back in time in a heartbeat!! Ancient Darkness/Indigo Void/Crusaders Reborn and all the others along the way.

[@fungus_am0nguz644]

You can still play for free. p99 is great, Kunark expansion coming out in Nov, so it still the first one. I play every now and then but not like before, holy shit dude, i had friends putting in 15-17 hours playing....bad addiction type shit, i pulled 10+ hours day when i was really in it.

[@DjPrespley]

started p99 red and it's low pop but that means free camps while still grouping with guildies, I havent slept since im.lv 44 now (not exactly have not slept but ive been playing 24/7 and forced myself not to play today)

[@blackwaltz3135]

I've been playing this off and on for the last 22 years lol My dad actually got so hooked that in his off work hours he actually bought FIVE accounts, just so he could group himself, Man this guy was devoted lol unfortunately he passed away in 2017 but I still have his account with the level 60 druid Glassman. Lately I've been playing more and more as something has drawn me back to the game, where I continued leveling up the level 15 Necromancer i started 20 years ago. Its level 39 now within a few months. went back to Karnors castle.

[@Gonza1000]

Is this the final video from Flatts? Or will there be more EQ content in the future? I have watched every video, and really miss the cool content from the greatest game ever :)

[@Electromash92]

Ikr, hope to see him back soon. I rewatch classic adventures every so often.

[@matte909]

It's still one of my biggest EQ memories of all time I played a monk during the POP era and attended a big GM event and was one of 3 players that 'won' the event (over chaos kill all kinds of mobs and bosses to find a key) and my reward was a Shroud of Longevity and such I was one of the few on th server that had it. Safe to say i was the attention of the ladies from then on..

[@connorleggett9483]

Sucks he’s not releasing stuff anymore kinda still wanna see the p99 adventures

[@chrissears5482]

Twinks were one of the best parts of EQ for the first few years. None of the items had level restrictions so you could give the best items in the game that werent no trade to a level 1. Good times

[@housechillin8386]

wurmslayer and regen tunic skeleton neclace

[@user-te2yb3rz2t]

Amulet of necropoteince ❤

[@brotherbisquick]

Moss covered twig! I haven't thought about that stupid thing in 20 years.

[@mateowannacomedyremasterz6605]

Scimitar of the Mistwalker! It dropped off Vox for Rangers & Druids allowing us to spawn a pet wolf

[@Flowmada]

For a while this was the only thing I wanted more than the Druid epic

[@mateowannacomedyremasterz6605]

@@Flowmada I was on Rallos Zek & was a slow leveler. I never saw one. I don't know if anyone on Rallos killed the Lady before they took it out =(

[@garrett3117]

@MaTeOWaNnA CoMeDy ReMaStErZ I knew a guy that had one. But Time Spinner, & Time Hammer (or Earth whip) made it inferior as a lvl 25 ranger ganking the gaskets. Could get it via Shadowhaven Casino, same as Guise, Beads, etc.

[@zer0deaths862]

Started playing this game in 1999. Oh how time goes by.

[@tunabros]

anyone else go back every month to check to see if Flatts upload a new video?

[@EQOAnostalgia]

Something like that... yeah lol.

[@MrDeToxiic]

Finally something good comes out during this quanrantine.

[@Elias_Halloran]

hell yeah these videos are too rare, so true

[@Elias_Halloran]

This is flatts most popular Everquest video yet, I look forward to more videos, I hope some are coming soon

[@EQOAnostalgia]

I... think he just stopped uploading one day without explaination? I wouldn't hold out for an upload, seems like he quit just as the whole roner garbage began.

[@laynesellers]

BFG in Velious from gnome tinkerer quest started on one of the islands. I forget. One of the many steps I’ll never forget... I camped the damn bird for days and turned my volume up to wake me so I could hear the bird screech. It was a clicky with knockback effect which interrupted mobs’ casting. We also used it to move stationary named mobs to fight them at zone in. Some bosses were “rooted” like that one guy in Luclin. TRL SK Rept, Innoruuk.

[@isodood]

Itzlegend of Conquest had this. On lanys.

[@Pomchi-owner]

Zilo from project 99 Blue here. I use to have the Scimitar of the Mistwalker which was a blast before it was nerfed. Unfortunately my brother logged into my account when I was semi retired from EQ and auctioned it off without my permission. I hope he is still enjoying those Elder Beads...

[@_Scipio]

Looking forward to more potential videos at some undetermined point in the future.

[@killval849]

You're the only youtuber I have clicked the bell icon for. The moment I see something from you, I get all giddy. Thanks endlessly for introducing me to this utter masterpiece of a game, and all of the cool adventures along the way. Long live AG as well

[@susannmesna1897]

The music makes me all mushy on the inside.... Have some of the best memories from this game. Made a ton of friends. And no matter how "old fashioned" the game got it was always this game I compared other games with after leaving EQ.

[@workinprogress4579]

Started playing a week after Velious came out. Haven't played in many years. The music still gets me. Thanks for the video.

[@aaroncoon9312]

Dude. I stumbled upon this and then went over to classic adventures. THANK YOU! IM SO HYPED WATCHING THESE. SO MUCH NOSTALGIA! I was younger when I started playing eq, so I'm learning alot!

[@jonnyjazzz]

A small part of me misses EQ. I poured thousands of hours into it in 00/01. I could never dedicate that much time to a video game ever again, but I have fond memories of the vastness and complexity of the world, all the mystery and places to explore, and the chills I got as limits were pushed.

[@jaceberntson7994]

Man I really want to see this guy come back to KZbin EQ was the best thing ever and my favorite class is a monk made my week when I saw a new vid of this guy sure do miss him

[@seanogle4543]

This might be the best Everquest video I've ever seen. Congrats! The list is great, it's really close to what I would pick (except I might add Soulfire).

[@christopherregan2924]

Amazing editing! Laughed out loud at the monk intro in the beginning. Definitely gunna be looking up more videos, please keep up the good work ❤😂🎉

[@joey7morell]

Hey man I really like these videos where you narrate quests, zones and your travels.. wish you made them more often I’m a huge fan!

[@jarsek]

Found your channel like 3 weeks ago and wasnt sure if you were still active. Been making my way through your monk videos, awesome stuff man, really really enjoy watching your episodes! Was thrilled to see you posted a new one, great job on this one as well!!

[@Elias_Halloran]

the items are kind of like popular art when the creators are no longer alive, super satisfying video in that it brings me back to when I even first played the tutorial for this game

[@TheBluestank]

Hey man I just discovered your channel and am slowly working through all your videos! I was an original EQ player way back in the day, and this is seriously making me want to come back and try this P99. I hope you keep doing what you are doing, your videos are great.

[@gdolson9419]

My 1999-2001 rogue got her JourneymanBoots off Drelzna. Took me 3 days of staying awake to get to my turn to kill her when camping them. One of the best moves I made in my EQ career.

[@icarus-wings]

Yuck.

[@andrewnicorn]

I love these videos, man. I watched them all now, and I'm gonna need you to make some more.

[@MrJohansson14]

nice to see you uploading again! Really enjoyed your monk videos and they helped me alot on p99 (blue) :)

[@c313zk6]

Where did you go?

[@gkcopperdrag]

The Moss Covered Twig wasn't a monk item at the time. It was one of the best ways for warriors to hold aggro.

[@HackerBusting]

you could also dual wield them, not limited to one. I used to farm them with ShowEQ and made a fortune.

[@illsuive]

actually it was a monk item at the time it was an everyone that could use it item.

[@gkcopperdrag]

Every item usable by a monk was considered by monks to be a monk item at the time. My guild used this mainly for the aggro management it provided.

[@Cody1JZ]

Incorrect. The only MCT i ever saw on live was equipped by a human monk twink in the opening days of Kunark

[@gkcopperdrag]

@@Cody1JZ Most of the ones in my guild were warriors for the purpose described. This didn't really start getting used by twink monks until it was changed to the moss covered branch when, as a 2HB (the second version) it was generally useless for warriors. two 1HB hitting as fast as the MCT did generated at least the minimum aggro per hit, and it held aggro exceptionally well on most raid targets.

[@aluckyshot]

1304 people playing on a few server even right now. This game was so much fun. Just wish it wasn't such a horrible time sink or would jump in for nostalgia.

[@peterwhitcomb8315]

Thanks for bringing me back on memory lane. Still have a lot of fond memories and a game that did it right before succumbing to business and player pressure.

[@destruction8946]

Hey Flatts I really enjoyed your Robe of The Whistling Fists video and all the work you put into it. It's crazy to think it came out 2 years ago. I appreciate your content and I think if you could make at least 1 video a month you would see your viewer count go through the roof.

[@Thynqikan]

Blade of the Black Dragon Eye! I have one of these on the Rathe server. The damage/ delay ratio of 14/24 gets this weapon replaced as the game moves on but for agro pull that sword served my warrior well into the Planes of Power expansion. The weapon proc envenomed breath generated a LOT of mob hate for some reason, and the weapon proc went off a lot. I could easily out agro warriors using Blade of carnage/ Bloodfrenzy combinations, and even warriors using the Blade of War that was 2H Slashing Atk Delay: 32, DMG: 48 Dmg Bonus: 104 AC: 50.

[@Puggacho]

Abashi’s Rod of Disempowerment pre nerf was an awesome monk wep, specially for pulling since it was insta cast, unlimited and removed buffs on the pulled mob.

[@garrett3117]

Even w/ the what, 3 sec cast time still very very useful. Just not as useful for say Red or certain situations.

[@Plachno85]

So glad you’re back! Thanks for the video

[@Jackpl]

Great video! I watched the whole thing, which in this day and age is rare to dedicate 18 minutes to. WORTH IT!

[@LanikinMalachite]

Missed you Flatts, good to see you're still about.

[@MitchAboutGames]

Bringing me back so many years. Thanks a ton for this.

[@gyan1010]

Oh damn, nostalgia overload here but I just no longer have the time to get into a game like EQ.

[@three-quartersbadger2929]

I still have a Manastone on one of my Live characters. Far too late to be really useful, but it is a conversation piece.

[@amnesia998]

You mean conservation?

[@M4ttNet]

Great video, brings back good memories. I remember back in original EQ twinking a new Cleric with a manastone and a fungi tunic and powerleveling himself in Befallen using undead nukes. Great times. Really wish I had never traded the Manastone though, would love to still have that.

[@deavonw]

Best EQ KZbinr is back. Good to see you alive and around.

[@oriondx72]

Breezeboot's Frigid Gnasher and Oakwynd come to mind. Been playing since 2000.

[@mikeFolco]

Nice to see new stuff man! Thanks.

[@GoYouGoME]

I played classic EQ for only a week just so i could say i've played it but I really love your videos. That number 1 story was really interesting, thank you.

[@srarcade]

Boogoog also accidentally dropped a 10AC ring called the "Gem Encrested Ring" (later renamed to Gem "encrusted" ring and moved) during the first week of Kunark. I managed to snag one of these as a caster, with no idea of the significance of a ring with 10AC in those days - i think i sold it for 1200pp when it was probably worth 10x at the time.

[@BrianAnderson150]

Glad to see Classic EQ is still going strong, but I played P99 to death already (started on the initial server 5 days after launch). Eventually the raiding just turned me off due to the number of guilds all competing for the same targets. While very similar to contested raid bosses on live, some people/guilds raided without regard for anyone else on the server in order to gear not just their main, but their primary alt, secondary alt, tertiary alt, and so on. That mindset, instances of early cheating (cough Nagafen first kill cough), and other problems like plat duping just ruined the experience in the end.

[@jaySEER]

Thanks for your videos mate! Really enjoy them.

[@ghadrackpotato960]

I've still got my raid notebooks with loot note, raid points, hundreds of pages. Guild bank notes for necro coffin fees. Emergency phone numbers for monks and Necros in case of a planar raid wipe on a work night when we needed emergency corpse recovery assistance. Ahh the good old days.

[@Mosely]

Loved that video. Thanks for the walk down memory lane.

[@Caliban_80]

Glad to see you creating again!

[@xenlatengroundbeef2623]

Earthshaker! 12+ AA per pull during the PoP era pulling half of Plane of Fire using the Earthshaker and the warrior rampage ability as a soloing warrior was insane.

[@Torriadore]

Played this game for 8 years and my first and biggest memory always drifts back to being a n00b paladin furiously clicking a deepwater helm with its 10 second cast time for those sweet 100 hp heals while I tried to solo in Dreadlands lol.

[@bopeswiththemost4415]

lol reminds me of my early monk days using binding wound skill. People would ask me what I was doing (it makes the loot sound/crouch animation) and almost no other monks used it. Once the skill cap lifted, it was an amazing heal for monks and bandages were fairly cheap. While the healer meditated I'd also heal the group and people always laughed. It sucked but it was better than sitting on my thumb and roating.

[@AsheCraftingCorner]

Man,I hope Flatts will come back

[@Elias_Halloran]

Currently following Paul Anthony Romero instead. Content is not in depth but he did make some of the music for EQ during planes of power expansions.

[@jschram84]

Don't forget Bladestorm, Katana of Steel Sleet. Warrior only 2hander that procs a strong rain spell. Drops either off Inny or CT I don't remember, until Temple SolRo patch IIRC

[@kohuafiskal3687]

the actual nerf to the moss covered twig, and several other low delay weapons was the fact that they were made offhand only, at 1st they were useable primary hand. They also removed, and or changed them from dropping in game.

[@cardigansrule]

There were quite a few insta-click items where they added casting times. I had the Pegasus Feather Cloak (mage epic item) on my ranger for a long time, it was insta-click (cast Levitate) at first and you could use it to climb straight up, took a long time but you could use it to get to high ledges that you otherwise could not reach. it was also clickable on anyone, didn't have to be grouped. I levitated literally everyone I ran across. lol

[@milo8425]

AoN will slowly levitate you as well

[@chrissears5482]

Pretty sure Pegasus Cloak wasnt instant cast.. Maybe im wrong

[@Clove_0]

Fantastic video and production quality!

[@ACGamerNetwork]

Great stuff man, love the special effects

[@Lg-ud5ok]

I loved this video! Great great great content. Keep making video like this please. 🙏🏼

[@Ashentz]

I miss this content so much.

[@Ross_Schmidt]

Mage epic originally had unlimited charges I believe and you could reclaim the pet for mana. The Fungi staff was castable on anyone, not just yourself originally and the person didn't have to be in your group either. It murdered on PVP servers as it instantly snared people. You missed Lustrous armor too.

[@cardigansrule]

Lustrous Russet, was plate armor that chain classes could wear (like Rubi), it dropped in Plane of Fear and had no level requirement, so guilds would bring their level 1 twinks in to loot rots. This is why they added the level 46 req to zone into the alter planes, and I believe they also removed Lustrous.

[@MrStevem121]

Good to hear from you. Thanks for the upload

[@AQWLiineec]

Always happy to see a Flatts upload.

[@-NateTheGreat]

I love your videos. I just joined Green 2 weeks ago and love the nostalgic feels.

[@Elias_Halloran]

good one

[@Bwugwugwug]

Missing your videos, Flatts! Reptox and everything, please consider making videos of whatever you're playing.

[@Krokpot7]

wow, the nostalgia in this video is for real. I remember several of these back when we played when EQ was new back in the day. EQ was the best game of this type and original still i think. It really captured the essence of an MMO. If i was a young lad still, id def be on project 99 for memories. lol some good times and some good friends.

[@Laura-qo9cc]

Welcome back Flatts :D the wait was worth it \o/

[@Nuuks67]

This was awesome! After 20 years still playing!

[@theexile4694]

Hope you are doing well man. Miss your videos.

[@kodimah8577]

11:50 When I was in highschool the dark elf custom helm with old style graphics was such an intimidating and awesome look. I played on vallon zek red server, any whenever I saw that face I knew I was going to die. Fun times.

[@jdouglas0182]

This video hit me in the feels for sure, nostalgia overload

[@86spirit60]

Great video Flatts as always. The pre nerf terror forged mask combined with manastone was indeed very game breaking both were quickly nerfed. What about the quest for thex mallet / ring of the dead? A human monk (as could other race and class combos) very early on faction himself and acquire the ring from the dark elf necro&sk guild it also had the bind affinity charge and could be combined with a locket of escape. This was also available pre kunark whereas the locket was not.

[@Asterra2]

Dang, this is a well-put-together video.

[@EditorSebas]

This video reminded me of all the shenanigans you had to do as a monk. I remember farming a bunch of clicky items to have to get by. Like getting myself a pair of Jboots to travel faster, farming balls of burlap yarn to be able to snare, and I'd always go to Cabilis to fight the non trainer version of Master Glox and apply intimidate to him, just so he could summon me outside of his locked room, so I could get away with his gate potion.

[@BoomerElite4u]

Monks had the most insane farms. I remember guys spending like 9 months on Treant Fists, and years farming for their Robe of the Lost Circle. I personally spent 4+ days straight without sleep to get my Gator-Scale leggings, and that seemed mild comparatively.

[@CrimeCraftADHD]

I literally feel like a crack addict who just saw crack after not seeing it for so long.

[@NickEnlowe]

There was a clicky faction adjuster that dropped from one of the court members near the Coldain king, it wasn't in the game long before it got removed. It did something like clicking to add +1000 faction for the target's faction, really nice.

[@ladyabaxa]

Sounds like a debug item that got left accessible to players by mistake.

[@NickEnlowe]

@@ladyabaxa Yes, it was only around for one or two patches after launch. But luckily the original items weren't deleted from characters that earned them. Extremely rare and valuable.

[@dyounos6446]

Hell 15 years ago I had a 65 Iksar Monk. This video brought back memories.

[@thomasgricezodiac]

We miss u

[@isaacnaughton5206]

I played this for many years from around 1998 to around 2005 and still miss it from time to time. No other game has come close to the depth of engagement this had despite its many flaws and chunky graphics.

[@siah7590]

Staff of forbidden rights deserves to be on this list

[@HectorYague]

One big ass nerf was the one performed on the lvl 49 necro pet dual wielding daggers pre-Kunark. So powerful it could solo full exp frogs in Lower Guk and it would destroy any lvl 50 warrior in a duel, regardless of gear. It was absurdely overpowered :)

[@charlessuh5576]

Love your videos, hope you find some time to post more!

[@wesleyflatt356]

Deepwater helm would've been my number 1. Originally it was instant cast symbol. Self only but still, instant cast heal was amazing. I remember a paladin soloing fire giants and probably could have taken naggy if he'd been up. Unfortunately this was nerfed and given a cast time shortly after devs realized their mistake.

[@garrett3117]

It had its time on blue as well.

[@Dwytv]

My dad played this game when we were kids. He is playing right now for fun with a raiding guild. This popped up on my recommended and I went back and forth between my room and his room asking if he had some of the items. He has the Sceptre of Destruction, manastone on 2 characters, fungus covered great staff, guise of the deceiver, and the staff of forbidden rights he preaches is the best in the game. Cool to see something relatable and have my dad have a couple of these items

[@biodredge8810]

You did an excellent job with this video. A+ :)