Talk:Hardcore Heritage
2022[edit source]
In 2022 it began on June 1 and ended on July 5. All events begin at 00:00 Pacific Time and end at 23:00 Pacific Time on the dates listed.
| Date begins | Content | Difficulty level |
Date ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, June 1 | Blackburrow - a/k/a Reinforced Blackburrow Cazic Thule - a/k/a Reinforced Temple of Cazic-Thule |
80 | Tuesday, June 21 |
| Wednesday, June 1 | Lower Guk - a/k/a The Reinforced Ruins of Old Guk Unrest - a/k/a The Reinforced Estate of Unrest |
85 | Tuesday, June 21 |
| Wednesday, June 15 | Crushbone a/k/a Reinforced Crushbone Permafrost a/k/a The Reinforced Permafrost Caverns |
90 | Tuesday, July 5 |
| Wednesday, June 15 | Castle Mistmoore a/k/a The Reinforced Castle of Mistmoore (Map) Nagafen's Lair a/k/a Reinforced Nagafen's Lair (Map) |
100 | Tuesday, July 5 |
| Wednesday, June 1 | Old Sebilis - a/k/a The Reinforced Ruins of Sebilis (Allakhazam, EQ Resource) (Map) | 105 | Tuesday, July 5 |
2021[edit source]
In 2021 it began on June 2 and ended on July 6. All events begin at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time and end at 11:00 p.m. Pacific Time on the dates listed.
| Date begins | Content | Difficulty level |
Date ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, June 2 | Blackburrow - a/k/a Reinforced Blackburrow Cazic Thule - a/k/a Reinforced Temple of Cazic-Thule |
80 | Tuesday, June 15 |
| Wednesday, June 2 | Lower Guk - a/k/a The Reinforced Ruins of Old Guk Unrest - a/k/a The Reinforced Estate of Unrest |
85 | Tuesday, June 15 |
| Wednesday, June 16 | Crushbone a/k/a Reinforced Crushbone Permafrost a/k/a The Reinforced Permafrost Caverns |
90 | Tuesday, July 6 |
| Wednesday, June 16 | Castle Mistmoore a/k/a The Reinforced Castle of Mistmoore (Map) Nagafen's Lair a/k/a Reinforced Nagafen's Lair (Map) |
100 | Tuesday, July 6 |
| Wednesday, June 2 | Old Sebilis - a/k/a The Reinforced Ruins of Sebilis (Allakhazam, EQ Resource) (Map) | 105 | Tuesday, July 6 |
2020[edit source]
In 2020 it began on June 3 and ended on July 14. All events begin at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time and ended at 11:00 p.m. Pacific Time on the dates listed.
| Date begins | Content | Difficulty level |
Date ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, June 3 | Blackburrow - a/k/a Reinforced Blackburrow Cazic Thule - a/k/a Reinforced Temple of Cazic-Thule |
80 | Tuesday, June 16 |
| Wednesday, June 3 | Lower Guk - a/k/a The Reinforced Ruins of Old Guk Unrest - a/k/a The Reinforced Estate of Unrest |
85 | Tuesday, June 16 |
| Wednesday, June 17 | Crushbone a/k/a Reinforced Crushbone Permafrost a/k/a The Reinforced Permafrost Caverns |
90 | Tuesday, June 30 |
| Wednesday, June 17 | Castle Mistmoore a/k/a The Reinforced Castle of Mistmoore (Map) Nagafen's Lair a/k/a Reinforced Nagafen's Lair (Map) |
100 | Tuesday, June 30 |
| Wednesday, June 17 | Old Sebilis - a/k/a The Reinforced Ruins of Sebilis (Allakhazam, EQ Resource) (Map) | 105 | Tuesday, July 14 |
2018[edit source]
In 2018 it began on June 6 and ended on July 3. All events begin at 12:01am Pacific Time and end at 11:59pm Pacific Time on the dates listed.
| Date begins | Content | Difficulty level |
Date ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, June 6 | Blackburrow - a/k/a Reinforced Blackburrow Cazic Thule - a/k/a Reinforced Temple of Cazic-Thule |
80 | Tuesday, June 19 |
| Wednesday, June 6 | Lower Guk - a/k/a The Reinforced Ruins of Old Guk Unrest - a/k/a The Reinforced Estate of Unrest |
85 | Tuesday, June 19 |
| Wednesday, June 6 | Old Sebilis - a/k/a The Reinforced Ruins of Sebilis (Allakhazam, EQ Resource) (Map) | 105 | Tuesday, July 3 |
| Wednesday, June 20 | Crushbone a/k/a Reinforced Crushbone Permafrost a/k/a The Reinforced Permafrost Caverns |
90 | Tuesday, July 3 |
| Wednesday, June 20 | Castle Mistmoore a/k/a The Reinforced Castle of Mistmoore (Map) Nagafen's Lair a/k/a Reinforced Nagafen's Lair (Map) |
100 | Tuesday, July 3 |
2017[edit source]
For 2017, it began on June 7. Each of the past years' updated zones lasted for two weeks on a staggered schedule. A new updated zone, The Reinforced Ruins of Sebilis (Old Sebilis), was available for a month. It ended on July 5.
All events began at 12:01am Pacific Time and ended at 11:59pm Pacific Time on the dates listed.
| Date begins | Content | Difficulty level |
Date ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, June 7 | Blackburrow - a/k/a Reinforced Blackburrow Cazic Thule - a/k/a Reinforced Temple of Cazic-Thule |
80 | Wednesday, June 21 |
| Wednesday, June 7 | Lower Guk - a/k/a The Reinforced Ruins of Old Guk Unrest - a/k/a The Reinforced Estate of Unrest |
85 | Wednesday, June 21 |
| Wednesday, June 7 | Old Sebilis - a/k/a The Reinforced Ruins of Sebilis (Allakhazam, EQ Resource) (Map) | 105 | Wednesday, July 5 |
| Wednesday, June 21 | Crushbone a/k/a Reinforced Crushbone Permafrost a/k/a The Reinforced Permafrost Caverns |
90 | Wednesday, July 5 |
| Wednesday, June 21 | Castle Mistmoore a/k/a The Reinforced Castle of Mistmoore (Map) Nagafen's Lair a/k/a Reinforced Nagafen's Lair (Map) |
100 | Wednesday, July 5 |
2016[edit source]
In 2016 it began May 11, with the Blackburrow and Cazic Thule zones. It rotated through eight zones and ended on July 20.
| Date begins | Content | Difficulty level |
Date ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, May 11 | Blackburrow - a/k/a Reinforced Blackburrow Cazic Thule - a/k/a Lost Temple of Cazic-Thule |
80 | Wednesday, May 25 |
| Wednesday, May 25 | Lower Guk - a/k/a Darkened Ruins of Old Guk Unrest - a/k/a Greater Unrest |
85 | Wednesday, June 8 |
| Wednesday, June 8 | Crushbone a/k/a Clan Crushbone Permafrost a/k/a Permafrost Caverns |
90 | Wednesday, June 22 |
| Wednesday, June 22 | Castle Mistmoore a/k/a The Castle of Mistmoore (Map) Nagafen's Lair (Map) |
100 | Wednesday, July 20 |
2015[edit source]
In 2015, it began on May 13, with the Blackburrow and Cazic Thule zones.
| Date begins | Content | Difficulty level |
Date ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, May 13 | Blackburrow - a/k/a Reinforced Blackburrow Cazic Thule - a/k/a Lost Temple of Cazic-Thule |
80 | Wednesday, May 27 |
| Wednesday, May 27 | Lower Guk - a/k/a Darkened Ruins of Old Guk Unrest - a/k/a Greater Unrest |
85 | Wednesday, June 10 |
| Wednesday, June 10 | Crushbone a/k/a Clan Crushbone Permafrost a/k/a Permafrost Caverns |
90 | Wednesday, July 1 |
| Wednesday, June 24 | Castle Mistmoore a/k/a The Castle of Mistmoore (Map) Nagafen's Lair (Map) |
100 | Wednesday, July 22 |
Extension[edit source]
Due to bugs with the zone instancing of the raids for Crushbone and Permafrost:
| “ | Yes, this issue is being addressed in the patch on Wednesday 6/17 and we're extending the end date on these Hardcore Heritage zones by a week so that they'll end on 7/1 instead of 6/24 and be available for a full two weeks. Sorry for the inconvenience. | ” |
2014[edit source]
For 2014, it began on June 25, with the Blackburrow and Cazic Thule zones. It rotated through eight zones and ended on September 10.
| “ | Hardcore Heritage events are back! Hardcore Heritage is the time of year where you can revisit popular zones from classic EverQuest, and overcome challenges found there that are relevant to high level characters in order to earn powerful loot!
Each of these events will be available for two weeks after they go live. |
” |
— SOE Official Announcement: Are you ready for Hardcore Heritage zones? | ||
| Date begins | Content | Difficulty level |
Date ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, June 25 | Blackburrow - a/k/a Reinforced Blackburrow Cazic Thule - a/k/a Lost Temple of Cazic-Thule |
80 | Wednesday, July 9 |
| Wednesday, July 9 | Lower Guk - a/k/a Darkened Ruins of Old Guk Unrest - a/k/a Greater Unrest |
85 | Wednesday, July 23 |
| Wednesday, August 6 | Crushbone a/k/a Clan Crushbone Permafrost a/k/a Permafrost Caverns |
90 | Wednesday, August 20 |
| Wednesday, August 13 | Castle Mistmoore a/k/a The Castle of Mistmoore (Map) Nagafen's Lair (Map) |
100 | Wednesday, September 10 |
2013[edit source]
| “ | On June 28, Blackburrow and Cazic Thule will be the first zones you can visit. Then on July 19, Lower Guk and Unrest will be changed and Blackburrow and Cazic Thule will go back to normal on July 22. In early August, Crushbone and Permafrost will change and in late August, we will have two new zones we have not released before under the Hardcore Heritage banner. | ” |
June 28 – July 22
- Blackburrow (Level 80) - a/k/a Reinforced Blackburrow
- Cazic Thule (Level 80) - a/k/a Lost Temple of Cazic-Thule
July 19 – August 12
- Lower Guk (Level 85) - a/k/a Darkened Ruins of Old Guk
- Unrest (Level 85) - a/k/a Greater Unrest
August 9 – August 26
- Crushbone (Level 90) a/k/a Clan Crushbone - There's a new challenge for two to three groups of players, can you defeat Emperor Crush and his stalwart allies?
- This revamp and raid is aimed at roughly T2 [HoT] difficulty and reward.
- Permafrost (Level 90) a/k/a Permafrost Caverns.
August 23 – September 16
- Castle Mistmoore (Level 100) a/k/a The Castle of Mistmoore (Map)
- Nagafen's Lair (Level 100) (Map)
| “ | The Hardcore Heritage events in Nagafen's Lair and Castle Mistmoore have been extended by one week. They now end on Monday, September 30th. | ” |
2012[edit source]
| “ | Hardcore Heritage zone revamps begin with Blackburrow and the Temple of Cazic Thule on May 11th, 2012! Lower Guk and Unrest will transform on June 1st, and Crushbone and Permafrost will transform on June 22nd. | ” |
The schedule for 2012 is as follows:
May 11 – May 31?
- Blackburrow (Level 80) - a/k/a Reinforced Blackburrow
- Cazic Thule (Level 80) - a/k/a Lost Temple of Cazic-Thule
June 1 - June 21?
- Lower Guk (Level 85) - a/k/a Darkened Ruins of Old Guk
- Unrest (Level 85) - a/k/a Greater Unrest
June 22 - ???
- Crushbone (Level 90) a/k/a Clan Crushbone - There's a new challenge for two to three groups of players, can you defeat Emperor Crush and his stalwart allies?
| “ | This revamp and raid is aimed at roughly T2 [HoT] difficulty and reward. This was stated as much in the Webcast I did a month ago [June 2011] or so. | ” |
— Elidroth Renato (Doug Cronkhite), Game Designer, Sony Online Entertainment, LLC | ||
- Permafrost (Level 90) a/k/a Permafrost Caverns.
2011[edit source]
The schedule for 2011 is as follows:
May 23 – June 12
- Blackburrow (Level 80) - a/k/a Reinforced Blackburrow
- Cazic Thule (Level 80) - a/k/a Lost Temple of Cazic-Thule
June 13 - July 3
- Lower Guk (Level 85) - a/k/a Darkened Ruins of Old Guk
- Unrest (Level 85) - a/k/a Greater Unrest
July 1 - July 21
| “ | Lady Vox sits in the icy depths of Permafrost, her spidery companions lying in wait for those adventurers who are willing to challenge this queen amongst dragons. Emperor Crush resides upon his orcish throne, plotting with his Teir’Dal allies to destroy his enemies. Do you and your fellow adventurers have what it takes to defeat these enemies of Norrath?
The final phase of Hardcore Heritage is now live with the Crushbone and Permafrost revamps lasting from Friday July 1, 2011 until Thursday July 21, 2011! These classic zones have been upgraded to be a challenge for level 90 players, and both include raids to further reward those ready for new risks. Get to the upgraded Crushbone and Permafrost today. They won’t last long! |
” |
- Crushbone (Level 90) a/k/a Clan Crushbone - There's a new challenge for two to three groups of players, can you defeat Emperor Crush and his stalwart allies?
| “ | This revamp and raid is aimed at roughly T2 difficulty and reward. This was stated as much in the Webcast I did a month ago or so. | ” |
— Elidroth Renato (Doug Cronkhite), Game Designer, Sony Online Entertainment, LLC | ||
- Permafrost (Level 90) a/k/a Permafrost Caverns.