The EverQuest II team is happy to announce the inclusion of a new character class in Game Update 34. This class will be the first class to allow players to start new characters in Haven as an exile. We now introduce you to the <a href="http://nethack.wikia.com/wiki/Archeologist" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Archaeologist</a> <b>Class Details:</b> Archaeologists are the first example of 'Master Classes' in EverQuest Ii and will be one of the harder roles to fill. Archaeologists will start out weak initially, relying on stealth, speed, and the Investigation skill that has recently been added to the game. As they gain levels their class skills will include increased combat proficiency with the bullwhip, and pickaxe, and exceptional evasion abilities. <b> Races Allowed:</b> Only humans, dwarves, and gnomes may select the Archaeologist class (Arc for short) in Exile. <b>Tradeskill Synergy:</b> As master explorers and discoverers, the Arc class will gain a 20% increased chance of harvesting rare tradeskill items, and will benefit from a tradeskill exp. bonus of 1% per tradeskill level. <b> Signature Quest:</b> To help starting Arc players, a new Signature Quest starting in Exile will take players through the first 20 levels of experience. The quest involves the search for an artifact known as the Orb of Detection. This orb will grant Arc's increased resistances, and invisibility on command. Archaeologists will be able to maintan their invisibility while harvesting. <b> New Title System:</b> In addition, the Arc class will be the first to demonstrate the new Class/Title system which grants players visible titles based upon the level of experience in their class. Here is a peek at the first 30 levels of titles for the Archaeologist class. <ul><li>XL 1-2: Digger </li><li>XL 3-5: Field Worker </li><li>XL 6-9: Investigator </li><li>XL 10-13: Exhumer </li><li>XL 14-17: Excavator </li><li>XL 18-21: Spelunker </li><li>XL 22-25: Speleologist </li><li>XL 26-29: Collector </li><li>XL 30: Curator </li></ul> <b>Class Hat:</b> Also included in this update will be the Archaeologist Class Hat: The Fedora. Arc characters will start with this hat at first level, allowing us to avoid the time it would take to build the full quest line. It will not be equippable until 65^th level, and is No Trade, No Drop, and No Destory. Due to this perceived bonus of receiving a hat at first level, the fedora will only be half effective if the character is swimming, or it is raining outside your house. <b> Phobias:</b> As an added bonus, we have forced the apprentice developers to work hard on including a phobia system into the game. This manifests in a new fear effect in the game which will cause an instant evac to the tutorial islands for any character affected by their phobia. Archaeologists will have the 'snakes' phobia. Paladins will have the 'dirt' phobia. Dirges will be phobic to songs in Major keys, especially from Boy Bands or American Idol. Other classes will get to learn the hard way. <b> In Closing:</b> The EQII dev team is very excited to share this new class announcement with you. The Archaeologist class should be available on the third Tuesday of April, provided the server hamsters hold up. Here is a preview picture of a 70th level Archaeologist to hold you over until then. <span style="font-size: xx-large"><a href="http://www.nethack.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">@</a></span>

Meh. Doesn't seem believeable. Sorry. C minus

You suck. Took me til the In Closing part to realize what day it was.

Message edited by Grimwell on 03/31/2007 22:16:09.

I got a chuckle out of it. <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

Oh yes i hear about that, the Archaeologist use a Whip as a Weapon and got a skill for Run, because Rocks will roll on them.

I liked the Paladin dirt phobia. ----Edit---- *LOL*  Now that I've gone back and read the Fedora class hat and the snakes phobia makes more sense...

<cite>Kethaera wrote:</cite><blockquote>I got a chuckle out of it. <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></blockquote> It was ok, I was hoping for beastmaster though. <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

<cite>Nuhus wrote:</cite><blockquote>It was ok, I was hoping for beastmaster though. <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></blockquote> Ya, like they'd ever be able to get a Beastmaster movie tie-in. pfft

I want to wear a fedora!

<cite>Grimwell wrote:</cite><blockquote><b> In Closing:</b> The EQII dev team is very excited to share this new class announcement with you. The Archaeologist class should be available on the third Tuesday of April, provided the server hamsters hold up. Here is a preview picture of a 70th level Archaeologist to hold you over until then. </blockquote>I like to have a  Server Hamster as Monut ^^ Shinobu

Posting April Fools on the 31st March is cheating imho

Entertaining, but should have made it more realistic to keep us on our toes for 3 days.

I played NetHack when it was cool... I don't feel fooled.. I just feel old now. <img src="/smilies/499fd50bc713bfcdf2ab5a23c00c2d62.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

ROFL ill i read was new character class and i new i was a lie.  Maybe somethign like increase T6 master drops or something might have been easier to fool people

Need a new prank! lol this one had me laughing because it was so obvious <img src="/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

It didn't get me, but I happily pasted it into the various chat channels and got a great response <img src="/smilies/e8a506dc4ad763aca51bec4ca7dc8560.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

Spyderbite@Mistmoore wrote: <blockquote>I played NetHack when it was cool... I don't feel fooled.. I just feel old now. <img src="/smilies/499fd50bc713bfcdf2ab5a23c00c2d62.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></blockquote> LOL. Sneaking Moria [superior to Hack imho <img src="/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> ] onto a Dec Vax network and spending half my night shift playing 'till I beat that Balrog. Yeah, @ makes me feel old too.

You got me wishing I could play an Orc tourist.

<cite>Nuhus wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite>Kethaera wrote:</cite><blockquote>I got a chuckle out of it. <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></blockquote> It was ok, I was hoping for beastmaster though. <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></blockquote>That would have been too believable and a bit of a kick in the shorts though. I wanted it to be a bit obvious and also give a nod to a great game. Don't feel old if you knew what it was -- Nethack is one of the greatest games ever, and you can say you were there to watch it launch (ha!). And... whomever it was calling me on time... it was 1am EST and I couldn't stay awake any longer.

<cite>Grimwell wrote:</cite><blockquote>The Archaeologist class should be available on the third Tuesday of April, provided the server hamsters hold up. </blockquote><p> Leave the poor server hamsters out of it Grimwell, poor things are overworked already. <img src="/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><p>As an april fools joke I would give it a B to B+.  It has the believability since you included the "Exile" part in there. <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

Tourist would've been better. :p

<cite>Grimwell wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite>Nuhus wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite>Kethaera wrote:</cite><blockquote>I got a chuckle out of it. <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></blockquote> It was ok, I was hoping for beastmaster though. <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></blockquote>That would have been too believable and a bit of a kick in the shorts though. I wanted it to be a bit obvious and also give a nod to a great game. Don't feel old if you knew what it was -- Nethack is one of the greatest games ever, and you can say you were there to watch it launch (ha!). And... whomever it was calling me on time... it was 1am EST and I couldn't stay awake any longer. </blockquote> Nice one Grimwell, u had me for a second before i got to read it all (u only had me when i read the title on eq2players.com for the record =p, after that realized it was a hoax hehe ( realized it was IMPOSSIBLE for a class like that to fit in to the game + April 1st hehe... woulda been a cool profession for the non-group / non raid guy tho hehe...)) which wont happen =0

<cite>Caldabuse wrote:</cite><blockquote>Tourist would've been better. :p </blockquote><p> That's the new class available only on the PvP servers. Comes complete with uber pet luggage that pwns.</p>

<p>I first say the archeologist thing on Sunday because it had been posted on the webpage and it was marked 4/1 for when it got posted there.  And I have never seen sony post anything on the website info on a weekend.  So that was my first tip off, second was Archeologist seems more of a trade skill idea then an adventure.  Something like Archs can harvest bones and ancient pottery from areas of the world and figure out what they are to then make them an item for players to use.  Ancient Darkelf Bone of the Procrastinater, effect: You keep putting things off especially when fighting.  Fighters taunts fail, Healers forget to heal, Mages stand idly by debating with each other the best spell to use and when, scout automatically runs away.</p><p><img src="/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><p>Kelreise D'Kara Darkelf Wizardress</p>

Lol, where am I. ia had completely for got what date it was.  I was like, huh?? had me going all the way till I read this forum.  I'm so gullible.

Im a shamed :/ I actually believed it and I got all my Ingame friends to believe it too.. *Goes away for a few days*

<p>I got a giggle out of it!</p><p>I liked the fedora and snake phobia bit  <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><p> Nia~</p>

Awww, I want my camera and a wand of Polymorph!  

<cite>Aquilistor wrote:</cite><blockquote>Awww, I want my camera and a wand of Polymorph!   </blockquote>Here you go! <a href="http://eq2.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?eq2item=15697" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Wand of Polymorphing</a> Ah, good times. That is one hard game. I still think that I'm quaffing potions. When I first saw the rust monsters in the Sunken City I was really worried that they would rust my armor!