Era

In EverQuest, the individual expansions to the game were referred to as Eras. Each Era adds additional content to the game that the original release did not have. For a reference to the patch history that the green server will be expected to take, refer to the Green Timeline page.

Classic Era
The classic era is a combination of a few eras. However, this is typically the first year, approximately, of when the game was released for the first time. There are three proposed minor eras that are considered classic.

The core classic era is considered from release until June of 1999. Typically, the classic era is tagged as.

Planes Era
The planes era, one of the proposed minor era's of classic, includes two new locations for raiding purposes. The Plane of Fear and the Plane of Hate.

The planes era is considered from it's release in June until October, 1999. Typically, the planes era is tagged as or, depending which plane specifically added the content.

Temple Era
The temple era refers to the Temple of Solusek Ro addition. A zone found within Lavastorm, this expansion added new quests for desirable armor before doing raiding in the content added by the planes era.

The temple era is considered from it's release in October, 1999 to January, 2000. Typically, the temple era is tagged as.

Sky Era
The sky era, adds one more additional plane called Plane of Sky. It is considered one of the final minor eras of the classic period along with the following era, Paineel.

The sky era is considered from it's release in January until February, 2000. The Sky era is tagged as

Paineel Era
The paineel era adds the Paineel zone. This era modifies the Erudite race to allow them to be Shadow Knights. This is the final minor era to the classic period before the next major expansion, Kunark.

The paineel era is considered from February, 2000 to April, 2000. Typically, the paineel era is tagged as

Kunark Era
The kunark era is a larger expansion to the world of EverQuest.