I've been everywhere, [Odus], [Faydwer], [Kunark]. . . .
You name it, and I can tell ya a little something 'bout it. . .
If you buy me a sip of brandy, of course!
- Captain Rohand

Antonica

Outdoors

Cities

Dungeons

Odus and Faydwer

Cities

Erudin
- Erudin
- Palace
Paineel

Outdoors / Dungeons

Cities

Outdoors / Dungeons

Kunark

Outdoors

Cities

Cabilis
- East
- West

Dungeons

Velious

Outdoors

Cities

Dungeons

Planes

Original Release

Scars of Velious

Luclin

Outdoors

Cities

Dungeons

Planes of Power

Tier 1

Plane of Nightmare
- Lair of Terris Thule
Plane of Disease
Plane of Innovation
Plane of Justice

Tier 2

Plane of Storms
Plane of Valor
Plane of Torment
Ruins of Lxanvom (Crypt of Decay)

Tier 3

Halls of Honor
- Temple of Marr
Torden, the Bastion of Thunder
Drunder, Fortress of Zek (Plane of Tactics)

Cities

Plane of Knowledge
Plane of Tranquility

Tier 4

Solusek Ro's Tower
Doomfire, the Burning Lands
Eryslai, the Kingdom of Wind
Reef of Coirnav
Vegarlson, the Earthen Badlands
- Ragrax, Stronghold of the Twelve

Tier 5

Plane of Time A
Plane of Time B

Zone Experience Modifier

If all things were equal, you would receive an equal amount of XP for killing equivalent mobs in different zones. This is not the case. Some zones give a higher amount of experience than others. Some zones actually give a significantly lower amount of experience. ZEMs were put in place to encourage players to adventure in less frequented zones, as well as reward those adventuring in significantly more difficult areas. For example, dungeons typically have higher multipliers than outdoor zones.ref

In the old days of live EQ the server sent the actual ZEM values, which were recorded by studious players. These values were used as a basis for the EQEmu numbers, and so are in place on most stock EQEmu servers. These numbers were never known to have changed over the history of classic EQ live.

ZEM is the acronym used for Zone Experience Modifier. This corresponds to the per zone boost to experience you receive over the flat, normal amount. Note that on this scale a value of 75 represents normal. Below 75 indicates a experience penalty, and above 75 a bonus.

Zone Name	ZEM	Expansion
Acrylia Caverns (acrylia)	0.90
Plane of Sky (airplane)	0.75
Ak'Anon (akanon)	1.00
Akheva Ruins (akheva)	0.85
The Arena (arena)	0.75
The Arena Two (arena2)	1.00	Default
Aviak Village (aviak)	1.00	Default
Befallen (befallen)	1.60
Gorge of King Xorbb (beholder)	0.75
Blackburrow (blackburrow)	1.00
Bastion of Thunder (bothunder)	1.19
The Burning Wood (burningwood)	0.75
Butcherblock Mountains (butcher)	0.75
Cabilis East (cabeast)	1.00
Cabilis West (cabwest)	1.00
Dagnor's Cauldron (cauldron)	0.75
Accursed Temple of CazicThule (cazicthule)	0.85
The Howling Stones (charasis)	0.85
Chardok (chardok)	0.85
The City of Mist (citymist)	0.85
Loading (clz)	1.00	Default
Cobaltscar (cobaltscar)	0.75
The Crypt of Decay (codecay)	1.45
West Commonlands (commons)	0.75
Crushbone (crushbone)	1.60
Crystal Caverns (crystal)	0.85
Sunset Home (cshome)	1.00
The Crypt of Dalnir (dalnir)	1.10
The Dawnshroud Peaks (dawnshroud)	0.75
The Dreadlands (dreadlands)	0.75
The Temple of Droga (droga)	0.95
Eastern Plains of Karana (eastkarana)	0.75
Eastern Wastes (eastwastes)	0.75
Echo Caverns (echo)	0.80
East Commonlands (ecommons)	0.75
The Emerald Jungle (emeraldjungle)	0.75
Erudin (erudnext)	1.00
Erudin Palace (erudnint)	1.00
Erud's Crossing (erudsxing)	0.75
Marauders Mire (erudsxing2)	1.00	Default
Everfrost Peaks (everfrost)	0.75
Plane of Fear (fearplane)	0.75
The Feerrott (feerrott)	0.75
Northern Felwithe (felwithea)	1.00
Southern Felwithe (felwitheb)	0.75
Field of Bone (fieldofbone)	0.75
Firiona Vie (firiona)	0.75
East Freeport (freporte)	0.75
North Freeport (freportn)	0.75
West Freeport (freportw)	0.75
Frontier Mountains (frontiermtns)	0.75
Tower of Frozen Shadow (frozenshadow)	0.85
The Fungus Grove (fungusgrove)	0.75
Greater Faydark (gfaydark)	0.75
The Great Divide (greatdivide)	0.75
Grieg's End (griegsend)	0.90
Grimling Forest (grimling)	0.75
Grobb (grobb)	1.00
Plane of Growth (growthplane)	0.80
Ruins of Old Guk (gukbottom)	0.80
Guk (guktop)	1.50
Halas (halas)	0.75
Plane of Hate (hateplane)	0.75
High Keep (highkeep)	1.50
Highpass Hold (highpass)	0.80
Halls of Honor (hohonora)	1.30
Temple of Marr (hohonorb)	1.30
The Hole (hole)	1.00
Hollowshade Moor (hollowshade)	0.75
Iceclad Ocean (iceclad)	0.75
Innothule Swamp (innothule)	0.75
Jaggedpine Forest (jaggedpine)	0.75
Kael Drakkel (kael)	0.85
Kaesora (kaesora)	1.10
South Kaladim (kaladima)	0.75
North Kaladim (kaladimb)	0.75
Karnor's Castle (karnor)	0.85
Katta Castellum (katta)	0.85
Kedge Keep (kedge)	1.00
Kerra Isle (kerraridge)	0.90
Kithicor Forest (kithicor)	0.75
Kurn's Tower (kurn)	1.50
Lake of Ill Omen (lakeofillomen)	0.75
Lake Rathetear (lakerathe)	0.75
Lavastorm Mountains (lavastorm)	0.75
Mons Letalis (letalis)	0.75
Lesser Faydark (lfaydark)	0.75
Loading Zone (load)	1.00	Default
New Loading Zone (load2)	1.00	Default
The Maiden's Eye (maiden)	0.75
Plane of Mischief (mischiefplane)	1.00
Castle of Mistmoore (mistmoore)	0.90
Misty Thicket (misty)	0.75
Marus Seru (mseru)	0.75
Najena (najena)	1.30
Dragon Necropolis (necropolis)	0.85
Nektropos (nektropos)	1.00	Default
Neriak - Foreign Quarter (neriaka)	1.00
Neriak - Commons (neriakb)	1.00
Neriak - 3rd Gate (neriakc)	1.00
Neriak Palace (neriakd)	1.00	Default
Netherbian Lair (netherbian)	0.80
Nexus (nexus)	0.75
The Lair of Terris Thule (nightmareb)	1.30
Northern Plains of Karana (northkarana)	0.75
Northern Desert of Ro (nro)	0.75
Mines of Nurga (nurga)	0.95
Oasis of Marr (oasis)	0.75
Oggok (oggok)	0.75
Ocean of Tears (oot)	0.75
The Overthere (overthere)	0.75
Paineel (paineel)	0.75
The Paludal Caverns (paludal)	1.60
Lair of the Splitpaw (paw)	0.90
Permafrost Caverns (permafrost)	0.80
Plane of Air (poair)	1.45
Plane of Disease (podisease)	1.45
Plane of Earth (poeartha)	1.45
Plane of Earth (poearthb)	1.19
Plane of Fire (pofire)	1.50
Plane of Innovation (poinnovation)	1.19
Plane of Justice (pojustice)	1.45
Plane of Knowledge (poknowledge)	0.95
Plane of Nightmares (ponightmare)	1.45
Plane of Storms (postorms)	1.70
Drunder, the Fortress of Zek (potactics)	1.45
Plane of Time (potimea)	0.40
Plane of Time (potimeb)	1.30
Torment, the Plane of Pain (potorment)	1.45
Plane of Tranquility (potranquility)	0.75
Plane of Valor (povalor)	1.45
Plane of War (powar)	1.00
Plane of Water (powater)	1.60
Qeynos Aqueduct System (qcat)	1.60
Western Plains of Karana (qey2hh1)	0.75
South Qeynos (qeynos)	1.00
North Qeynos (qeynos2)	0.75
Qeynos Hills (qeytoqrg)	0.75
Surefall Glade (qrg)	1.00
Rathe Mountains (rathemtn)	0.75
Rivervale (rivervale)	1.00
Liberated Citadel of Runnyeye (runnyeye)	1.00
Scarlet Desert (scarlet)	0.75
Ruins of Sebilis (sebilis)	0.85
Shadeweaver's Thicket (shadeweaver)	0.75
Shadow Haven (shadowhaven)	1.00
The City of Shar Vahl (sharvahl)	0.75
Siren's Grotto (sirens)	0.85
Skyfire Mountains (skyfire)	0.80
Skyshrine (skyshrine)	0.85
Sleeper's Tomb (sleeper)	0.85
Solusek's Eye (soldunga)	1.30
Nagafen's Lair (soldungb)	0.80
Tower of Solusek Ro (solrotower)	1.30
Temple of Solusek Ro (soltemple)	0.75
Southern Plains of Karana (southkarana)	0.75
Southern Desert of Ro (sro)	0.75
Sanctus Seru (sseru)	0.85
Ssraeshza Temple (ssratemple)	1.00
Steamfont Mountains (steamfont)	0.75
Stonebrunt Mountains (stonebrunt)	0.75
Swamp of No Hope (swampofnohope)	0.75
Temple of Veeshan (templeveeshan)	0.85
The Tenebrous Mountains (tenebrous)	0.75
The Deep (thedeep)	0.85
The Grey (thegrey)	0.65
The City of Thurgadin (thurgadina)	0.85
Icewell Keep (thurgadinb)	0.85
Timorous Deep (timorous)	0.75
Toxxulia Forest (tox)	0.75
Trakanon's Teeth (trakanon)	0.75
EverQuest Tutorial (tutorial)	1.00	Default
Twilight (twilight)	0.75
The Umbral Plains (umbral)	0.90
The Estate of Unrest (unrest)	1.30
Veeshan's Peak (veeshan)	0.75
Veksar (veksar)	1.33
Velketor's Labyrinth (velketor)	0.85
Vex Thal (vexthal)	0.85
The Wakening Land (wakening)	0.75
The Warrens (warrens)	1.50
Warsliks Woods (warslikswood)	0.75
Western Wastes (westwastes)	0.80
Nektulos Forest (nektulos)	0.75
The Bazaar (bazaar)	0.75

Classic
Kunark
Velious

Zone Experience Modifier

Classic Zone Connection Map

Kunark Zone Connection Map

Velious Zone Connection Map