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
- The Arena
- Beholder's Maze
(Gorge of King Xorbb) - East Commonlands
- Eastern Karana
- Everfrost Peaks
- Highpass Hold
- Innothule Swamp
- Kithicor Forest
- Lake Rathetear
- Lavastorm Mountains
- Misty Thicket
- Nektulos Forest
- Northern Desert of Ro
- Northern Karana
- Oasis of Marr
- Ocean of Tears
- Qeynos Hills
- Rathe Mountains
- Southern Desert of Ro
- Southern Karana
- The Feerrott
- West Commonlands
- Western Karana
Odus and Faydwer
Cities
Outdoors / Dungeons
Cities
Outdoors / Dungeons
Kunark
Outdoors
Velious (Releases on EQA on October 28 2024)
Planes
Original Release
Scars of Velious
Luclin
Outdoors
- Dawnshroud Peaks
- Grimling Forest
- Grieg's End
- Hollowshade Moor
- Jaggedpine Forest
- Maiden's Eye
- Marus Seru
- Mons Letalis - HOT ZONE
- Sanctus Seru
- Scarlet Desert - HOT ZONE
- Shadeweaver's Thicket
- Tenebrous Mountains
- The Grey
- Twilight Sea
- Umbral Plains
Cities
- Katta Castellum
- Shadow Haven
- Shar Vahl
- The Bazaar
- The Nexus
Dungeons
- Acrylia Caverns
- Akheva Ruins
- Echo Caverns
- Fungus Grove
- Netherbian Lair
- Paludal Caverns - HOT ZONE
- Ssraeshza Temple
- The Deep - HOT ZONE
- Vex Thal
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 |  |
| Aviak Village (aviak) | 1.00 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| New Loading Zone (load2) | 1.00 | |
| 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 | |
| Neriak - Foreign Quarter (neriaka) | 1.00 | |
| Neriak - Commons (neriakb) | 1.00 | |
| Neriak - 3rd Gate (neriakc) | 1.00 | |
| Neriak Palace (neriakd) | 1.00 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 Zone Connection Map
Kunark Zone Connection Map
Velious Zone Connection Map
