I am almost certain you do need those files... Maybe not all of them... But without certain files, wouldn't the items, npc's, and other LDoN things cause fatal errors when you zoned into that location or examined them...

Maybe not, I am not an EQ guru, nor do I know a lot about DB's or code... I am just speaking from my experience with other games..

[quote="Rabaril"]There are two parts to an EQ exapansion: the files you need to be able to interact with the new features of an expansion, and the files that are part of the expansion itself.

The "needed" files are part of the patcher update and everyone gets them. The expansion is a complete expansion and is available to only the people that pay for the expansion. If you don't pay for the expansion, you don't get access to the new zones and mobs and special abilities.

LDoN has an expansion pack, but it is not required for other parts of the game such as old world, velious, kunark, Pop, Luclin, and other other (forgot the name).

Legends of Yekesha.... And thank you I know how an online expansion works... I was just thrown off by the way he worded his sentence... I thought he hadn't updated since before LDoN.. My mistake... Sorry m'lords... and lady's...

lol...

no :\ you need an active SOE subscription to do that.

However, you do not need an active subscription to run the patcher and get the most current version. I'd suggest doing all the 'optional' patches too, make sure your updating all expansions.

hey i have a question if i were to install ldon on my comp and run eqemu could i go to ldon zones without registering the cd-key on eqlive?