Unable to Connect to Servers - Freezes & Drops to Login

[computerweekend]

Wish I could help =/

Having the same exact problem on a laptop that I just installed a copy of titanium on yesterday. I've set up 3 computers with the emu with few to no problems, and never anything like this...

Have you set your processor affinity yet? I'm having speedy graphics issues that seem to be related to the strange disconnects, but haven't figured a way to set my affinity yet, as every time I do, I get an access denied message... so, try that if you haven't yet, it's all I've got!

[computerweekend]

Just a quick reply to let you know, if it helps at all -

I went and downloaded a program called Runfirst, and put it in my EverQuest folder. Sent a shortcut to the desktop, and then edited the properties of the shortcut. If you edit the shortcut path to be the following:

C:\Program Files\Sony\Everquest\runfirst.exe "eqgame.exe patchme"

And then run that shortcut, it will ensure that EQ only runs on one processor! Don't know if it will work for you the same way it did for me, but here's hoping... best of luck to you!

[Fifflefluff]

Since I got the same Access Denied error when I tried to change my affinity via the task manager, I tried using that "Run First" program you talked about. It didn't fix the problem, though. :(

[Fifflefluff]

Am I to assume, then, that everyone else is able to connect to servers and zone without any problems at all, consistently? Knowing that there are people out there for whom the system functions normally would also be valuable knowledge; then I would know that it's probably something on my end that's causing the problem. Anybody?

[Apotheos]

Originally Posted by Fifflefluff

Am I to assume, then, that everyone else is able to connect to servers and zone without any problems at all, consistently? Knowing that there are people out there for whom the system functions normally would also be valuable knowledge; then I would know that it's probably something on my end that's causing the problem. Anybody?

The system is functioning completely ABnormally for me. I think my problem is similar to yours, though a bit more severe. I get to the server select screen with no slip-ups, but as soon as I click PLAY NOW -- seemingly regardless of server -- the EQ window goes permanently black (i.e., freezes), and I eventually have to cntrl+alt+delete it away. Absolutely no idea why this is happening, and would appreciate immensely any suggestions.

[Fifflefluff]

Another interesting anomaly that I've noticed while experiencing this problem:

I run EQ in windowed mode. When I hit "PLAY EVERQUEST" and it freezes, I've noticed that my laptop's monitor gets a little bit lighter than normal, just as if its gamma value had been changed. When the game drops me back to the login screen, or once it starts loading normally, this abnormal lightness goes away, and the screen goes back to normal. Is this a symptom of any known bug?

[Fifflefluff]

Followup: I've discovered that I can connect to the Mithaniel Marr server without any problems. The success rate for logging in and entering the game world is astonishingly high -- the only disconnects I've gotten were strange ones that seemed symptomatic of a different problem, wherein I would get slammed with "YOU HAVE BEEN DISCONNECTED" right after clicking on "Enter World" in the character selection screen, but those were the exception, not the norm. Also, I never crash while zoning on that server.

This suggests that my problem is server-specific, but it doesn't help me much in terms of figuring out how to make it possible for me to play on other servers.