I know sometimes it can be confusing to find out what is the most current version of the emu and DB a server OP "should" be running and it can be equally confusing for a person who wants to connect to a server to play to know when he/she should or shouldnt patch to "live". Couple this with the mediocre search engine that the forum uses to find "relevant" posts with simple "human error" and it's little wonder people are patching to live when they shouldn't, breaking their connection to emu until the poor developers can "catch up".
I propose adding a window somewhere on the
www.eqemulator.net page that says "Our current released version of the server is 5.6 and it supports EQ live patches up until April 16, 2004. Do not patch past this date our you will break your client's connectivity to the EQEMU servers and you will be on your own." Of course, this will only be effective as logn as people will trust that this little window is the definitive, straight from the horses mouth volume of gospel for current information regarding patching, so it would have to be kept up to date as the who front webpage usually is.
A suggestion to help with change control on EQEmu
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