The Echo of the Past NPC allows you to create a Dynamic Zone (DZ) of the zone that is either "Respawning" or "Non-Respawning". Only you and your expedition will be in the zone once it is created.
Respawning | Non-Respawning |
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Respawning instances are good for experience and exploration. | Non Respawning zones are good for finding and killing the bosses in that zone. |
The zone will have non boss mobs spawned. | The zone will have all mobs and most bosses spawned. |
Mobs will respawn on their usual timers if their timer is under 2 hours. | Mobs will not respawn after death. |
Mob HB and Loot tables are standard. | After a third player joins the expedition, an increase in loot chance, mob HP and mob damage occurs. 25% per player. First two are excluded. |
Lock out for 2 hours | Lock out for 14 hours |
When you create the Dynamic zone it will start a timer that you can view by pressing alt-z or from the EQ icon: Quests->Expeditions. If that is your active expedition, you can freely enter and exit it. But once you "Quit Expedition", you cannot re-enter it until the lock out timer expires and you create a new Dynamic Zone.
Echo of the Past NPC's can be found in the following zones: