These are the pages that link from the launcher, and they do state 'all servers down'.
http://patch.everquest2.com:7010/pat...ates_test.html
http://patch.everquest2.com:7010/pat...ates_live.html
These pages haven't changed in weeks, maybe longer.
If they aren't going to maintain them, perhaps they should just take them down.
I always check them, everyday for updates, et al.
Particularly on Test, with all the new changes coming, these pages need to show what is happening. (Yes, I know the notes are on the 'official forums' when those are working.) We know they have interns, what exactly are they being used for . . .