everquest

Official Site: EverQuest
Studio: SOE, now Daybreak Game Company
Launch Date: March 16, 1999
Genre: Fantasy Themepark
Business Model: Hybrid F2P (Cash Shop, Optional Sub)
Platform: PC

Massively Overthinking: Is there a feature or item in MMORPGs you won’t play without?

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I was jolted into a near panic earlier this past weekend when I saw a tweet from Lord of the Rings Online in which...

Here’s how EverQuest and EverQuest II 2024 progression servers – Anashti Sul, Teek, and Tormax – will work

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When Daybreak dropped producer letters for EverQuest and EverQuest II earlier this month, the MMORPG fanbase immediately started buzzing about the new progression servers...

Perfect Ten: Great MMO April Fools’ Day pranks from back in the day

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There are two types of people on April 1st: those who are annoyed and indifferent to the tomfoolery going on all around them, and...

Community-led Infantry Online, SOE’s 25-year-old shooter, marches its way onto Steam

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It's quite likely that we have several veterans of Infantry Online in our Massively OP audience. After all, this was a Sony Online Entertainment...

The Daily Grind: Are there any standard MMO UI elements you consider ‘optional’?

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Back in February, MMO YouTuber MarleMMO reminded me that Ashes of Creation is planning to obscure enemy health bars during PvP - a concept...

EverQuest offers a schedule of events happening over its two-day Fippy Fest showcase

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What will fans of the EverQuest franchise get for their buy-in between $50 and $1500 to be part of Daybreak's upcoming Fippy Fest fan...
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Massively OP Podcast Episode 465: Remixing Pandaria

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Justin and Bree discuss WoW's Mists of Pandaria remix, new progression servers for EverQuest and EverQuest II, WoW Cataclysm Classic pre-patch, Blizzard's return to China, Blizzard's new mystery game, FFXIV's Dawntrail benchmark, Sky Childreon of the Light, Palia layoffs, and the Stop Killing Games game preservation movement, plus adventures in LOTRO.
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Ultima Online’s publish 117 sends players scavenging for pirate hats on the high seas

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The release of Ultima Online's publish 117 to the live servers isn't far off now, as the third set of patch notes hit the...

EverQuest II devs address everything from hardcore servers and Player Studio to Isle of Refuge and Legends of Norrath

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Back in February, Daybreak's Darkpaw Games opened up an ask-me-anything thread on the EverQuest II official forums - and now the dev team is...

Perfect Ten: MMOs that earned a notorious reputation

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Nobody wants a bad reputation. I mean, you can't make everyone everywhere approve of you, but you also don't have to go out of...

EverQuest II’s GU 125 Darkpaw Rising revives ‘the spirit of Fippy’ this afternoon

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Happy launch day to EverQuest II players, who are reliving some nostalgia today in the form of GU 125 Darkpaw Rising. (A moment of...

Classic EverQuest announces two new time-locked progression servers, Teek and Tormax, launching May 22

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It'd be tempting to assume that EverQuest's producer's letter would just mirror EverQuest II's earlier this week, as Darkpaw head of studio Jenn Chan...

EverQuest II announces a new 2006-era progression server called Origins, hitting beta in May

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The latest EverQuest II producer's letter has arrived, and while the majority of it is recap of things you already knew about - like...

The MOP Up: Fractured Veil allows for PvE-only servers

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Post-apocalyptic survival game Fractured Veil previewed some upcoming features such as farms, new spawn locations, and -- get ready for this -- PvE-only servers....

Daybreak’s EverQuest II is archiving its old forums in favor of a new forum system – today

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We sure hope you didn't have any important business to conduct on the EverQuest II forums today as they're undergoing major surgery. Today. Daybreak...

The MOP Up: Co-op RPG Stolen Realm launches with ‘frictionless’ multiplayer

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Turn-based RPG Stolen Realm launched on Steam, Xbox, and Switch: "Play Stolen Realm solo, or in co-op with up to six heroes, as you...
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EverQuest II brings GU125 to the beta server on March 26

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Did you know that if all of EverQuest II's game updates were chicken eggs, this latest one would be the 125th egg? That's a...

Global Chat: EverQuest hits the quarter-century mark

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There's no way that The Ancient Gaming Noob would miss out on EverQuest's 25th anniversary: "So there is a lot going on if you...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 462: Awaiting Brighter Shores

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Justin and Bree discuss EverQuest's 25th birthday, Brighter Shores' announcement, Star Citizen's 1.0 tease, SWTOR's date night patch, Elder Scrolls Online's DLC, and LOTRO's Update 39, with adventures in ESO and LOTRO, plus two mailbag topics relating to the crafting show.

EverQuest celebrates its 25th anniversary with an infographic, free gifts, XP boosts, and quests

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Today, March 16th, is the day when EverQuest first launched in 1999, and 25 years later this elder statesman of our genre is still...

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