Official Site:Â EverQuest II
Studio:Â SOE, now Daybreak Game Company
Launch Date:Â November 9, 2004
Genre:Â Fantasy Hybrid Themepark
Business Model:Â Hybrid F2P (Optional Sub, Cash Shop)
Platform: PC
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Working As Intended: MMOs that wish they were Star Wars Galaxies
"My friends and I would skin someone alive for an SWG 2," an old Star Wars Galaxies player recently wrote on Reddit, and that...
EverQuest II’s producer letter lays out plans for the game’s next major update, Myths and Monoliths
Here comes the testing phase for EverQuest II's upcoming Myths and Monoliths patch some time this month; the game's latest producer letter promises that...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 380: A TERAble way to go
Justin and Bree discuss TERA's sunset, Secret World's maintenance mode, Red Dead Online's maintenance mode, Heroes of the Storm's maintenance mode, Skull and Bones' November launch, Elder Scrolls Online's Lost Depths DLC, EverQuest II's prison server, Blizzard's Proletariat buyout, WoW's crafting overhaul, and the return of BlizzCon in 2023, with adventures in LOTRO, Fallout 76, and SWG Legends, plus a mailbag lightning round.
EverQuest II unceremoniously wipes its ‘prison server’ and permabans every account
Hey, did you know that EverQuest II once had a prison server? It was called Drunder, and since 2015 it was the place that...
Massively Overthinking: Is MMO class balance achievable – or even desirable?
This past week, a chunk of the endgame-focused Guild Wars 2 community was up in arms over the profession balance update and the perception...
EverQuest II officially launches its 64-bit servers and client
The slow, inexorable march of technological advancement has once again forced an old game to adapt to more current requirements. Yesterday saw EverQuest II...
Massively Overthinking: The second big five MMOs
So here in the MMORPG genre, we've been working under the assumption for the last few years that the "big five" MMOs that dominate...
EverQuest II starts its Summer Jubilee with Tinkerfest’s return, EverQuest brings back Hardcore Heritage
Generally speaking, the elder statesmen of our genre are some of the more "hardcore" titles by mere dint of their age and some creaky...
Massively Overthinking: Making money in MMOs – easy, hard, or in-between?
A few days ago, I was hanging out in a certain MMORPG's Discord when an age-old class fight broke out - and I don't...
Classic EverQuest launches speed-unlock and ‘true-box’ progression servers
EverQuest II isn't the only EverQuest getting a progression server this week - in fact, its elder sibling EverQuest is getting two, and both...
EverQuest II opens its new Varsoon progression server
If the slate of advertisements on this very site wasn't a clue already, know that a new progression server for EverQuest II known as...
EverQuest II’s first annual Summer Jubilee merges three summertime events into one seasonal soiree
If you enjoy EverQuest II's summer events, then you'll probably be a fan of the game's new annual Summer Jubilee, which will combine Tinkerfest,...
EverQuest II invites players to test the newest incarnation of Tinkerfest
How do you feel about tinkering? If your answer is "ambivalent to negative," you may want to just move on; EverQuest II is trying...
EverQuest II’s newest progression server, Varsoon, opens its doors May 24
Last month, Daybreak revealed that EverQuest II was destined to launch a new time-locked expansion server in May. It hit beta last week, and...
EverQuest II opens up its Varsoon time-locked expansion server for beta testing
Who likes time-locked expansion servers? EverQuest II certainly does, and it's launching another one with the Varsoon server. If you missed the earlier FAQ...
Massively Overthinking: The WoW Dragonflight and Wrath Classic roundtable
So this week's Massively Overthinking is going to cautiously stick a paw into the beehive of World of Warcraft, thanks to the reveal of...
Spring celebrations erupt in EverQuest II, Wakfu, and Dark Age of Camelot
As I write this, it's the middle of April and snowflakes are coming down outside my window to settle on blooming flowers that are...
EverQuest II’s GU 119 Coffers and Coffins is live with new dungeon content
During this week's MassivelyOP Podcast, we joked that Daybreak had managed to announce an EverQuest II patch name and open its beta without telling...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 368: Morrowind and the Mirror Universe
Justin and Bree discuss Star Trek Online, movement in EverQuest and EverQuest II, RuneScape's subscription hike, Elder Scrolls Online's freebie Morrowind, and Ukraine's impact in Overwatch and Wargaming MMOs, with adventures in LOTRO, DDO, and TTRPG Hero Kids, plus a mailbag topic of virtual reality MMOs.
EverQuest II’s GU 119 Coffers and Coffins launches April 12, with a new TLE server coming in May
In its roadmap update for EverQuest II today, Daybreak substudio Darkpaw Games announced the game's next patch: Coffers and Coffins, launching into beta today...
