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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Perfect Ten: MMORPGs made by tiny teams
I don't really have to tell you this, but creating an MMORPG is a huge undertaking. These are some of the most complex games...
The Stream Team: Doing EverQuest II’s Days of Summer event
As promised last time, Massively OP's MJ won't be trudging all around the dino island this EverQuest II-sday. Instead, she's going to explore the...
Leaderboard: Do you buy the ‘Grand Daybreak Unification’ theory?
Yesterday, MMO blogger Wilhelm Arcturus of The Ancient Gaming Noob dropped a fun conspiracy theory in the comments of our piece on EVE Online...
The Stream Team: Cornering Captain Greymast in EverQuest II
Massively OP's MJ has tracked him across islands and through dizzying avenues of pirates' hideouts, but she has yet to corner EverQuest II's Captain...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 235: The one about WoW Classic
Justin and Bree discuss WoW Classic, Legends of Aria, LOTRO, Black Desert, Astellia Online, Elite Dangerous, and EverQuest II, with mailbag topics on progression servers and stream etiquette.
One Shots: My other car is a ravenous dragon
Sure, in your normal, mundane life you drive a Prius hatchback, but in your virtual existence, you enjoy a ride that's a bit more...
EverQuest II drops GU111 next week, EverQuest gets an ice shader, and Daybreak gauges fan event interest
Daybreak's updated the EverQuest and EverQuest II communities this week with what's next for both games. EverQuest II, for example, is preparing for GU111 Carnage...
Global Chat: What would World of Warcraft 2 look like?
It's a pretty common exercise in our circles to speculate on what a sequel to World of Warcraft would look like. Oh, it'll never,...
Battle Bards Episode 150: The great plains
It may not be the most sexy or exotic of biomes, but plains tend to pop up in pretty much every MMORPG — and...
EverQuest II is launching a new fabled zone in August’s GU111
EverQuest II would surely like you to stop fretting about the future of the franchise and focus on the immediate future of the game,...
The MOP Up: The Division 2 takes everyone to the zoo
Everyone likes free stuff, right? And anyone with a soul loves the zoo, too! It is probably a smart marketing tactic, then, that The...
The Survivalist Soapbox: Astroneer’s moon landing update is a time-limited online event done right
I could definitely write a Why I Play on Astroneer (and maybe I still will!) because there are so many reasons this game just...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 231: EverQuest and Secret World prognostications
Justin and Bree discuss Elder Scrolls Online, Pagan Online, EverQuest 3, Guild Wars 2, and Worlds Adrift, with adventures in WoW, SWG, and Villagers & Heroes, plus mailbag topics on The Secret World and MMO fashion.
The Stream Team: Fighting decisional paralysis in EverQuest II
Massively OP's MJ still has so much to do in EverQuest II that she freezes up trying to decide! So for this EverQuest Two-sday,...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO suffers the most from powercreep?
Last month, an MOP reader named Swifty replied to our Daily Grind about the last MMO he'd quit by calling out EverQuest II -...
After suggesting it’d save Player Studio, Daybreak has quietly shuttered it for EverQuest instead
Back in March, Daybreak appointed a new Producer for its long-running Player Studio program - that's the system that allowed players to create and...
Battle Bards Episode 148: Composer spotlight on Inon Zur
On a special theme episode of Battle Bards, acclaimed composer Inon Zur is given the spotlight, especially for his contributions to several MMORPG soundtracks...
EverQuesting: Checking EverQuest II’s pulse, from Pride bunnies to event delays
It's been quite a while since we've had an EverQuesting. That's because it's been quite a while since we've had much to write about...
EverQuest and EverQuest II kick off the Summer Spectacular as time-locked expansion servers advance
The summer spectacular has arrived in EverQuest and EverQuest II. No mediocrity with summer for you, it's all the spectacular here. The events run...
EverQuest II brings the Scorched Sky Celebrations back around for another year
Come on, set the night on fire. Also set the day on fire. The whole point of EverQuest II's Scorched Sky Celebrations is that...
