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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The MOP Up: My Time at Sandrock will make you a proper Monster Whisperer
To start off our small news roundup this weekend, let's head over to co-op farm sim My Time at Sandrock, where the devs talked about...
The Game Archaeologist: Runes of Magic, an MMO that made millions disappear
In more ways than one, the year 2004 was a pivotal one for the MMORPG community. Even as games like City of Heroes, EverQuest...
The MOP Up: Stardew Valley’s creator can’t quit tinkering with the game
Stardew Valley's creator recently sat down for an interview in which he said, “Once I reopen the book on Stardew, I always have a...
EverQuest is running a TLP free play weekend in advance of next week’s new servers
One of the most popular activities in EverQuest's sphere is taking part in the classic MMO's time-locked progression (TLP) servers. Unfortunately, these special ruleset...
EG7 Q1 2024: Daybreak still mum on PlanetSide 2, new H1Z1 game hires lead designer
It's not even been two weeks since Daybreak owner EG7 published its 2023 annual financial report, which of course omitted everything relevant that happened...
Perfect Ten: 10 favorite features that pairs of popular MMOs share
Even though all MMORPGs compete for our time, affection, and -- above all else -- money, it doesn't mean that they can't get along....
EverQuest plans to start selling level 50 heroic characters next week
While most MMOs tend to escalate their level-boosted characters to ever-greater heights, EverQuest is going in the opposite direction when it puts level 50...
EG7’s 2023 annual report claims Daybreak and SSG collectively count 264 staffers
Swedish gaming conglom EG7 released its annual report this week, and while there isn't a ton of new-new in it for those of us...
Perfect Ten: 10 times World of Warcraft was killed forever
As many of you reading this may know, World of Warcraft is a game that launched and then immediately died forever. It then proceeded...
Here’s how EverQuest and EverQuest II 2024 progression servers – Anashti Sul, Teek, and Tormax – will work
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
There are two types of people on April 1st: those who are annoyed and indifferent to the tomfoolery going on all around them, and...
EverQuest offers a schedule of events happening over its two-day Fippy Fest showcase
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...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 465: Remixing Pandaria
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.
Ultima Online’s publish 117 sends players scavenging for pirate hats on the high seas
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
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...
EverQuest II’s GU 125 Darkpaw Rising revives ‘the spirit of Fippy’ this afternoon
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
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
The latest EverQuest II producer's letter has arrived, and while the majority of it is recap of things you already knew about - like...
Daybreak’s EverQuest II is archiving its old forums in favor of a new forum system – today
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
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...
