everquest II

Play EverQuest II Now

Official Site: EverQuest II
Studio: SOE, now Daybreak Game Company
Launch Date: November 9, 2004
Genre: Fantasy Hybrid Themepark
Business Model: Hybrid F2P (Optional Sub, Cash Shop)
Platform: PC

Daybreak is cutting out game cards

Eliot Lefebvre - October 4, 2016 1

If you're a big fan of buying game cards for Daybreak's various online offerings, you should go snap them up now before they're gone....

One Shots: The Guild Wars franchise, then and now

Justin Olivetti - October 2, 2016 0

Any time I see someone post an MMO screenshot from older games, I feel like it benefits the historical record by adding another visible...

Massively Overthinking: Are MMORPG collector’s editions worth the money?

Bree Royce - September 22, 2016 0

I have a confession to make: I pretty much never buy collector's editions of anything, especially MMORPGs. Call me cheap, I guess, but there's...

EverQuesting: Looking ahead to EverQuest II’s Kunark Ascending expansion

MJ Guthrie - September 22, 2016 0

I love fall. Fall is the best season. It has the best holiday, changing leaves, and awesome weather. Fall also means that EverQuest II's...

Project Gorgon revamps armor bonuses and food perks

Bree Royce - September 16, 2016 0

"I'm hip-deep in changes to all kinds of systems," says Project Gorgon's Eric Heimburg in a blog post this week, "and still trying different...

The MOP Up: Destiny prepares for Rise of Iron (September 11, 2016)

Justin Olivetti - September 11, 2016 0

The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...

A deep-dive into MMORPG housing: RIFT vs. WildStar

Justin Olivetti - September 10, 2016 0

If you took a casual poll of the MMO community and asked which game's player housing system was the best and most robust, chances...

EverQuesting: Five EverQuest II features you may have forgotten

MJ Guthrie - September 9, 2016 0

Use it or lose it. I may have learned that little gem in relation to skills and talents, but it applies to the world...

Massively Overthinking: What’s the worst MMORPG for duos?

Bree Royce - September 8, 2016 0

Massively OP reader Styopa recently wrote in to us to propose that we write about the best MMORPGs for duoing. I was all set...

Perfect Ten: Comparing Druids across MMORPGs

Justin Olivetti - September 8, 2016 0

If I asked you what a Mage is in an MMORPG, what would you say? Some cloth-wearing gal who lugs around a long staff and flings...

EverQuest II sells more Legends of Norrath lockboxes

Justin Olivetti - September 8, 2016 0

There's nothing to honor the passing of a beloved game than to turn its memory into a lockbox bonanza. At least that's the thinking of...

Global Chat: How should studios sunset MMOs?

Justin Olivetti - August 30, 2016 0

When it comes time for whatever reason to put an MMORPG to pasture, how should a studio do it? For Brian "Psychochild" Green, this...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 80: Enter the Legion

Justin Olivetti - August 30, 2016 0

Justin and Bree discuss WoW Legion, Guild Wars 2, RIFT, Trove, EverQuest II, Wargaming, Funcom, Star Citizen, SOTA, and TERA, with mailbag questions on gaming/life balance and dungeon bookmarks.

Massively Overthinking: Guilty pleasures in MMORPGs

Bree Royce - August 25, 2016 0

This week's Massively Overthinking question comes to us from Patron Duane, who asks, "Do you take simple joy in MMO mechanics that are often referred...

EverQuesting: Researching for your free EverQuest II skill upgrades

MJ Guthrie - August 25, 2016 0

Who doesn't like free? Because I certainly do! And today is all about getting stuff for free in EverQuest II. Sadly, I don't mean...

Perfect Ten: My favorite features in RIFT

Justin Olivetti - August 25, 2016 0

RIFT receives too little of the MMORPG community's attention, partially due to its age (six years now), contentious feelings toward Trion Worlds, or a perception...