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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EverQuest II artist speaks about making some of the wildest creatures and gear in the game
From grocery store worker to customer support agent to video game artist, Daybreak's Aaron Bisnett has had quite the ride in his career. In...
Battle Bards Episode 224: A return to the music of EverQuest II
It's been an almost egregiously long time since the Battle Bards turned their attention to the EverQuest II soundtrack -- but now that wait...
EverQuest II’s Empire of Antiquity is live with a new dungeon and two raids
Empire of Antiquity is the kind of expansion that would've gotten my attention back when I was still embedded in the EverQuest franchise, both...
EverQuest II goes Beast’r egg hunting for one week only
It's no yolk, folks: EverQuest II's Beast'r Eggstrvaganza is back, and you're guaranteed to have a shell of a good time as long as...
EverQuest II adds more rewards and flexibility to the Kael Drakkel server
When you're playing EverQuest II, sometimes it can feel like there's a great deal of pressure on you to perform or group with others....
EverQuest and EverQuest II ready new servers and spring content
Producer's letters are being handed out left and right in the EverQuest franchise this week. In EverQuest II, the Kael Drakkel lore and legend...
EverQuest II pulls a crate containing controversial treasure-boosting keys from its cash shop
The playerbase of EverQuest II was in an uproar a couple of weeks ago over keys that players could purchase that "increase the number...
Global Chat: Diablo IV is an MMO, change my mind
Besides melting GPUs, ejecting colors into the sun, and being more grim than your unapproving Aunt Kelka, Diablo IV's becoming known for actually being...
EverQuest II begins testing its next update, dubbed Empire of Antiquity
The next big update for EverQuest II is less than a month away, but if you lack the patience to wait until then, you...
EverQuest II community accuses Daybreak of pay-to-win over raid chests
A recent addition to EverQuest II has a portion of its community accusing Daybreak of blatant pay-to-win practices.
The issue ties in with a personal...
EverQuest II rolls out the barrel for the return of the Brewday Festival
"Want some rye? 'Course you do." Or more specifically you should enjoy some fine in-game Dwarven ale from EverQuest II as the Brewday Festival...
EverQuest II celebrates Classic EverQuest’s 24th anniversary with the return of the Chronoportal Phenomenon
No, the Chronoportal Phenomenon isn't a progressive electro band name; it's a recurring event in EverQuest II, and it's back once again to mark...
Jukebox Heroes: Six great EverQuest II expansion tunes
When's the last time you stepped back and realized just how big and expansive some of your MMORPGs have become over the decades of...
Massively Overthinking: The MMO characters we want to love but don’t
A few weeks ago, MOP reader Neurotic pinged the MOP Podcast with a question about characters we want to love but just don't. He...
EverQuest II kicks off its Valentine’s Day celebration with new achievements and items
The season of love has once more swept across the entirety of EverQuest II as this week sees the return of Erollisi Day to...
Massively Overthinking: What will be your three most-played MMOs in 2023?
Last week in Massively Overthinking, we discussed our three most-played MMOs of 2022 - and whether we'd guessed right at the top of that...
The Daily Grind: What do you think LOTRO’s new class will be?
Last night, Standing Stone Games dropped a huge 2023 roadmap for Lord of the Rings Online, and buried at the very end was the...
Massively Overthinking: What were your three most-played MMOs in 2022?
Last year, we did a piece on what we expected our top three MMOs of 2022 to be. We'll do that again next week,...
Lord of the Rings Online’s 2023 roadmap teases Corsairs of Umbar expansion theme
Earlier this week, we remarked on the MOP Podcast how it was to see Daybreak's EverQuest and EverQuest II roadmaps - and wouldn't it...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 405: Give me throne or give me liberty
Justin and Bree discuss Throne & Liberty, Skull & Bones' delay, roadmaps for the EverQuest MMOs, and John Smedley's departure from Amazon, with adventures in LOTRO, Elder Scrolls Online, and Guild Wars 2, plus mailbag topics on the Wizards of the Coast D&D mess and reimagining alts in MMOs.
