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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April Fools’ Day around the MMO world, 2022 edition
Whether you love it or dread it, April Fools' Day is happening everywhere, specifically to annoy copyeditors who have to fix that dang apostrophe...
EverQuest II heralds the return of Bristlebane Day until April 6
The self-described "silliest holiday in all of Norrath" is back again for EverQuest II players. It's time once more for the return of Bristlebane...
EverQuest II launches 64-bit servers and clients in July, EverQuest unleashes Bristlebane Day
As promised in Daybreak's roadmap earlier this year, EverQuest II is following in EverQuest's footsteps and finally upgrading to 64-bit servers and clients. The...
EverQuest II is kicking off its own Community Resource Council with applications launching March 18
"Mom," cries EverQuest II, "I want a community resource council!"
"You don't need a community resource council," replies the game's mother, currently staring at the hand-knit...
EverQuest II invites you to join the rowdy revelers for this year’s Brewday
St Patrick's Day is next week, which means all the Daybreak MMOs that celebrate the event are pulling out their festivities - and that...
EverQuest II reopens time-traveling portals to celebrate the franchise’s 23rd anniversary
What better way to celebrate an MMORPG's past by actually reliving it? That's the opportunity being granted to EverQuest II players once again as...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 362: Eternal Winter, Eternity’s End, End of Dragons
Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2 End of Dragons, Black Desert Mountain of Eternal Winter, DDO's 16th anniversary, WoW's Eternity's End, EverQuest II's level-agnostic server, and Elder Scrolls Online's account-wide achievements, with adventures in LOTRO, DDO, ESO, and Guild Wars 2, plus a voicemail on faction identity in MMOs.
EverQuest II is now taking new applicants for its raid council until March 16
If you happen to be a raid-loving player of EverQuest II and want an opportunity to have your thoughts and feedback heard directly from...
EverQuest II’s level-agnostic progression server, Kael Drakkel, is open for play
EverQuest II's latest "lore and legend" progression server, Kael Drakkel, is live as of this week for subbers. First announced a month ago, the...
EverQuest activates its 64-bit client while EverQuest II tests Lore and Legend server
No matter where you look in the EverQuest world these days, something huge is happening.
Daybreak announced that the OG Norrath just got its long-promised...
The Daily Grind: Do you still want to play an EverQuest III?
Earlier this winter, Daybreak dropped a ton of details about what to expect from EverQuest and EverQuest II over the course of 2022. What...
EverQuest and EverQuest II find true love with their Valentine events
Erollisi Day is sweeping over the lands of Norrath, and both games in the EverQuest franchise are celebrating the "power of love" -- and...
The Stream Team: Vampire secrets in EverQuest II’s Visions of Vetrovia
While performing cleansing rituals and burning incense for Oracle Priti, Massively OP's MJ discovered vampires are involved with the problems plaguing the new lands...
Perfect Ten: Genuinely fun MMO minigames
Few people are without opinions on minigames in MMOs. Some love 'em, some hate 'em, and some just ignore 'em. Some even despise that...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 357: Microsoft swallows Blizzard whole
Justin and Bree discuss the Microsoft Activision-Blizzard buyout, the EverQuest franchise roadmaps, Nightingale's ex-MMO status, Guild Wars 2 End of Dragons, and the Riot MMO, with adventures in LOTRO and Elder Scrolls Online, plus mailbag topics on Blizzard and games made for streaming.
EverQuest II’s Kael Drakkel alt ruleset server is level agnostic, launching February 22
One of the near-future releases teased in EverQuest II's roadmap earlier this week was the promise of a new alternate ruleset server. As of...
EverQuest II plots GU 199, GU 120, and a December expansion for 2022
Classic EverQuest wasn't the only Daybreak game to get a roadmap yesterday: EverQuest II's roadmap for 2022 is just as rare and just as...
The Stream Team: Undead Pygmie payback in EverQuest II
As Massively OP's MJ worked through the signature questline In EQII's Visions of Vetrovia, she came across a village of undead Pygmies. Unfortunately, that...
The Stream Team: Starting the signature timeline in EQII’s Visions of Vetrovia
You can lead a Ratonga to Centaurs, but you can't make them speak! Massively OP's MJ has traveled to EQII's new area introduced with...
EverQuest II is merging its Rivervale heroic server in January
If you're an EverQuest II player with a character on the Rivervale server, it's time to start packing your bags. Daybreak and Darkpaw announced...