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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Massively Overthinking: Are MMORPG collector’s editions worth the money?
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
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
"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)
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
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
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?
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
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
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?
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 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
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
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
RIFTÂ 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...
EverQuest II gives away free level 95 heroic characters and the Altar of Malice expansion
Fans of free stuff (and who isn't, really?) are going to really enjoy what's coming out of EverQuest II this week. Daybreak is running...
The MOP Up: EverQuest II says hello to Kunark (August 21, 2016)
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...
Global Chat: Deaf gamers and MMO captioning
What is it like to play MMORPGs if you're deaf? Just ask Stars of the Spiral's Kelsey, who talks of her condition and why...
Pantheon’s Brad McQuaid on MMO sunsets and handing players the keys to the game
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen's Brad McQuaid, known for his roles on both EverQuest and Vanguard, put out an interesting post overnight on the...
EverQuest II’s Altar of Malice will be free when GU101 launches August 23rd
The next big update for EverQuest II is coming later this month, and it's opening up the 11th expansion to everyone; on August 23rd,...
Battle Bards Episode 79: Combat music
Ready to battle it out more than usual? The Battle Bards are cranking up the combat tunes from MMORPGs today, inviting all sorts of...
