everquest

Official Site: EverQuest
Studio: SOE, now Daybreak Game Company
Launch Date: March 16, 1999
Genre: Fantasy Themepark
Business Model: Hybrid F2P (Cash Shop, Optional Sub)
Platform: PC

EverQuest heralds the spring season with the return of its Tempest Festival event

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In the lore of EverQuest, the arrival of spring means the god Karana blesses the lands with wind, flowers, and nourishing rains. In the...

EverQuest II artist speaks about making some of the wildest creatures and gear in the game

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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...

Perfect Ten: 25 text-based MMOs and MUDs that are worth playing in 2023

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Wanderlust hits even the most content MMO adventurer from time to time, and while there are worlds a-plenty to visit, sometimes it is easy...
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Casually Classic: Eight legacy MMOs to satisfy that old school craving

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It was just five years ago in 2018 that MassivelyOP formally recognized an interesting and heartening trend in the MMO space: the rise of...

Battle Bards Episode 224: A return to the music of EverQuest II

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It's been an almost egregiously long time since the Battle Bards turned their attention to the EverQuest II soundtrack -- but now that wait...

The Daily Grind: What are some demonstrably wrong things about old MMOs that people insist were true anyway?

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A while back, there was a thread on the MMORPG subreddit arguing that "minmaxing an information abundance has ruined MMORPGs" and posited that devs...

Massively Overthinking: How to alienate your MMORPG playerbase

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I am not a Pokemon Go player, but I can't help but stare at its many trainwrecks thanks to the detailed coverage of our...
It helps that this game has never looked good. I'm sorry, but not really sorry. If you love this game, you're going to need to reckon with this at some point. But that's another article.

EverQuest II’s Empire of Antiquity is live with a new dungeon and two raids

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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...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 417: Happy Compensation Day!

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Justin and Bree discuss World of Warcraft, New World, Neverwinter, Star Trek Online, Amazon Games' layoffs, and Ghostcrawler's new MMO studio, with adventures in LOTRO and WoW Classic, plus a mailbag topic on problematic MMO speedrunning.

EverQuest II goes Beast’r egg hunting for one week only

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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...
Sure, why not.

EverQuest II adds more rewards and flexibility to the Kael Drakkel server

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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

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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...
Sure, why not.

EverQuest II pulls a crate containing controversial treasure-boosting keys from its cash shop

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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

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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

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The next big update for EverQuest II is less than a month away, but if you lack the patience to wait until then, you...

Massively Overthinking: The times MMO developers admitted they were… wrong

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Earlier in March, Jagex did the unthinkable for an MMORPG company: It admitted it was wrong about something. If you're used to the Blizzards...

Classic EverQuest begins testing its new UI engine as Bristlebane Day begins

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Classic EverQuest is having a helluva month as it engages in its 24th birthday celebrations, but Daybreak isn't stopping there as the game's roadmap...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 414: EverQuesting on and on

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Justin and Bree discuss Diablo IV, World of Warcraft, SWG Legends, Destiny 2, Star Citizen, EverQuest, LOTRO, and Elder Scrolls Online, with mailbag topics on extreme MMO zones and puzzles in MMOs.

EverQuest II community accuses Daybreak of pay-to-win over raid chests

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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...

Classic EverQuest celebrates 24th birthday with new mission, new quests, and XP bonus

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Where were you 24 years ago? I was running through a dark tunnel to go kill skellies outside of Erudin Palace in classic EverQuest,...

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