Official Site:Â EverQuest
Studio:Â SOE, now Daybreak Game Company
Launch Date:Â March 16, 1999
Genre:Â Fantasy Themepark
Business Model:Â Hybrid F2P (Cash Shop, Optional Sub)
Platform: PC
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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...
The Game Archaeologist: Dark Zion, the brainchild of Tad Williams and Ultima Online devs
It has almost become a running joke in MMO circles that pretty much every new studio and new title these days was founded by...
Jukebox Heroes: Six great remastered EverQuest tunes
Apropos of nothing, today I wanted to dive into my extensive backlog of unlistened MMORPG music and make a bit of a dent. One...
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...
Massively Overthinking: How do alts fit into MMORPGs in 2022?
Last weekend, my play group took a second batch of Guild Wars 2 alts to Cantha, and we found ourselves a bit grumbly about...
The MOP Up: Ravendawn wraps up ‘epic’ Alpha 4 test
The Ravendawn team reported that it recently wrapped up a successful and "epic" Alpha 4 test. Now all attention is aimed at Alpha 5...
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...
Global Chat: How is the actual story of SWTOR’s Legacy of the Sith?
To kick off this week's parade of MMO essays by bloggers in the virtual trenches, SWTOR site Going Commando gave us an honest review...
An EverQuest dev details how a ‘simple’ bug fix is anything but
Any MMO gamer who plays old MMOs or listens to developers (or rogue server developers) talk about keeping those old games alive has probably...
EG7 Q4 2021: EG7 and Daybreak post huge revenues, bank future on MTGO, LOTRO
Overnight, Swedish gaming company Enad Global 7 posted its Q4 2021 financial report, which of course is useful to MMORPG players as EG7 has...
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...
Perfect Ten: Ten reasons your MMORPG creates a bad first impression
While MMOs may ask us to experience them for the long haul, first impressions still count. And if those impressions aren't favorable right out...
EverQuest’s 64-bit servers and clients are coming next week
It's time, finally, for EverQuest to level up.
Daybreak announced that the long-running MMORPG will receive a major upgrade next week, as the studio plans...
The Daily Grind: Do MMO resources regenerate too quickly these days?
You may have to bear with me on this one, but lately I've started to suspect that the pendulum of MMO development has swung...
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...
