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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Not So Massively: Lessons MMORPGs could learn from Fortnite
Since taking up the mantle of the Not So Massively column here on MOP, I've felt the need to keep better abreast of major...
The MOP Up: Warframe’s community designs stunning fashion
One really neat aspect of the ultra-popular Warframe is that Digital Extremes invites artistic community members to design cosmetics for the game. The best...
The Game Archaeologist: The day Dungeons and Dragons Online dropped the free-to-play bomb
By 2009, the MMORPG genre had firmly established a norm for its business model. For over a decade, a monthly subscription -- usually $15...
Massively Overthinking: Is the age of the $15 subscription coming to an end?
Massively OP's own Justin Olivetti penned a blog post this week in which he muses on the lifespan of the $15 MMO sub fee,...
The Daily Grind: Are you a fan of dodge and joust mechanics in MMOs?
Deep in the bowels of a Reddit thread about WildStar vs. WoW Classic a while back, several people mentioned WildStar's combat as being one...
EverQuest community server Project 1999 is launching a new shard next month
Tired of WoW Classic already? Feeling ready to take off the training wheels from your MMO bike and pedal with the hardcore kiddies? Then...
Working As Intended: What it means to be an MMORPG
I am amused and somewhat bewildered to admit that I have my very own pet troll. He follows me around on Reddit to hassle...
EverQuesting: Live in EverQuest II’s Baubleshire and Oakmyst Forest again – for a fee
What the what?!? How did I miss this?! I just went to browse the new things in EverQuest II's marketplace (honestly, I wanted to...
The Daily Grind: Did you ever skip any great MMOs to play something more popular?
With WoW Classic in the news so much lately, I've been thinking back to 2004 when the original World of Warcraft launched. We've spent...
EverQuest II kicks off prelude events for its unannounced 2019 expansion
With GU111 Carnage in Kael behind us, we're heading into expansion season for EverQuest II. The expansion hasn't officially been announced yet, so we...
Perfect Ten: MMORPGs made by tiny teams
I don't really have to tell you this, but creating an MMORPG is a huge undertaking. These are some of the most complex games...
The Stream Team: Doing EverQuest II’s Days of Summer event
As promised last time, Massively OP's MJ won't be trudging all around the dino island this EverQuest II-sday. Instead, she's going to explore the...
Global Chat: MMO roleplaying explained for the rest of us
Game designer Brian Green has been on a writing streak as of late with a whole series of blog posts about roleplaying in MMORPGs....
Leaderboard: Do you buy the ‘Grand Daybreak Unification’ theory?
Yesterday, MMO blogger Wilhelm Arcturus of The Ancient Gaming Noob dropped a fun conspiracy theory in the comments of our piece on EVE Online...
The Stream Team: Cornering Captain Greymast in EverQuest II
Massively OP's MJ has tracked him across islands and through dizzying avenues of pirates' hideouts, but she has yet to corner EverQuest II's Captain...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 235: The one about WoW Classic
Justin and Bree discuss WoW Classic, Legends of Aria, LOTRO, Black Desert, Astellia Online, Elite Dangerous, and EverQuest II, with mailbag topics on progression servers and stream etiquette.
Daybreak registers a domain name for its possible splinter studio Rogue Planet Games
While all we've got is registrations and assumptions, it certainly looks like Daybreak Games is moving forward with some form of business plans. Our...
One Shots: My other car is a ravenous dragon
Sure, in your normal, mundane life you drive a Prius hatchback, but in your virtual existence, you enjoy a ride that's a bit more...
Vague Patch Notes: How time distorted what ‘hardcore’ means for WoW Classic
There's a contingent of players looking forward to the launch of World of Warcraft: Classic next week that is vocally thrilled about one specific...
EverQuest II drops GU111 next week, EverQuest gets an ice shader, and Daybreak gauges fan event interest
Daybreak's updated the EverQuest and EverQuest II communities this week with what's next for both games. EverQuest II, for example, is preparing for GU111 Carnage...
