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

Guk never left

EverQuest II launches Return to Guk

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As it turns out, a lot of adventurers in EverQuest II's world have traveled to the ruins of Guk over the years. Sure, the...
City again.

The Game Archaeologist: Digging up the history of City of Heroes

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For the longest time in the early 2000s, MMORPGs scared me off. They looked too obtuse, too grindy, too ugly, and too unapproachable for...

Perfect Ten: The best expansions for specific MMOs

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Looking over the past two decades or so, MMORPGs have grown by leaps and bounds with regular releases, events, and (of course) expansion packs....
Here we go again.

The Daily Grind: Rank the top three housing MMOs ever made

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WildStar. RIFT. EverQuest II. If I had to choose three MMORPGs that contained the best housing systems and then rank them, that list up there...

The MOP Up: Gnomeland Security orders EQ2’s Tinkerfest (July 22, 2018)

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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...

The Game Archaeologist: Kesmai’s Air Warrior and Legends of Kesmai

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Most studios would be overjoyed to have pioneered one significant advancement in video game history, but then again, most studios aren't Kesmai. While it's...

The MOP Up: Star Trek Online’s DS9 expansion gets a console release date (July 14, 2018)

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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: Looking back at World of Warcraft’s Legion

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Now that the next World of Warcraft expansion is almost upon us, it's time to say farewell to Legion and all that that entails....

The Game Archaeologist: A history of EverQuest’s expansions

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I don't know if EverQuest holds the crown title for the MMO with the most expansions, but I'm sure it's among the top three...

Saga of Lucimia chides MMO players for having ‘forgotten’ how to properly group and socialize

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How important is grouping in Saga of Lucimia? Very. In fact, it's so central to the idea of what the devs believe MMORPGs should...

The Stream Team: Beating the heat (literally) with EverQuest II’s Scorched Sky Celebration

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When it's a scorcher outside and you can't leave your house, what do you do? Massively OP's MJ is going to beat the snot...

The MOP Up: EverQuest II’s scorched sky policy (July 1, 2018)

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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...

One Shots: Better virtual homes and gardens

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Lately I've been overdosing on some serious Sims 4 time (blame the Seasons expansion announcement for this!) and indulging in my long-standing passion for...

Perfect Ten: The best MMO debuts by year, 1997-2006

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By now, many of you probably know that I'm the curator of the MMO Timeline on my personal blog. On this page, I've attempted...

EverQuest patches up as EverQuest II brings back Moonlight Enchantments

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Yesterday EverQuest pushed out a catch-all patch that made a slew of changes to several of the game's quests, spells, and events. It's one of...

Global Chat: The fallout of Fallout 76

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Bethesda's E3 reveal of Fallout 76 had many gamers and franchise fans talking, no more so than out among MMO bloggers. After all, taking...

One Shots: Fashion patrol coming your way!

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Well that is certainly one way to fill up the comments section with tons of screenshots: asking all of you to show of your...

‘Magic through serendipity’: Raph Koster on the glorious mess that was Ultima Online

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I was a wide-eyed, naive kid when I first stepped into Ultima Online in 1997, and as it turns out, the developers were too. That's...

EverQuesting: A guide to EverQuest II’s new Oceansfull Festival

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So there was an update in EverQuest II recently. It was major enough it had a real name. But honestly, that barely garnered a...

The Stream Team: An otterly fun EverQuest II festival

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The minute Massively OP's MJ heard about the new Othmir festival in EverQuest II, she knew she had to dive into the Oceansfull event....

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