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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Perfect Ten: Ten well-known voice actors behind SWTOR’s characters
When it launched, Star Wars: The Old Republic was one of the biggest video game voice-over projects that BioWare or any studio had ever...
Massively Opinionated: Which MMO would be the most innovative if launched today?
In this episode, Larry, Troy, and Jason debate underrated games, MMO development cycles, and the most innovative MMOs.
Global Chat: The death of hope for Pathfinder Online
Pathfinder Online might not be completely dead, but hope for it has certainly gone down the drain following the announcement of the studio's mass...
EverQuest axes enforced raid rotations
Daybreak is ending enforced raid rotations in EverQuest. The firm says that doing so serves the best interest of its Ragefire and Lockjaw progression...
EverQuest emulator Project 1999 drops new patch, prepares for 6th anniversary with permadeath
EverQuest has evolved quite a bit over the years, but some folks prefer reliving the classic experience. Project 1999 -- recently given a written...
EverQuesting: EverQuest franchise expansion announcements erode more trust
Is it just me, or is Daybreak actively trying to make me dislike it? To force me abandon all hope when I enter? Because...
The MOP Up: All news must go!
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: Welcome to the party, pal!
"You have to love randomly running across a band when you enter a building in Bree," reader Yrys said in conjunction with this picture...
The Game Archaeologist: Anarchy Online
"The future in your hands."
This was Funcom's promise to gamers in the early days of the 2000s. Even as the MMORPG genre slowly took...
Classic EverQuest is getting a new expansion with ‘level agnostic’ raids too
EverQuest players who felt a little green with envy at the news that EverQuest II was to be treated to a full-fledged expansion should...
Gamerz for Gamerz invites MMOers to a haunted Halloween party
Are you searching for a real-world community to bolster your MMORPG experience, something that's still around after your favorite game is gone or over? Gamerz...
The Daily Grind: Would you play an MMO with antagonistic GMs?
Whenever we're reminiscing about the glory days of MMOs, we invariably bring up the prevalence of events and GMs in those classic games. What...
One Shots: Purple haze
Blocky and stylized though it may be, World of Warcraft's visuals represent impressive work by artists who pull every trick out of their bags to...
Global Chat: Money prison
What kind of prison charges you money to stay there? An MMO prison, obviously!
The Ancient Gaming Noob has a few insightful words to say...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 29: Pathfinder fading
Justin and Bree discuss WildStar, Ultima Online, Little Healer, Pathfinder, WildStar F2P, ESO's Imperial City, EQ Next's playtest, and the people in the magic box.
EverQuest’s progression server is opening Ruins of Kunark today
EverQuest's Ragefire progression server is opening the doors to the game's first expansion today.
A community vote passed to give the go-ahead to unlock The...
The Soapbox: The fun and frustration of SWTOR’s housing system
When I was a kid, I had far too many Star Wars action figures, vehicles, and playsets. And when I say kid, I actually...
Perfect Ten: Amazing MMO cosplay
I have nothing but deep respect for cosplayers because on two levels they are performing activities that I cannot. First of all, they put...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 27: SmedSoft
Justin and Bree discuss Smed's new company, EQII's prison server, Champions Online, FFXIV, Trove, and Revival's housing, plus mailbag questions on NCsoft and terrible graphics.
The Daily Grind: Should MMO studios interfere with server politics?
Last week, a reader named Bob alerted us to a messy political situation on EverQuest's Lockjaw progression server. Apparently, characters from a large uberguild were...
