Category: EverQuest News

  • EverQuest: Travel Back In Time with the Progression Server

    Travel Back In Time with the Progression Server

    Every MMO gamer knows of the title “EverQuest.” Some of you actually played it, but the rest usually listen wearily while EQ veterans wax and wane about the so-called glory days. Regardless of your position on the game, there’s no doubting that EQ fans are some of the most passionate you’ll meet, and their insatiable appetite for nostalgia goes unrivaled.

  • EverQuest: Turn Back the Clock on May 20th

    Turn Back the Clock on May 20th

    No, we’re not talking about daylight savings time, but the official launch date for the EverQuest progression server coming on May 20th. Named “Ragefire”, the team anticipates that the server will be ready to go on the 20th in the afternoon after receiving a bit of “attention” after it’s enabled earlier in the day.

  • EverQuest: Twice-Yearly Campaigns Introduced

    Twice-Yearly Campaigns Introduced

    EverQuest players will have a lot to look forward to with the introduction of what Holly Longdale calls “campaigns”. Rather than a single annual expansion, players will enjoy twice-yearly ‘campaign’ DLC. Longdale explains that this helps keep the world fresh, packed with content and gives the team a very quick turn around on player feedback.

  • EverQuest: 16th Anniversary 30-Day All-Access Membership Giveaway!

    The folks at Daybreak are celebrating the 16th anniversary of EverQuest this week and we’ve got 16 30-Day All-Access Membership codes to give away to mark the occasion.

  • EverQuest: Original Launch Trailer a Blast From the Past

    Today marks the official sixteenth anniversary of the launch of EverQuest. To celebrate, let’s take a look back at the original launch trailer from 1999 (and let’s party!) reposted by the EQ team in 2012.

  • EverQuest: 16th Anniversary Events & Schedule Revealed

    Daybreak Game Studio has revealed the sixteenth anniversary celebration schedule and events for EverQuest. Players can look forward to special player-designed missions, Brew Day, Bristlebane Day and more.

  • EverQuest: New Loot System in March, Progression Server Poll Incoming

    The EverQuest team was on hand last week to give players the thumbs up on continuing development for the game. Among other things, it was announced that seven player-created missions will be arriving in next month’s anniversary update, as well as the n…

  • EverQuest: 16th Anniversary to Feature Player-Designed Missions

    During the SOE Live celebrations of the past two years, EverQuest fans worked with developers to create Player-Designed Missions. This year marks EQ’s sixteenth anniversary and these new missions will be the centerpiece of the celebration. The news was…

  • EverQuest: The Darkened Sea Flows Into Game

    The Darkened Sea Flows Into Game

    The twenty-first EverQuest expansion has been released and will give players lots of time at the beach in pursuit of new quests, new gear and much more. Called “The Darkened Sea”, the expansion gives players an opportunity to revisit characters and locations from the past that have been reimagined in new ways. Of note is the new “mount keyring” that places all mounts in a single location in order to free up inventory space.