Our latest coverage of EverQuest 2.
Despite launching all the way back in 2004, EverQuest 2 is still around and regularly releasing expansions. The game announced its 17th expansion this week titled 'Reign of Shadows' and its set to begin beta testing just 2 weeks. Reign of Shadows allows players to explore the dark side of Luclin. Beta and pre-orders begin for Reign of Shadows on [...]
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Darkpaw Games is prepping for the release of the next EverQuest 2 expansion called Haven Bound. While we know next to nothing about the upcoming expansion, what we do know is that the developers are now running a prelude event in the weeks (or months) leading up to its release. “Luclinites are determined to reclaim the ancient city deep in [...]
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EverQuest servers are going to be down for 24 hours as Daybreak Games starts merging servers as announced earlier this month. Lockjaw will be merged with Ragefire, Fippy and Trakanon with Vox, and FV with Brekt. The developers will also be applying a patch during the downtime. We're still waiting on the official patch notes. EverQuest 2 will also be [...]
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Last month, EverQuest and EverQuest 2 Executive Producer Head Holly “Windstalker” Longdale surprised the gaming community when she resigned her post as the newly-appointed head of Daybreak's mini-studio Darkpaw Games for what she said was a “once-in-a-lifetime” opportunity. Now we know what that opportunity was. According to Longdale’s LinkedIn profile, she is now working for Blizzard Entertainment as Principal Game [...]
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Last Friday, EverQuest and EverQuest 2 Executive Producer and recently-appointed head of Darkpaw Games Holly “Windstalker” Longdale surprised the gaming community with a Producer’s Letter announcing her departure from Daybreak Games, the new spin-off studio, and the EverQuest franchise. Longdale left the studio and the franchise in the hands of her second-in-command, Technical Director Jennifer Chan. Chan has just published [...]
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I don’t know if you’ve noticed but Daybreak Games has a history of releasing bad news on Friday nights. Tonight’s bad news? EverQuest and EverQuest 2 Executive Producer Holly “Windstalker” Longdale, has left Daybreak and the recently-established spin-off studio Darkpaw Games. Her farewell letter has been published on the Everquest official site. “It is time to bid ye all a [...]
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Over the past few months, the EverQuest community has been rife with speculations and rumor about what’s in store for the franchise. For starters, EverQuest 2 will soon be getting a new Fabled Zone with the release of Update 111 later this month. The update will also add new mount levels and will kick off the annual Days of Summer [...]
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EverQuest 2 has a whole host of content planned for this summer to give players something to do while they wait for the game’s 15th anniversary and expansion launch later this year. Holly “Windstalker” Longdale reveals their Summer 2019 Roadmap in her latest Producer’s Letter. Players can look forward to Legendary Ethereal Gear, new Expert heroic dungeons, and new Chaos [...]
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EverQuest 2's previous announced Seeds of Vengeance update officially went live this week and in order to celebrate and allow new players to experience the content, Daybreak Games is giving everyone free level 100 heroic characters with temporary access to the Planes of Prophecy Expansion. These free level 100 heroic characters can only be created up until June 7th, and [...]
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Daybreak Games released the Planes of Prophecy expansion today for EverQuest 2. The expansion is a throwback to the original Planes of Power expansion in the original EverQuest game. While EverQuest 2 is free to play the expansion must be purchased to access the new content. Its available for $34.99 and includes a level 100 character boost but players can [...]
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