Terra Nova looks back (and forward) at the Diku legacy
Massively — ... EverQuest, World of Warcraft, The Lord of the Rings Online, Age of Conan, Warhammer Online and many other MMOs all have one important thing in common. Well, okay; they have a lot of things in common -- like about 85% or more of their gameplay mechanics. But the main thing -- indeed, the reason why they have so much in common -- is that they are all descendants of a kind of text MUD game called Diku. Acknowledging that, virtual worlds blog Terra Nova published a " ...

Take a visual tour of EverQuest II: The Shadow Odyssey's new dungeons
Massively — ... expansion is set to launch this November. In addition to heritage quests and the shard reward system, the expansion will add an EverQuest classic -- the dungeon of Guk. And in the days leading up to the launch, ...

EverQuest patch highlights: Station Voice and weightless coin
Massively — ... EverQuest players rejoice! You now have the ability to use Station Voice for your in-game communications, thereby saving you typing -- or your own Vent or TS server costs. Eventually, this will also include the ability to get in-game voice mail, ...

The Daily Grind: It's expansion season!
Massively — ... of Warcraft will of course see the Wrath of the Lich King, which will add the continent of Northrend, a prestige class, and numerous enhancements. The Lord of the Rings Online will open up the Mines of Moria -- a massive dungeon environment for levels 50 and up. There will also be two new classes, and yes, numerous other enhancements. Then there's EverQuest II's The Shadow Odyssey, EverQuest's Seeds of Destruction, and Asheron's Call's ...

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VoV ep. 54: “You’re not hardcore, you just play too much!”
Voyages of Vanguard's Blog — ... -Go grab it here and join the fun! My main’s name is Beauturke on the Syntax Server. Next week I will be playing EQ for Man Your Stations! This week’s music is from the movie Gumnaam, and was presented to the world in the great movie “ ...

The Daily Grind: The best MMO music
Massively — ... Here's a story for you: a certain blogger is playing The Lord of the Rings Online. He's in the Trollshaws, and he notices the music -- oft-ignored in MMOs -- is actually really good. It's classy and it's beautiful. Then he starts to think about the music in other games -- the gorgeous and mournful guild hall ballad of Meridian 59, the beautiful and muted arpeggios of EverQuest's Kelethin theme, and the dark and foreboding ancient instrumentation of Age of Conan's various Stygian pieces. Music is not usually ...

New Linden Lab VP with an old message
Massively — ... user-concurrency rose to 69,754 (and notably without an associated infrastructure collapse). That's an overall increase of 17,859 in one year. If that trend continues, Second Life will have eclipsed the popularity of Everquest at its height, in a little more than a year. ...

EQ: Seeds of Destruction Screens & Video
WarCry Network : Latest News — Everquest will be expanding yet again in the very near future with the announced title, Seeds of Destruction. We have a bunch of new screenshots that you can view below: And the video:

Here's Why You're Going to Pre-Order Seeds of Destruction
EQ Vault - The Ultimate Resource — ... On October 21, 2008, the Everquest: Seeds of Destruction "all-in-one" pack is coming your way. By ordering early, you're going to get some excellent bonuses including: A Qeynos Shield of Foundation A Legends of Norrath digital game card starter deck, booster pack and loot item. A Legends of Norrath “Familiar of the Hooded Scrykin” loot item. See the ...

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Breakfast Topic: Guild origins
WoW.com — ... (now known as Big Dan) is still with a lot of the folks he played with back in Everquest, and many of them have been together through ...

Why does WAR’s PvE feel like such a grind?
reroller: a warhammer online and mmorpg blog — ... while it was in beta and a couple of weeks of Everquest (I never got into it) beforehand, that maybe the whole leveling atmosphere was still appealing to me and I didn’t notice the time fly by as much. It definitely slowed down at the end, and on my various alts I found other ways of grinding out the last few ranks ( ...

Everquest 10th Anniversary Book
WarCry Network : Latest News — Sony Online Entertainment has released a new book for the 10th anniversary of Everquest , one of the first blockbuster MMOs. Check out the official particulars and a shot of the cover art featuring Firiona Vie in an epic battle below: EVERQUEST®: THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTOR'S EDITION BOOK EXCLUSIVE COVER ART UNVEILED AT CES IN LAS VEGAS Sony Online Entertainment Kicks Off Anniversary Celebration for Legendary Online Video Game LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Jan. 9, 2008 - It has been a decade since Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) rewrote the rules and forever changed the video game ...

Free vs Paid Expansions
Werit — ... and Everquest. These games do put out free content upgrades too, but usually they are few and far between (I am looking at you WoW). When they do put out a paid expansion, it is usually packed full of content and worth the wait. The downside is that paid expansions can be slow to hit the marketplace. ...

SOE Games Are Now Available on Steam!
Online Gaming Radio — EverQuest, EverQuest II, and Vanguard: Saga of Heroes are now available for purchase and download through Steam, a leading platform for the delivery and management of PC games and digital content. Read more! News republished from official EverQuest 2 website.

SOE Games Are Now Available on Steam
Online Gaming Radio — SOE Games Are Now Available on Steam! EverQuest, EverQuest II, and Vanguard: Saga of Heroes are now available for purchase and download through Steam, a leading platform for the delivery and management of PC games and digital content. EverQuest is available in a compilation, which includes the most recent expansion, Seeds of Destruction, plus all 14 of the previous expansions in an all-in-one pack. You can also download the previous expansion, Secrets of Faydwer, in a pack with the 13 proir expansions. ...

SOE Games Are Now Available on Steam
Online Gaming Radio — SOE Games Are Now Available on Steam! EverQuest, EverQuest II, and Vanguard: Saga of Heroes are now available for purchase and download through Steam, a leading platform for the delivery and management of PC games and digital content. EverQuest is available in a compilation, which includes the most recent expansion, Seeds of Destruction, plus all 14 of the previous expansions in an all-in-one pack. You can also download the previous expansion, Secrets of Faydwer, in a pack with the 13 proir expansions. ...

Long list of SOE hate.
Hardcore Casual — ... EverQuest® - The original game that put SOE on the map, and the overall ‘winner’ of the first gen MMO war. Undeniably a huge hit that expanded the MMO market and set standards going forward. ...

Massively celebrates 10 years of EverQuest
Massively — ... released what would soon be known as the gateway to a gaming movement. Sure it wasn't the first, but it was responsible for redefining the quality that we know today in the massively multiplayer online genre. That game, of course, was EverQuest, and this month marks its 10th anniversary. ...

The Daily Grind: We had to grind uphill, both ways!
Massively — ... brought to mind were some of the things that used to drive us absolutely bonkers about the old-school MMOs we used to play. Speaking personally, I could list a whole bunch of things from original EverQuest; having to stare at the wall or the floor to cast heals for my party otherwise the spell effects caused my poor old computer to lag unbearably; the idea that you had to regenerate mana by staring at your spellbook for well on 5 minutes; dying, losing a level, and then running back naked and alone. There's a whole bunch more, but this morning we thought we'd ...

A Decade of Norrath: Q&A with EverQuest's Kevin Burns
Massively — ... March 16th will mark 10 years of SOE's EverQuest, and Massively is here to celebrate! Follow along with us as we countdown to the big day with galleries, developer interviews, staff memories and more! Best of all, on the final day we'll be holding a ...

San Diego declares day in honor of SOE
Massively — ... This tidbit of news - while pretty cool - is something you really don't hear every day in terms of MMO companies. It seems that the City of San Diego is commemorating the 10th anniversary of the original EverQuest and the "continued support and dedication ...

A Decade of Norrath: 10 Things I wish I had known before building an MMO
Massively — ... to EverQuest's 10th Anniversary, today marks the first of three special articles containing the retrospective thoughts on MMO development from the team that made it so popular. Today's "10 things I wish I had known before building an MMO" starts off with Steve King, Lead Programmer for EverQuest. His answers are included just after the cut, and be sure to check out the newest additions to our 10th Anniversary gallery with some exclusive concept art and screenshots from the 14th expansion: Secrets of Faydwer. ...

A Decade of Norrath: 10 more things I wish I had known before building an MMO
Massively — ... Once again we bring you more from the EverQuest team with their thoughts on "10 things I wish I had known before building an MMO". Today's Top 10 list comes from Programmer Chris Hoover. We've also added dozens of new images to our 10th Anniversary gallery, including some from the 10th through 13th expansions. As this gallery continues to grow, you'll notice that they've been labeled and organized into chronological order, separated by the particular expansion's box cover. Check back Wednesday for even ...

A Decade of Norrath: 10 final things I wish I had known before building an MMO
Massively — ... Boy do we have a treat for you on this final installment of "10 things I wish I had known before building an MMO", in celebration of EverQuest's 10th anniversary. You may remember today's contributor from ...

A Decade of Norrath: Our memories of EverQuest
Massively — ... You've heard from the original EverQuest developers, you've seen some nostalgic artwork (with all expansion artwork in our gallery today!) to keep those memories alive, and now we're ready to bring you some thoughts from our own staff here at Massively, as well as our sister site, WoW Insider. It's probably safe to say that most of us have been influenced by EverQuest in some way or another, so who better to give us their fondest memories than those of us who write about MMOs for a living? Follow along below the cut for some memories of EQ ...

Massively giveaway: Happy 10th anniversary, EverQuest!
Massively — ... EverQuest is 10 years old today and we're here to celebrate this momentous occasion in style. Through the generosity of SOE, we have three 90-day game cards (worth $49.99 each) to offer in today's giveaway. As mentioned last Friday, this card can be used as free time towards EverQuest, EverQuest 2, PlanetSide, EverQuest Online Adventures, Star Wars Galaxies or The Matrix Online. To enter, all you need to do is add a comment to this post with your wittiest or funniest caption for the above image. You may enter once any ...

10 Years of Everquest: Our Interview with Lydia Pope
WarCry Network : Latest News — In honor of Everquest 's tenth anniversary, WarCry will be featuring several days' worth of interviews and a screenshot retrospective. Today, WarCry begins with an interview with Lydia Pope, who has been with Everquest from the beginning. In her role as Community Manager, she has the inside track for great anecdotes. Lydia will be featured prominently in this week's celebration. We've heard it said that you are the 'grand old dame' of SOE and EverQuest. First off, what do you think of the title? Is that what someone called me? I'm not sure I want any title referring to me as ...

EQ: 10 Years Of EverQuest Vid
gamebunny — ... EVERQUEST: Great galloping frogloks! Has it been 10 years already? Yes, indeed! SOE’s (or Verant Interactive’s) EVERQUEST is ...

The Daily Grind: How difficult do you like your crafting?
Massively — ... Once, long ago, when you wanted to craft in EverQuest, you had to know precisely what it was you wanted to put into your crafting box/bag/spit/etc. - or you could sit there swapping things in and out in combination for hours. Once you'd hit upon a combination that would create something, you then had the potential chance to lose your materials if you didn't manage to craft it. While this wasn't such a big deal when you were sitting around cranking out ...

Dancing around the EverQuest world
Massively — ... Ah, the memories. With 10 years under its belt, EverQuest has introduced us to strange and wonderful lands. Anyone who has played the game can tell you about some of the many zones they've visited; tramping across the wide expanse of Butcherblock; spending tons of time in Paludal, Lake of Ill Omen, Highkeep, or so many other areas; getting chased out of Oasis by Spectres or Sand Giants (hell, getting chased out of just about any zone with giants in it unless you were adept at kiting); running from guards if you happened to stumble into a town that wasn't friendly to ...

The Daily Grind: Using a competitor's forum to recruit?
Massively — ... recruited from EverQuest guilds as an example, Blizzard contacted people on their guild forums and other sites not owned by ...

EverQuest acknowledges its greatest heroes in month-long contest
Massively — ... Earlier this week and throughout March, EverQuest celebrated its 10th anniversary with us at Massively. The anniversary celebrations haven't stopped there, though. In fact, all this month and into next month, SOE will be continuing the celebrations with their "Norrath's Timeless Heroes" contest, allowing players to show their dedication to the game. In return, winners will receive an in-game item emblazoned with their character (or real life) picture, a special in-game title "The Fabled" and one year of free game time. Anyone interested should ...

One Shots: Feeling nostalgic
Massively — ... You never really get over your first MMO. Even if the graphics were old-school like today's EverQuest One Shots, you spent way too long doing things you take for granted these days, or some of the mechanics may have been the harshest thing you ever faced, there's still that warm, bubbly spot in your heart for the game - and often, the people. Today's ...

One Shots: A second flashback to another time
Massively — ... It seems like, with EverQuest's 10th Anniversary celebration going on, a few people have managed to dig out some interesting screenshots of what they remember the world to be like when they started. Today's One Shots is another such example, taking us back to an earlier time of bat and skeleton killing, when people could drop gear they didn't need on low-level mobs and really brighten up a new player's day. This look back comes from the files of Anthony H. who writes in: It has been a few years, but here [is one] of the images I will always remember from ...

April Fools 09: SOE gets silly
Massively — ... 's various titles is just trying to chase all of them down. Sure, some of them are patently obvious like the class name changes in EverQuest, but others were a bit more subtle and took some looking to notice. ...

The Daily Grind: MMORPG or MMOSPG?
Massively — ... Over the years I've played in MMOs, I've seen a lot of the social structure changing. I don't think it's entirely just my perception as an old fart - it's more a process of the games changing as well. In EverQuest for example, getting to endgame (at least without lots of death runs) involved grouping. In contrast, you can solo from 1-80 in ...

SOE wants to know what you want at Fan Faire
Massively — ... are really gearing up for this year's Fan Faire in Las Vegas. Sure, you know something big has to be coming because it's the 10th anniversary of EverQuest this year, but to sweeten the deal SOE is looking for player input. Did you hate that you didn't have enough time for Q&A on your favorite SOE title last year? Would you have preferred to hear John Smedley sing something other than Guns & Roses at karaoke? Did you really enjoy the silly competitions that Brenlo held during dinner? Perhaps you'd like to suggest a whole new panel that they haven't considered ...

The many sides of crowd control
Massively — We found an interesting post about the many intricacies of crowd control over on the Epic Slant blog. Crowd control (CC) is a tricky feature to design and balance in MMOs because too little takes a lot of strategy out of the experience and too much is simply overpowered. Ferrel wonders what ever happened to the pure CC classes like Everquest's enchanter? He brings up that CC in current MMOs is usually distributed evenly over a number of careers. Is this because modern MMOs cater to the solo experience rather than forcing group ...

20 Questions With Pixelated Executioner
The Hunting Lodge — ... , but the game was growing a little stale, and I felt like I needed something new. A friend of mine that played EverQuest with us managed to score a beta key for Warcraft, and he shared his login info with me. My first character on the beta was actually a Rogue, but when the servers went live, my first character was a Warlock. I stuck with the Warlock role all the way up through Molten Core, but it got tiresome – supplying healthstones, soulstones, summons (back in the day when it took 2 shards per person), plus all the time I had to spend outside the raid just ...

The Daily Grind: Games with potential
Massively — ... One of the things people chalk growth in an MMO up to is the strength of the IP - especially when you're talking about an established IP in popular culture like Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Star Trek, etc. Of course, some others will point out that there's something to be said for a completely new experience with an interesting story or idea behind it. City of Heroes, while based on comic books, wasn't based on any one comic in particular. EverQuest was general fantasy. World of Warcraft, while based on the ...

New player-elected 50/51 server coming to EverQuest
Massively — ... One of Everquest's most interesting aspects is the different types of servers, some are set to a specific era, pre-expansions or world events, others allow you to skip levels and some even have permanent death. Characters can choose how they want to play, not just a specific style like PvP or RP but also allows for much more freedom. ...

Thom Terrazas takes over EverQuest producer role
Massively — ... in that role only a couple of months ago. Now, with EverQuest's former producer Clint Worley moving on, Terrazas has stepped up and taken the reigns. Although some might already be familiar with him, he has introduced himself properly ...

Double experience in EverQuest this weekend
Massively — ... being shared with the EverQuest community on the official forums -- kill stuff this weekend. Okay, so most players would have been killing stuff anyway, but the reason for the tip comes from the fact that there's more experience on offer than usual: ...

Massively interview: Thom Terrazas in his new role as EverQuest's producer
Massively — ... as the producer for EverQuest, and we were lucky enough to get the chance to speak to him about the move. Among other things, we found out what's in store for the current playerbase in the future, why ...

The Daily Grind: Most influential MMOs?
Massively — ... While Beckett has compiled their listing of 20 industry people they feel are the most influential across the board, we realized that, by and large, many MMO players just don't know who all the names are behind an MMO. As such, we got to thinking about what games were more or less influential than others. Would you say Meridian 59 was influential? EverQuest? Do you throw out a nod to MUDs? Would WoW make the list as a true innovator, or just as a refinement? As such, this morning, we're asking you - what do you think are ...

One Shots: Fiery forge
Massively — ... For those who started their MMO love in EverQuest but have moved on, you may never have experienced the re-imagined spaces updating the world we remember, now residing in ...

"EverCracked! The Phenomenon of EverQuest" to debut at SOE Fan Faire
Massively — ... We don't doubt that many of our readers first got their feet wet in the world of MMOs with EverQuest, a game that gave rise to addictions so severe that it was often referred to as "EverCrack" by its loyal fans. It's these folks (this blogger amongst them) that will likely get the most enjoyment out of a new documentary called EverCracked! The Phenomenom of EverQuest that ...

Brad McQuaid returns to pimp Vanguard
Massively — ... Remember Brad McQuaid? As one of EverQuest's original creators and eventually the man behind Vanguard, Brad is a legend in the gaming industry. Sure, his reputation spiraled downward after his time with Sigil and Vanguard, but he has now come out of hiding to tell us all that we should play Vanguard! Wait, what? Is he now working for SOE again? Well, no one knows if that's the case or not, but the fact is, Brad seems quite keen on getting back into the industry. After taking a few years off to ...

SOE's 3rd annual Community Address to be broadcast live this Friday night
Massively — ... on the EverQuest forums says that this isn't necessary: "You don't need to register or have a password! Just visit the page and view!" ...

Highlights from the SOE Fan Faire 2009 community address
Massively — ... Smedley jumped right in by talking about the state of the SOE game lineup and some of the new directions they've explored with them in this past year. One of those new directions has been the introduction of Station Cash, and he talked about the growing adoption of Station Cash among SOE game subscribers in EverQuest and EverQuest II, as well as how it will soon be tied into new services and customization options. He announced a partnership with Hewlett-Packard which will allow players to purchase matte print images of art from the ...

EverQuest's 51/50 server "Mayong" is live
Massively — Earlier in the week, EverQuest's new 51/50 server "Mayong" went live. Pretty much anyone that played EQ around launch will recognize the name as that of the infamous vampire Mayong Mistmoore, a character that was sometimes played by GMs and devs for live events way back in the day. For those not familiar with the special rules of this server type, it's fairly simple: 51 is your starting level, and 50 is the number of AAs you automatically receive upon making a character. To get people in the mood to begin the ...

Fan Faire extras on the latest official SOE podcast
Massively — If you're reading this post, we will assume that you are probably interested in getting all the goods on this year's SOE Fan Faire. And why wouldn't you with all the announcements? SOE announced expansions for both EverQuest and EverQuest 2, plus lots of incoming goodies for Free Realms and even Star Wars Galaxies -- although your mileage may vary when it comes to zombies in your Star Wars. Anyhow, the podcast was recorded live at the event, which means you'll be hearing plenty of ...

The Daily Grind: Teleportation/flights versus other travel
Massively — ... The trend with online games has been to loosen up on some of the more hardcore traditions of previous generations. The endless grinding of older MMOs is nowhere near as prevalent as before, with full quest progression offered in many current titles. Another area that's seen a change is the way we travel around our online worlds. In the early days of EverQuest if you didn't have a friend to port you, you might have walked through countless massive and often highly dangerous zones to get to a boat, then actually sit through a whole boat ride (don't go AFK and ...

The Daily Grind: How much retcon is too much retcon?
Massively — ... Things are changing in the MMO world. Back in the day, if you rolled a Druid in EverQuest that had all their points in Dexterity, you were stuck with it. You either re-rolled the character altogether, or you were always balancing buffs and looking for things to help increase your utility. And that wasn't even just in ...

EverQuest: Underfoot expansion trailer
Oklahoma City MMORPG Examiner — Fight the giants of EverQuest in its 16th expansion. Underfoot 's commercial release isn't here yet, but the events leading up to the release are underway. Check out the debut trailer thanks to Game Trailers . EverQuest: Underfoot is scheduled to release on November 24, 2009.

One Shots: Vampire elf architects?
Massively — ... When it comes to the lore of EverQuest, there have been some pretty off-the-wall changes with the zone revamps (no pun intended) as they move to ...

EverQuest offers up double experience for the Labor Day weekend
Massively — ... So you've got a long weekend ahead of you (if you're from the USA) and you're wondering how to spend your time. SOE wants to help make up your mind for you. They've put forward a hefty incentive for you to stop by EverQuest's Norrath at some point during the weekend, offering to make it doubly rewarding to do so. That's right -- ...

EverQuest's Ancient Heroes game update brings a "classic EQ" experience
Massively — ... There are a lot of players and former players of EverQuest that would love to see a server that is locked down to just the first few expansions, or maybe none at all. While the latest game update, Ancient Heroes (which goes live today) doesn't bring a new server, there will be a new "classic EQ" experience introduced to the game. An NPC in the Plane of Knowledge will transform your character into a level 50 (the level cap once upon a time) decked out in launch-era equipment, and send you off to fight the Kobolds in Nagafen's ...

Free Realms hosts Pirate Party and doubles the dubloons, mateys
Massively — ... party, too, for those brave souls willing to wander near Davey Jones' locker! As if that weren`t enough for ye, this weekend be also th' time when Sony Online Entertainment be offerin' double th' value fer any Station Cash cards ye redeem. So that means if ye pop by an' pick up one o' th' 1000 Station Cash cards fer $10 (which will also net ye a pretty nifty red buccanneer dog hat in th' mix) ye`ll land $20 worth o' Station Cash fer use in Free Realms, EverQuest, or EverQuest II. Pirate fun and double yer dubloons in the ...

EverQuest's Underfoot expansion pushed back to December
Massively — ... It looks like EverQuest's upcoming expansion, Underfoot, will not be launching in November as was originally planned. A notice on the EQPlayers website has informed the community that the new ...

A look at Brell's Rest from EverQuest: Underfoot
Massively — ... The focus of the next EverQuest expansion Underfoot is the Plane of Underfoot and its cavernous areas, which the god Brell Serilis created and filled with inhabitants. An update on the EverQuest Players website has given us an early look at one zone from the new expansion, "Brell's Rest". Apparently, the most devout followers of Brell are brought to Brell's Rest upon their demise. Since a healthy mix of races pay homage to the Duke of Below, this means that the area is home to quite a few different factions, including dwarves, gnomes, gnolls and ...

Preview the Pellucid Grotto zone from EverQuest Underfoot
Massively — ... Just recently, the EverQuest Players community site featured a preview of the zone Brell's Rest from EverQuest's next expansion Underfoot. Another preview is now up on the site, showing off the Pellucid Grotto zone. The Grotto is home to a race called the Crystalkin, and these hard workers spend all their time harvesting, refining and polishing gems. They aren't in it for personal gain though -- far from it. After the gems are ready, they go and scatter them throughout Norrath, where adventurers end up finding them and either selling them, ...

EverQuest II players now receiving bonus experience for the weekend
Massively — ... A few weeks ago, over the Labor Day weekend, players of EverQuest enjoyed a massive double experience bonus. Some folks wondered why EverQuest II wasn't included in the bonus celebration. Well, this weekend it's their turn, as all players of EverQuest II should be receiving a bonus to adventuring, tradeskill, and alternate advancement xp as of 1:00PM PDT today. It doesn't sound like it's a full 2x bonus like it was in EverQuest, but every little bit helps. The bonus weekend is a good opportunity for ...

See the mines of EQ: Underfoot zone "The Underquarry"
Massively — ... The next EverQuest: Underfoot zone preview is up at the EverQuest Players community site, this time giving us a sneak peek at an area called "The Underquarry". The Underquarry's main feature is two large sinkholes that were made by some intense waterflow. When the water stopped coming, the area's inhabitants (more servants of Brell) found that there was good mining to be had in the caverns. Similar to the creatures of Pellucid Grotto, the miners take the results of their work and seed them into Norrath, rather than hoarding them down in the Plane ...

The Daily Grind: What bad habits stick with you every game?
Massively — ... . Or, for that matter, back when you were still playing Everquest and kept running around the corner before anyone had a chance to tell you that the boss was right there. ...

EQ's producer discusses new Legends of Norrath-gated instance after player concerns
Massively — ... digital trading card game can be played completely separately from EverQuest, the two games have a lot of ties to each other beyond just lore. The former can be launched from within the latter game. There are also "loot cards" which not only function in LoN but can be redeemed in EverQuest for certain bonus items. Some people that play EQ but not LoN may have been upset in the past at missing out on a few of these loot card items, but it's doubtful that anything has caused as much of an outcry as is currently occurring over an ...

Everquest accepting signups for expansion beta
Massively — ... Sony Online Entertainment's long running MMO Everquest is preparing to launch its sixteenth expansion, Underfoot. Fans who have been looking forward to this expansion since its reveal at Fan Faire in ...

EverQuest patch switches up hot zones, nerfs some Ancient Heroes rewards
Massively — ... EverQuest has just been updated, and it's time to say goodbye to the ironically freezing set of hot zones that have provided icy experience bonuses for the past few months. This isn't a bad thing, as the new list of hot zones includes a number of popular areas for people to do their leveling in -- the full list can be found after the break, along with the rest of the patch notes. One of the hot zones, Howling Stones (also known as Charasis) has been altered to be more inviting for potential visitors: Apparently while performing some end-of-the-summer ...

Meet EverQuest's mountain-makers in Underfoot zone "The Foundation"
Massively — ... It's time for another EverQuest: Underfoot zone preview, as the EverQuest Players community site is featuring a look at "The Foundation". Like many of the other areas in the Plane of Underfoot, The Foundation is used by Brell's servants to create things that will end up in the world -- however, we haven't previously seen any creations quite as massive as what is made here. If you've ever admired a scenic mountain located somewhere in Norrath, then you have the inhabitants of The Foundation to thank. The enormous Genari stone giants push up ...

EverQuest's third Road to Underfoot event shakes Norrath
Massively — ... The ground in Norrath has literally begun to tremble with the introduction of the third and final "Road to Underfoot" event in EverQuest. "Breaking the Seal" completes the series of events, and ...

Blogger discusses EverQuest addiction
Massively — It's easy to talk about gaming addiction as an abstract concept, but whether or not you think the idea holds a lot of water there are an awful lot of studies and examinations of it that just won't go away. Still, the concept is easy to deny. The human element, however, makes it much more real and that much harder to ignore. Which is why, ultimately, it's probably a good thing for everyone that Kotaku's editor Mike Fahey has written up his story of his EverQuest addiction -- the origin, the escalation, and the recovery of sorts. Mike ...

EverQuest unveils the city of Kernagir in Underfoot
Massively — ... EverQuest continued their "Unfolding the Lore" series yesterday with the introduction of Kernagir, the Shining City. This latest area of the Underfoot expansion is "where the chosen of Brell Serilis go to live out eternity in Underfoot." The city of Kernagir was built to honor and worship Brell, and is created using the unlimited natural resources that his followers enjoy to make Kernagir a place of beauty. Kernagir was designed as a sort of Utopia for Brell's chosen, and the citizens have traditionally been fairly choosy about ...