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Tuesday, Nov 17
EverQuest unveils the city of Kernagir in Underfoot
What happens next? The story of Kernagir and its fate will continue with the December release of EverQuest: Underfoot.EverQuest unveils the city of Kernagir in Underfoot originally appeared on Massively on Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Friday, Nov 13
EverQuest II: Sentinel's Fate opens up pre-orders
Sentinel's Fate promises to be a broad expansion for everyone playing EverQuest II, offering a level cap of 90, several hundred new quests, new dungeons, and new alternate advancement systems for characters. If you're a dedicated player of the game, they probably had you at "EQII expans...
Friday, Nov 6
Asheron's Call lead designer talks 10-Year anniversary, the MMO market, more
Not many MMOs last a decade, and this week marks 10 years since the launch of Asheron's Call, the fantasy MMORPG by Turbine Entertainment. Releasing several months after EverQuest, the game held its own and found its way to becoming one of the top MMOs of its time, providing fond memories fo...
Sunday, Nov 1
The Daily Grind: What's your favorite non-MMO genre?
Today, we ask our readers: what's your favorite game type that doesn't fall under our header? Do you prefer traditional console RPGs? Do you veer more toward fighting games, or strategy titles, or is it a mishmash of different things that appeal to you? You could argue the elements of Team...
Thursday, Oct 29
EverQuest II adds new achievements of challenging nature
What's makes beating raids in Ruins of Kunark and The Shadow Odyssey even better? Achievements, of course. That's why SOE is adding brand new achievements to several heroic zones and raids to those two expansions. Players will be challenged by several new goals, such as Flawless Victory,...
Saturday, Oct 24
Everquest II aims upcoming Complete Collection at new players
The problem with getting players into a new game after a couple years is that, well, the game has moved on. It has a couple expansions under its belt, it has a whole lot of new concepts, and new players aren't going to be on board for it. A new player is hard enough to rope into an MMO as it is, much les...
More new Halloween items from EverQuest, EverQuest II
Sony Online Entertainment might just take the prize this Halloween for the best transformation item in an MMO this year. EverQuest and EverQuest II players can purchase a Transmogrification Scroll or a Race Change Potion for a change of race. If you've been dying to try out a new race but hat...
Wednesday, Oct 21
Blogger discusses EverQuest addiction
Mike describes how the death of his relationship led to him escaping into the video game that increasingly was preferrable to his normal life -- which, in turn, led to him winding up without his car, then without a job, and then ultimately to the point that we could probably see coming, wher...
Tuesday, Oct 20
Thrice the Halloween update hath patch'd
Filed under: Age of Conan, EverQuest, EverQuest II, Guild Wars, Lineage, Lineage 2, Culture, Events, in-game, Star Wars Galaxies, Free Realms, Runes of Magic, Legends of Norrath originally appeared on Massively on Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Saturday, Oct 17
The Daily Grind: What game is wearing you down?
What game is slowly wearing down your resistance? Because there is one, we all know it, and it's half a question of whether or not you admit that your resistance is slowly eroding. Is it the newly free-to-play Dungeons and Dragons Online, because you don't like the business model? The nine-...
Friday, Oct 16
EverQuest's third Road to Underfoot event shakes Norrath
The Road to Underfoot mini-site has been updated with a section on Breaking the Seal, as well as a short video showing the enemy in action. The epicenter of the shaking seems to be coming from Odus, so those willing to fight should gather there. Remember that apart from the early access, there...
Thursday, Oct 15
Meet EverQuest's mountain-makers in Underfoot zone "The Foundation"
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 -- howe...
Wednesday, Oct 14
Nights in EverQuest II get just a bit more haunted
Trying to hit up every possible MMO Halloween celebration? Add yet another one to your list, as EverQuest II brings back its Nights of the Dead for this year. Between October 16th and November 9th, all sorts of spook-related activities will be covering the surface of Norrath. Like last year...
Tuesday, Oct 13
One Shots: Riding the clouds
Along with the strange harpoon and being allowed to play a dragon, we've also been sent an image of unusual travel from EverQuest II. Today's One Shots shows off a Kerra flying along well above ground, and was sent in to us by Darth Hoob. He writes in: An oldie from EverQuest II. My main toon Kalak...
Sunday, Oct 11
The running of the Ratonga
Well, okay, it's not called that, but it's going to look awfully similar. EverQuest II is calling for players to create a brand new, level 1 Ratonga character for the Rat Race, a scavenger hunt of sorts being run on 21 different servers. The race will begin in Hate's Envy on all servers, where t...
Thursday, Oct 8
EverQuest patch switches up hot zones, nerfs some Ancient Heroes rewards
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...
Wednesday, Oct 7
Everquest accepting signups for expansion beta
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 June now have something more to look forward to. SOE announced today that they are accep...
Tuesday, Oct 6
EQ's producer discusses new Legends of Norrath-gated instance after player concerns
Although the Legends of Norrath 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...
Tuesday, Sep 29
One Shots: The void beckons
While the Shards of Destiny game update for EverQuest II has gone live recently, there are still gorgeous, unexplored corners of the last big expansion - The Shadow Odyssey - that we haven't seen yet here on One Shots. Thankfully, we have Ratwarlock, blogger and adventurer extraordinair...
Friday, Sep 25
EverQuest II players now receiving bonus experience for the weekend
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 adve...
Preview the Pellucid Grotto zone from EverQuest Underfoot
Filed under: Fantasy, Galleries, Screenshots, EverQuest, Expansions, Lore, Previews Below you'll find our gallery of screenshots from Underfoot, newly updated with Pellucid Grotto pictures, and two of them are exclusive to Massively! For more on the lore of this area, check out the...
Thursday, Sep 24
EverQuest II's Shards of Destiny game update goes live
Achievements: A new way to compete with other players. Most achievements will just give Achievement Points, but some will offer non-stat item rewards. Achievement categories include Exploring, Dungeons, Quests, Raids, Player versus Player, and Tradeskills.Miragul's Planar Shard:...
Monday, Sep 21
A look at Brell's Rest from EverQuest: Underfoot
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". A...
Friday, Sep 18
EverQuest's Underfoot expansion pushed back to December
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 launch date is the 15th of December, thankfully not too far from the previously nominated time...
Free Realms hosts Pirate Party and doubles the dubloons, mateys
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 d...
Monday, Sep 14
Test out the new Shards of Destiny raid in EQ2
Shards of Destiny is EverQuest II's newest update, and with it will be coming a wash of new changes to the game. One of these new additions, however, will be a brand new raid that will feature the new scaling difficulty feature, also being introduced with Shards of Destiny.
Monday, Sep 7
One Shots: Needs more Snuggie Wizards
Last night we attended the Sony Online Entertainment party here at Dragon*Con 2009. While there, we were introduced to something new courtesy of EverQuest II's Senior Producer, Alan "Brenlo" Crosby - Snuggie Wizards! Today, in honor of last night's momentous Snuggie Wizard spotting,...
Friday, Sep 4
EverQuest offers up double experience for the Labor Day weekend
Very generously, the bonus will continue to be applied until 10:00AM PDT on Tuesday. If you pull an all-nighter to catch the tail-end of it and go into work looking like a zombie, at least you'll be able to brag about all the levels you gained.EverQuest offers up double experience for the Labo...
Monday, Aug 31
One Shots: Paying respects
Where does one put a fallen hero? Well, if you're a follower of fantasy, the best place is in an ornate subterranean vault, much like this fascinating one from EverQuest II. Today's One Shots image comes to us from EverQuest II blogger Ratwarlock, who writes in to explain this for the rest of...
Friday, Aug 28
EverQuest II producer's letter looks at "Shards of Destiny"
If you're just after new content, the patch will have some of that too. There will be a new x4 dungeon called Miragul's Planar Shard, and Erollisi Marr's Shard of Love ought to bring some romance to Norrath. EverQuest II will also be jumping on the achievement bandwagon, adding their own Achi...
Sunday, Aug 16
One Shots: Vampire elf architects?
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 II. Today's One Shots from John C. shows off an area old EverQuest players knew, only changed - as did the inhabitants of this city over the...
Monday, Aug 10
Surveys available for EverQuest 2 players
Filed under: Fantasy, EverQuest II, Events, in-game, Game mechanics, News items, Opinion Via Warcry]Surveys available for EverQuest 2 players originally appeared on Massively on Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Friday, Aug 7
MMO documentary "Second Skin" debuts in theaters today
Is the movie worth seeing if you're heavily into MMOs? Well, we try not to do reviews here (MMO reviews at least), but I would say it's definitely worth checking out if you enjoy MMOs even a tiny bit. The film showcases the lives of several MMO gamers (mostly WoW and EverQuest) to show how these...
Thursday, Aug 6
Redefining MMOs: Breaking the Mould
Filed under: World of Warcraft, Fantasy, Sci-fi, Aion, EVE Online, EverQuest II, Business models, Classes, Game mechanics, MMO industry, PvP, Leveling, PvE, Opinion, Browser, Virtual worlds, All Points Bulletin, Crime, Final Fantasy XIV, Cities XL, Redefining MMOs
Saturday, Jul 25
Tinkerfest begins in EverQuest II
Those looking to get involved with Tinkerfest should head to the places that you might expect to find gnomes en masse, including Gnomeland Security Headquarters in the Steamfont Mountains, Baubbleshire in Qeynos and Temple Street in Freeport. To get into the Tinkerfest mood, head past...
Friday, Jul 3
SOE updates EverQuest lore for Underfoot expansion
It began as a rumor but was confirmed at SOE Fan Faire 2009 -- EverQuest's 16th expansion will be called Underfoot and is coming in November of this year. We've mentioned some of the features that Underfoot will bring to the game, like the expansion progress window and new zones, and Sony Onl...
EverQuest's 51/50 server "Mayong" is live
To get people in the mood to begin the inevitable leveling races, and also to celebrate Independence Day, there is a 51% experience boost for players on all servers until Monday morning -- that's right, fifty-one percent. See what they did there?EverQuest's 51/50 server "Mayong" is live...
Monday, Jun 29
Station launcher moves out of beta, adds voice chat support
For the full patch notes, check them out on the EverQuest forums, located in this thread.Station launcher moves out of beta, adds voice chat support originally appeared on Massively on Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Saturday, Jun 27
Highlights from the SOE Fan Faire 2009 community address
On the topic of EverQuest, remember that mention we had of SOE trademarking new EQ properties? It turns out these are the new expansions: EverQuest: Underfoot and EverQuest II: Sentinel's Fate. Smedley kicked off the EQ announcements by reflecting back on 10 years of EverQuest and looki...
Friday, Jun 26
The Daily Grind: How did you discover MMOs?
Filed under: World of Warcraft, Fantasy, Age of Conan, EverQuest, Lord of the Rings Online, Culture, MMO industry, The Daily Grind originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Monday, Jun 22
SOE's 3rd annual Community Address to be broadcast live this Friday night
Not being able to attend this year's SOE Fan Faire doesn't mean that you'll miss out entirely. Aside from the biggest news that we'll undoubtedly bring to your attention right here on Massively, you will actually be able to watch SOE CEO John Smedley's community address streaming live on F...
Wednesday, Jun 17
Facebook MMO is the Warcraft killer, says EverQuest's lead developer
Ryan Barker, the lead designer of EverQuest, is a man who believes in the power of Facebook and social networking. In an interview with The Escapist, Barker is quoted as saying that a Facebook MMO might have the power to eclipse the MMO market much like World of Warcraft has already done some...
SOE trademark filings hint at new EverQuest and EverQuest II expansions
Have a look at what Kody has to say about the potential for new EverQuest expansions in his post at Curse.SOE trademark filings hint at new EverQuest and EverQuest II expansions originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Monday, Jun 1
The Daily Grind: Do you think EverQuest 3 will be announced at E3?
It's June once more and E3 is again upon us. Several members of the Massively team have jetted off to cover the event and there's bound to be some fantastic announcement and this also includes MMOs. For the last couple of weeks the interweb has been abuzz with speculation that SOE might actual...
Monday, May 4
New player-elected 50/51 server coming to EverQuest
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...
Wednesday, Jan 28
SOE provides further clarification on EQ2's Fighter revamp
Whether you're fully behind them or not, the changes to EverQuest II's hate system are quite significant and will have an impact on gameplay for all classes, not just the Fighters. Testament to the enormity of the overhaul is the fact that SOE has put out yet another summary of the changes, a...
Tuesday, Dec 23
EverQuest II Game Update 52 preview includes revamp of Lavastorm
Brett Scheinert, game designer on the SOE flagship product EverQuest II, has dropped into the official forums with a sort of 'New Year's Resolution'. In point of fact, it's a preview of new content coming to the game in Game Update 52! Posting with his forum name of timetraveling, Scheiner...
Tuesday, Nov 18
EverQuest II: The Shadow Odyssey Launches!
It's not often that an expansion to an MMO launches, and it's even rarer that two do so in the same day! But that's the case, with EverQuest II: The Shadow Odyssey hitting the live servers today at noon PST. Massively has been following the expansion's lifecycle since it was announced at this...
Thursday, Oct 9
Legends of Norrath launches fifth expansion: Ethernauts
Filed under: Fantasy, EverQuest, EverQuest II, News items, Trading card gamesToday marks the release of the fifth expansion to the Legends of Norrath digital trading card game -- Ethernauts. More than 280 cards join the existing arsenal, including four avatar cards, two new unit races...
Tuesday, Oct 7
EverQuest 2 Game Update 49 goes live
Allakhazam has a number of guides that will help you out with this content as well. Head on over there to check out their guide to the new Guild Halls and their amenities, as well as a walkthrough for the Void Storms world event. For fully formatted patch notes, click on through below the cut!
Thursday, Oct 2
Legends of Norrath Ethernauts loot card preview
We've been walking through some previews of the Legends of Norrath cards over the last two weeks, and now SOE has some more 'fun stuff' to show off. We have three brand-new loot cards to show off. Two are transformations for your EverQuest II character, and the third is a brand-new pet for your...
Thursday, Sep 25
EverQuest 2 features full-on "double XP" weekend Sept. 26-29
We just recently announced, via the official forums, SOE's plan to dramatically increase the speed of leveling in EverQuest 2. That's a first for the game, a title that has always had a rather lengthy grind, and will be coming in Game Update 49. This weekend will see another first: an honest-...
Wednesday, Sep 24
Sneak peek at EverQuest 2 Game Update 49, and Guild Halls!
The march of progress rolls forward in EverQuest 2! Coming soon to the world of Norrath is the 49th update to SOE's flagship title. GU49 adds in the latest chapter in the ongoing Void Storms world event and gives player housing a whole new breath of life ... but what players are really waiting for...
Monday, Sep 22
Massively explores EQ's upcoming expansion, Seeds of Destruction
On October 21, SOE's EverQuest will release its 15th expansion, the Seeds of Destruction. Along with with a level cap raise from 80 to 85 and twenty new zones, EQ will also introduce a new Mercenary system to the game. Long considered a grouping dependent game, players have often struggled t...
Wednesday, Sep 10
Ultima Online's Stygian Abyss expansion site goes live
Filed under: Fantasy, Expansions, Ultima OnlineMythic passed on word that Ultima Online, the game a lot of folks think of as the grandaddy of modern MMOs, is getting a new expansion. Alongside games like Meridian 59 and EverQuest, UO launched the US fascination with massively multiplay...
Legends of Norrath's next expansion, Ethernauts, incoming
Filed under: Fantasy, EverQuest, EverQuest II, Expansions, Trading card games, Legends of NorrathThe folks at Sony Online Entertainment passed us word that a brand-new expansion to their fantasy-themed TCG Legends of Norrath is coming very soon. Called simply Ethernauts, it will be...
Saturday, Sep 6
The Daily Grind: It's expansion season!
Are any of these expansions going to do the job for you? And if so, which ones? originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 06 Sep 2008 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
Saturday, Aug 16
The Daily Grind: EverQuest expanding
Yesterday evening at Fan Faire, SOE announced expansions for EverQuest and EverQuest 2: Seeds of Destruction and The Shadow Odyssey, respectively. This will be EQ's 15th expansion and EQ2's 4th, with SoD promising 20 new zones and a new level cap of 85; and SO promising new zones, new dung...
Sunday, Jun 8
SOE provides handy guide to cross-game communication in EQ
Sony Online Entertainment is responsible for quite a number of MMOs, and they've got a useful system in place to allow communication with people across their game worlds. However, many people either don't know about this system, or simply don't know how to wrangle it into doing what they w...
Thursday, May 15
How would you design EverQuest 3?
At the ION '08 conference keynote, John Smedley hinted at another entry in SOE's long-running EverQuest franchise. Since EverQuest's 1999 release, the venerable fantasy game has been seen in such places as game consoles (EQ Online Adventures for the PS2), PDAs (The Pocket EverQuest tr...
Wednesday, May 14
ION 08: John Smedley keynote shows off Free Realms and The Agency
Continue reading ION 08: John Smedley keynote shows off Free Realms and The Agency originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 14 May 2008 19:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
Tuesday, May 6
Rumors of the Void in EQ2 Game Update 45
Keen-eyed SOE watcher Kendricke of Clockwork Gamer has been scouring the 'Net for hints of the nature of EverQuest 2's next expansion. And he may have found a clue on the French version of SOE's EQ2Players web site. The announcement reads, in part (translated from the French): "The Rodcet N...
Sunday, May 4
Opinion: The history of EverQuest's Surefall Glade
Filed under: Fantasy, EverQuest, LoreEverQuest's long and storied history includes a lot of interesting nooks and crannies. One of the most influential - especially for the nature-worshiping classes of EQ - is the mini-zone of Surefall Glade. The game's official site has a lengthy revi...
Tuesday, Apr 29
Opinion: TurpsterVision: Return of the King
So down to business, review time, and let me just state that I don't like giving bad reviews -- not because they can upset fans or developers, but because it means I've had a bad time reviewing the game in the first place. EverQuest was the granddaddy of them all before World of Warcraft came al...
Tuesday, Apr 8
Patch: EQ2's GU44 now live, bringing the Hate to Norrath
Filed under: At a glance, Fantasy, EverQuest II, Patches, Endgame, PvEThe fourty-fourth game update to Sony Online's EverQuest 2 is now live, bringing with it a wave of negative emotions, angst, and loot. GU44's biggest gift to the community is the Shard of Hate, a high-level instanced r...
Tuesday, Apr 1
Five MMOs better than World of Warcraft - Part 1
For our first game, we choose SOE's EverQuest. The Elder Game. When it launched in 1999, nobody was quite sure yet just what you DID in an MMO. Sure, join groups and kill stuff, but is that it? In its early years, it was largely just a chat room in glorious 3D. Monster killing was almost secondary, w...
Friday, Mar 21
EQII lore: Escape from Guk part 3
The final chapter of the EverQuest II lore piece Escape from Guk is now available, and we're able to follow Nurgg and Kaltuk on the last leg of their escape. After Kaltuk successfully out-drank the Trolls and ended up passing out, Nurgg threw him over his shoulder and set about getting past t...
Massively toasts Brell with the EQII Brew Day quest guide
The Brew Day holiday is nearing it's end in EverQuest II, and if you haven't completed the holiday quests yet, you soon won't be able to! Thankfully, we've created a guide for you to use for your Brew Day adventures that covers the three available quests and will get you your rewards in no tim...
Friday, Mar 14
Chatting with EverQuest's lead designer for EQ's Ninth Anniversary
Filed under: Fantasy, EverQuest, Events, real-world, Events, in-game, Interviews, Massively InterviewsSunday is EverQuest's ninth anniversary, and in honor of the event the development team is rolling out the annual 'Fabled' content! The Fabled event takes high level content fr...
Thursday, Mar 13
Tavern guide for EverQuest 2's Brew Day Festival
Filed under: Fantasy, EverQuest II, Events, in-game, RoleplayingThe EverQuest II team sent over a guide for players looking forward to this year's fantastic Brew Day event. The Festival starts today, and runs through to next Friday, the 21st. Players who participate can snag themselve...
SOE moved under SCEI to strengthen PlayStation 3
Filed under: MMO industry, New titles, News items, Consoles Sony Online Entertainment (the group behind EverQuest, Star Wars Galaxies, and other landmark MMO titles, for the types of readers who need answers to questions like "Vhat eez zees ... 'video game' theeng?") is relocating withi...
EverQuest's 9th anniversary is this weekend
Make sure to come back tomorrow for our interview with EQ Lead Designer Travis McGeathy about the anniversary, the last few EverQuest expansions, and the future of this online world. Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
Wednesday, Feb 13
Exclusive first look at Legends of Norrath's new expansion: Inquisitor
This morning, SOE will announce the release date for the 3rd set of their online strategy card game, Legends of Norrath. Inquisitor is scheduled to be released on Friday, March 7, 2008 with over 250 cards introducing new game play elements, new loot redeemable in EverQuest and EverQuest I...
Saturday, Feb 2
Epic weapons and pvp armor in EverQuest II previews
All of that is great, so what's left to talk about? Well, only brand-new PvP armor. Allakhazam got the scoop that PvP players will have a brand new set of writs to complete. They'll also have the opportunity to snag a beautiful set of jade green armor. For even more images of presents in GU42, SOE...
Friday, Feb 1
It's a busy (bonus xp) weekend in EverQuest II
Filed under: Fantasy, EverQuest II, Events, in-game, Crafting, Leveling, PvEIt's a great weekend in Norrath, specifically in the post-cataclysm world of EverQuest 2! For adventurers looking for something to do this weekend, bonus xp will be your reward. Combat and Tradeskill xp are b...
Friday, Jan 25
Building a better MMOusetrap: To topple the King!
Filed under: World of Warcraft, Age of Conan, EverQuest, EverQuest II, Final Fantasy XI, Lord of the Rings Online, Pirates of the Burning Sea, Culture, Game mechanics, Lore, MMO industry, Crafting, Warhammer Online, Opinion, Tabula Rasa, Building a Better MMOusetrap
Monday, Jan 7
Opinion: MMOGology: Keep it simple, stupid
Filed under: World of Warcraft, Dungeon Runners, EverQuest, Classes, Culture, Game mechanics, Opinion, Free-to-play, MMOGology, CasualI've been playing a lot of Dungeon Runners lately. Doing so has reminded me that simplicity can be a very good thing. With the exception of its tongue...
Tuesday, Dec 11
EQ2 community zone reviews: Runnyeye
The EQ2 Players site hosts a player-written review of one of EverQuest II's zones every week, and this week the focus is the goblin dungeon Runnyeye. Player Xalmat of the Permafrost server shares his knowledge of the zone, including the basics like how to get there and what level you should...
Friday, Nov 23
One Shots: Your test server helpers
Lineage 2 is a hard-core MMO for the player who's serious about PvP combat. PvP anyone, any time, any place! Join a clan and battle other players for control of the land's castles and fortresses in dramatic siege battles! And, if you're playing on the test servers (where upcoming expansion...
Sunday, Nov 18
Macheads can get their hardcore on with EverQuest Macintosh Edition
Filed under: At a glance, EverQuest, Hands-on, Mac, Massively Hands-on This one's in the "resurrect the dead category." If you find World of WarCraft a little on the light side and other fantasy-based MMOs lacking, you can still get a taste of "the good ole days" with EverQuest Macintosh E...
