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In tandem with the launch of this expansion, SOE also converted EQ2 into a fully free-to-play MMO. Free players were restricted in what they could access and utilize, while players were able to upgrade to "Silver" level membership for a small one-time fee [15] to get more access. A "Gold" membership cost the same as the existing monthly ...
When EverQuest 2 was launched, a player chose the character's archetype during the initial character creation and then chose a 'class' at level 10 and a 'sub-class' at level 20. This system was changed in 2006 so that a character's final class is chosen at creation. Acquisition of equipment is a major focus of character progression.
A render of the new player race, the Sarnak. The Sarnak in EverQuest were an NPC race that inhabited part of Kunark. In Rise of Kunark there are two distinct types of Sarnak: NPC characters who will be familiar to players of the original EverQuest; and the new, playable Sarnak, who were "magically engineered" to fight in the war against the Iksar Empire.
New linear item progression – stats that are collected on armor will increase while advancing from one tier to another. Customization with non-visible armor – all non-visible armor in Rain of Fear can be worn by all characters, enabling customized stats for every encounter.
EverQuest is a 3D fantasy-themed massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) originally developed by Verant Interactive and 989 Studios for Windows.It was released by Sony Online Entertainment in March 1999 in North America, [5] and by Ubisoft in Europe in April 2000. [6]
In the United States, The Ruins of Kunark sold 92,172 units between February 2000 through the first week of November alone. Desslock of GameSpot reported that the game and The Scars of Velious "sold well early in the year, but sales evaporated during the course of the summer, especially after the release of Camelot".
Everquest 2 is slated not as a sequal to Everquest as game world is not set purely after Everquest. It has been said that the game world of EQ2 exists in an alternate future, thereby allowing EQ1 to remain active and never hit a lore point where it would hit the start of EQ2. 193.34.100.34 11:09, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
EverQuest Online Adventures was set in the fictional world of Norrath 500 years prior to the original EverQuest, in the "Age of Adventure".The world featured many places familiar to fans of the original and most of the differences were explained in the lore of EverQuest.