EverQuest II: EQ2X Beta Released

EverQuest II executive producer Dave "SmokeJumper" Georgeson has posted on the official forums some big news for players: Critical mitigation will be removed entirely from the game. The upcoming changes will first head to the test server and then to all EQ2 servers afterward. Here are the details: Critical Mitigation (the stat) has been removed…

According to a pair of 'tweets' by Sony Online Entertainment's John Smedley, EverQuest II has shown impressive growth since going free to play in early December. We are seeing some amazing growth in EQ2. 40% increase in daily logins since going f2p. 300% increase in new players. And 200% increase in Item sales. Plus we…

Sony Online Entertainment has announced the release date for the Everquest II: Age of Discovery expansion pack that will coincide with the F2P version release as well. The expansion pack and the new free content for all players will be released on December 6th. Included for all players when Age of Discovery goes live is…

Recently, Sony Online Entertainment announced that EverQuest II will be moving to a hybrid free to play revenue model on December 6th and that Age of Discovery, the game's latest expansion, would be launching near then as well. We recently had the opportunity to check out the Age of Discovery, including a look at Game…

That's right. Everquest II is going free to play, not with separate servers for F2Pers and subscribers. SOE has a full-blown F2P revenue plan in mind for all EQII players. We've got the details for you from MMORPG.com Associate Editor Suzie Ford who spoke with SOE's Dave Georgeson yesterday. Read on! SOE wants to be…