https://massivelyop.com MMORPG news and opinions Tue, 16 Mar 2021 15:01:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://massivelyop.com/2020/11/12/everquesting-a-sweet-sixteen-everquest-ii-anniversary-retrospective/ https://massivelyop.com/2020/11/12/everquesting-a-sweet-sixteen-everquest-ii-anniversary-retrospective/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2020 18:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=309456 Happy birthday, sweet sixteen! If you think I’ve waited 16 years to be able to sing that to EverQuest II, well, you aren’t wrong. It isn’t often an MMO gets to commemorate 16 years of life, so I am taking full advantage of it and celebrating with my favorite Norrath. But beyond the birthday, how […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2020/11/12/everquesting-a-sweet-sixteen-everquest-ii-anniversary-retrospective/feed/ 3 https://massivelyop.com/2020/05/15/everquesting-everquest-iis-blood-of-luclin-offers-an-aggravating-lesson-on-gated-mmo-content/ https://massivelyop.com/2020/05/15/everquesting-everquest-iis-blood-of-luclin-offers-an-aggravating-lesson-on-gated-mmo-content/#comments Fri, 15 May 2020 16:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=282473 To the moon, Alice! Well, I may not be Alice, but I did go straight to the moon. EverQuest II’s Blood of Luclin expansion launched last December, allowing Norrathians to travel to that blasted heavenly body that players have seen strewn across the sky for almost 16 years. I’ve long been interested in exploring there, […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2020/05/15/everquesting-everquest-iis-blood-of-luclin-offers-an-aggravating-lesson-on-gated-mmo-content/feed/ 9 https://massivelyop.com/2020/03/31/everquesting-looking-back-at-everquests-21st-year/ https://massivelyop.com/2020/03/31/everquesting-looking-back-at-everquests-21st-year/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2020 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=273571 There are landmark years, and then there are landmark years. (Not to be confused with Landmark, which has been gone for years.) You can have a year filed with remarkable, perhaps even journey-altering things, or a year that hits a milestone. EverQuest has definitely had a landmark year; unfortunately, it’s more of the latter kind. […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2020/03/31/everquesting-looking-back-at-everquests-21st-year/feed/ 4 https://massivelyop.com/2020/01/31/everquesting-building-a-story-brought-me-back-to-everquest-ii/ https://massivelyop.com/2020/01/31/everquesting-building-a-story-brought-me-back-to-everquest-ii/#comments Fri, 31 Jan 2020 18:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=266031 Before we start: Yes, I know about the Daybreak news. And yes, I have some thoughts and questions about it. I considered tossing aside my current EverQuesting plans until later, but MOP’s Eliot did a good job covering many of the concerns, and we’re still awaiting the interviews we’ve requested. When I can get more […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2020/01/31/everquesting-building-a-story-brought-me-back-to-everquest-ii/feed/ 26 https://massivelyop.com/2019/11/11/everquesting-contemplating-content-and-communication-on-everquest-iis-15th-anniversary/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/11/11/everquesting-contemplating-content-and-communication-on-everquest-iis-15th-anniversary/#comments Mon, 11 Nov 2019 18:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=253789 You’ve no doubt heard of the quinceañera: It’s the Mesoamerican coming-of-age celebration, a giant gala commemorating a girl’s move to adulthood at age 15. While EverQuest II doesn’t celebrate this way (though who wouldn’t like to see Lucan D’Lere or Antonia Bayle in an elaborate ball gown?), the fantasy game had its 15th birthday this week. […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/11/11/everquesting-contemplating-content-and-communication-on-everquest-iis-15th-anniversary/feed/ 6 https://massivelyop.com/2019/07/05/everquesting-checking-everquest-iis-pulse-from-pride-bunnies-to-event-delays/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/07/05/everquesting-checking-everquest-iis-pulse-from-pride-bunnies-to-event-delays/#comments Fri, 05 Jul 2019 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=232571 It’s been quite a while since we’ve had an EverQuesting. That’s because it’s been quite a while since we’ve had much to write about EverQuest II. But it’s always good to check in on your old friends to see how they are doing, and the summer 2019 producer’s letter gives us the perfect opportunity. Producer […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/07/05/everquesting-checking-everquest-iis-pulse-from-pride-bunnies-to-event-delays/feed/ 7 https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/16/everquesting-everquest-turns-the-big-2-0/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/16/everquesting-everquest-turns-the-big-2-0/#comments Sat, 16 Mar 2019 16:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=214752 Today is a pretty big day in Norrath: EverQuest turns the big 2-0! Impressive. Twenty years is quite an accomplishment. Even more impressive than lasting two decades is doing so without languishing idly in maintenance mode. EQ has continued to receive regular expansions even amid some rough years for Daybreak. And this past year has […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/16/everquesting-everquest-turns-the-big-2-0/feed/ 17 https://massivelyop.com/2019/01/17/everquesting-can-daybreak-make-it-through-2019/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/01/17/everquesting-can-daybreak-make-it-through-2019/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2019 19:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=205883 Those who’ve been long-time followers of Massively OP’s long-running EverQuesting column might have noticed a distinct lack of new year hopes and predictions articles for the EverQuest franchise along with their end-of year accounting pieces. That’s because there haven’t been any for a couple of years. The last year I did them — 2016 — […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/01/17/everquesting-can-daybreak-make-it-through-2019/feed/ 55 https://massivelyop.com/2018/12/20/everquesting-why-im-hesitant-to-jump-on-daybreaks-lifetime-membership-deal-bandwagon/ https://massivelyop.com/2018/12/20/everquesting-why-im-hesitant-to-jump-on-daybreaks-lifetime-membership-deal-bandwagon/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2018 18:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=202464 Well there’s something I wasn’t expecting, and I admit it: I am not really sure what to think about it. Daybreak just jumped on the lifetime membership bandwagon. My first reaction to the announcement was, You’ve got to be kidding me?! Then I thought, if this had been 10 or five years sooner, I would […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2018/12/20/everquesting-why-im-hesitant-to-jump-on-daybreaks-lifetime-membership-deal-bandwagon/feed/ 57 https://massivelyop.com/2018/12/12/everquesting-its-a-cash-shop-christmas-in-everquest-iis-frostfell/ https://massivelyop.com/2018/12/12/everquesting-its-a-cash-shop-christmas-in-everquest-iis-frostfell/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2018 19:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=199881 Abandon hope all ye who log in here. That is how I felt at the start of EverQuest II’s Frostfell this past Tuesday. As of stream time that night, there was still no official Daybreak mention of this much-beloved holiday, let alone an announcement of its start or any new goings on. I knew it […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2018/12/12/everquesting-its-a-cash-shop-christmas-in-everquest-iis-frostfell/feed/ 7 https://massivelyop.com/2018/11/08/everquesting-everquest-iis-14th-anniversary-retrospective-from-columbus-nova-to-chaos-descending/ https://massivelyop.com/2018/11/08/everquesting-everquest-iis-14th-anniversary-retrospective-from-columbus-nova-to-chaos-descending/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2018 19:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=194627 During last year’s anniversary retrospective for EverQuest II I dared to say things were too quiet. Big mistake! Why would I tempt fate like that? I certainly can’t say the same for the game’s 14th year. The past 12 months have heralded activity from updates and new in-game festivals (yay) to more layoffs and server […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2018/11/08/everquesting-everquest-iis-14th-anniversary-retrospective-from-columbus-nova-to-chaos-descending/feed/ 3 https://massivelyop.com/2018/10/08/everquesting-a-guide-to-everquest-iis-expansion-prelude-event-against-the-elements/ https://massivelyop.com/2018/10/08/everquesting-a-guide-to-everquest-iis-expansion-prelude-event-against-the-elements/#comments Mon, 08 Oct 2018 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=188947 Sometimes it feels like forever before the next expansion comes — even when it’s regular every year! That’s what this year has been like while waiting for EverQuest II’s 2018 expansion. But now it might almost feel too close: With Chaos Descending on the horizon, that leaves only so much time to participate in the […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2018/10/08/everquesting-a-guide-to-everquest-iis-expansion-prelude-event-against-the-elements/feed/ 2 https://massivelyop.com/2018/08/21/everquesting-the-history-of-the-everquest-franchise/ https://massivelyop.com/2018/08/21/everquesting-the-history-of-the-everquest-franchise/#comments Tue, 21 Aug 2018 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=181205 Back in 2013, I took a walk through the annals of the EverQuest franchise’s history. What started as one title not only blossomed into a fill franchise including a number of games, books, and more, but also shaped a good share of our MMOverse to come. The creating studio (then Sony Online Entertainment, now Daybreak) […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2018/08/21/everquesting-the-history-of-the-everquest-franchise/feed/ 12 https://massivelyop.com/2018/08/03/everqesting-returning-to-everquest-iis-guk-for-the-first-time/ https://massivelyop.com/2018/08/03/everqesting-returning-to-everquest-iis-guk-for-the-first-time/#comments Fri, 03 Aug 2018 16:00:47 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=178988 In my last EverQuesting, I mentioned that I had not participated in much — if any — of EverQuest II’s The Shadow Odyssey content. I’ve since realized that TSO added dungeons all around Norrath, dungeons that I have delved and explored; I just haven’t touched anything related to the expansion’s zone, Moors of Ykesha. That includes […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2018/08/03/everqesting-returning-to-everquest-iis-guk-for-the-first-time/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2018/07/24/everquesting-ranking-our-favorite-everquest-ii-expansions/ https://massivelyop.com/2018/07/24/everquesting-ranking-our-favorite-everquest-ii-expansions/#comments Tue, 24 Jul 2018 16:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=177100 I was recently asked which EverQuest II expansion was the best. The best! I didn’t know how to answer that really: I am not especially great at labeling something as such because tastes differ, so my answer wouldn’t be the same as another player’s. And more than that, there are 14 of them (17 if […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2018/07/24/everquesting-ranking-our-favorite-everquest-ii-expansions/feed/ 4 https://massivelyop.com/2018/06/13/everquesting-a-guide-to-everquest-iis-new-oceansfull-festival/ https://massivelyop.com/2018/06/13/everquesting-a-guide-to-everquest-iis-new-oceansfull-festival/#comments Wed, 13 Jun 2018 17:30:00 +0000 http://massivelyop.com/?p=171275 So there was an update in EverQuest II recently. It was major enough it had a real name. But honestly, that barely garnered a blink from me. Then devs announced a new Othmir-centered Norrathian festival, and I am all excited! That’s right, throw a party with otters and I am so there. And that’s exactly […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2018/06/13/everquesting-a-guide-to-everquest-iis-new-oceansfull-festival/feed/ 4 https://massivelyop.com/2018/05/31/everquesting-seven-must-dos-with-your-free-everquest-ii-level-100/ https://massivelyop.com/2018/05/31/everquesting-seven-must-dos-with-your-free-everquest-ii-level-100/#comments Thu, 31 May 2018 19:00:00 +0000 http://massivelyop.com/?p=169415 We are smack-dab in the middle of the free level 100 giveaway in EverQuest II for all existing accounts. If you haven’t made your character yet (perhaps you are having trouble choosing between all the races and classes EQII has to offer), you have until Thursday, June 7th, 2018, to do it. And make it […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2018/05/31/everquesting-seven-must-dos-with-your-free-everquest-ii-level-100/feed/ 17 https://massivelyop.com/2018/04/27/everquesting-columbus-nova-or-not-daybreak-is-tying-its-own-noose/ https://massivelyop.com/2018/04/27/everquesting-columbus-nova-or-not-daybreak-is-tying-its-own-noose/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2018 15:00:00 +0000 http://massivelyop.com/?p=164635 How about those Red Sox? Seriously, that’s a conversation I’d rather be having than the one that has cropped up this week — and I don’t even follow the Red Sox. Instead, we’ve got the Columbus Nova fiasco and Daybreak’s disasterous response. I feel as if I am witnessing my favorite game studio hang itself. […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2018/04/27/everquesting-columbus-nova-or-not-daybreak-is-tying-its-own-noose/feed/ 74 https://massivelyop.com/2018/03/30/everquesting-everquest-ii-breaks-into-spring-with-beastr-eggs-and-bristlebane/ Fri, 30 Mar 2018 17:00:00 +0000 http://massivelyop.com/?p=160627 Spring has sprung! And for EverQuest II, that means a return of Beast’r Eggs and Bristlebane. Norrathians get to celebrate the season by immersing themselves in frivolity and fun, pranks and pets, egg hunts and event rewards… but only for a limited time. More than most events, these two are time sensitive. While the Bristlebane […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2018/03/17/everquesting-an-everquest-19th-anniversary-retrospective-and-party-planner/ https://massivelyop.com/2018/03/17/everquesting-an-everquest-19th-anniversary-retrospective-and-party-planner/#comments Sat, 17 Mar 2018 20:00:00 +0000 http://massivelyop.com/?p=158658 There are MMOs that have been around a while, and then there is EverQuest. It’s so old school it is old enough to be out of school! Yup, EQ turned 19 years old yesterday. That’s 19 years of the iconic music, 19 years of Qeynos, and 19 years of Fippy trying to storm that gate! […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2018/03/17/everquesting-an-everquest-19th-anniversary-retrospective-and-party-planner/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2018/03/08/everquesting-take-a-swig-of-everquest-iis-brewday-festival-with-this-guide/ https://massivelyop.com/2018/03/08/everquesting-take-a-swig-of-everquest-iis-brewday-festival-with-this-guide/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2018 19:00:00 +0000 http://massivelyop.com/?p=157099 A festival dedicated to getting sloshed? No, this isn’t college life — it’s EverQuest II’s Brewday! Every year near St. Patrick’s Day, a celebration dedicated to libations runs throughout Norrath. There are drunken quests to do, pink elephants and talking cabbages to collect, tons of themed crafts to make, and plenty of drinks to partake […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2018/03/08/everquesting-take-a-swig-of-everquest-iis-brewday-festival-with-this-guide/feed/ 9 https://massivelyop.com/2018/02/02/everquesting-everquest-ii-is-a-packrats-paradise/ https://massivelyop.com/2018/02/02/everquesting-everquest-ii-is-a-packrats-paradise/#comments Fri, 02 Feb 2018 17:00:00 +0000 http://massivelyop.com/?p=152179 While some consider the acquisition of stuff to be distracting to gameplay, others of us know that it is actually a vital part of of the experience. Everyone needs a friend who is a go-to for whatever you need, their bags bursting with everything you can imagine, from obscure stuff collected forever ago to bushels […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2018/02/02/everquesting-everquest-ii-is-a-packrats-paradise/feed/ 9 https://massivelyop.com/2017/12/29/everquesting-frostfell-blues-and-end-of-the-year-news-for-everquest-ii/ https://massivelyop.com/2017/12/29/everquesting-frostfell-blues-and-end-of-the-year-news-for-everquest-ii/#comments Fri, 29 Dec 2017 17:00:00 +0000 http://massivelyop.com/?p=147316 Snow? Check. Good cheer? Check. Catchy tunes everywhere? Checkity check. Goblins and gigglegibbers in goofy get-ups? Great big check. New guide? Er… Yes, it’s Frostfell time EverQuest II. And right about now is when I offer a guide to this wonderful winter event. Unfortunately, this year I won’t be. Actually it’s more of I can’t: I’m […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2017/12/29/everquesting-frostfell-blues-and-end-of-the-year-news-for-everquest-ii/feed/ 4 https://massivelyop.com/2017/11/30/everquesting-first-impressions-of-everquest-iis-planes-of-prophecy/ https://massivelyop.com/2017/11/30/everquesting-first-impressions-of-everquest-iis-planes-of-prophecy/#comments Thu, 30 Nov 2017 19:30:00 +0000 http://massivelyop.com/?p=143318 November: A month of colorful, falling leaves, Thanksgiving… and an EverQuest II expansion! That’s right, the 11th month isn’t allowed to finish up until we have our next serving of Norrathian goodness, and Daybreak delivered it to us on the 28th. Regardless of not yet finishing up the content in previous expansions, I couldn’t not […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2017/11/30/everquesting-first-impressions-of-everquest-iis-planes-of-prophecy/feed/ 18 https://massivelyop.com/2017/11/23/everchaosing-counting-my-everquest-ii-and-secret-world-legends-blessings/ https://massivelyop.com/2017/11/23/everchaosing-counting-my-everquest-ii-and-secret-world-legends-blessings/#comments Thu, 23 Nov 2017 18:00:00 +0000 http://massivelyop.com/?p=142283 Good things come in three’s right? Well this is the third installment of the EverChaosing column, which melds Chaos Theory and EverQuesting together. Why a written equivalent to a Turduckin? Because these are my two favorite games, and just as last year, I can’t choose between the two when it comes time to express gratitude. […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2017/11/23/everchaosing-counting-my-everquest-ii-and-secret-world-legends-blessings/feed/ 2 https://massivelyop.com/2017/11/09/everquesting-reflecting-on-everquest-iis-13th-year/ https://massivelyop.com/2017/11/09/everquesting-reflecting-on-everquest-iis-13th-year/#comments Thu, 09 Nov 2017 17:00:00 +0000 http://massivelyop.com/?p=139773 I am particularly fond of the number 13. And I am particularly fond of EverQuest II. So it is a happy convergence of favorites as EQII celebrates its 13th year this week. That’s thirteen years of adventures from Antonica to Zek. Will 13 be a lucky number for this MMORPG? I sure hope so! Norrath […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2017/11/09/everquesting-reflecting-on-everquest-iis-13th-year/feed/ 5 https://massivelyop.com/2017/10/17/everquesting-celebrate-everything-nights-of-the-dead-with-this-everquest-ii-guide/ Tue, 17 Oct 2017 17:00:00 +0000 http://massivelyop.com/?p=135595 I may be disappointed with the lack of caring I feel is being shown to EverQuest II players by Daybreak/Columbus Nova, but that doesn’t mean I have stopped caring. I still do, even if I’m saddened. Thankfully, there are still EQII happy thoughts. And those happy thoughts are strong now! What better way to lift my spirits […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2017/09/21/everquesting-is-everquest-ii-in-a-downward-spiral/ https://massivelyop.com/2017/09/21/everquesting-is-everquest-ii-in-a-downward-spiral/#comments Thu, 21 Sep 2017 18:00:00 +0000 http://massivelyop.com/?p=132158 Are we witnessing the death throes of EverQuest II? Of the whole EverQuest franchise? These questions have been at the forefront of my mind lately. Today’s EverQuesting started as a guide to EQII’s expansion prelude event, but I kept coming back to these questions. (The guide will come next week!) Yes, I know that there are […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2017/09/21/everquesting-is-everquest-ii-in-a-downward-spiral/feed/ 118 https://massivelyop.com/2017/08/31/everquesting-guide-to-everquest-iis-days-of-summer-reward-event/ https://massivelyop.com/2017/08/31/everquesting-guide-to-everquest-iis-days-of-summer-reward-event/#comments Thu, 31 Aug 2017 18:00:00 +0000 http://massivelyop.com/?p=128248 Did you hear about EverQuest II multi-month Days of Summer reward event? If so, lucky you! Here is an event that was launched with so little fanfare that even though I am playing every week. it completely slipped out of my mind — even after I learned about it the first week! It’s also an […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2017/08/31/everquesting-guide-to-everquest-iis-days-of-summer-reward-event/feed/ 2 https://massivelyop.com/2017/07/27/everquesting-a-guide-to-everquest-iis-tinkerfest-2017/ https://massivelyop.com/2017/07/27/everquesting-a-guide-to-everquest-iis-tinkerfest-2017/#comments Thu, 27 Jul 2017 18:00:00 +0000 http://massivelyop.com/?p=123018 After a few years, it can be difficult for long-time EverQuest II players to get excited over the return of a festival; not only are there many festivals to keep track of, but most have been going on for numerous years. You can feel like you’ve seen and done all there is to one and […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2017/07/27/everquesting-a-guide-to-everquest-iis-tinkerfest-2017/feed/ 5 https://massivelyop.com/2017/07/06/everquesting-falling-for-everquest-iis-new-progression-server-fallen-gate/ https://massivelyop.com/2017/07/06/everquesting-falling-for-everquest-iis-new-progression-server-fallen-gate/#comments Thu, 06 Jul 2017 16:00:00 +0000 http://massivelyop.com/?p=119733 A new time-locked expansion server got rolling last week in EverQuest II — are you on board? I wasn’t initially planning to participate; my gaming time is at a premium with so many games and so many goals, and spare time is simply non-existent. That said, I now have a little Aerakyn Mystic fluttering her […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2017/07/06/everquesting-falling-for-everquest-iis-new-progression-server-fallen-gate/feed/ 15 https://massivelyop.com/2017/05/25/everquesting-everquest-iis-proving-grounds-prove-to-be-a-tad-frustrating/ https://massivelyop.com/2017/05/25/everquesting-everquest-iis-proving-grounds-prove-to-be-a-tad-frustrating/#comments Thu, 25 May 2017 18:00:00 +0000 http://massivelyop.com/?p=112382 Prove it. EverQuest II recently introduced a new feature with the release of GU103 back on May 10th called the Proving Grounds. That place is no joke. I can assure you that it is pretty aptly named; this little instance is all about showing you and your group what you are made of. When this […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2017/05/25/everquesting-everquest-iis-proving-grounds-prove-to-be-a-tad-frustrating/feed/ 3 https://massivelyop.com/2017/04/20/everquesting-everquest-ii-wins-big-with-beastr-egg-event/ https://massivelyop.com/2017/04/20/everquesting-everquest-ii-wins-big-with-beastr-egg-event/#comments Thu, 20 Apr 2017 18:00:00 +0000 http://massivelyop.com/?p=108179 Did you participate in EverQuest II’s Beast’r Egg hunt live event this past week? If not, I’m sorry to say you missed your chance; it ended a few hours ago at 2:59 a.m. EDT. However, that doesn’t mean you’ve totally missed out! And that’s the beauty of this particular live event. Today’s musing are less […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2017/04/20/everquesting-everquest-ii-wins-big-with-beastr-egg-event/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2017/03/09/everquesting-the-domino-effect-on-daybreak-and-everquest-ii/ https://massivelyop.com/2017/03/09/everquesting-the-domino-effect-on-daybreak-and-everquest-ii/#comments Thu, 09 Mar 2017 19:00:00 +0000 http://massivelyop.com/?p=99819 Yup, it’s true. It was a sad day when Emily Taylor confirmed that she was indeed leaving Daybreak. When John Smedley’s tweet popped up outing Taylor’s move to Canada, I was in the middle of chatting with friends and fellow EverQuest II players. We were stunned. We know that the industry can be fickle, but […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2017/03/09/everquesting-the-domino-effect-on-daybreak-and-everquest-ii/feed/ 4 https://massivelyop.com/2017/02/23/everquesting-what-ill-do-in-everquest-ii-2017-edition/ https://massivelyop.com/2017/02/23/everquesting-what-ill-do-in-everquest-ii-2017-edition/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2017 19:00:00 +0000 http://massivelyop.com/?p=100051 A long time ago, in a spring far, far away (2016 feels that way already), I noted that there is simply too much to do in EverQuest II. So much so, in fact, that it took more than one EverQuesting to try and list them! It’s mind-blowing the amount of stuff you can get involved […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2017/02/23/everquesting-what-ill-do-in-everquest-ii-2017-edition/feed/ 12 https://massivelyop.com/2017/02/10/everquesting-ten-things-to-do-in-landmark-before-its-gone/ https://massivelyop.com/2017/02/10/everquesting-ten-things-to-do-in-landmark-before-its-gone/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2017 16:00:00 +0000 http://massivelyop.com/?p=97782 T minus 11 days and counting. That’s all the time Landmark has left. That’s not a lot of time. If you haven’t built all your intricate ideas yet, chances are you won’t be able to bring them to completion in such a short span. I’ve resigned myself to never seeing some of mine come to […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2017/02/10/everquesting-ten-things-to-do-in-landmark-before-its-gone/feed/ 7 https://massivelyop.com/2017/01/26/everquesting-scoring-our-everquest-franchise-2016-predictions/ Thu, 26 Jan 2017 21:00:00 +0000 http://massivelyop.com/?p=95634 January 14th, 2016. On that date, I said we’d get to look back in a year and see just how many of my EverQuesting predictions were accurate. Well, it’s been a year… and man, it’s been a year. So of all those things I anticipated happening, that I wanted to happen, and that I thought […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2017/01/13/everquesting-the-loss-of-landmark/ Fri, 13 Jan 2017 17:00:00 +0000 http://massivelyop.com/?p=94200 Daybreak did it again. Boy, that phrase has come to mean a great many different things over the years. However, in this case it refers to the art of dropping some bombshell that makes me toss aside whatever I was working on for the week and focus on that explosion — and the resulting fallout. […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2016/12/29/everquesting-welcome-to-the-daybreak-family-lotro-and-ddo/ https://massivelyop.com/2016/12/29/everquesting-welcome-to-the-daybreak-family-lotro-and-ddo/#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2016 19:00:00 +0000 http://massivelyop.com/?p=92397 Sometimes there’s news that just makes you go, “Huh?” At times it happens because said information makes no sense whatsoever; other times it surprises you so thoroughly you have no words as you look around wondering where on earth it came from. Last week we got smacked with the latter. Turbine’s announcement that Lord of […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2016/12/29/everquesting-welcome-to-the-daybreak-family-lotro-and-ddo/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2016/12/15/everquesting-frolicking-in-everquest-iis-frostfell-2016/ Thu, 15 Dec 2016 19:00:00 +0000 http://massivelyop.com/?p=89683 Oh the real life outside is frightful But Frostfell is so delightful So who needs to work today? Let us play, let us play, let us play! There’s holiday treats and questin’ And Glug’s got some gifts he’s givin’ It’s here for just 30 days Let us play, let us play, let us play! The […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2016/12/01/everquesting-preparing-to-play-everquest-iis-kunark-ascending/ https://massivelyop.com/2016/12/01/everquesting-preparing-to-play-everquest-iis-kunark-ascending/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2016 19:00:00 +0000 http://massivelyop.com/?p=87945 When I first spoke about preparing for EverQuest II’s latest expansion, Kunark Ascending, I pretty much focused only on leveling. That’s because you can’t really participate in the expansion content unless you are level 100. You can still travel to and tour the zone — and die in it — if you are lower level, […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2016/12/01/everquesting-preparing-to-play-everquest-iis-kunark-ascending/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2016/11/10/everquesting-a-dozen-years-of-everquest-ii/ Thu, 10 Nov 2016 19:00:00 +0000 http://massivelyop.com/?p=84929 Who doesn’t like a dozen? A dozen donuts. A dozen cupcakes. A dozen pizzas. (What, that’s not a thing? That should totally be a thing!) And a dozen years of EverQuest II. Oh yes, that is some sweet goodness. The sequel to the original Norrath now has 12 years under its belt, having celebrated its […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2016/10/20/everquesting-everquest-iis-public-quest-event-fun-or-flop/ Thu, 20 Oct 2016 18:00:00 +0000 http://massivelyop.com/?p=81470 Last year when EverQuest II had a prelude event before the launch of its expansion, it was a two-parter. And thanks to logistics at the time, I ended up missing participating in the first half, a fact that bugged me all year. And still does honestly! I hate missing EQII events, especially one-off live events […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2016/10/13/everquesting-could-daybreaks-new-fps-be-an-everquest/ Thu, 13 Oct 2016 16:00:00 +0000 http://massivelyop.com/?p=80674 With the constant clamoring from fans for Daybreak (or someone) to create an honest-to-goodness next-gen sequel to the EverQuest franchise, you’d hope that it would actually happen someday. Obviously EverQuest Next itself didn’t pan out — not that everyone considered that title a sequel or even deserving of the EQ name. But it was impossible not […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2016/10/01/everquesting-landmark-brings-back-pvp-and-halloween-in-its-latest-patch/ Sat, 01 Oct 2016 16:00:00 +0000 http://massivelyop.com/?p=78777 Note: While mainly focused on the franchise that started it all, EverQuesting delves into the other Daybreak news and titles as well. I can’t help it. Every time Daybreak goes silent on Landmark news again, I get antsy. No, I don’t camp with the crowd that decries that the game shuttering is imminent. But we […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2016/09/22/everquesting-looking-ahead-to-everquest-iis-kunark-ascending-expansion/ Thu, 22 Sep 2016 18:00:00 +0000 http://massivelyop.com/?p=77668 I love fall. Fall is the best season. It has the best holiday, changing leaves, and awesome weather. Fall also means that EverQuest II’s next expansion is right around the corner! Throughout the summer I was contemplating where on earth a new expansion could take us in this Norrath. We’ve discovered new landmasses and rediscovered […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2016/09/09/everquesting-five-everquest-ii-features-you-may-have-forgotten/ Fri, 09 Sep 2016 18:00:00 +0000 http://massivelyop.com/?p=73662 Use it or lose it. I may have learned that little gem in relation to skills and talents, but it applies to the world of MMOs as well. And I am not just talking on a meta people-must-play-the-game-or-it-will-shut-down level; I’m referring to features you can totally forget exist in a game, especially a long-running one […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2016/08/25/everquesting-researching-for-your-free-everquest-ii-skill-upgrades/ Thu, 25 Aug 2016 18:00:00 +0000 http://massivelyop.com/?p=73706 Who doesn’t like free? Because I certainly do! And today is all about getting stuff for free in EverQuest II. Sadly, I don’t mean from the cash shop (although that would be cool). I am talking about skill upgrades and recipes that you don’t have to loot, barter for, or buy. No in-game coin or […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2016/08/04/everquesting-lets-lay-the-landmark-hate-to-rest/ Thu, 04 Aug 2016 18:00:00 +0000 http://massivelyop.com/?p=71202 May I respectfully make a request to my fellow gamers? Let’s lay off the hate. It’s time to for us to throw down that torch (extinguished, of course!) and and stop trying to burn down the gaming industry. Let’s stop trying to tear things down before they actually crumble and we lose it all. I […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2016/07/28/everquesting-an-everquest-ii-heritage-quest-guide/ Thu, 28 Jul 2016 17:00:00 +0000 http://massivelyop.com/?p=68264 Now that you know the tips and tricks for running EverQuest II Heritage Quests in an efficient manner, it’s just a matter of choosing which ones to actually run! Do you want to complete them all in order, or do you just want to pick and choose depending on the reward? Maybe you just want […]]]>