It has been 500 long years since The Shattering sent obliterating shockwaves of magical forces across the moon of Luclin and its remnants rained down upon the vulnerable world Norrath. This promptly resulted in The Rending which cataclysmically ripped apart whole continents and birthed mammoth tidal wave, causing all but two great cities, Queynos to the West and Freeport to the East, to descend the briny depths. Now, like polar opposites, Qeuynos finds itself ruled by the benevolent Queen Antonia Bayle and Freeport by the decidedly malevolent undead Shadowknight, Lucan D’Lere. Many believe that the mysterious evil which first devastated life on Norrath will soon return to finish it. If that time comes, will you be ready to defend what once could not be defended?

EverQuest II, like the original EverQuest, is a MMOG focusing heavily on questing and killing creatures for loot and experience points and offering such MMORPG standards as guilds. However, EverQuest II improves substantially on the original. Trade skills are now a much more engaging character archetype. Also, an optional “locked encounters” feature has been added which prevents kill stealing and power leveling as. Sound in EverQuest II wasn‘t overlooked either. Professional actors contributed 130 hours of dialog and a great deal of original music was composed for EverQuest II. “Live Updates” to EverQuest II have instituted such major changes as additional servers and closed arenas for mutual PvP and dueling.

EverQuest II is set 500 years after Everquest. Norrath is still the game world, but the planes have closed and the gods have disappeared. Qeynos (’good‘) and Freeport (’evil‘), the two remaining cities after the The Shattering, are considerably larger than they were in the original EverQuest MMO, making traveling long distances a daunting prospect. Luckily, trained griffons are available to ferry players over the Shattered Lands, or a horse or flying carpet can be purchased outright, carrying with it a certain degree of prestige. Taking the place of teleportation spells from the original EverQuest MMORPG are “Mariner’s Bells” scattered throughout Norrath.