Everquest II, a product of Sony Online Entertainment (SOE), was released on November 8, 2004 as a sequel to their groundbreaking Everquest title. As of the show taping, Everquest II has had four expansion packs and three adventure packs.

There are currently 19 different races with 24 different classes. There are currently 22 servers with rulesets varying from Standard, Roleplaying and Player vs. Player.

You will need a Sony Station Account to play.

Adventure Packs
The Bloodline Chronicles March 21, 2005
The Splitpaw Saga June 28, 2005
The Fallen Dynasty June 14, 2006

Expansions

Desert of Flames September 13, 2005
Kingdom of Sky February 21, 2006
Echoes of Faydwer November 14, 2006
Rise of Kunark November 13, 2007

Current price for the game in US dollars is $29.99 for the latest expansion Rise of Kunark. The game is still available in many retail stores and easily available online, either from Sony at full price or from an online retail outlet often at a discount.

Current subscription fees in US dollars are:

1 month - $14.99
3 months - $41.99
6 months - $77.99
12 months - $143.99

Required System Specs

Pentium III – 1 GHz
• 512M RAM
• Windows 2000/XP
• 64M DirectX 9 compatible video card (Pixel/Vertex shader)
• DirectSound Compatible Audio hardware
• 56K internet connection
•16x DVD-ROM
•10 GB HD space
DirectX 9.0c

Recommended System Specs

Pentium 4 – 2 GHz
•1 GB RAM
•Windows 2000/XP/Vista
•128M DirectX 9 compatible video card (Pixel/Vertex shader)
•DirectSound Compatible Audio Hardware
•Broadband Connection
•16x DVD-ROM
•10 GB HD space DirectX 9.0c
NOTE: System requirements subject to change as the game progresses.