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EverQuest Is Now Free-To-Play

By TechTaffy Desk

[Techtaffy Newsdesk]

Sony Online Entertainment is celebrating the 13th anniversary of its landmark massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), EverQuest (EQ) by making the game free to play.

Originally launched in 1999, EverQuest arrived as a brand new evolution within the respective MMO, RPG and online gaming genres, with continued recognitions over its epic 13-year history for pioneering major concepts such as guilds and raiding online. EverQuest now joins the ranks of fellow free-to-play favorites DC Universe  Online and EverQuest  II .

EverQuest‘s new free-to-play system is now available to all PC players worldwide, including options for Free, Silver ($5.00 USD) and Gold ($14.99 USD/month) memberships.

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