EverQuest® II is the epitome of massively multiplayer gaming – the ultimate blend of deep features, heritage, and community.
Explore an enormous online world where friends come together for adventure and community. Immerse yourself in the game’s exciting locales, mysterious lands, intense battles, exciting quests and amazing achievements. Featuring breathtaking graphics and a vast, beautiful and dangerous game world to explore.
EverQuest II is set on the fictional world of Norrath five hundred years after the The Planes of Power storyline of the original EverQuest game. The gods withdrew from the world in retaliation for mortal incursions into their planes. On Norrath itself, Dark Elves and the Orcs destroyed much of Faydwer; while the Ogres, Goblins, Orcs, and Giants ravaged Antonica. Transport and communication to the moon Luclin were cut off. The storyline says that 100 years ago, the continent of Antonica was ripped apart into smaller islands, which are now called the Shattered Lands. The oceans became impassible, preventing contact between the continents of Norrath. Fifteen years ago, the moon Luclin exploded, and parts of the shattered moon remain in the sky.
EverQuest II is set in what is called the "Age of Destiny" on the world of Norrath, 500 years later than the setting of the original EverQuest. The game world has been drastically affected by several cataclysms (see Story, above) since the original EverQuest. The planes have closed, the gods temporarily left, and the moon Luclin has been destroyed (and partially rained onto the face of Norrath). Remnants from the original EverQuest's Norrath can be found throughout the Shattered Lands. Players can ride trained griffons on predetermined routes over the Shattered Lands, or acquire a horse, flying carpet, warg, rhino or a floating disk so that they can travel more swiftly throughout much of the game world.
Minimum System Requirements | Recommended System Requirements | |
CPU | Intel Core 2 Duo E4400/AMD Athlon x2 4050e | Intel Core 2 Duo E6850/AMD Phenom II x2 |
CPU SPEED | 1.3 GHz | |
VRAM | 64 MB | 512 MB |
RAM | 512 MB RAM (1 GB for Vista) | 4 GB |
OS | Windows XP-SP3, or newer | Windows XP-SP3, or newer |
Graphics Card | Nvidia GeForce 8800/AMD Radeon HD 2600 XT | Nvidia GeForce 260/AMD Radeon HD 4870 |
Direct X | 9.0 (included) | 9.0 (included) |
SOUND CARD | Yes | Yes |
HDD Space | 17 GB | 17 GB |
CD-ROM | 16x CD-ROM or DVD-ROM | |
Game Analysis | An Intel Core 2 Duo E4400 CPU is required at a minimum to run EverQuest II. Whereas, an Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 is recommended in order to run it. The cheapest graphics card you can play it on is an AMD Radeon HD 2600 XT. But, according to the developers the recommended graphics card is an ATI Radeon HD 4870. The minimum memory requirement for EverQuest II is 4 GB of RAM installed in your computer. You will need at least 17 GB of free disk space to install EverQuest II. EverQuest II will run on PC system with and upwards. | |
Note | EverQuest II is a game that was created with many options that offer balance between quality and performance, so even if a consumer does not have the most advanced computer system, they still will be able to enjoy the game without frustration. |