EverQuest is one of the richest and most expansive gaming experiences ever created. With 13 years of amazing content, this 3D online world offers endless excitement, adventure, battle and discovery - and now, it's free-to-play!

Journey to Norrath, a world populated with characters of amazing strength and power. Join thousands of people in a continuously evolving, living fantasy world. Face unbelievable challenges, earn amazing rewards, and unlock rare treasures for ultimate distinction and notoriety.

Customize your character by choosing a class, race, deity and appearance. Arm yourself with incredible magic spells and weaponry, and prepare for an epic adventure like no other!

Yes! Development efforts will continue to be focused on EverQuest. It is a vibrant and evolving world.

As a Free player, you start with two character slots per server. You can also purchase character slots individually. If you upgrade to Silver, you'll have four available slots per server and if you upgrade to Gold, you'll have eight slots available per server. All membership levels may purchase additional character slots: three may be purchased directly from the Marketplace, and three more may be purchased using Loyalty Points.

Free members can only use /say, /tell, /group, /guild, /ooc, /shout, /auction, /raid, /fellowship, and the new player channel. Silver and Gold members have access to all chat channels. Free and Silver players can receive in-game email, but only Gold members can send mail. Setting up a Broker to buy or sell items via the Bazaar is also restricted to Gold members. Members of any level can purchase items in the Bazaar.

Yes! All current players will receive a Welcome Pack. New Players will receive a Starter Pack. These items are not tradable, but contain a few items to help you in your adventures.

Your max level is limited by the expansions you own. House of Thule™, which comes with Free accounts, is limited to level 90. With the Veil of Alaris™ expansion, which can be purchased separately, you can level up to 95.

Both types of servers allow players to enjoy story driven adventures as they battle non-player characters/enemies across Norrath for experience and loot. On a PvE server, players can explore freely without being attacked by another player. You may still fight against other players on a PvE server, but it is completely consensual. On the PvP server, other players can attack you at any time. Get ready for action whichever option you choose!

Any EverQuest player can join a guild. Forming new guilds is reserved for Silver or Gold members.

Loyalty points are earned for maintaining a continued membership in the game. Each week the account will earn loyalty points, which you can use at a vendor in the Plane of Knowledge or the housing neighborhoods to buy special items. The maximum number of Loyalty Points that you can earn each week depends on your membership level. Please see the Membership Matrix for more details.

Our robust player housing system is available for players of all levels. Guild housing can only be owned by Silver or Gold members.

All players can hire mercenaries, however Free members are limited to Apprentice Mercenaries of Tier 1 or 2. Silver members can hire mercenaries from any Apprentice Tier. Gold members can hire Apprentice mercenaries or Journeyman Mercenaries of any Tier that they qualify for.

Any coin earned beyond your current coin limit is lost. You can continue to earn items and experience, but coin will no longer be accumulated. The only way to increase the amount of coin you can collect is to upgrade your membership.

All servers are available to all our players, with the exception of the Time Locked Progression Servers, which will be exclusive to our Gold Members.

Play on the Time Locked Progression Servers will remain as it was before, with the exception that Gold membership will be required to participate. Feature unlocks on these servers will continue as before, with new features becoming available as the appropriate expansion unlocks.

If you have an active subscription when the free-to-play conversion takes place you will automatically be converted to Gold membership status, with full perks and privileges. This conversion will be seamless and you will not need to do anything for the conversion to take place. Your Gold Membership will continue as long as your subscription remains active.

If you cancel your Gold Membership you will be converted to Silver Membership when your Gold Membership expires.

Previous EverQuest subscribers who did not have an active subscription at the time of the free-to-play conversion will automatically be converted to the Silver membership.

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Yes. Any player with a recurring membership will receive 500 Station Cash™ per month as long as they stay on an auto-renew payment plan. If you have a recurring membership but you cancel or purchase a non-recurring membership, you will no longer be on an auto-renew payment plan and you will immediately stop receiving the monthly Station Cash bonus even if you have time left on your existing membership.*

You will get one monthly 500 Station Cash bonus for each paid recurring subscription you maintain. For example, if you have an All Access Pass you will get one 500 Station Cash bonus per month regardless of how many games you play. If you have a paid recurring EQ Gold membership and a separate paid recurring EQII Gold membership, you'll get two 500SC bonuses each month.

Yes! Any EverQuest expansion that you previously purchased will continue to be available to you. However, please note that there are still specific content restrictions based on your current EverQuest membership level. Please see the Membership Matrix for more details.

The 14-day Trial has ended. All current and previous trial members will be converted to Free membership status. Even if you had a free trial months ago, your characters will still be waiting for you (subject to restrictions based on your membership level).

The Recruit-A-Friend program is also closed. We will offer a new program in the near future. Accounts that are currently linked through the Recruit-A-Friend program will no longer be linked.

Yes! The Station Cash shared wallet works between EverQuest and several other SOE games. For more information on the games that support Station Cash, click here.

Basic access in EverQuest is free! Silver membership costs 500 Station Cash ($5.00 USD). Gold membership costs $14.99 or 1500 Station Cash per month. (See below for more details on memberships and pricing.)

All three membership levels give you the House of Thule expansion and access to nearly 13 years' worth of gameplay and diverse zones. The latest expansion, Veil of Alaris, is also available for purchase and will grant you full access to all the features and content of that expansion.

A credit card is not required to play EverQuest as a Free member. You can log into the game without entering any payment information. If you do decide to purchase a Silver or Gold membership or buy items from the Marketplace, you will need to use one of the available methods of payment (including credit card, a Station Cash card, PayPal, or SMS).

Station Cash is Sony Online Entertainment's virtual currency. It's simple and easy to use. All of your Station Cash is stored in a digital wallet. Once your wallet has been funded, you can use Station Cash to make purchases through the in-game Marketplace. The in-game Marketplace is an integrated store where you can purchase an assortment of premium in-game items, services, content and features to enhance your gameplay experience. You can purchase mounts, additional classes, races, and more. For more information on Station Cash, view the FAQ here.

No, purchasing Station Cash is completely optional. However, if you would like to buy additional in-game items (including the Silver Membership pack) from the Marketplace, you will need to use Station Cash.

Your Station Wallet is your digital wallet where you store Station Cash. Station Cash can be used across a wide variety of SOE games. You can fund your wallet within EverQuest. Click on the Station Cash button to reach the Marketplace. The Marketplace is the destination for in-game purchases and where you can fund your wallet. Once in the Marketplace, click "Add Funds" and follow the on-screen instructions. There are several denominations to choose from. The system will automatically verify your credit card on file or you can add a different credit card. You can also use Station Cash cards, Pay Pal, and SMS to fund your wallet.

There are a variety of items available in the EverQuest Marketplace. You can purchase everything from mounts, illusions, house items, clothing, experience potions and more. These are all optional items and are not required for a great gaming experience.

Yes! The Station Wallet works between EverQuest and several other SOE games. For more information on the games Station Cash will work for, click here.

No, you do not need to have a recurring membership in order to take advantage of a Gold Membership in EverQuest. You now have the option of choosing between recurring and non-recurring memberships. It's completely up to you.

The features and benefits of Free, Silver, and Gold memberships are detailed on the Membership Matrix.

When you begin playing EverQuest, you default to the Free level of membership. That means you have access to most of the content in the world of Norrath. You can create characters in any of four classes, from four different races, and you have tons of gameplay at your fingertips. However, there are certain content, feature, and service limitations that are only unlocked through a la carte item purchases or by upgrading your membership to another tier (view Membership Matrix).

To become a Silver member there is a one-time item purchase called the "Silver Membership Pack," which costs $5.00 USD or 500 Station Cash. That pack grants two additional character slots per server, better chat options, extra inventory capacity, raises your quest journal limit, gives you the ability to create guilds, and more. Once you purchase a Silver Membership Pack, you are permanently raised to that membership level. There is no recurring fee for this pack or membership (view Membership Matrix).

A Gold membership is $14.99 or 1,499 Station Cash per month (view Membership Matrix). Gold members can choose to pay this with either a recurring or non-recurring payment method. There are also three, six and 12-month memberships available.

- Eight character slots per server (instead of two or four included with the lower membership levels)

- Ability to equip Prestige Items

- Ten bags slots for your inventory (instead of only four or six)

- The character coin limits of other memberships are restricted whereas Gold members can hold unlimited coin

- Access to the huge in-game player-to-player marketplace feature called the "Broker" system so that you can buy and trade with other players in an online bazaar

- Actively hold up to the maximum number of tasks

- Alternate Ability points are only limited by the Abilities available to the class you are playing

- May cast and scribe any tier spell

- Gold Members are awarded access to our Time Locked Progression Servers, Fippy Darkpaw and Vulak'Aerr.

Quite simply, better features! Buying a Silver membership pack is a one-time purchase of only 500 Station Cash that adds two extra character slots per server, two more bag slots, a larger character coin limit, unlimited chat access, a much higher Alternate Ability limit, and the ability to collect more active tasks.

Upgrading to the monthly Gold membership lets you upgrade to the most powerful spells and skills, gives you access to all 16 classes in the game (up from the original four offered at Free and Silver), eight character slots per server, access to 10 bag slots, no per character coin limit, access to the player-controlled Broker system, in-game mailing privileges, and more!

Players with a recurring Gold Membership will receive 500 Station Cash each month. Current players who have a subscription on the day EverQuest goes Free-to-Play will receive 500 Station Cash that day!*

As an All Access member you will receive the equivalent of the premium Gold level membership. However, this Gold access is only available while you have an active All Access subscription.

You don't lose anything permanently, but Gold membership content will become inaccessible to you until you repurchase a Gold membership. Letting a membership lapse is similar to allowing a subscription on the regular EverQuest subscription service to lapse, where you become unable to access the features of that service until you renew your subscription.

- Character Coin Limits: The amount of coin you have is unaltered when you lapse your Gold membership. However, you'll be unable to gain any more coin until you reduce your current coin total below the Silver or Free per character limit.

- Backpack and Bank limits: Any bags or items that are in bag slots that are no longer available in Free or Silver will be mailed to you using the parcel system.

- Quest Limits: If you already have more quests in your Journal than are allowed at Silver or Free, those quests still exist, but you'll be unable to add new ones until you reduce your quest count to below those limits.

- Character Slots: When you downgrade from Gold, all characters that are on the account will still be visible to you. Characters that were created before February 29, 2012 will be allowed to log in (regardless of if you are currently over the cap of characters or do not have their race or class unlocked). Characters that are created on or after February 29, will only be available for use if you have both the race and class unlocked. For character slots, only the most recently logged-on characters (up to the character slot cap for your membership level) will be available for play.

- Items: Any Prestige Items become unusable if you downgrade from Gold. They will remain equipped, but will be tinted yellow and will no longer function. You can use them again when you renew your Gold membership.

- Spell/Skill Tiers: When downgrading membership, any Rank 2 or Rank 3 spell will stay in your book. When you cast these Rank 2 or Rank 3 spells, they will cast as the Rank 1 version. In any content where there are no spell ranks, you will be able to continue to use those spells as normal.

- Alternate Abilities: All Alternate Abilities already earned will remain usable if you choose to downgrade your membership, but if you are over the limit that you are allowed to earn (based on membership level) you will not be able to earn any more Alternate Ability points.

- Races and Classes: Any character you created before February 29th 2012 will be playable regardless of race or class. New characters that you create will be limited to the four available races and four available classes unless you purchase access to another race or class or upgrade to gold.

EverQuest is Free-to-Play starting early March, 2012! Download the game to your PC from here. Click here for details on our three levels of gameplay access.

The self-help knowledge base will be accessible to all players regardless of their EverQuest membership status. As clearly outlined in the Membership Matrix, customer service is only provided to players who have made a monetary transaction in EverQuest or have a Gold membership.

EverQuest is available exclusively on PC.

Minimum:

- Operating System: Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7

- Processor: 1 GHz Processor

- Ram: 512MB

- Graphics Card: NVIDIA Ti 4800 or ATI 9800

- Hard Drive: 10 GB of Free Disk Space

Recommended:

- Operating System: Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7

- Processor: Pentium 4 or better

- Ram: 2 GB

- Graphics card: NVIDIA 6800 or ATI x1800

Note: Not all Direct3D cards are supported. DirectX 9.0b or greater is required for all XP/Vista installations.