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EverQuest II starts open beta for Gerion’s Reckoning and begins anniversary celebrations for EverQuest
🔗 https://massivelyop.com/2026/03/11/everquest-2-starts-open-beta-for-gerions-reckoning-and-begins-anniversary-celebrations-for-everquest
#Everquest2 #Everquest #MMORPG

EverQuest II plans a beta test for GU131 Gerion’s Reckoning in March
🔗 https://massivelyop.com/2026/02/19/everquest-ii-plans-a-beta-test-for-gu131-gerions-reckoning-in-march
#EverQuest2 #MMORPG

EverQuest II opens up Rage of Churath raids and heroics while EverQuest preps server merge
🔗 https://massivelyop.com/2026/02/12/everquest-ii-opens-up-rage-of-churath-raids-and-heroics-while-everquest-preps-server-merge
#EverQuest #EverQuest2 #MMORPG

EverQuest and EverQuest II celebrate the love-infused Erollisi Day
🔗 https://massivelyop.com/2026/02/06/everquest-and-everquest-ii-celebrate-the-love-infused-erollisi-day
#EverQuest #EverQuest2 #MMORPG

@stargrace I found the issue. It's an oversight on my part for not handling when the #EverQuest2 APIs are offline (which they have been for multiple days now).

Pushing a fix shortly.

Daybreak says it’s skipping EverQuest and EverQuest II roadmaps in 2026 to avoid ‘redundancy’
🔗 https://massivelyop.com/2026/01/28/daybreak-says-its-skipping-everquest-and-everquest-ii-roadmaps-in-2026-to-avoid-redundancy
#EverQuest #EverQuest2 #MMORPG

MOP Podcast 550: #NewWorld, #Hytale, #WoWClassic, #LOTRO, #RuneScape, #ProjectGorgon, #EverQuest2, and more MMORPG news!
📻 https://massivelyop.com/2026/01/20/massively-op-podcast-episode-550-new-worlds-final-year-of-life

Players of Daybreak Games MMOs helped the company raise over $1M for Extra Life
🔗 https://massivelyop.com/2026/01/16/players-of-daybreak-games-mmos-helped-the-company-raise-over-1m-for-extra-life
#ExtraLife #Planetside2 #DCUniverseOnline #Everquest2

I am appreciative for the #DayBreakGames census REST API--which exposes character and achievement data for among other things #EverQuest2 It allows connecting to achievements earned during a play session.

But holy crap is it unstable. I've got integration tests that hit it nightly, and tests that run as part of PR merges. There's a 50/50 chance that there will be issues calling it. And this is with proper code handling 429s and 500s.

So frustrating!

#TempusGameIt

As promised, hot and fresh on the first day of the new year, my 2025 gaming summary:

https://cdn.tempusgameit.com/summaries/kevin/2025.html

'25 was mostly a #WorldOfWarcraft year, although there were hotspots for #NewWorld and #EverQuest2 in there as well.

I'm mostly a weekend gamer too, but I find it amusing that Wed was the third most played day of the week, but I have no idea why.

If you're interested in tracking your gameplay in 2026, stop by https://tempusgameit.com!

It’s a Vectrex Christmas Miracle!

Also Nintendo 64 and... EverQuest II? Yes, EQ2.

https://chasingdings.com/2025/12/25/its-a-vectrex-christmas-miracle/

#EverQuest2 #Nintendo64 #Vectrex #CleanSweep #CosmicChasm #LostWorlds #viewpoint

An original Vectrex system set up on a kitchen table with the boxes for Clean Sweep and Cosmic Chasm leaning on it. The Vectrex has the overlay for Clean Sweep installed, and the game is playing on the console.

MOP Podcast 546: #AshesofCreation, #EverQuest2, #Diablo4, #GuildWars2, #FFXIV, #SpiritCrossing, #LOTRO, #WorldofWarcraft, and more #MMORPG news:
📻 https://massivelyop.com/2025/12/16/massively-op-podcast-episode-546-putting-a-big-mmo-bow-on-2025

Surprise, EverQuest II’s Rage of Cthulhu expansion also kinda introduced a paid battle pass
🔗 https://massivelyop.com/2025/12/11/surprise-everquest-iis-rage-of-cthulhu-expansion-also-kinda-introduced-a-paid-battle-pass
#EverQuest2 #MMORPG

EverQuest II is launching its 22nd expansion, the gloriously gross Rage of Cthurath, this afternoon
🔗 https://massivelyop.com/2025/12/10/everquest-ii-is-launching-its-22nd-expansion-the-gloriously-gross-rage-of-cthurath-this-afternoon
#EverQuest2 #MMORPG

It just wouldn't be a #DailyBlogroll without stories by @davew, @wilhelm_arcturus, @belghast, WCRobinson, CrazyKinux, @WarnerCrocker, @stargrace, @timbray and more!

https://westkarana.xyz/

#EverQuest2 #PathOfExile2 #EVEOnline #PokemonLegendsZA

Stargrace dives back into EverQuest II’s Frostfell, scooping shinies, crafting holiday décor, debating a Maj’Dul coercer boost, and eyeing the incoming Rage of Cthurath expansion.

Belghast parses Path of Exile II’s 0.4.0 reveal, feeling lukewarm on Druids, charge-based Spell Totems, and missing endgame fixes while grinding Calamity Ops and strongholds.

Wilhelm revisits EVE Online’s fraught history with asset safety, wormhole loot pinatas, Forsaken Fortress betrayals, and CCP Swift’s PanFam-era smash-and-grab windfalls.

WCRobinson dives into Pokémon Legends: Z-A on Switch 2, praising Kalos’ makeover, Lumiose City’s glow, and long-awaited X/Y follow-up vibes despite some rough edges.

CrazyKinux reflects on family rewatches of Arcane, marveling at Fortiche’s painterly animation, Vi and Jinx’s emotional core, and Season 2’s denser League of Legends mysticism.

Bhagpuss’ advent calendar hits Day 7 with a wintry image and a Roberta Flack pick to keep the seasonal vibes mellow and musical.

Warner muses on Chicago’s snow-covered lead-up to Bears–Packers, where winter whites finally mute Mother Nature’s usual green-and-gold betrayal of the home team.

Tim Bray weaves Afro-Cuban bell patterns, West African drumming, and hospice memories of Tracy into a meditation on rhythm, mortality, and the math underlying music.

Jamie Zawinski hunts for a Mac alternative to Hitpaw Watermark Remover to drive ffmpeg delogo filters manually, with zero AI and minimal grifter-laced search results.

EverQuest II brings Frostfell back once again as Daybreak preps Rage of Cthurath for December 10
🔗 https://massivelyop.com/2025/12/03/everquest-ii-brings-frostfell-back-once-again-as-daybreak-preps-rage-of-cthurath-for-december-10
#EverQuest2 #MMORPG

End of another month and that means gameplay summary time!

I rebounded a bunch from the low that was October. Nov saw me spend most of my time in #Everquest2 leveling my monk through Tenebrous Tangle. This stalled out a bit due to some missing quest requirements and #WorldOfWarcraft ramping up for housing.

https://cdn.tempusgameit.com/summaries/kevin/November-2025.html

If you're interested in tracking your gameplay check out https://tempusgameit.com