EverQuest/Trivia

Cash Cow Franchise: EverQuest I was such a success that they took all the money from it and used that to create many new games (EverQuest II was just one of them), rather than improve EverQuest. They mostly all failed. It's pretty obvious that the management has no regard for the original EverQuest other than to milk it dry. Besides EverQuest and EverQuest II, there is the online card game Legends of Norrath, Champions of Norrath (PlayStation 2 game), Champions: Return to Arms (PlayStation 2 game), EverQuest Online Adventures (PlayStation 2 game), EverQuest Hero's Call (Pocket PC), EverQuest Hero's Call 2 (Pocket PC), Lords of EverQuest (PC real-time strategy game), EverQuest Role-Playing Game (a role-playing game produced in collaboration with White Wolf which uses the d20 system). Also a line of novels have been published in the world of EverQuest, and there has been talk of a feature film for years. A new MMORPG called EverQuest Next has also been announced.
Fan Nickname: Even after so long since it was dominant, EverQuest is still known by many, fans and non-fans alike, as EverCrack and NeverRest.
Money, Dear Boy: The game is turning more and more into a cash cow for Sony. You can now buy in game items with real life cash. And it's getting worse.
Vaporware: There are quite a few areas labeled on the map that were never turned into in-game zones. Some, such as Jaggedpine Forest and The Barren Coast, were eventually released. A few, such as the Unkempt Woods, Ranthok's Ridge and the Grand Plateau, have yet to be made into zones. The Barren Coast deserves special mention, as in the old (pre-Luclin) days, players wanted SOE to turn it into a zone so evil players could access Odus without paying a wizard for a port.

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