<s>
EverQuest	B-Protocol
II	O
is	O
a	O
3D	O
fantasy	B-Application
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
(	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
)	O
originally	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Online	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
PCs	B-Device
and	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
,	O
released	O
five	O
years	O
earlier	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
updated	O
graphics	O
and	O
more	O
streamlined	O
gameplay	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
entry	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
abundance	O
of	O
voice	O
acting	O
with	O
contributions	O
from	O
actors	O
such	O
as	O
Christopher	O
Lee	O
and	O
Heather	O
Graham	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
future	O
500	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
is	O
meant	O
to	O
run	O
alongside	O
its	O
predecessor	O
without	O
interfering	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
title	O
did	O
receive	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
notably	O
less	O
influential	O
to	O
the	O
genre	O
than	O
the	O
previous	O
installment	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
faced	O
heavy	O
competition	O
from	O
other	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
,	O
such	O
as	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
two	O
weeks	O
after	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
originally	O
subscription-based	O
since	O
launch	O
,	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
version	O
with	O
its	O
own	O
dedicated	O
server	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2010	O
called	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
II	O
Extended	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
subscription	O
service	O
was	O
cancelled	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
making	O
all	O
remaining	O
servers	B-Application
free-to-play	O
with	O
microtransactions	O
as	O
the	O
revenue	O
stream	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
II	O
,	O
each	O
player	O
creates	O
a	O
character	O
to	O
interact	O
in	O
the	O
3D	O
,	O
fictional	O
world	O
of	O
Norrath	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
EverQuest	B-Protocol
II	O
enables	O
social	O
interaction	O
with	O
other	O
players	O
through	O
grouping	O
and	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
guilds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
II	O
focuses	O
on	O
player	O
versus	O
environment	O
(	O
PvE	O
)	O
,	O
dedicated	O
player	O
versus	O
player	O
(	O
PvP	O
)	O
servers	B-Application
were	O
added	O
in	O
February	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EverQuest	B-Protocol
II	O
has	O
a	O
heavy	O
focus	O
on	O
quests	O
—	O
more	O
than	O
6,000	O
exist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
II	O
feature	O
set	O
has	O
expanded	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
choice	O
of	O
races	O
include	O
human	O
,	O
barbarian	O
,	O
dwarf	O
,	O
erudite	O
,	O
ogre	O
,	O
iksar	B-Protocol
,	O
troll	O
,	O
gnome	O
,	O
half	O
elf	O
,	O
high	O
elf	O
,	O
halfling	O
,	O
wood	O
elf	O
and	O
dark	O
elf	O
(	O
which	O
were	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
)	O
along	O
with	O
new	O
options	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Kerra	O
(	O
a	O
cat-person	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Vah	B-Protocol
Shir	I-Protocol
of	O
the	O
original	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
the	O
Ratonga	O
(	O
a	O
rat-like	O
people	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Sarnak	O
(	O
a	O
dragon-like	O
people	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
Fae	O
and	O
Arasai	O
(	O
fairy-like	O
people	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
four	O
"	O
archetypes	O
"	O
in	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
II	O
-	O
Fighter	O
,	O
Scout	O
,	O
Priest	O
and	O
Mage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
2	O
was	O
launched	O
,	O
a	O
player	O
chose	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
archetype	O
during	O
the	O
initial	O
character	O
creation	O
and	O
then	O
chose	O
a	O
'	O
class	O
 '	O
at	O
level	O
10	O
and	O
a	O
'	O
sub-class	O
'	O
at	O
level	O
20	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EverQuest	B-Protocol
II	O
has	O
no	O
experience	O
loss	O
or	O
lost	O
levels	O
from	O
dying	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EverQuest	B-Protocol
II	O
has	O
strong	O
support	O
for	O
guilds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EverQuest	B-Protocol
II	O
is	O
set	O
five	O
hundred	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
The	B-Operating_System
Planes	I-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
Power	I-Operating_System
storyline	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
game	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
The	O
book	O
of	O
Zebuxoruk	O
during	O
the	O
events	O
The	B-Operating_System
Planes	I-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
Power	I-Operating_System
many	O
gods	O
were	O
killed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Everquest	B-Protocol
2	O
universe	O
,	O
the	O
spell	O
failed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
do	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
gods	O
created	O
Avatars	O
and	O
then	O
retreated	O
to	O
their	O
planes	O
removing	O
their	O
direct	O
influence	O
on	O
Norrath	B-Protocol
after	O
setting	O
in	O
motion	O
several	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Norrath	B-Protocol
itself	O
,	O
Dark	O
Elves	O
and	O
the	O
Orcs	O
destroyed	O
much	O
of	O
Faydwer	O
;	O
while	O
the	O
Ogres	O
,	O
Goblins	O
,	O
Orcs	O
,	O
and	O
Giants	O
ravaged	O
Antonica	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Transport	O
and	O
communication	O
to	O
the	O
moon	O
Luclin	B-Operating_System
was	O
cut	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
oceans	O
became	O
impassible	O
,	O
preventing	O
contact	O
between	O
the	O
continents	O
of	O
Norrath	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fifteen	O
years	O
ago	O
,	O
the	O
moon	O
Luclin	B-Operating_System
exploded	O
,	O
and	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
shattered	O
moon	O
remain	O
in	O
the	O
sky	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EverQuest	B-Protocol
II	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
what	O
is	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Age	O
of	O
Destiny	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Norrath	B-Protocol
,	O
500	O
years	O
later	O
than	O
the	O
setting	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
world	O
has	O
been	O
drastically	O
affected	O
by	O
several	O
cataclysms	O
(	O
see	O
Story	O
,	O
above	O
)	O
since	O
the	O
original	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
planes	O
temporarily	O
closed	O
and	O
their	O
respective	O
gods	O
nowhere	O
to	O
be	O
seen	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
moon	O
Luclin	B-Operating_System
has	O
been	O
destroyed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remnants	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
EverQuests	B-Protocol
Norrath	B-Protocol
can	O
be	O
found	O
throughout	O
the	O
Shattered	O
Lands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
ride	O
trained	O
griffons	O
on	O
predetermined	O
routes	O
over	O
the	O
Shattered	O
Lands	O
,	O
or	O
acquire	O
a	O
horse	O
,	O
flying	B-Application
carpet	I-Application
,	O
warg	O
,	O
rhino	O
or	O
a	O
floating	O
disk	O
so	O
that	O
they	O
can	O
travel	O
more	O
swiftly	O
throughout	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SOE	O
markets	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
II	O
not	O
as	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
,	O
but	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
parallel	O
universe	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
future	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
setting	O
,	O
having	O
diverged	O
at	O
the	O
conclusion	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Planes	I-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
Power	I-Operating_System
expansion	O
(	O
the	O
lore	O
is	O
explained	O
in	O
an	O
in-game	O
book	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allows	O
both	O
development	O
teams	O
to	O
pursue	O
whatever	O
direction	O
they	O
want	O
to	O
take	O
without	O
impacting	O
the	O
other	O
,	O
and	O
allows	O
players	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
to	O
continue	O
receiving	O
updates	O
without	O
forcing	O
players	O
down	O
a	O
specific	O
path	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
will	O
find	O
many	O
familiar	O
places	O
and	O
characters	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
"	O
heritage	O
items	O
"	O
that	O
are	O
similar	O
in	O
name	O
and	O
function	O
to	O
items	O
known	O
from	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
and	O
can	O
be	O
gained	O
via	O
heritage	O
quests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2005	O
,	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
II	O
began	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
place	O
an	O
order	O
for	O
pizza	O
delivery	O
from	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
simple	O
and	O
easy	O
command	O
typed	O
into	O
the	O
chat	O
bar	O
,	O
"	O
/pizza	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2005	O
,	O
SOE	O
introduced	O
Station	O
Exchange	O
to	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2006	O
,	O
SOE	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
end	O
its	O
Chinese/Korean	B-Application
operations	I-Application
for	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
II	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
being	O
supported	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
by	O
Gamania	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
beta	O
period	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
China/Korea	O
ended	O
on	O
29	O
March	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
30	O
March	O
,	O
all	O
Chinese/Korean	O
accounts	O
were	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
US	O
servers	B-Application
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2007	O
,	O
SOE	O
introduced	O
magazine	O
EQuinox	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
official	O
magazine	O
of	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2008	O
,	O
SOE	O
introduced	O
Station	O
Cash	O
,	O
a	O
real-money	B-Application
trading	I-Application
(	O
RMT	O
)	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
in	O
January	O
2009	O
,	O
SOE	O
together	O
with	O
Valve	O
made	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
II	O
available	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2010	O
SOE	O
announced	O
a	O
separate	O
version	O
of	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
II	O
called	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
II	O
Extended	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EverQuest	B-Protocol
II	O
Extended	O
is	O
a	O
free	O
to	O
play	O
version	O
of	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
II	O
funded	O
by	O
micro-transactions	O
or	O
optional	O
subscription	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
free	O
to	O
play	O
version	O
was	O
run	O
on	O
a	O
separate	O
server	O
from	O
the	O
subscription	O
servers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2011	O
SOE	O
announced	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
II	O
was	O
going	O
free	O
to	O
play	O
following	O
a	O
similar	O
path	O
as	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
II	O
Extended	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
December	O
6	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
GU62	O
and	O
Age	O
of	O
Discovery	O
,	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
II	O
updated	O
from	O
being	O
a	O
subscription	O
based	O
game	O
to	O
a	O
free	O
to	O
play	O
title	O
with	O
subscription	O
optional	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Krono	O
work	O
like	O
the	O
Plex	O
currency	O
in	O
EVE	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
:	O
it	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
buy	O
an	O
in-game	B-Application
item	I-Application
for	O
real	O
money	O
that	O
adds	O
30	O
days	O
of	O
Gold	O
subscription	O
to	O
the	O
account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
SOE	O
,	O
in	O
October	O
2004	O
,	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
II	O
featured	O
130	O
hours	O
of	O
spoken	O
dialog	O
recorded	O
by	O
266	O
voice	O
actors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2005	O
,	O
EverQuest	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Desert	I-Application
of	I-Application
Flames	I-Application
added	O
player	O
voice	O
emotes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
cue	O
in	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
II	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
attack	O
cues	O
,	O
is	O
like	O
a	O
main	O
title	O
of	O
a	O
movie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Purchasers	O
of	O
the	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
II	O
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
received	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
CD	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansions	O
,	O
Echoes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Faydwer	I-Application
and	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Kunark	I-Application
,	O
included	O
many	O
themes	O
from	O
the	O
corresponding	O
zones	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
,	O
arranged	O
by	O
Inon	O
Zur	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	B-Application
Rise	I-Application
of	I-Application
Kunark	I-Application
expansion	O
came	O
a	O
major	O
update	O
to	O
the	O
combat	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
II	O
,	O
Sony	O
Online	O
Entertainment	O
introduced	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
Adventure	O
Packs	O
(	O
an	O
innovation	O
created	O
by	O
Sean	O
Kauppinen	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
the	O
head	O
of	O
international	O
Product	O
PR	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
,	O
all	O
players	O
have	O
been	O
given	O
the	O
expansions	O
preceding	O
Destiny	B-Application
of	I-Application
Velious	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Access	O
to	O
levels	O
above	O
92	O
and	O
their	O
respective	O
zones	O
require	O
the	O
purchase	O
of	O
the	O
Tears	B-Application
of	I-Application
Veeshan	I-Application
expansion	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
the	O
previous	O
Chains	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
expansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EverQuest	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
East	I-Application
was	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
East	O
Asian	O
market	O
(	O
mainland	O
China	O
,	O
Taiwan	O
,	O
South	O
Korea	O
)	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
terminated	O
as	O
a	O
separate	O
edition	O
on	O
29	O
March	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EverQuest	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
East	I-Application
players	O
were	O
moved	O
to	O
standard	O
servers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
EverQuest	B-Protocol
II	O
Extended	O
-	O
In	O
early	O
2010	O
,	O
Sony	O
Online	O
Entertainment	O
consulted	O
the	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
II	O
player	O
population	O
to	O
determine	O
the	O
extent	O
of	O
support	O
for	O
adding	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
model	O
to	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
resulting	O
product	O
,	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
II	O
Extended	O
,	O
was	O
unveiled	O
in	O
the	O
summer	O
at	O
FanFaire	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
significant	O
Game	O
Update	O
coincided	O
with	O
the	O
beta	O
release	O
of	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
II	O
Extended	O
,	O
which	O
revamped	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
user	O
interface	O
and	O
newbie	O
experience	O
and	O
revised	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
rules	O
related	O
to	O
character	O
creation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2011	O
,	O
free-to-play	O
access	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
existing	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
II	O
Extended	O
servers	B-Application
and	O
the	O
former	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
II	O
Extended	O
Freeport	O
server	O
was	O
added	O
among	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EverQuest	B-Protocol
II	O
has	O
been	O
used	O
by	O
academics	O
to	O
study	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
phenomena	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
that	O
virtual	O
economic	O
behavior	O
in	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
II	O
follows	O
real-world	O
patterns	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
production	O
,	O
consumption	O
and	O
money	O
supply	O
;	O
and	O
observations	O
that	O
less	O
than	O
one	O
percent	O
(	O
0.43	O
%	O
)	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
players	O
are	O
Platinum	O
Farmers	O
and	O
more	O
than	O
three	O
quarters	O
(	O
77.66	O
%	O
)	O
of	O
all	O
Platinum	O
Farmers	O
are	O
Chinese	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EverQuest	B-Protocol
II	O
had	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
earning	O
an	O
83	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
average	O
score	O
from	O
aggregate	O
review	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
reviewers	O
compared	O
the	O
title	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
,	O
which	O
was	O
viewed	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
and	O
most	O
influential	O
examples	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greg	O
Kasavin	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
remarked	O
that	O
"	O
while	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
II	O
is	O
n't	O
the	O
massive	O
step	O
for	O
the	O
genre	O
that	O
its	O
predecessor	O
was	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
still	O
be	O
a	O
fun	O
and	O
addictive	O
online	O
role-playing	O
experience	O
that	O
has	O
a	O
lot	O
to	O
offer	O
new	O
and	O
experienced	O
players	O
alike.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Lopez	O
would	O
ultimately	O
declare	O
that	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
II	O
was	O
"	O
extremely	O
fun	O
to	O
play	O
,	O
frequently	O
rewarding	O
,	O
and	O
designed	O
with	O
just	O
the	O
right	O
amount	O
of	O
user	O
convenience	O
in	O
mind.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
presentation	O
and	O
photorealistic	B-Application
graphics	O
were	O
often	O
praised	O
,	O
with	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
declaring	O
"	O
There	O
are	O
off-line	O
games	O
equally	O
or	O
even	O
more	O
spectacular	O
in	O
immediate	O
scenery	O
or	O
character	O
models	O
,	O
but	O
what	O
game	O
can	O
offer	O
such	O
outrageous	O
landscapes	O
on	O
such	O
a	O
grandiose	O
scale	O
?	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Kasavin	O
would	O
additionally	O
comment	O
that	O
"	O
Presumably	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
this	O
engine	O
were	O
thinking	O
ahead	O
toward	O
the	O
computers	O
of	O
the	O
future	O
when	O
they	O
built	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
IIs	O
technology	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
game	O
's	O
visuals	O
are	O
n't	O
so	O
incredibly	O
impressive	O
that	O
they	O
seem	O
to	O
justify	O
the	O
extreme	O
system	O
requirements.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
editor	O
was	O
"	O
not	O
as	O
huge	O
a	O
fan	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
's	O
visual	O
style	O
,	O
he	O
commended	O
its	O
high	O
level	O
of	O
detail	O
,	O
adding	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
like	O
the	O
photorealistic	B-Application
style	O
,	O
you	O
simply	O
ca	O
n't	O
do	O
better	O
than	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
2	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
graphics.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
EverQuest	B-Protocol
II	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Massively	O
Multiplayer	O
Online	O
Game	O
"	O
in	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
Best	O
and	O
Worst	O
of	O
2004	O
awards	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
runner-up	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Persistent	O
World	O
Game	O
"	O
in	O
IGN	O
's	O
Best	O
of	O
2004	O
awards	O
,	O
losing	O
both	O
to	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
granted	O
EQII	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
"	O
Most	O
Improved	O
Game	O
"	O
during	O
its	O
2006	O
annual	O
PC	O
awards	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
PvP	O
servers	B-Application
and	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Echoes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Faydwer	I-Application
expansion	O
that	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EverQuest	B-Protocol
II	O
reached	O
100,000	O
active	O
accounts	O
within	O
24	O
hours	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
which	O
grew	O
to	O
over	O
300,000	O
two	O
months	O
later	O
in	O
January	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
II	O
had	O
21,000	O
subscribers	O
and	O
29,000	O
monthly	O
active	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EverQuest	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
East	I-Application
(	O
Simplified	O
Chinese	O
:	O
"	O
;	O
Traditional	O
Chinese	O
:	O
""	O
;	O
Korean	O
:	O
""	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
alternate	O
edition	O
of	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
II	O
,	O
that	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
China	O
,	O
Taiwan	O
and	O
South	O
Korea	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
Online	O
Entertainment	O
developed	O
and	O
shipped	O
EverQuest	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
East	I-Application
to	O
East	O
Asia	O
on	O
April	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
some	O
proprietary	O
missions	O
for	O
EverQuest	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
East	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
Online	O
Entertainment	O
developed	O
a	O
separated	O
character	O
model	O
for	O
EverQuest	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
East	I-Application
called	O
"	O
SOGA	O
Model	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
it	O
also	O
imported	O
to	O
origin	O
version	O
on	O
LiveUpdate	O
16	O
on	O
November	O
9	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EverQuest	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
East	I-Application
uses	O
settings	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
,	O
Gamania	O
and	O
SOE	O
added	O
some	O
entities	O
and	O
quests	O
only	O
for	O
Eastern	O
Version	O
,	O
unlike	O
Sony	O
's	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
EverQuest	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
East	I-Application
,	O
players	O
can	O
name	O
their	O
character	O
in	O
their	O
local	O
language	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
EverQuest	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
East	I-Application
,	O
most	O
dialogue	O
continued	O
to	O
use	O
English	O
,	O
except	O
the	O
novice	O
tutorial	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamania	O
localized	O
the	O
novice	O
tutorials	O
as	O
a	O
special	O
feature	O
of	O
EverQuest	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
East	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
the	O
bad	O
reputation	O
of	O
localization	B-General_Concept
,	O
EverQuest	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
East	I-Application
failed	O
in	O
Asia	O
.	O
</s>
