EverQuest Next
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| Developer(s) | Daybreak Game Company |
| Publisher(s) | Daybreak Game Company |
| Producer(s) | Terry Michaels |
| Designer(s) | Darrin McPherson |
| Programmer(s) | Steven Klug |
| Artist(s) | Rosie Rappaport |
| Composer(s) | Jeremy Soule |
| Series | EverQuest |
| Engine | Forgelight Engine |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 |
| Release date(s) | Cancelled |
| Genre(s) | Massively multiplayer online role-playing game |
EverQuest Next was a planned massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), meant to be the successor to EverQuest, EverQuest Online Adventures and EverQuest II. The game was in development by the Daybreak Game Company, but the project was terminated in 2016.
The game was not planned to be a sequel or prequel to any of the games in the EverQuest franchise; it was planned to present to players a "parallel world" of Norrath, one in which some of the locations and characters may be familiar, but specific relationships and events can diverge from the official storylines of the other games. The developers had stated an intention to return to a style of gameplay more like the original EverQuest, while retaining the advances in MMORPG design that have developed in the years since that game first launched. Daybreak Game Company was using their game engine called Forgelight for EverQuest Next, making this the second game to use this engine. Forgelight focuses on lighting effects and game characters. This engine is being used for eighth generation consoles and has been discussed as "amazingly intuitive".
EverQuest Next and Landmark intended to use a DirectX 11 based rendering engine and supported some features of the Forgelight 2 Engine, which is currently in development.
The first indication that a new game was in development appeared in a chapter written by EverQuest creative director Rich Waters in the EverQuest 10th Anniversary Book (2009).
At the Sony Online Entertainment Live 2012 event, John Smedley stated that EverQuest Next has been completely redeveloped, stating "What we are building is something that we will be very proud to call EverQuest. It will be the largest sandbox style MMO ever designed... We are remaking Norrath unlike anything you’ve ever seen, but you'll recognize it." During Sony Online Entertainment Live, John Smedley mentioned that EverQuest Next will attempt to keep the free-to-play model for as long as possible. This means that once a player has purchased the game, they will not be required to pay a subscription fee in order to continue to play.
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