EverQuest2 Plat-The game's business model
    EverQuest2, often shortened to EQ, is a 3D fantasy-themed massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) that was released on the 16th of March, 1999. The original design is credited to Brad McQuaid, Steve Clover, and Bill Trost. It was developed by Sony's 989 Studios and its early-1999 spin-off Verant Interactive. EverQuest2 Plat.It was published by Sony Online Entertainment (SOE). Since its acquisition of Verant in late 1999, SOE develops, runs and distributes EverQuest2.
    EverQuest2 has earned numerous awards, including 1999 Game Spot Game of the Year and a 2008 Technology & Engineering Emmy Award. EverQuest2 Plat is different from other game gold.
 EverQuest2 was released in late 2004. Set in an alternate universe similar to that of the original EverQuest, this "sequel" takes place 500 years after the awakening of The Sleeper.
 The game's business model includes:
    Sale of keys allows accounts to be upgraded to access the content in expansions. Some keys allow access to only an individual expansion, others to all expansions up to a certain point in time.EverQuest2 Plat.The newest expansion, Seeds of Destruction, includes access to all current content including the original game. Sale of an account key allows a new account to be created, or a trial account to be made permanent.
    A software package is installed (by download or from CD/DVD) on the player's computer which allows any player with an active membership to connect to the game content and other players on the game servers of SOE. Subscription (by the month, quarter, single year, or 2-years) allows a specific account to be active.
 As of December 2007, SOE offers free 14-day trial accounts which do not require a credit card.