Free-To-Play

Overview of Free-to-Play

 * The basic game is free-to-play, with restrictions in areas such as equipment, spell quality, and communication.
 * Some of the restrictions can be eased by paying one-time fees to unlock them. These unlocking fees are paid through the in-game Marketplace, using Station Cash.
 * Other restrictions can only be removed by paying for Gold Membership.
 * Equipment unlocks and other benefits can also be purchased through the in-game Station Marketplace.

Membership Plans
There are three tiers of membership in EverQuest II.


 * Free Membership: entitles the player to create up to 2 characters.  They are limited to Adept spells. Silver members can not send mail to other players, though they can receive mail. They can chat with other players by using /say /tell /group and /guild.
 * Silver Membership: for a one-time purchase of 500 Station Cash, the player can upgrade to silver membership. This adds 2 more character slots (for a total of four), enables unlimited chat channels, and allows guild creation.  Silver accounts are  limited to Expert spells, and the Broker can be used for unlimited buying only. Selling on the broker requires broker tokens that must be purchased from the Marketplace.
 * Gold Membership: for a $14.99/month, the player gets gold membership. Gold Members have 7 character slots, open access to the Broker, and unlimited spell and equipment tiers. Those on a recurring membership plan also receive 500 Station Cash per month. In 2014 additional benefits were given to gold members that include a 15% currency bonus, and a 10% speed buff and double tokens (special currency, like Loyalty Point Token). Additional membership discounts are available when gold members pay for their subscription in lump payments of three months, six months, and twelve months. The discounts can be viewed when you log into your account on the official SOE website.
 * Free, Silver, and Gold accounts are all limited to level 92. With the purchase of the Tears of Veeshan expansion all account levels can advance to the maximum level 95.
 * A full listing of the free and purchased expansions can be found on the Expansions and Adventure Packs page.

View the official membership matrix.

Gold membership benefits have incoming changes in April of 2014. For details see [official forum announcement]

Download and Play
You can begin to play EverQuest II by visiting this link

If you are a new or returning player, you may wish to browse through our Beginner Guides as you get started with the new game.