January 8, 2025 - EQ 2025 Roadmap

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Another year begins, and with it comes a new roadmap to share with you all. Before we go too far, however, let's take a few moments to recap what happened at the tail end of last year. November saw theChampion's Festivalmake its return to help celebrate EverQuest II's anniversary! We also celebrated the return of the Feast of Giving and its bonuses in November. December saw the launch of EverQuest's 31st Expansion, The Outer Brood, as well as the return of Frostfell, and the New Year's event to finish out our year.


We had another banner year with Extra Life thanks to the amazing job you all did with fundraising and donating to help children in need! You all went above and beyond this year and, as such, raised a whopping $139,457.78. This year's Darkpaw Games page is already up and ready for sign-ups.

 
We would be remiss for not mentioning the Darkpaw Swag Store which made its debut in 2024! Check it out for hats, shirts, posters, and much more! Keep an eye on it throughout the year for more swagtastic merch to be added!

And now, without further ado, this year's Roadmap.

 
January

    The Outer Brood Tier 1 Raids unlocked
    Erollisi Day - New Content
    Yelinak unlocks Underfoot
    Oakwynd unlocks The Serpent's Spine

February

    The Outer Brood Tier 2 Raids unlocked
    Yelinak unlocks House of Thule
    Mischief unlocks The Broken Mirror
    Aradune and Rizlona unlock The Burning Lands
    Teek and Tormax unlock Lost Dungeons of Norrath

March

    The Outer Brood Tier 3 Raids unlocked
    26th Anniversary
    Brew Day
    Bristlebane's Day - New Content
    Stomples' Day
    Swag Store update
    Oakwynd unlocks The Buried Sea
    Teek and Tormax unlock Gates of Discord

April

    Rathe Day
    Tempest Festival - New Content
    Aradune and Rizlona unlock Torment of Velious
    Mischief unlocks Empires of Kunark

May

    Progression Server Launch
    Yelinak unlocks Veil of Alaris
    Oakwynd unlocks Secrets of Faydwer
    Teek and Tormax unlock Omens of War and Dragons of Norrath

June

    Pride month
    Hardcore Heritage
    Scorched Sky
    Mischief unlocks Ring of Scale

July

    Potential Server Merge
    Death, Death, Death!
    Living Legacy Raids
    Aradune and Rizlona unlock claws of Veeshan

August

    Stone Cold Summer- New Content
    Yelinak unlocks Rain of Fear
    Oakwynd unlocks Seeds of Destruction
    Teek and Tormax unlock Depths of Darkhollow

September

    Fall Fun 1 and 2
    Talk Like a Pirate Day
    Aradune and Rizlona unlock Terror of Luclin
    Mischief unlocks The Burning Lands

October

    EverQuest's 32nd Expansion Beta and Pre-Order
    Fall Fun 3
    Nights of the Dead
    Teek and Tormax unlock Prophecy of Ro

November

    Champion's Festival - New Content
    Feast of Giving
    Raid, Raid, Raid!
    Extra Life Game Day
    Extra Life Bonus Week
    Mischief unlocks Torment of Velious
    Yelinak unlocks Call of The Forsaken
    Oakwynd unlocks Underfoot

December

    EverQuest's 32nd Expansion Launch
    Frostfell - New Content
    New Year's
    Aradune and Rizlona unlock Night of Shadows
    Teek and Tormax unlock The Serpent's Spine

Throughout the Year

    Server performance improvements
    Ongoing conversion of Suite windows to the New UI Engine
    Anti-cheat improvements

This concludes our 2025 Roadmap. Please remember that dates and events are subject to change as necessary.
 
Prepare for a war unlike any before,

Jenn Chan
Head of Studio

[startrek41]

Prepare for a war unlike any before,