EverQuest 12-Year Anniversary Celebration

I still vividly remember the day I transitioned from beta testing to the live EverQuest game back in 1999, so it's hard for me to believe that Verant's original (and amazing, for its time) fantasy MMORPG is already turning 12 in a few days. SOE is planning some related festivities, which are outlined by this post on the EverQuest Players website:
Starting on Tuesday March 16, 2011 and lasting until Saturday March 26, 2011 we'll celebrate our 12th Anniversary in game! Not only will we have everything from our previous anniversary celebrations (including quests, fabled spawns, and raids) but this year brings all new challenges to the lands of Norrath! It gets even better, since from March 25, 2011 to March 27, 2011 we'll also offer Double Experience throughout Norrath* rounding out a full 12 days of celebration! We know you are excited about all these events. How will you spend EverQuest's 12th Anniversary?

*Double Experience will not be available on the Time Locked Progression Servers Fippy Darkpaw and Vulak'Aerr

With all our excitement here, we wanted to share some of it directly with you! So on Wednesday March 16, 2011 at 4 p.m. Pacific we'll host a talk with John Smedley on the EverQuest franchise and its prestigious position in the history of MMOs as well as a plethora of other topics. You won't want to miss this one; you never know what you might hear!

That's not all though, on Thursday March 17, 2011 at 4 p.m. Pacific join members of the EverQuest team for a talk about EQ from its beginnings up until now. Hear about their personal journeys with EverQuest and some of their expectations for the future. This one will be truly fascinating and have some great anecdotes from the history of EQ!

It wouldn't be a celebration without some discounts in the EverQuest Marketplace and boy do we have some deals for you! Keep a close eye on the EQPlayers website so you'll be amongst the first to find out which of your favorite items will be on sale!