# EverQuest II Free-to-Play

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everquest-ii-free-to-play/605866>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [December 12, 2011, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everquest-ii-free-to-play/605866 "2011-12-12T02:29:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everquest-ii-free-to-play/605866/1 "2011-12-12T02:29:33Z")

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I’ve played an ass-ton of WoW since the day after it was released, but have never played an EQ game. It seems to be free from Steam, and is downloading now. How does it compare to WoW, at this late date?

Joe