Does this game have a population still in 2021 ?

[MetalFan881]

I was wondering if this game still has a population because I have an MMORPG itch to scratch any info would be nice since I don't want to play a game that is dead

[Dexinition]

Nope it’s not dead really.
There are guilds that are active on live server like Jesters in Norrath on live and there is some server like Aradune that are fully populated ..
There are also group chats on facebook that could help you to find guilds who are active.
EQ is not dead and for what i can see after 20 years of play it’s on despite some people who says the contrary.
To test it, create a free account on live like antonius bayle or Fiorinae Vie and you will be able to see.
Aradune is a paid account access.

[MetalFan881]

Thanks that's good to know I've been looking for a MMORPG I'm glad it's still active.

[Discl0se]

I have been on 4 different servers Xegony, Vox, Bristleband and Cazic-Thule. brist and Cazic are semi active. Firiona Vie is active because it's RP. And the others are dead besides Timelock Progression) Don't waste your time, the activity is based off people botting. You will never find a group. This is a lonely journey picking up the evercrack again....leave it be and let it die. Anyone telling you otherwise is lying. Straight up. I spent from 2014-2019 playing this daily for 8+ hours.

[MetalFan881]

Originally posted by Discl0se:

I have been on 4 different servers Xegony, Vox, Bristleband and Cazic-Thule. brist and Cazic are semi active. Firiona Vie is active because it's RP. And the others are dead besides Timelock Progression) Don't waste your time, the activity is based off people botting. You will never find a group. This is a lonely journey picking up the evercrack again....leave it be and let it die. Anyone telling you otherwise is lying. Straight up. I spent from 2014-2019 playing this daily for 8+ hours.

So I should not waste my time with this mmo then?

[PewPants]

There is a brand new server opening in 3 days. Progressing through expansions every few months. This sever will absolutely be full for quite a while.

[MaDeuce]

Well, I've been in a log in queue for the last 20 minutes on the new TLP, so yeah, people still play it...

[Splatt]

It's very much alive still. The server population is probably still similiar to Eve Online for constant population I'd say

[MetalFan881]

Originally posted by Splatt:

It's very much alive still. The server population is probably still similiar to Eve Online for constant population I'd say

Thanks for the Replies it helps I'm glad this game is still active

[Hudson]

its not dead if you like botted accounts...if that helps any...

[MetalFan881]

Originally posted by Hudson:

its not dead if you like botted accounts...if that helps any...

Interesting thanks for the info

[Zarkarion]

If the game is fundamentally dead, why would anyone bother to run botted accounts?

[Halcyform]

Current day MMOs are pretty low effort compared to stuff like EQ. I don't see EQ going anywhere anytime soon. Lots of people around that still love to play it.

However, the older servers will definitely give new players the impression that the game is dead. It's not. It's simply that most of the people on the older servers have max characters and are generally doing the latest content (when they aren't farming older content for clickies that still haven't been nerfed or removed).

As a newer player, unless you have friends on older servers or are personable enough to charm your way into a guild, you'll want to try out either Firiona Vie or Progression servers.

[Halcyform]

Originally posted by Zarkarion:

If the game is fundamentally dead, why would anyone bother to run botted accounts?

You often run into people that have friends that left the game for good. Those friends will often give their accounts to the people that still play. You run into this a lot on the older servers.

This is just one scenario.

There are other people that still love the game enough to run multiple accounts. You'll find tons of EQ vets that won't be in top end guilds anymore. In many cases their guild doesn't exist anymore, and instead of migrating to another top guild, they prefer to do their own thing but usually end up joining a family guild for the benefits. They'll do their own thing for the most part but will support the family guild if needed.

Things like the open raid channel exist if you want to occasionally do raids to stay current without the baggage that comes with being part of a dedicated raid guild.