Before or After

[Gameboie]

<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sand; font-size: x-small">Does Everquest 2 take place before or after Everquest 1. Is there a place to read the lore of Everquest 2?</span>

[Bloodfa]

After.  You can catch the Readers' Digest version when you roll up a new toon.

[Freliant]

It occurs 500 years after EQlive and 1000 Years after EQOA if you were a player in that game. There is a forum dedicated to the lore of this game a few forums down. Enjoy the read.

[StormQueen]

<p>It is 500 years since the events of Everquest1.  Yes, a lot has happened. The "Lore" forum has lots of information as well as this <a href="http://www.lorelibrary.com/?page=list&type=book&id=39" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">LINK</a> to a great resource for lore buffs.</p>

[Orsham]

On a related note do people play both EQ1 and 2?

[Freliant]

My EQ account is active... but I don't frequent the game anymore. Its 2 different worlds with 2 different playstyles but very similar lore.

[DrkVsr]

<cite>Freliant wrote:</cite><blockquote>My EQ account is active... but I don't frequent the game anymore. Its 2 different worlds with 2 different playstyles but very similar lore.</blockquote> <span style="color: #993300">Same here, haven't played EQLive since the Anniversary Month, but all up-to-date but haven't activated the Anniversary Pack yet and waiting a couple months (to get broadband and other reasons) before playing again</span>

[Wrapye]

Technically it is 500 years later in an alternate timeline from the original EQ1, so that events that occurred in EQ1 after a particular point are not necessarily part of the past of EQ2.