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EverQuest II announced its move to Free-to-Play on November 10, 2011. The anticipated time frame for Free-to-Play to begin is early December, 2011. EverQuest II Extended (and the Freeport server) becomes unified with the other EQII servers as part of the EverQuest II brand with this change.
We recommend that you also read through the Free to Play FAQ (EQ2) for further information.
Below is the Membership Matrix Membership Matrix as originally published on EverQuest2.com. Some additional information on our page has been augmented by the ZAM staff. that will be in effect when Free-to-Play is enabled. Active SOE All Access accounts have Gold Membership on EverQuest II. SOE All Access is a $19.99/month plan that gives access to many SOE games. For EQ2, it gives Gold Membership as long as the subscription plan is maintained.
 EverQuest II Free-to-Play Membership Matrix
Account Membership & Price 	Free The "Free" membership tier was formerly known as Bronze when the EverQuest II Extended service existed. Former Bronze members will be converted to the Free tier.No purchase required 	Silver500 15px ($5 USD) Silver Membership is a one-time fee of 500 Station Cash (SC or 15px). 	Gold $14.99 USD/month Gold membership can be purchased as recurring or non-recurring plans in 1, 3, 6 or 12 month increments.
Content Access 	Content Access 	Content Access 	Content Access
EverQuest II Sentinel's Fate EverQuest II Sentinel's Fate includes the base game, first 6 expansion packs and 3 adventure packs 	Full Access The Destiny of Velious and Age of Discovery expansion packs can be purchased separately for more content. 	Full Access The Destiny of Velious and Age of Discovery expansion packs can be purchased separately for more content. 	Full Access The Destiny of Velious and Age of Discovery expansion packs can be purchased separately for more content.
Player Character Races 	Four Races Four free races included with Free and Silver Membership are: Human (EQ2 Character Race), Erudite (EQ2 Character Race), Barbarian (EQ2 Character Race) and Half Elf (EQ2 Character Race). The Freeblood (EQ2 Character Race) race is only available vie the Marketplace.(remaining can be unlocked) 	Four Races Four free races included with Free and Silver Membership are: Human (EQ2 Character Race), Erudite (EQ2 Character Race), Barbarian (EQ2 Character Race) and Half Elf (EQ2 Character Race). The Freeblood (EQ2 Character Race) race is only available vie the Marketplace.(remaining can be unlocked) 	Full Access The Freeblood (EQ2 Character Race) character race is available on the Station Cash Marketplace.(excluding Freeblood (EQ2 Character Race))
Player Character Classes 	Eight Classes Eight free classes included with Free and Silver Membership are: Swashbuckler (EQ2 Subclass), Brigand (EQ2 Subclass), Wizard (EQ2 Subclass), Warlock (EQ2 Subclass), Guardian (EQ2 Subclass), Berserker (EQ2 Subclass), Templar (EQ2 Subclass) and Inquisitor (EQ2 Subclass). The Beastlord (EQ2 Subclass) class is only available with the purchase of the Age of Discovery expansion.(Can unlock 16 classes; Beastlord (EQ2 Subclass) included with AoD) 	Eight Classes Eight free classes included with Free and Silver Membership are: Swashbuckler (EQ2 Subclass), Brigand (EQ2 Subclass), Wizard (EQ2 Subclass), Warlock (EQ2 Subclass), Guardian (EQ2 Subclass), Berserker (EQ2 Subclass), Templar (EQ2 Subclass) and Inquisitor (EQ2 Subclass). The Beastlord (EQ2 Subclass) class is only available with the purchase of the Age of Discovery expansion.(Can unlock 16 classes; Beastlord (EQ2 Subclass) included with AoD) 	Full Access The Beastlord (EQ2 Subclass) class is only available with the purchase of the Age of Discovery expansion. (Beastlord (EQ2 Subclass) included with AoD)
Tradeskill Classes 	Full access to all primary and secondary tradeskill classes. 	Full access to all primary and secondary tradeskill classes. 	Full access to all primary and secondary tradeskill classes.
Player Character Levels 	Can play through level 90 in Adventuring and Tradeskilling. 	Can play through level 90 in Adventuring and Tradeskilling. 	Can play through level 90 in Adventuring and Tradeskilling.
Character Slots Unlimited additional character slots can be purchased by any tier on the Station Cash Marketplace. 	2 	4 	7
Ability (Spell) Tiers Free and Silver members can receive further upgrades on individual abilities by purchasing eq2 item:Spell Unlocker Packs from the Station Cash Marketplace. 	Adept 	Expert 	Full Access
Equipment Upgrades 	No access to Legendary and Fabled Free and Silver members can purchase equipment unlocks to allow the player to equip one piece of higher quality armor per unlocker that is normally restricted. Retricted equipment includes anything of Legendary, Mastercrafted Legendary, Fabled and Mastercrafted Fabled quality. Marketplace equipment purchases of any quality are automatically unlocked and do not require an unlocker.(including Mastercrafted Legendary & Mastercrafted Fabled)	No access to Legendary and Fabled Free and Silver members can purchase equipment unlocks to allow the player to equip one piece of higher quality armor per unlocker that is normally restricted. Retricted equipment includes anything of Legendary, Mastercrafted Legendary, Fabled and Mastercrafted Fabled quality. Marketplace equipment purchases of any quality are automatically unlocked and do not require an unlocker.(including Mastercrafted Legendary & Mastercrafted Fabled)	Full Access
Player Housing 	Full access to all housing types and all six house vault slots. 	Full access to all housing types and all six house vault slots. 	Full access to all housing types and all six house vault slots.
Guild Halls (EQ2) 	Full access to using their guild hall and all amenities not restricted by membership. Some membership tiers may find themselves restricted from using guild hall amenities such as the Broker. 	Full access to using their guild hall and all amenities not restricted by membership. Some membership tiers may find themselves restricted from using guild hall amenities such as the Broker. 	Full access to using their guild hall and all amenities not restricted by membership. Some membership tiers may find themselves restricted from using guild hall amenities such as the Broker.
Feature Access 	Feature Access 	Feature Access 	Feature Access
Inventory Bag Slots Free and Silver members can purchase inventory slot unlockers to open up one additional inventory slot per unlocker, up to the normal maximum of 6 inventory slots.(per character)	2 	4 	6
Coin Limitations(per character) 	5 Gold Per Level 	20 Gold Per Level 	Unlimited
In-Game Mail Players on PvP servers cannot send mail to players of opposing alignment to their own. 	Can only receive in-game mail. 	Can only receive in-game mail. 	Send & Receive
Personal Bank Space 	2 Slots 	3 Slots 	Full Access
Shared Bank Space 	0 Slots 	2 Slots 	Full Access
Guild Bank Space 	Full access to available space if character is in a guild. Guild bank access can be restricted based on a character's guild rank by guild leaders and officers. Guild bank space available is dependent upon a guild's level. 	Full access to available space if character is in a guild. Guild bank access can be restricted based on a character's guild rank by guild leaders and officers. Guild bank space available is dependent upon a guild's level. 	Full access to available space if character is in a guild. Guild bank access can be restricted based on a character's guild rank by guild leaders and officers. Guild bank space available is dependent upon a guild's level.
Broker System 	No Buying or Selling Free members can make purchases or sales on the Broker System by using Marketplace broker credits. 	No Selling Silver members can make sales on the Broker System by using Marketplace broker credits. 	Full Access
Active Quest Journal 	20 	40 	Full Access
In-Game Chat 	Can only use /say, /tell, /group and /guild 	Full Access 	Full Access
Voice Chat 	Unlimited 	Unlimited 	Unlimited
Guild Join/Create 	Join Only 	Join and Create 	Join and Create
Account Services 	Account Services 	Account Services 	Account Services
Customer Service 	Knowledge Base Only Free and Silver Membership accounts will receive customer service to resolve real money transaction based issues only. Support for other gameplay and performance issues is available at the online knowledge base.(full support for transaction based issues) 	Knowledge Base Only Free and Silver Membership accounts will receive customer service to resolve real money transaction based issues only. Support for other gameplay and performance issues is available at the online knowledge base.(full support for transaction based issues) 	Full Support
Station Cash (EQ2) 15px 	Purchasable via any available methods. 	Purchasable via any available methods. 	Purchasable via any available methods.Bonus 500 15px per month given to recurring Gold.
Pop-Up Advertisement 	In-game pop-up reminders to upgrade to Gold. 	In-game pop-up reminders to upgrade to Gold. 	None