Like a number of other RPGs, Sony Online Entertainment’s EverQuest II is going free-to-play. But the subscription service won’t be going anywhere (via Gamasutra).
Instead, the newly-announced EverQuest II Extended will be a different version of the game that’s powered by microtransactions. The original version will continue on as before.
EverQuest II producer David Georgeson said that the decision was made to spur growth in a stable but “stagnant” fanbase without alienating existing fans.