Question 1

Is EverQuest Live free?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Create a Daybreak account and play Free-to-Play. An optional All Access subscription unlocks additional benefits and higher F2P limits.

Question 2

How do Live player counts work on PlayBound?

Accepted Answer

Daybreak’s public Census API reports load bands (low / medium / high) per world, not exact concurrency. PlayBound maps those conservatively to ~15 / ~60 / ~150 players so Official can contribute to Playing Now without inventing precise counts. Each world row also shows the raw band as “Load: …”.

Question 3

Where does the installer come from?

Accepted Answer

PlayBound downloads EQ_setup.exe from Daybreak’s LaunchPad CDN (launch.daybreakgames.com). We do not host EverQuest client files.

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