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EverQuest II vs Mortal Online 2

EverQuest II is a mmorpg open-world game from Darkpaw Games (2011) while Mortal Online 2 is a mmorpg open-world game from Star Vault AB (2022).

EverQuest II

2011 · Darkpaw Games

7.0GamingPickz Score

Free

Steam: Mostly Positive

Mortal Online 2

2022 · Star Vault AB

5.6GamingPickz Score

$39.99

Steam: Mixed

What each one is

Steam files EverQuest II under Mmorpg and Open-World. In contrast, it files Mortal Online 2 under Mmorpg and Open-World.

EverQuest II

EverQuest® II is a deep fantasy MMORPG with over two decades of content, a thriving world, and ongoing expansions that keep Norrath growing. Create your hero and adventure through a massively rich, ever-evolving universe.

Description from its Steam store page

Mortal Online 2

Step into Nave, a vast fantasy sandbox world with a player-driven economy, persistent housing, and deep crafting systems. Engage in first-person, full-loot PvP combat with other players and perilous foes. Build, explore, and conquer in an unforgiving world. The land is yours—who will you become?

Description from its Steam store page

At a glance

EverQuest IIMortal Online 2
GamingPickz Score7.0/105.6/10
Steam ratingMostly Positive (79%, 2,934)Mixed (60%, 13,915)
Critic aggregate83/100No aggregate
PriceFree$39.99
Install size70 GB
Steam Deckplayableunsupported
Released20112022
DeveloperDarkpaw GamesStar Vault AB

Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.

EverQuest II vs Mortal Online 2, point by point

Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.

  1. Genre and premise

    EverQuest IIMmorpg open-world game
    Mortal Online 2Mmorpg open-world game

    What each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.

  2. How it plays

    EverQuest IIFree to Play, RPG, Massively Multiplayer
    Mortal Online 2MMORPG, Sandbox, Open World

    The tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.

  3. Reception

    EverQuest IIScore 7.0 · 79% on Steam · 83 critic
    Mortal Online 2Score 5.6 · 60% on Steam

    The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.

  4. Content and scale

    EverQuest II2,934 reviews · 3 add-ons
    Mortal Online 213,915 reviews · 70 GB

    Reach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.

  5. Price

    EverQuest IIFree
    Mortal Online 2$39.99

    Read live from Steam and subject to change.

  6. On a Steam Deck

    EverQuest IIPlayable
    Mortal Online 2Unsupported

    Valve's own Deck compatibility rating.

EverQuest II takes 3 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.

The two on the grid

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01000100PlayersPopularity

Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.

Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.

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How positions are decided

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  • Nothing here is paid for. No sponsored placements, no promoted slots, no arrangement of any kind affects a position. If that ever changes it will be labelled and sit outside the ranking.
  • No favouritism, including our own. The 16 games we have written full reviews of are scored by exactly the same formula as the other 1,510, from the same third-party inputs, and they land where it puts them. Our own opinion of a game does not enter its coordinates.
  • A position is not an endorsement. It says how a game was received and what it costs, not that we recommend it. Where we do recommend something, it carries a written review with a name on it.
  • Fetched from live third-party data. Player sentiment from Steam, critic aggregates as published on store pages, prices checked hourly, attention from Wikipedia. Each figure carries its source and the date it was read, and we do not adjust any of them.

Which to pick, by what you want

  • The higher-rated of the two: EverQuest II (GamingPickz Score 7.0)
  • The cheaper right now: EverQuest II (Free)
  • Better on a Steam Deck: EverQuest II (playable)
  • The safer bet by weight of reviews: Mortal Online 2 (13,915 reviews)

What they have in common

Both are tagged by Steam players with:

RPGMassively MultiplayerMMORPGFantasyCraftingOpen WorldAdventureMultiplayer

Where they differ

EverQuest II is also

Free to PlayActionDwarfSingleplayerClassicThird Person

Mortal Online 2 is also

PvPSwordplayMedievalMagicSurvivalOld School

Tags players apply to one game and not the other.

Difficulty and who each is for

By the tags players apply, EverQuest II is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Mortal Online 2 is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.

Accessibility features

Steam store pages declare 0 accessibility features for EverQuest II and 0 for Mortal Online 2. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

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Common questions

How different are EverQuest II and Mortal Online 2 in scope?

EverQuest II has drawn 2,934 Steam reviews and ships 3 add-ons. Mortal Online 2 has drawn 13,915 Steam reviews and installs in 70 GB.

Is EverQuest II or Mortal Online 2 better?

By the GamingPickz Score, EverQuest II rates higher (7.0 to 5.6). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.

Which is cheaper, EverQuest II or Mortal Online 2?

EverQuest II is cheaper right now at Free, against $39.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.

Do you rank one above the other for a fee?

No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.

How we compare, and what we will not do

The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.

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