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In this week's "RoleCraft," Jim Moreno looks at different ways to roleplay with weather effects in-game.

While advances in world story are promising in the arena of PvP, the other aspects of MMOs have suffered neglect. If "the pen is mightier than the sword" then why are players only able to use swords? The answer is that the devs won't let go of the pen.

If waiting for the official launch of the Everquest expansion Seeds of Destruction is too much, your dreams are set to come true with a 'new zones preview weekend'. The details will all be revealed to those who click below.

Suzie Ford chats with Monty Sharma at Vivox - the team behind the in-game voice chat in games like EQ, EQ2, and SWG.

In this week's RoleCraft, Jim Moreno looks at the options RPers have when dealing with the old MMORPG standby - the expansion pack.

The Everquest and Everquest II trading card game, Legends of Norrath, is going to see a bunch of new cards hit the ground tomorrow and WarCry has an exclusive look at eight of them. Check it out by clicking 'read more'.

Everquest players are beginning to see the unraveling of the boundaries between the past and the present as the countdown to the Seeds of Destruction expansion release grows short. Check out the story behind the event and some new lore by clicking below.

MMO worlds are stagnant. They have cardboard cutout monsters and NPCs that stand in their assigned space. Players knock the monsters down like a fantastical shooting range, but after a few minutes, the pulleys whir, the monsters stand up, and the world reverts to its static state. On a micro level where thousands of players are sharing the same game space, this is to be expected. The problem is that it also exists at a macro level and constantly echoes in the background, "This world is not real... this world is not real..."

Sony Online has released pre-order information for the upcoming Everquest expansion, Seeds of Destruction. Additionally, new lore for the expansion has been released. Check both out after the jump.

Everquest will be expanding yet again in the very near future with the announced title, Seeds of Destruction. We have a bunch of new screenshots that you can view by clicking below.