EverQuestBBradFebruary 11, 2007The game was EverQuest, the unlikely brainchild of young fantasy fans including Brad McQuaid who had been toiling away in an obscure division of Sony. By 2001 EverQuest, with Mr. McQuaid as producer, had almost 500,000 players, each paying a tidy $15 a month for the thrill of spending hours — many, many hours for some — immersed in a virtual world.Comments (2)FFalelorn·Feb 11, 2007, 5:39 PMsounds like they almost just found out about it.. but Millions of players? EQ topped out at 500k players.. maybe Millions of players over its life..\r \rBBrad·Feb 11, 2007, 5:56 PMsometimes \"the times\" gets carried away - I'm really not sure why I get daily news from them, but - it's broadening my horizons :-)