Courtesy of Forbes.com, we have a very intriguing tale about the future of EverQuest Next Landmark. It turns out the game, featuring amazing creation tools, will also include combat – a move that further blurs the line between EQN and EQN Landmark. What's even more perplexing is that it will use the same "weapons, item drops, monsters, and...emergent AI" as EverQuest Next.

With convention season coming to a close, the Senior Producer of Everquest Next, Terry Michaels, comes center stage with details regarding the upcoming Everquest Next: Landmark. During the initial reveal of EQ Next it was hinted that Landmark would be an "extension" of sorts to the main game, where players would be free to roam the world and begin building terrain and structures from the ground up.

In this latest EQ Next Producer's Letter video, Terry talks a little about what details fans can expect to be unveiled in the coming months leading up to the EQ Next: Landmark beta.

Here are our takeaways from attending the SOE Live 2013 EverQuest Next Landmark panel!

Creating a World

• Use core principals from the EverQuest franchise
• Bring a product that can't be found anywhere else
• Landmark is intended to appeal to players who want to interact with the world
• Longevity is important
• Kicks off the integration of content for EQ Next
• You're in "Our" World Now - creating a world together and Landmark is the beginning of this
• Building upon a completely constructable and destructible world
• Break the mold by going back to the roots of a game like Dungeons & Dragons, where everyone is part of the game and has fun