In the wake of EverQuest's big Free-to-Play announcement, SOE has also announced that EverQuest: Macintosh Edition will be permanently closing its doors on Thursday, March 29, 2012. Throughout the years, a small but resilient group of EverQuest: Macintosh players have existed on the server of Al'Kabor - a server specifically reserved for only such players - but with EQ's big transition, SOE has made the final decision to not bring Al'Kabor along for the ride.

EverQuest Community Manager Piestro has noted that the SOE team will hopping on to Al'Kabor to assist players with completing the final raids in the Planes of Power expansion, but after March 29, 2012, not much will remain post-closure. According to the official EverQuest: Macintosh Edition Closure Announcement FAQ, SOE does not plan to license or authorize the operation of an EverQuest: Macintosh Edition emulator or fan operated server. As well, the FAQ states that "all websites and forums associated with EverQuest: Macintosh Edition will be removed after the game shuts down." Finally, there will be a server closing celebration event near the end of March, but nothing else has been confirmed. Hopefully EverQuest: Macintosh Edition players will be able to find a new home once EverQuest makes its transition to Free-to-Play.