Allakhazam No Longer Updating EQ + EQ2 Databases

[Trilo]

EQ2 Wire - The Future of ZAM Network

So it is with shock and disbelief that I must report that ZAM Network, LLC, purchased by China-based mobile gaming juggernaut Tencent Holdings in 2012, has chosen to institute substantial layoffs and eliminate the remote positions which have been the lifeblood of the company for over 10 years.


In addition to the layoffs of full- and part-time employees which fell in mid-May, ZAM employees now have until some unknown deadline to relocate to ZAM’s Los Angeles offices or say goodbye to the company. Ralius, ZAM’s last remaining EverQuest editor, was laid off in May. Calthine, a fixture of ZAM since 2007 and attendee of nearly every Fan Faire / SOE Live event held, was laid off in mid-May. Cyliena, ZAM’s current Editor-in-Chief and manager of the EQ2 ZAM website, plans to stay in Michigan.

In short, this puzzling corporate realignment has ensured that its EverQuest and EverQuest II sites will be unstaffed and possibly unsupported. If you were hoping for a public announcement to allay fears and explain the changes, you won’t find any relief in what was released by Tencent through channels as it doesn’t even mention EQ or EQ2, only “top-tiered sites”:
The Future of ZAM Network (Cyliena's post on ZAM EQ site)

[Xslia]

this makes me a sad puppy - been using site for information for years.

[Isharu]

There was an update to EQ today.

[Trilo]

From the comments section in that post on 25 June:

I'll do what I can while I still can. Can't promise there will be an update every day but will try.

She has officially already been let go, but she still has "Admin" priveledges for the moment.
I expect those rights may be revoked at any moment, seeing as she is no longer "an employee" of ZAM.
She is however kind enough to continue posting notes on news updates as she sees them, so she continually shows she is an amazing and helpful person.