A new notice has been posted on the EverQuest Next main forum that lets users know that both the Lore and General Discussion forums will be shut down effective immediately. In the short term, the forums have been temporarily archived as 'read-only' but will disappear for good in April. Daybreak's Dexella cites corporate restructuring as the reason behind the forum closure.
The Workshop forum will remain open as well as the News & Announcement forum. Posters are being asked to discuss general EQN issues in the News forum or in the game's subReddit.
Read the full announcement and user reaction thread on the EverQuest Next forum.