[Spitty]

Dialup was a significant problem.

By a year into Velious, I'd say a lot of people invested in a better connection if they were raiding alot.

Starting out, though - it's alot like what Kline said, people's connections weren't ready for 20 minute fights with 36+ people. Not to mention the hellish latency if another guild was racing for the spawn, or decided to bring their entire online force plus their bots and hang out in the arena.

I remember disconnecting and dialing until I got a decent connection before every raid, or bringing my entire tower PC over to a friend's spot, until they ran highspeed to our place.