[Aborath]

In a word: yes. The responses in this thread are spot-on. It's mainly about knowledge and the evolved nature of the internet. Everquest in 1999-2000 was mysterious and sometimes terrifying; that's what made it really stick with us. Maybe it's because I played a monk in classic and now play a wiz in P99, but the world seems much smaller, less intimidating. In short, everything's a known quantity. I still love the game, but wouldn't delude myself into believing this to be a carbon copy of classic EQ.