I didn't say I don't like upgrades or get them for my characters. But EQ1 isn't like many newer MMOs - it doesn't shower you with multiple magical stat items every play session. You learn to live with very modest upgrades, often - when not twinking (which I enjoy in it's own way, but it's a different style of play. Sometimes I do, sometimes not, depending on my preference at the time... and wealth on the server, of course, heh) - not seeing more than a couple minor stat items for a considerable time.
In EQ1 getting a nice upgrade from loot is a special occasion. Something I get excited about, it's so rare. Which is good IMO. In WoW, for example, I never got excited about anything less than epic, by the time I bailed, as I'd seen so much green and blue gear overflowing with stats.
However my point was that if played only for loot upgrades, I doubt EQ1 could sustain me. It's no Diablo II in that respect. However EQ1 has held my interest for well over a decade because it's the best social MMO I've ever played, IMO. Nice gear is just icing on the cake when it happens. On live constant homogenised Defiant gear drops ruined my appreciation for loot. On 1999 it's just right, IMO. Here I get excited when I get my first decent DPS magic weapon, or armour with nice AC - forget stats. But the grouping is the key to EQ1 for me :-)
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