Velious didn't damage the pre-existing game too badly. It didn't have any low-level zones at all, and only a limited number of mid-level zones. Most of its high-level experience dungeons were so far off the beaten path that pick-up groups seldom went to them, Velketor's being the obvious exception--and that one zone by itself couldn't empty out Karnor's and Sebilis. In addition, many of the nice Velious items were nodrop so high-end Kunark drops tended to retain value. Velious was very focused on the high-end, and at the time felt like a rather mediocre expansion for folks who didn't want to raid.
The main zone rendered empty by Velious was Veeshan's Peak, which historically saw barely any use anyway. It sees a lot more use here so will likely remain used on P1999.
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