I agree, its not the nostalgia that makes EQ great.
I think its the open world, no instancing, can still die at max level if you're not careful. You can die in places that are hard to recover your corpse, adds a sense of danger and adrenaline rush. Gear that lasts, mmos nowadays you replace you entire gear set every few levels. The fact that classes are not balanced, this is important, gives you a reason to roll alts for a 100% different experience. No level restrictions on gear, twinking is fun as hell.
All that and I actually enjoy the gameplay, it still holds up to this day, I prefer it over a WoW rotation anyday.
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