[BahamutDF]

I think a lot of people have a tendency to overthink it.

EQ is great because it doesn't throw a meaningless reward in your face every half hour like clockwork. Rewards are earned which makes the reward more meaningful and satisfying in the first place.

Modern MMO's like to projectile barf rewards at the player to reward them for their valiant defeat of ten mobs that posed no threat to them to begin with. EQ rewards people that actually play the game well and succeed at becoming a part of the community.