Personally I loved everything about Luclin. Well, almost.
Bazaar = WAY better to deal with. Yes, no interaction but who wants to send a /tell along with 20 others who want the same item only to either 1, go without a response, 2, get a stupid response like 'T1 9 million pp'.
Bazaar, the seller gets what they want without dealing with /tells and the buyer has the chance to run over, buy, and be done with it without hassle.
AAs: I thought they were a nice addition to the single dynamic of just leveling. They added small perks and bonuses that helped.
Mounts: Blah imo....
SSRA and other level 60 added content was spectacular. Vex Thal = crazy awesome. You had to be ELITE to get all the shards.
The main problem with that expansion imo, it wasn't out long enough. People were doing VT/SSRA well in to PoP because they missed out.
Last: I DO believe that Luclin killed classic EQ. SoE DID cater to the whiners. At the same time, they were trying to evolve with the times....I think PoP killed it for me due to several factors but mainly for turning the Mage Epic pet in to a worthless item for what was the most important thing a Mage could have in game.
In comparison, it would be the same as taking IC away from wizards in the Kunark time frame of EQ.
When you take away bread and butter that wasn't easy to obtain in the first place, it turns stuff stupid.
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