I tried to introduce a few of my friends to P1999 who had "grown up" online with newer games. None of them stuck it out (and a couple made a fair effort of it, sticking with it into the mid/upper 20's). EQ's not perfect, and its newbie experience is utterly wretched. The graphics are dated, the interface is a mess at first, and some of the mechanics (meditate!) are a big turn-off to folks accustomed to newer games. The game play experience just isn't very consistent. The things EQ does well it does *really* well, but at the other end the bad is really frikking bad.
P1999 is a nice lifeboat for us folks who feel left behind by the newer online games, but it'll never grow past being a niche game for a small community. Perhaps that's allright.
Danth
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