I started playing on the Stormhold server a couple of weeks ago, and I have been enjoying it. I guess the main thing to realize when going into it is that it isn't going to be a p99 style recreation of classic eq2...while they did make some tweaks, most of the class/item/system changes are the same as live. However, expansion related additions like mercenaries, tradeskill helpers, and flying mounts will be released with the appropriate expansion, so it will (hopefully) be a long time before we have to deal with those things on the server.
There are a few issues that detract from the experience, like summoners being ridiculously OP and rare fabled items (which are supposed to be the best) being worse than easy-to-get treasured items because of the itemization changes they made. I think that as more expansions are released these issues will go away though.
I would say the best part is the amount of activity on the server. I am almost at the level cap and have had no problems finding groups for any of the dungeons while leveling up. It's been fun playing through the classic content again after 6 or so years.
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