Yeah, so far it hasn't been too bad. Was disappointed that they weren't able to bring back the various city suburbs.
Apparently I got Isle of Refuge and Queen's Colony/Overlord's Outpost mixed up.
Originally everyone started on Isle of Refuge. I guess they split it at some point:
http://eq2.wikia.com/wiki/Isle_of_Refuge
Vs.
http://eq2.wikia.com/wiki/Queen's_Colony
http://eq2.wikia.com/wiki/Outpost_of_the_Overlord