I think there is still room for improvement on the netcode side. As for the stability of the client: It is not really intended for boxing (Sony added that functionality at a later point) so having the client run natively (in full screen mode) would probably help immensely with stability. However you would also lose the chance to tab out to do something else, and won't be able to box. I do not remember EQW at the time as being a very stable way to run EQ, it comes as no surprise this hasn't changed: WinEQ2 was released once EQ switched to the newer version of Direct X (from 8 to 9 iirc) and nobody continued development on the outdated EQW that is being used on TAK and P2002.
Just wish someone would come along who could code a more stable alternative to EQW.exe. You could include such things as FPS limiter and Customizable hotkeys, and the servers would be instantly much more accessible.
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