[fragmaster]

My number one complaint about WoW is that every time I go back I have to learn a new game (I've tried it every expansions since launch). Shit is basically the same in that you kill mobs or pvp for hours, but my character is completely different. New skills, systems, mechanics, and gear importance. They throw in new QoL shit, but that's just a distraction from the total overhaul of the game. I get that they are working towards balance or whatever, but I want consistency--that's why I like P99. I know what I'm getting when I come back and I know what I left will be here when I come back and it will still matter. I may never reach max level here, but I know that I'll have a good time working towards whatever goal I pick.

There's also the personal connections that last. I can come back and bug people that I enjoyed talking to before--whom are always higher level than me. One of my friends is now the leader of a guild and he's really found a place here. That is just so cool to me. More than progressing myself in game I love to see how people I've gotten to know have found a place here. My place is on and off, but I still love this server.

The only experience that could top this is a Classic Asheron's Call server just like P99, but that's only because AC basically reinforced and made a necessity for personal relationships with the partion/vassal connection.