This is one of the many wonders of non-instanced content that make us blessed few love the game while infuriating the legion of casuals.
Games like EQ and EVE have so much more to the experience of playing them that just the pixels and the mechanics of your avatar. If you only play for the choice of which button to press to kill the monster in front of you, then you will be dissatisfied with EQ. It is a relatively simple game in that regard. WoW, Rift, and others have more buttons to press, prettier graphics for your avatar, and more varied and dynamic boss fights.
It is the competition for limited resources and the harsh penalties for failure that encourage the real "game" of EQ, which is the formation of friendships, guilds, and alliances that are satisfying in their own right, as well as being fantastic ways to increase your ability to compete for the scarce resources and succeed at whatever your in-game goals are.
TL;DR - make more friends, find another game, or revise your list of wanted items
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