Classic to me:
Concentrations of players in newbie and mid-level zones
High level players rare
Magic and high quality weapons rare
Relying heavily on town vendors for equipment
Using the ships, not much porting
Low availability of maps
Lots of rumors about what various stats did, mostly guesses
Seeing an ogre or troll around a good city would really surprise people
Leveling was slower, experience penalties higher
People weren't wearing a bunch of wildly tinted stuff (you saw the odd rubicite rarely)
Trade skills were pretty mysterious
Less people relying on SoW and Clarity
Greater focus on exploring zones because there were few guides as to what was there
More people enjoying the experience vs. making it all about leveling, e.g. fishing for relaxation
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