I played through Luclin and have to say that expansion was the beginning of the end; The Nexus, Bazaar, and massive time sinks ruined Everquest. Getting across continents became easy if you were bound at the Nexus and owned a horse. The Bazaar made haggling and shouting of your wares non-existent and effectively turned player's characters into vending machines. The Vex Thal key quest introduced a new level of time sinks which pushed most people to the brink of insanity. I'm not even going to touch the 100 man Emp fights. Strategy went completely out the window and it issued a new level of grindfest/zerg.
Most people were so high on PoP because it was a breath of fresh air compared to Luclin. I don't know because I quit the day it was released.
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Transience - 60 Erudite Enchanter
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