[hynch]

I liked Luclin even though the over feel of the expansion didn't match EQ. I enjoyed the AA's and I don't think they went overboard with them until PoP. I think Luclin still had many of the elements of classic EQ. VT was a lot like VP and ToV, there was plenty to explore and see around the continent, and there was plenty of content for lower levels to enjoy.

PoP is where the game turned into an endless AA grindfest and high level raid fest. If you couldn't raid you grinded (ground?) AAs. If you could raid, you still grinded AAs but you also dedicated yourself to raiding. If you were low level, you spent 99% of your time in the classic zones. The PoK books really took away from the depth and immersion of the world as well. The nexus portals weren't anywhere near as bad since you still had to travel to them and then wait on them to port you.

Beginning with and forever after PoP it was obvious that Sony only cared about pumping out the next big raid encounter and gear set for everyone. Don't get me wrong, I loved raiding in EQ, but I didn't want to spend my entire time getting AAs and going to raids. I was a major alt player and once PoP hit I found I had to abandon my alts or be left behind on raids.