Yeah, this game has so much more going for it. The "bad" points to EQ are this:
-It's a difficult game
-It requires a lot of time and effort
WoW looked to remove those, but in doing so, it's had a huge cascading effect of other negatives:
-There is NO challenge
-No community - everyone is a little asshole
-There is no depth
I'll take EQ over WoW any day. I mean, WoW is fun, but it's not at all a "real" game, IMO. It's a "press the button to get a free shiny". In EQ, what you do matters. Dying is something to actually be avoided. You have to learn to work with other people. Gear may last you a long time. Exploration is mandatory, challenging, and in the end, rewarding and extremely fun.
I'm so happy to be back. Too bad I'm not in college anymore hehe, with a job and a kid on the way, I won't be able to play as much as I did "back in the day", but it's still where I want to spend my gaming hours.
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