[Lagaidh]

While I don't wholly like the different feel the game took on in Luclin, it still seemed mostly like the game it was supposed to be. I loathed the bazaar. Planes of Power was alright too even though I understand the arguments against transport books. Gates of Discord was a mistake; it came out too early. Omens of War had its moments.

What killed live EQ for me was the constant moving of the goalposts that began to happen with GoD. Expansions were dropping too fast for me personally and I felt like I was constantly playing a game of keeping up instead of tuning out in a fantasy world. It became a second job. Do you have these AAs? What about these augments? Oh and you need this focus effect and that piece of base gear. You didn't do all that? Hm. There may not be a spot for you in the next raid then, Fred over here would be a better offtank for the team.

Fuck that. I know tanking is a gear dependent profession, but before the expansions and different ways to squeeze stats on your character began plopping out of SoE's studios like so many blobs of feces from the back of a rhinocerous, you had a range of options you could employ and be viable. When min/maxing became the only way to contribute to your team I was pretty much through... 2005ish.