[Striiker]

Well, remember that everyone now knows all of the little secrets of the game's mechanics. The emphasis on soloing now comes from this understanding. Back when EQ launched, EVERYTHING was new. I remember accidentally walking in to Qeynos Hills from Qeynos and I ran back because it was I didn't know what was there (it was night and raining too).
Soloing on live in 1999 was challenging because nobody know how to do it well. Now, it's fairly trivial.