I think it's pretty widely accepted that EQ/Kunark/Velious was considered to be "classic" and that's where I personally also feel it should be as well. There needs to be a limit put somewhere, and velious makes the most sense. Luclin was an ok expansion, don't get me wrong, but luclin was the first expansion to start to "reimagine" everquest with the introduction of AAs, new models, UI revamp, bazaar, etc. It was the first expansion to try to change very core elements to EQ. That's a lot of the reason why it's considered to be the first expansion to shy away from "classic" and the original vision of everquest. Luclin in my opinion was the first of the downward spiral of making the intricate faction systems of the race's main cities become unimportant, and planted the seed for what you see today of the different races meaning next to nothing, and roleplaying and story telling between the races become a thing of the past.
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