Not all players can adjust how they play if a game doesn't fit what their preferences are. Moreso, for some the nostalgia doesn't work. The OP is the the type of player that wants to have access to everything in the game, but he's older now and has less time. So he's looking for a game that requires less time to reach maximum.
Most modern games allow you to see everything in the game by having easy/medium/hard versions of the content. This way a casual can go from the bottom to the top and see most everything. Of course, for a person that wants to be elite, this means repeating content in the harder difficulties rather than having exclusive content. Raids aren't new zones so much as they're just more difficult versions of what they've already done.
I'd suggest to find a game that requires less time or to find a game that offers the above.
The way I played p1999 was not to level past 15-20. I never twinekd them. I did this to avoid the grind and to relax. Corpse runs are small in the lower levels and the deaht experience is small too. Plus, you have a strong tie to your homecity. I made many alts. I had lots of fun. Did quests I had never done b4. It felt like learning more about an old friend. Tried to accommodate new players by grouping and offering information.
Unlike many others, I think this is hte worst time to play. I first played in 2010 when the mudflation was smaller. It's actually worse now because of the expansion and the patches that're meant to emulate live.
Ya, there's more content now with kunark (and perhaps velious), but more and more is mudflated.
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