Question about the game and community

[Energias]

Hi, I've recently heard about this server from a friend and was intrigued. I've played various mmos over the years and enjoy the genre, but was looking for an experience that's very difficult to find in the genre now. Everquest is a classic and more old school mmo and having heard about how this server retains the classic feel of the game, I've been interesting in trying it out for myself. I've never played Everquest before, so I wanted to ask, is the game generally hard to get into for a new player unfamiliar with how it works? I have no issue with learning and getting a feel for things of course, and I actually enjoy a challenge(I've gotten rather tired of the current crop of mmos now that practically throw rewards at you and make things so pathetically easy), I'm simply curious about just how difficult it can be to get into the game and start learning and playing since this game is more classic style and challenging compared to the games I've played before.

I'm also curious about the community here in the game. Is it generally friendly, and is it inviting to new players? Or is it more a community for established people who have played Everquest before and have experience with the game, and experience on this server? Thank you for your time.