Is the server overpopulated? Or is it something more?

[Taeoz]

People make their own fun. For me, it's about getting to play in Norrath again, seeing the old familiar places. The magic that made EQ so amazing the first time around, the newness of it all - well, that can't be recaptured anymore, until they figure out some new technology (Oculus Rift might be going in that direction). And after the surprise had worn off, it was the people, the community that kept me playing EQ more than the actual game play. It remains to be seen, if it is the same way here.

As for the game play, well...I quite like twinking and making alts. My "twinking" is pretty tame compared to the P1999 veterans - but I've managed to make some plats with my Leatherfoot hat trade (though I lost about 9k's worth in a ground transfer, lol). And when I make those alts, I try to level them up in different areas. If I find a quest item, I'll look it up in the wiki and if it seems interesting, I'll probably do it - even if it isn't beneficial to me in any way. That's me, experiencing the content, the way I want to.

I sort of get it though, what you're saying. I myself don't find it especially fun, to try and kill orcs with a rusty sword. I much prefer slicing them up with a Green Jade Broadsword. But if I have that sword at lvl5, then I won't have much of a progression in weapons during my play - I'll keep using that sword until the endgame, unless I farm up enough money to buy a better one. I definitely won't be upgrading it from drops. And that does remove some of the fun, when killing mobs - if all they can yield is experience and some coins, then it is just a grind. But I still find that preferable to trying to kill things with shitty gear. I mean, even as twinked as my characters may be, there is still plenty of risk and difficulty in the game to keep things interesting.

My suggestion would be to try and find those like-minded people and then go group up in Splitpaw or whatever. And if you play with the same group of people, who are not already twinked to the stratosphere, then you won't have to deal with that issue so much. At least, that is my plan, as soon as I get my altitis under control and start leveling up one or two of my characters. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

tl;dr - *shrug* Concentrate on the positives, not the negatives. It's still a free server in which you can experience most of the classic EQ stuff. Just try and squeeze out every ounce of satisfaction from it, that you can.