What caused the decline of EQ as the #1 MMO?

[Shadey]

Originally Posted by Hottbiscuits Dreadmuffin [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

1) PoK books (No need to talk to anyone to get somewhere)
2) Bazaar (No need to talk to anyone to buy something)
3) AA points (Soloer? No need to talk to anyone to ask for buffs)
4) Faction became pointless (PoK/PoTranq NPCs were accepting and not racist)

Boring, boring, boring. 200 hours on my shadowknight on live, a good chunk of which I'd spent grinding faction so Humans/Wood Elves/some High Elves/Halflings/Gnomes/Dwarves would love me. Did I ever need this after PoP and Luclin?

No.

AA points were good for those that solo, grouped and raided. AA's benefited all players. Not just solo players. Find something real to point at to replace that one. LOL