After I hit PLAY EVERQUEST on login screen, it just doesn't do anything

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I have had similar problems when i first started i got to character select screen but would get a black screen when clicking enter world and server not responding would eventually show up.

The issue i found was i was trying to play on a wireless dongle and the 2 fixes were either to use a wired connection or a vpn.

This totally fixes my issue but it might not for you.