Does anyone actually Roleplay

[haaschnp]

Hello,

I grew up on Dungeons and Dragons-THAC0 and all. (And no, I never dressed like my character or spoke with a faux-british accent.) There was always something appealing about high fantasy and creating a story with a character you had a connection to.
Then came Everquest-a translation of something akin to D&D-to a 3D world. Now I didn't have to wait for those Friday nights to come along when my friends and I all had off of work and there was no football game or anything. It was great. That was 11 years ago and my Paladin, Llewyn, was soon left due to time constraints and college.
So, here I am, looking forward to bringing back the nostalgia. And so I have to wonder, does anyone Roleplay while playing Everquest? Or is that a thing in the past as well?
I'm fine with it either way. Just curious.