A link from one of those pages was pretty insightful - it had a bunch of poll results from back in the day:
http://web.archive.org/web/200005102...results_EQ.htm
Especially interesting:
December, 1999: The class I play as my main character is: (1)12% Druid; (2) 10.8% Ranger; (3) 9.3% Warrior; (4) 8.5% Paladin; (5) 7.8% Cleric; (6) 7.6% Shaman; (7) 7.2% Wizard; (8) 6.5% Enchanter; (9) 6.2% Magician; (10) 5.8% Necromancer; (11) 4.6% Bard; (12) 4.5% Rogue; (13) 4.4% Shadowknight; (14) 4.1% Monk. Total Votes: 15,462
Don't suppose we could get similar report on P99?