The truth is I stopped playing EQ before Omens because of WoW -- Like many people. And to be honest, I'd do it again. I had a blast with WoW when it first came out. Meanwhile, EQ seems too have basically got to old and inflated by the time Omens came around. Too many AAs and werid other progressions that made the game extremely far removed from what it was. When MMOs get old, you start to see the "man behind the curtain" and new expansions just feel like a hampster wheel. Wow is a great example -- although there are other problems with the modern WoW model that impact its longevity.
I think both classic and PoP era have their place. (Luclin would be playable knowing PoP was coming). Classic still had the soul of EQ if you will -- but there was a lot more of an "end game" in PoP, and the class balance was MUCH better IMO.
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