I played on the very much NOT promoted Trakanon server (progression's predecessor) and did the whole levelling thing using hotzones and merc. I navigated around with PoK books which are obviously everywhere and made 68ish in no time as a shaman.
All was going great, some good camps, good people... the server was actually enjoyable if a complete departure from classic EQ. Population was an issue though, because they hadn't promoted the server the level of interest wasn't really there, and a couple of months later - it was integrated into Tunare and Trakanon given its marching orders, shortly after they had closed down the Mayong 51/50 server (start at level 51 with 50 AAs). That was the last straw for me with live, too much screwing around and Sony are clearly just trying to milk a game in its twilight by adding real money purchases.
Highlights were getting my shaman epic (v1) which was fun in itself, and the people I met along the way. With the server gone though this is the only place to be - well away from Sony.
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