Welcome back to Classic Everquest - The game that doesn't hold your hand and instead gives you a kick in the ass! There is nothing to let you know that an NPC has a quest for you, and if you are used to WoW or current EQlive then every character will seem like it levels slowly.
The best race to play is ... well I was going to say the one you enjoy playing the most but it sounds like you're more of a min-maxer so I'll let them advise you, plenty of'em around lol.
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