How should I experience live EQ?

[Borador]

I've been loving p99 the last month and will continue to. But, it has made me want to reminisce in other expansions (I played through GoD) and explore all the contents since. Are there other emulated servers that are decent? Do I just play live?

Not too worried about the classic feel, just exploring the old zones and seeing the changes. Is there a quick way to do this? I plan on doing this solo, mercs are op apparently, will it be mindless grinding? I suppose I could 2 box it in the background while playing p99... Haven't really looked into this elsewhere, I figured I'd ask here first.