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Originally Posted by Nyuk

Yes, it WAS discussed to death: people who haven't touched the game since late GoD / early omens claim it's hard with absolutely 0 basis other than speculation, while close to every person active in the game think it's actually as simple or even easier to get caught up now than it was during pop.

Show me where people actively playing eq still have discussed to death how it's hard to get back into - I have yet to see it.

I discussed it the other day on AIM with a friend who still plays, or doesn't that count? It's EQ; it's not exactly a hot topic anymore.

Try this. Bust out a calculator and do some simple math on how long it would take someone with no AA's (ie, a newbie) to grind out 600 of them. You are talking hundreds and hundreds of hours. I don't really care if its easier than PoP, unless its under 5 minutes per AA most people are going to say "fuck that" especially if you consider, again, current MMORPG offerings. Obviously, someone who specifically has dedicated themselves to leveling up a newbie to go raid its a non-issue because they already have that goal in mind. I'm talking about people who are shopping around at what is out there on the market.

The numbers speak for themselves. Do you see the EQ population rising? Are they opening new servers?