User blog comment:Raylan13/EverQuest 15th Anniversary Sweepstakes/@comment-24703745-20140318192612

Started EQ 1 in Jan 2000, played until 2006 and then on to EQ 2. No MMO will ever be able to compare to the community of EQ 1. Everyone wants solo play and instanced content but it comes at the cost of the community building that was the main benefit of forced grouping to accomplish anything, instanced content took away the competition for spawns that while it caused it's share of problems also helped build a sense of community where your reputation mattered.