SOE was never able to make a legitimate classic server, no reason to assume the new bosses would have. Which is why it's always called a "progression" server instead of a classic server. You always wind up with the drop tables changed from years past, AA, trade skills changed, etc. Station store is how they make money off the free-to-play options so obviously they're going to keep it. Likewise, some of the classic stuff was terrible like being forced to stare at your book to meditate or hybrid xp penalties. If you want to feel like it's actually 1999-2001 then you need to find an emulated server or a time machine.
Even if you could have a server playing by the old rules, the knowledge genie is out of the bottle. People know the best xp or loot spots and how to apply basic principles like aggro and damage ratios. We have detailed information about what spells do versus the old days of people wondering what the heck Taper Enchantment does. Some people have always tried to swiftly grind through the levels (and there's always been people multi-boxing), we're just better at it now. You can't go home again.
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Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.