Good point, EverQuest 2 probably isn't "old school" and it wasn't grand, but it had a few good things going for it.
WoW isn't bad either, I played it for several years, but playing it made me want more or what I had in earlier games.
Had to register just to reply to this, as the OP is spot on in my opinion!
You're not hardcore because you miss the old school MMORPGS. Let me list a few things that I loved about the earlier MMOs.
[Asheron's Call]
- Learning magic; Anyone rememb…