Thanks for the response Dragonace!
I do have a regular subscription that I will be re-enabling, so I should be able to hit the test server to check it out.
I don't think I ever did try dying the armor. I think that was at least half of my proble…
I've tried out EQ2 many times, but I just can't get into it. I think it is the questing and the combat. It just seemed dull. It definitely did great in other areas though. Very cool world, nice graphics.