Indeed, and EQ number 1 BEFORE WOW was one of the best if it's era, EQ is for achievers, i'm not sold to EQ as i tried many games, BUT i can tell it is WAY TO EASY to level, did you tried SPACE mission? And PVP?
I am casual gamer not power gamer or hardcore, i get datacrons as achievements too, but i think it is way to fast. WAY TOOOOOOOO FAST.
Rift game was a very good game too, but go killed because you level too fast and people that were 50 complain about what to do next.... I played Star Wars Galaxies and enjoyed it until they put AT ST at very low cost which i bought 3 and Camped moenia for months.
But i like to explore everything at very low speed, i think a game is an investement of time and money. Entertaining for many months IF you can get every aspect of the game. So to make my investement in time durable and enjoyable. Bioware should amke it very long, not you finish the game in 1 month or 2.
I think everybody get the point to make the money worth your time, and for them to make more money is to make a very extendable game. People will still talk about this for many months not die in few weeks.
As of wow, in it's beginning it was very hard to level and achieve. Hence why people still play WOW, cause they don't want to restart everything that was done before for years (8 years). LOTRO had the same problem leveling was too easy. Lost alot of customers. As of myself i never played WOW. But i can tell it's success from the people reluctant to change for a new game. Their customers still wants it every years.
This leveling system is too fast..
enjoy,