Yeah. I agree with you. Those of us who know. Who have spent COUNTLESS hours in these zones. I don't think there is a single zone in that list that I didn't spend a ton of time on. EQ and EQ2 both. Now I"m having the itch to play again.
And this is where I disagree with you. If you spend the time to farm drops, you've earned that - the same holds true if you have the money to purchase an item. If you want to say that low levels could be killing that mob, you are making the assumption you are farming low level gear. Even if...
Damn straight it is. Nothing like feeling like a god of low levels. If you can earn the gear by loot/purchase (of some sorts) why the hell not be able to use it. You've earned it.
What about the weapon "breaking" of sorts during the encounter. So X mob you engage drops a blade, you pull him and it's in his hand. Some time during the engage a roll of sorts occurs as he takes damage. The roll fails and the blade breaks, at this point it doesn't drop. Or it drops a...
I'd like to play with some other people - currently I've gone into random servers and just get gibbed near instantly everytime. I have to admit, I find it hilariously entertaining. Same name on STEAM if any one is down.