So... I suppose the main point of the demo was to display basic mechanics, like aggro, grouping, pulling, combat, etc. I guess in this regard they seem to have a pretty decent spiritual successor to EQ. Who knows what it feels like to actually play the game, but on the surface they pretty much cloned EQ and added a few new features. I don't say this to be derogatory-- this is what they were going for, so I think they succeeded.
It's kind of hard to get a real grasp for what to expect since we are told all of the following will be changing:
- Character models
- Animations
- Spell effects
- Combat sound effects (hopefully)
Some of those things are going to make the game feel better to play in addition to making it look better.
There are also a ton of minor things that need to be changed that I'm sure they have on tap. But for Christ's sake, please change the color of PC or NPC names. Such a simple change but it would make a huge difference.