Back to my MMO roots

So, it seems that the majority of the good gear in Warhammer comes from RVR and Influence, and require renown to equip. What does this mean? To me it means this... While leveling up to 40 (the max level) if you want to use the better gear from medallions or more so from Influence rewards then expect to spend virtually all of your time in open RvR. Open RvR is fun but after20 or 30 levels it starts to get tedious. It doesn't make sense to do PvE public quests to break up the monotony because your normal experience will become higher than your renown and you will have to wait longer to wear your gear. As far as I know Scenarios don't give area specific influence but I'm not quite sure on that. I didn't get a chance to try the new city sieges but that's end game and frankly, since I like to play alts as well as my main, the end game is not my focus. So... it was fun for a while but I need more variety to keep me interested.
The first 3D MMORPG I ever played was Everquest which I played for 4 years. I became frustrated with bugs at that time plus the constant expansions and decided to leave. In recent years they have slowed down the frequency at which expansions were released. I decided to go back just last week to see if I could get back into it and to see if there were any improvements. I haven't experienced any bugs and some of the new improvements in the game are quite appealing. Mercenaries allow you to have a tank or healer when they are otherwise scarce which is quite nice.
One thing I remember from my previous EQ days was constantly learning new things even at higher levels. In my opinion Everquest is one of the most complex and more difficult to play games of all the games I have played. It's possible that the simpler game play of games like WoW or even EQ 2 is the reason for my losing interest in those games plus all the others I've tried. I also believe that for the same reason other MMO's have much younger players. The core of players on EQ seem to be adults, at least in my guild, which my main surprisingly was still a member of. Speaking of which a lot of my friends were still there too, and what a reception I got, they made me feel right at home as soon as I returned, just like family. I'm hoping that my first MMORPG will also be my last. I will still try new games, everyone needs a change once in a while regardless of how good it is. For anyone interested in trying EQ, if you have a need for excellent graphics you might be disappointed but if if you want a game that's a little more challenging to learn and master then EQ may be for you. Note: I am referring to the original Everquest and not Everquest 2.