Well to start EQ blows ass!
This is exactly why I left EQ, there is nothing a single person can do in the game as a crafter.
When I log into the game and only have an hour or two to play, do you really think I want to spend it sitting around and hawking my skills or wares? Umm NO! I want to play the damn game, gain skill and butcher every city guard in a human city with my ogre warrior or kill all the ogres with my half elf druid....
Classes and stupidity like EQ causes are what cause people to "move on" to a new game just like I did.
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