Basicly I am considering moving on to a new MMO and I want to know what EQ2 is like. I'm currently playing WoW but I'm having issues with certain aspects of the game that are starting to really grind on me. Namely the huge balance gap between Caster and Melee equipment. Heres some questions.
1. The level Grind: How hard and long is it (compare it to WoW if possible)? Is it viable to solo? Is grouping actually better for gaining xp or just needed to accomplish certain things? Also tied into this is a good quest system. Are there quests to do at every level of the game?
2. Economy: Is it possible to get everything you need just simply playing the game or will you need to farm for some time to just get the basic gear you need to advance?
3. Dungeons: Instanced or Not? Is the best gear in the game generally only available thru Dungeons and is that gear NoDrop or Bind on Pickup or whatever you wanna call it?
4. Classes: Are the pet classes viable and fun? are they useful in end game?
5. End Game: Raid content...is there a good amount of it?
6. Class balance: I don't expect perfect class balance but I don't want to level a character to max level and find out that some melee class can vastly upgrade his power with some weapon and total rock while casters must gimp themself in another way just to get half the power boost the melee person just got. Balance in that sense.
7. PvP: Is there any? This isn't a big deal but I like to take a break from the usual stuff on occasion to fight other players.
Thanks in advance to anybody who answers this. I am doing research through fansites every chance I get but answering these questions isn't exactly easy to do with pre-written guides.