Shocker

[rabbitzero]

graphics were dumbed down to let people with old computers play.
combat was changed to be more WoW like.

I had a pretty powerful computer at launch, couple months old, but top of the line graphics card. I couldn't get over 15 fps most of the time, and that's with lowered settings. Every other game i played i could max out and get smooth fps. Don't even get me started on not having a hardware mouse for a while. :P

The textures seem better back then if my memory serves, could be wrong though. I did like how you got a combat bit right away, instead of how it is now where it's talk, walk, talk, walk, etc for so long.

There is a reason they scrapped it and now have ARR though, for the good that there was, the bad far outweighed it.