I've played Everquest together with my wife for 12 years. First EQ1 and then EQ2. We've bonded with people from all over the world; america, aisa, all over europe. Some of them we've even travelled to meet.
Every time another MMO came out we ended up thinking "meh - nothing has the same depth and sense of community that EQ has", and we were right. You could see it on the player base as well, the tendency was always the same: people always came back to EQ. Not all, but the good ones, and the people we care about.
Now though, we've cancelled all our accounts. This is because
We are not for sale
We do not believe Pro7s have the right motives nor are they mature enough to care for our interests in this game
Our friends are leaving because of this mess